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Democracy in Tension Summit

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The summit will navigate the complex terrain between political equality and social justice, liberal freedom and democratic sovereignty, and ethical demands and political action. Through interactive sessions, participants will explore how to transform antagonistic enemies into agonistic adversaries, confront the nihilism threatening our democratic imagination, and cultivate spaces for genuine political discourse across differences.
Designed for both academics and engaged citizens, this summit provides a rare opportunity to think deeply about political theory while developing practical approaches to sustaining democratic life. Each session combines theoretical frameworks with applied discussions about navigating real-world political tensions, algorithmic polarization, and the challenge of engaging with those whose views we find repugnant.
Rather than offering simple solutions, this summit embraces the productive tension at democracy’s heart, helping participants develop the intellectual resources to resist both passive disengagement and active nihilism in our political moment.


ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS
Dr. Tripp Fuller is the founder and host of the #1 theology podcast, Homebrewed Christianity. As an author, speaker, podcaster, and professional theologian he is committed to bringing the best resources from the academy to the church so we can brew a more robust faith today.

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Course Lectures

1 – Our Polarization Problem – Robert Talisse
Lesson 1 of 11 within section Course Lectures. You must become a member to access course content.
2 – The Future of Liberal Democracy: on the Possibility of Pluralism after Postliberalism – David Congdon
Lesson 2 of 11 within section Course Lectures. You must become a member to access course content.
3 – America the Disenchanted – Beatrice Marovich
Lesson 3 of 11 within section Course Lectures. You must become a member to access course content.
4 – Climate Change and the Limits of Liberal Democracy – Tad Delay
Lesson 4 of 11 within section Course Lectures. You must become a member to access course content.
5 – Depolarizing Love – Marvin E. Wickware, Jr.
Lesson 5 of 11 within section Course Lectures. You must become a member to access course content.
6 – Sacred Spaces, Public Places: Making Space for Free Exercise in a Zoned World – David C. Scott
Lesson 6 of 11 within section Course Lectures. You must become a member to access course content.
7 – What Economic Democracy Could Do for the Endangered Future of Political Democracy – Joerg Rieger
Lesson 7 of 11 within section Course Lectures. You must become a member to access course content.
8 – Witness to Liberating Freedom – Elizabeth L. Hinson-Hasty
Lesson 8 of 11 within section Course Lectures. You must become a member to access course content.
9 – Between Earth and Empire: Cosmopolitical Democracy Beyond the Liberal Horizon – Matthew David Segall
Lesson 9 of 11 within section Course Lectures. You must become a member to access course content.
10 – Christian Citizenship in the Augustinian Tradition – Kevin Carnahan
Lesson 10 of 11 within section Course Lectures. You must become a member to access course content.
11 – Politics of Sacred Value – Aaron Stauffer
Lesson 11 of 11 within section Course Lectures. You must become a member to access course content.

Livestreams

12 – The Predicament of Modern Democracy
Lesson 1 of 3 within section Livestreams. You must become a member to access course content.
13 – Faith in a Political Crisis
Lesson 2 of 3 within section Livestreams. You must become a member to access course content.
14 – Christianity in the Trump Years
Lesson 3 of 3 within section Livestreams. You must become a member to access course content.

Democracy in Tension Summit


The summit will navigate the complex terrain between political equality and social justice, liberal freedom and democratic sovereignty, and ethical demands and political action. Through interactive sessions, participants will explore how to transform antagonistic enemies into agonistic adversaries, confront the nihilism threatening our democratic imagination, and cultivate spaces for genuine political discourse across differences.
Designed for both academics and engaged citizens, this summit provides a rare opportunity to think deeply about political theory while developing practical approaches to sustaining democratic life. Each session combines theoretical frameworks with applied discussions about navigating real-world political tensions, algorithmic polarization, and the challenge of engaging with those whose views we find repugnant.
Rather than offering simple solutions, this summit embraces the productive tension at democracy’s heart, helping participants develop the intellectual resources to resist both passive disengagement and active nihilism in our political moment.


ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS
Dr. Tripp Fuller is the founder and host of the #1 theology podcast, Homebrewed Christianity. As an author, speaker, podcaster, and professional theologian he is committed to bringing the best resources from the academy to the church so we can brew a more robust faith today.