Community Conversations: Pastoral Approaches to Political Questions

On January 21, 2018 at 6:30 p.m., we will be welcoming two speakers to discuss the question, "Are Some Wounds Too Deep to Heal?" Our speakers will be discussing whether our community can really come back together in the wake of the presidential election and its aftermath. In the wake of divisive rhetoric and contempt among neighbors, can we come back together as a cohesive community?

Dr. Michelle Friedman will approach the question as a Jewish psychotherapist and the child of Holocaust survivors. Dr. Darren Ranco will be addressing the question from the viewpoint of an anthropologist and as a member of the Penobscot Nation. From both their academic vantage points and personal backgrounds, they will share their perspectives on where we stand as a country, and the potential for healing and its limits.