“If your ultimate concern is yourself, if you have spent your life building a monument to yourself, then in biblical terms, that’s idolatry. I think we live in an idolatrous society…  I think it is extremely difficult for people to achieve a moral life without a community.”Chris Hedges speaks to Renovatio editor Safir Ahmed about what fuels our contemporary narcissism and prevents us fulfilling our moral obligations to our selves and to society. Recommended Read: “<a href="https://renovatio.zaytuna.edu/article/how-the-cult-of-the-self-undermines-the-rule-of-law">How the Cult of the Self Undermines the Rule of Law</a>,” Chris Hedges, Renovatio

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 &lt;p&gt;“&lt;em&gt;If your ultimate concern is yourself, if you have spent your life building a monument to yourself, then in biblical terms, that’s idolatry. I think we live in an idolatrous society…  I think it is extremely difficult for people to achieve a moral life without a community&lt;/em&gt;.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chris Hedges speaks to &lt;em&gt;Renovatio &lt;/em&gt;editor Safir Ahmed about what fuels our contemporary narcissism and prevents us fulfilling our moral obligations to our selves and to society. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Recommended Read: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“&lt;a href="https://renovatio.zaytuna.edu/article/how-the-cult-of-the-self-undermines-the-rule-of-law"&gt;How the Cult of the Self Undermines the Rule of Law&lt;/a&gt;,” Chris Hedges, &lt;em&gt;Renovatio&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Renovatio: The Podcast

"The Decline of Morality Amidst the Celebration of the Self" with Chris Hedges

"The Decline of Morality Amidst the Celebration of the Self" with Chris Hedges

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