Theology Day 2022: Growing Rural Hope Where Anger Flourishes
Document Type
Presentation
Publication Date
2022
Abstract
The current political and social ethos of rural America is widely characterized by anger, outrage, and resentment. Sociologists have also noted that these communallymanifested emotions seem to respond more readily to rituals (such as political rallies) than to policy change, argument, or data presentation. Join us as we engage these currents of rural American life and explore the liturgical and sacramental cultivation of one antidote to a toxic political and social climate conditioned by anger: the Christian virtue of hope.
Dr. Benjamin Durheim is a visiting assistant professor of theology at the College of St. Benedict and Saint John’s University, teaching courses in liturgical and sacramental theology, ethics, and systematics. He received his B.A. from CSB/SJU, his M.A. from Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary, and his Ph.D. from Boston College. His published works include a book titled Christ’s Gift, Our Response, articles on ecumenism, liturgical and sacramental practice, and social ethics.
Lydia Mattern is a sophomore at the College of Saint Benedict. She is working toward a major in Theology as well as two minors in Communications and Sociology. She is from Fargo, North Dakota, and is very passionate about social justice and her faith life.
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Recommended Citation
Durheim, Benjamin and Mattern, Lydia, "Theology Day 2022: Growing Rural Hope Where Anger Flourishes" (2022). Theology Day Lectures. 17.
https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/sot_theology_day/17