Session 11- Transcript
Session 11 – Transcript
Full Transcription of Responses to End Game Questions
End Game Question 1: What areas of agreement, if any, emerged from our conversations?
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Session 7 – Transcript
Leading Questions:
F. FOR GENERAL SUPPORTERS OF PRESIDENT TRUMP: Identify one initiative President Trump has taken for which you agree with his “goal” (“end”), clearly stating your reasons for your agreement in terms of your Christian beliefs.
G. How would you describe the way President Trump is “doing politics” (his “means” for seeking to accomplish his “political goals”)? Are his “means” consistent with your understanding of Christian values? If not, do you believe his “means” are justified because they lead to “ends” that you believe are consistent with Christian values?
Session 7
SESSION 7 – TRANSCRIPT Full transcription of Session 7 Leading Questions: FOR GENERAL SUPPORTERS OF PRESIDENT TRUMP: Identify one initiative President Trump has taken for which you agree with his “goal” (“end”), clearly stating your reasons for your agreement in terms of your Christian beliefs. How would you describe the way President Trump is […]
Session 5 – Transcript
SESSION 5– TRANSCRIPT
Full transcription of Session 5
Leading Questions:
- What is your Christian understanding of the meaning of “prosperity” and to what extent is President Trump fostering, or not, such prosperity?
- What is your Christian understanding of the scope of the “gospel” and to what extent is President Trump fostering, or not, your understanding of that scope?
Session 3- Transcript
Full Transcript of Session 3
Leading Questions:
- What is your Christian understanding of the meaning of “freedom” and to what extent is President Trump facilitating, or not, your concept of freedom?
- What is your understanding as to the proper role of government in America, taking into account the “vision of the Founding Fathers,” and to what extent is President Trump facilitating, or not, your understanding?
Session 2 – Transcript
Full Transcript of Session 2
Leading Questions:
- What is your vision for the future of America?
- To what extent do you believe President Trump is facilitating, or not, the accomplishment of your vision for the future of America?
Leading Questions
At any point during this conversation beyond Session 1, readers of this website shall have to opportunity to submit Leading Questions electronically to the Moderator, who will then include such questions in his compilations of questions that he will be sending to all conversation partners in preparation for subsequent sessions. Comment to this post to […]
A note from Harold Heie.
THANKS!
I wish to express my deep appreciation to the 23 conversation partners who made such marvelous contributions to my recently completed eCircle on “Reforming Political Discourse.” You all dealt very effectively with some contentious issues regarding politics in America today and you expressed your disagreements with your respective partners with great respect and love. This project would not have been possible without your splendid work.
As for three of my previous eCircles, I am now working on a book manuscript that hopes to capture the highlights of this eCircle. I am aiming to complete this manuscript by November 1, 2018, with a publication date shortly thereafter. My tentative title for this book is Reforming American Politics: A Christian Perspective.
Below you will find a copy of a talk I gave on June 9, 2018 at the bi-annual conference of Christians in Political Science held at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain in Georgia. This talk presents the foundational premise behind this eCircle; my reflections on the “pre-conditions for a respectful conversation in politics and beyond”; a Table of Contents for my forthcoming book; and some “preliminary findings” that will eventually be elaborated upon in the book.
Harold Heie
RESPECTFUL CONVERSATIONS IN POLITICS AND BEYOND
I am the token mathematician in this splendid gathering of Christian political scientists.
I was delighted when Kim Conger, a member of the CPS Cabinet invited me to give a talk on the topic “Stability of the Numerical Solution of Hyperbolic Partial Differential Equations in Three Independent Variables.”
Just kidding! That was actually the title of my doctoral dissertation.
Love: declining to comment is sometimes the best policy
To move toward any objectivity, you have to affirmatively focus upon your conversation partner. To paraphrase the Golden Rule, listen to others in the manner that you would have them listen to you.
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