How does the kind of people we are as Christians affect our participation in civic life? What would it look like for believers to be a countercultural force in an era of polarization and division, rather than simply another interest group supporting its chosen political teams? And how can our institutions provide spiritual formation to help us engage faithfully in this sphere? As we enter an election year, it's a fitting time to consider these questions.

Trinity Forum Senior Fellow Michael Wear confronts the relationship of faith and politics in his forthcoming book "The Spirit of Our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life." Rather than treating political activities as a tertiary interest, he claims that “politics is an essential forum in which we live out our love for God and neighbor.”

We hosted an Online Conversation with Michael Wear on January 26 to consider how to love our neighbors in the way we engage with public life.