The Moral Imagination

"I think our task is not to ask the question: Where is the perfect solution that solves this? Our task is to ask the question: How do I respond today with what I have access to that makes a difference in the lives where I am at and that serves as example of the direction that we are trying to proceed?"

Robert Wright: Good to have you. Let me introduce us. I’m Robert Wright, this is The Wright Show. You are John Paul Lederach, and if Wikipedia is correct, I think you still have an affiliation with Notre Dame, right, where you’re a [affirmation] Professor of International Peacebuilding.

John Paul Lederach: Yeah, and Senior Advisor at Humanity United.

RW: Where you are at the moment, their headquarters in San Francisco.

JPL: That’s correct.

RW: Now, it is Christmas time, so I actually want to start out with a little Bible reading if you don’t mind. It’s from the Nativity story in Luke…

Lederach, John Paul. The Moral Imagination. Interview by Robert Wright, December 25, 2016.

Originally recorded and produced by meaningoflife.tv.

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