Dr. Shirley Mullen is President Emerita of Houghton College in New York State and the author of Claiming the Courageous Middle: Daring to Live and Work Together for a More Hopeful Future. In this episode, Dr. Mullen and Jonathan Rogers discuss the idea that, in an era of such dangerous polarization, the “courageous middle” is not a place of bland averaging, moral cowardice, indecisiveness, or indifference, but a place where thoughtful people work with urgency to foster attentive listening–listening even to those with whom they disagree–in pursuit of what is true and good and beautiful.

<p>Dr. Shirley Mullen is President Emerita of Houghton College in New York State and the author of <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/claiming-the-courageous-middle-daring-to-live-and-work-together-for-a-more-hopeful-future-shirley-a-mullen/20223369?ean=9781540967046"><em>Claiming the Courageous Middle: Daring to Live and Work Together for a More Hopeful Future</em></a>. In this episode, Dr. Mullen and Jonathan Rogers discuss the idea that, in an era of such dangerous polarization, the “courageous middle” is not a place of bland averaging, moral cowardice, indecisiveness, or indifference, but a place where thoughtful people work with urgency to foster attentive listening–listening even to those with whom they disagree–in pursuit of what is true and good and beautiful.</p>

Conversations with writers about writing, hosted by Jonathan Rogers.

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