In an era when 75 percent of Americans say they cannot trust their elected leaders, Senator John Danforth argues that our shared religious values can lead us out of the embittered, entrenched state of politics today.
Americans on both sides of the political aisle hunger for the return of a commitment to the common good. Danforth, a Republican, takes his own party to task for its part in creating a political system in which the loudest opinions and the most polarizing personalities hold sway. In this lecture, he puts forth a heartfelt plea for more compassionate government – and a rousing call to arms for those wishing to follow the better angels of our nature.
John Danforth practiced law in New York City and St. Louis before serving as attorney general of Missouri, U.S. state senator from Missouri and US. representative to the United Nations. An ordained Episcopal priest and author of several books, he graduated from Princeton University, Yale Divinity School and Yale Law School. He lives in St. Louis.