Session 3 – The Public Intellectual as Relentless Challenger
Session 3 of 4 in “The Public Intellectual in a Just Society”
- Offered as a USB Flash Drive.
- 09:17 runtime
- Includes transcript & detailed participant questions
Sr. Joan Chittister issues a call to all of us to become public intellectuals.
“Public intellectuals in a country that protects freedom of speech have the obligation to make the invisible visible. If you don’t like it, say it. If you need more background on it, ask for it. To broach topics official spokespersons of an institution may not be willing or even permitted to say, it is your role to get it said.”
Sr. Joan lays out clear ways that the public intellectual can strengthen democracy for everyone. She also calls the public intellectuals in the audience, and those in your small group, to take up the torch as well.
In the discussion guide, there are prompts that will help church small groups consider the issues within their own communities they’re willing to take on.
“The Role of the Public Intellectual in a Just Society” will inspire church groups and individual learners to push in their everyday lives—as Jesus did—for transformative change that lifts up those who are left out of our society.
Note: This product contains video material that’s also appeared on Joan Chittister’s Spirituality, Self, & Society – presented in a fresh context with a new PDF resource guide.
