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Author of the important new book God and Country:  America in Red and Blue, Sheila Kennedy examines the religious roots of American conflicts while considering the ways in which religion shapes our realities, and influences our positions on such seemingly unrelated hot-button issues as economic policy, criminal justice, environmentalism and foreign policy. 

When: Wednesday November 14, 11:00-11:50 AM; then lunch; then a chance for less formal discussion with Sheila
Where: Where: North United Methodist Church, 3808 N. Meridian St. Indianapolis

The Mid-North Shepherd Center serves older adults, but opens its events to everyone. You should stay for lunch, which is at noon. Bring a few bucks for lunch, but the talk is free.

The Great Decisions Domestic Series is presented by the Mid-North Shepherd Center. This fall, it focuses on how Indianapolis will confront the challenges associated with its revitalization and get comfortable in its new skin balancing traditional values with world class stature. The series features seven speakers with widely different expertise– seven unique opportunities to have a conversation with the people shaping the future of Central Indiana. Questions? Contact 317-924-0959 or mnscenter@aol.com or Dotti Gerner.

Sheila Kennedy is Professor at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, teaching Law and Public Policy, a member of IUPUI’s Philanthropic Studies faculty, a Faculty Fellow with both the Center for Religion and American Culture in the School of Liberal Arts and the Tobias Center of the Kelley School of Business, an adjunct professor of political science, a founder of the American Values Alliance, former director of the Indiana Civil Liberties Union, author of many books and articles on too many topics to count. Sheila loves the law and despises bullies, which probably tells you where she plunks down on most issues.

Her newest book, God and Country: America in Red and Blue, makes important contributions to local and national political thinking. Americans increasingly think in terms of red and blue. God and Country examines the religious roots of these cultural divisions in American political life. But instead of pitting a “people of faith” against a “secular humanist elite,” God and Country helps Americans understand the religious differences that divide us, appreciate the public agreements that allow us to live with religious differences, evaluate how existing democratic processes alleviate divisions, and identify ways Americans can agree to disagree.

If this event sounds interesting … Sheila will be featured at the citizens foreign policy summit September 22. Check out some of the other events exploring religion and public policy this fall.

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