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Is Politics The New Religion? with Joshua Mitchell

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Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 245th episode of The Atlas Society Asks, where she interviews Joshua Mitchell, professor of political theory at Georgetown University, about his book "American Awakening: Identity Politics and Other Afflictions of Our Time," which explores how America’s founding ideal of civic engagement is being eroded by identity politics, social media-induced bipolarity, cultural addition to convenience–and how these challenges can be overcome.

Joshua Mitchell has written extensively on Western political philosophy and theology, authoring four books, including Tocqueville in Arabia: The Anxieties of the Democratic Age and The Fragility of Freedom: Tocqueville on Religion, Democracy, and the American Future. Mitchell was also part of the team responsible for founding Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in Doha, Qatar.

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Join Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 245th episode of The Atlas Society Asks, where she interviews Joshua Mitchell, professor of political theory at Georgetown University, about his book "American Awakening: Identity Politics and Other Afflictions of Our Time," which explores how America’s founding ideal of civic engagement is being eroded by identity politics, social media-induced bipolarity, cultural addition to convenience–and how these challenges can be overcome.

Joshua Mitchell has written extensively on Western political philosophy and theology, authoring four books, including Tocqueville in Arabia: The Anxieties of the Democratic Age and The Fragility of Freedom: Tocqueville on Religion, Democracy, and the American Future. Mitchell was also part of the team responsible for founding Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in Doha, Qatar.

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