Faith, Justice & Well-Being: How Religious Communities Fight for Racial Equality

The growing alignment between conservative politics and traditional religion has alienated younger Democrats and Independents, leading many to abandon faith-based activism. This retreat begs the question: can religious leaders still mobilize to address racial inequality, or have structural forces like gerrymandering permanently entrenched these divisions? To better understand the relationship between well-being and community activism, Harvesting Happiness host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with author, sociologist, and Princeton professor emeritus Robert Wuthnow, PhD. In this religion and social justice podcast, Robert explores why faith-based activism and the pursuit of racial justice and racial equality have fallen out of favor in the democratic mission, and whether religious institutions are obliged to address civic ideals and politics. Like what you're hearing? WANT MORE SOUND IDEAS FOR DEEPER THINKING? Check out More Mental Fitness by Harvesting Happiness bonus content available exclusively on https://harvestinghappiness.substack.com/ and https://medium.com/@HarvestingHappiness.