Reading Ed's comments below, I am almost ashamed to post this, but then I'm one of the 5% avid readers in America. I do like Stanley, Brooks, and Keller. Here are a few others>. Arthur C. Brooks, "Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt.;" Richard J. Mouw, "Uncommon Decency: Christian Civility in an Uncivil World." For a more philosophical bent: P. M. Forni, "The Civility Solution: What to Do When People are Rude." -Jeff
Thanks Jeff. Good suggestions and some I’m aware of. I wanted to mention one on my TBR, “Exiles” by Preston Sprinkle, but decided to limit it to ones I’ve read. I’ve read some of Arthur C. Brooks, but not this one.
I hate to break it to you Bob, but somewhere less than 5% of Americans are considered avid readers and I would guess only a tiny fraction of those would pick up a book on the subject of civility with most preferring westerns, romance or pulp fiction, judging from the number of books donated to my local book sale fundraiser. So no matter how we would like civility to reign in conversations, I'm not going to hold my breath.
On your political non-post above, I too will probably coward out and not watch the debate as well. I expect it will be anything but civil.
Reading Ed's comments below, I am almost ashamed to post this, but then I'm one of the 5% avid readers in America. I do like Stanley, Brooks, and Keller. Here are a few others>. Arthur C. Brooks, "Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt.;" Richard J. Mouw, "Uncommon Decency: Christian Civility in an Uncivil World." For a more philosophical bent: P. M. Forni, "The Civility Solution: What to Do When People are Rude." -Jeff
Thanks Jeff. Good suggestions and some I’m aware of. I wanted to mention one on my TBR, “Exiles” by Preston Sprinkle, but decided to limit it to ones I’ve read. I’ve read some of Arthur C. Brooks, but not this one.
I hate to break it to you Bob, but somewhere less than 5% of Americans are considered avid readers and I would guess only a tiny fraction of those would pick up a book on the subject of civility with most preferring westerns, romance or pulp fiction, judging from the number of books donated to my local book sale fundraiser. So no matter how we would like civility to reign in conversations, I'm not going to hold my breath.
On your political non-post above, I too will probably coward out and not watch the debate as well. I expect it will be anything but civil.
I still recommend I Never Thought of it That Way by Mónica Guzmán.