Addressing polarization in the US is daunting, because its mechanisms for deepening and maintaining division, suspicion, and contempt have become so ruthlessly efficient. Nonetheless, individuals and communities can take meaningful steps to interrupt polarization and show a better way. Join Joe Liechty as he leads us through this workshop where we will open up some of the perspectives, commitments, and practices necessary to nurture that better way.
About Joe
After growing up mostly in Goshen, Indiana, Joe Liechty and his wife, Linda, worked for Mennonite Mission Network from 1980 to 2003 in Ireland and Northern Ireland, where they raised their family. Joe completed a Ph.D. in Irish History in 1987, after which his work involved being seconded to Irish groups that were addressing some aspect of Catholic-Protestant reconciliation. From 2003 to 2020, he served as Professor of Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies at Goshen College, and he is currently Visiting Professor of Peace Studies at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary.
presenters
Joe Liechty,Visiting Professor of Peace Studies