Description:
In the midst of a divisive culture, public intellectuals speaking from an evangelical perspective have a critical role to play--within the church and beyond. Representing the church, higher education, journalism, and the nonprofit sector, these world-class scholars and practitioners cast a vision for intellectuals who promote human flourishing.
Brief description: Todd C. Ream serves at Indiana Wesleyan University as university professor, executive director of faculty scholarship, and a senior fellow for the Lumen Research Institute.
Review Quotes:
"We are alive at a time of profound disorientation. We know instinctively the pace of change is accelerating and that we can't comprehend the scope of overlapping crises everywhere we turn. It's a moment that cries out for public intellectuals--truth tellers who help light our way forward. Yet as our society fragments and diversifies, it is increasingly difficult for us to agree on what truth even is. Because I am a journalist, I grapple constantly with this call to truth telling. How do we get to truth, and how do we inform the world? After reading Public Intellectuals and the Common Good, I am now reconsidering and expanding how I view this role. It may not be enough for us simply to tell truthful stories--we also have an active role to play as moral contributors to the common good."
Deborah Caldwell, chief executive officer and publisher, Religion News Service