June 2020 - Public Square Magazine

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Making Meaning of COVID Loss

Betsy VanDenBerghe6 years ago3 years ago08 mins

Job’s words, “The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord,” are especially meaningful post-COVID.

The Curious Conversation: Connecting with Less Tech, More Talk

Carolynn Clark6 years ago4 years ago011 mins

Answers to the complex social challenges facing America seem harder to find. Could asking more questions with honest curiosity help us all?

Considering Scholarship through a Gospel Lens (and Not the Other Way Round)

Richard Williams6 years ago5 years ago040 mins

What might be called Classical Christian Liberal Arts Education? How is such an education reflected in the BYU Mission and Aims?

Then They Came for Jefferson

Public Square Staff6 years ago3 years ago010 mins

While more Americans now support the removal of confederate monuments, with statues of our Founders now defaced, where will the line be drawn?

A Rhetoric of Racial Despair

Jacob Z. Hess6 years ago3 years ago024 mins

Anger and grief can inspire social progress. But they can also turn into rage and despair depending on the way we talk and think about what’s happening.

How Collective Healing Happens

Public Square Staff6 years ago3 years ago08 mins

In all the debate around appropriate accountability, reform, and policy change, far less attention has gone to how to find healing together as a people.

Douglas Laycock: How Will New LGBT+ Rules Affect Religious Liberty?

C.D. Cunningham6 years ago4 years ago018 mins

The Supreme Court’s recent decision on LGBT+ employment protections combined with existing religious rights could eventually lead to a “fairness for all.”