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Cognitive dissonance in the American Bible belt

  • Darley Smith Building 1 Darley Road Manly, NSW, 2095 Australia (map)
 

Interpretations of the word of ‘God’ is used to frame much of the political discourse in the USA today. But just as the fictional US President Jed Bartlett used the Bible to dismiss the discriminatory views of ultra- conservative Christians in an episode of West Wing, Constantine Campbell uses the Bible as the basis for calling out the cognitive dissonance amongst those who call themselves ‘evangelicals’ and for whom moral credibility has been lost in the pursuit of political power.

In conversation with Summer Land.

 
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Constantine Campbell

Constantine Campbell is Professor and Research Director at the Sydney College of Divinity, and is the author of 17 books addressing ancient Greek, New Testament interpretation, and contemporary Christianity.

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Session details

When: Saturday 16th March, 3.00-4.00pm

Where: Darley Smith Building

Cost: $20

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