Renovating Our Politics

Here are some resources mentioned in Renovating Our Politics: Exploring the connections between personal formation and public life webcast conversation between Michael Wear, Kaitlyn Schiess, and Carolyn Arends.

SPECIAL NOTES AND OPPORTUNITIES

• Whether political engagement energizes you or fills you with dread, we invite you to consider with us the Lord’s invitations to engage in public life in our upcoming virtual workshop, Politics and Spiritual Formation: Navigating a contentious political landscape with Jesus (Thursday, February 22, 2024 from 6 – 8:30 pm Eastern).
• Stay connected with our community and receive resources and news each week through the Renovaré Weekly Digest

WEBINAR RESOURCES

Countdown Song

• Be Kind from the album THE SMALLEST SEED — by Brian Morykon

Books by Michael Wear

• The Spirit of Our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life
• Compassion (&) Conviction: The AND Campaign’s Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement
• Reclaiming Hope: Lessons Learned in the Obama White House About the Future of Faith in America

Resources from Michael Wear

• Video: CS Lewis — Meditation on the Third Commandment
• Article: CS Lewis — Meditation on the Third Commandment
  • Part 2 Chapter 3 (pp. 99 – 100)
• A Hidden Life Movie
• Michael’s Website
• Wear We Are Podcast
• Instagram
• Facebook
• Twitter

Books by Kaitlyn Schiess

• The Ballot and the Bible: How scripture has been used and abused in American politics and where we go from here.
• The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor

Resources from Kaitlyn Schiess

• Prayers and Spiritual Practices for an Election Season (listed under bonus content)
• Kaitlyn Website
• Instagram
• Twitter
• Facebook

Resources from Carolyn Arends

• From The Inside Out (Free Renovaré online course)
• Living Inside the Lord’s Prayer (Renovaré online course)
• The Universe in 57 Words (Renovaré resource)
• Learn more about the Renovaré Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation
• Learn more about the Renovaré Book Club
• Carolyn’s personal newsletter

Other Resources Mentioned in the Webinar and Chat:

• Bonhoeffer: Life Together 
• Quote: ​“The virtues of men are of more consequence to society than their abilities, and for this reason, the heart should be cultivated with more assiduity [diligence] than the head.” — Noah Webster