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Righting Society’s Past Wrongs: How Late is Too Late to Repair?

Righting Society’s Past Wrongs: How Late is Too Late to Repair?

FromTop of Mind with Julie Rose


Righting Society’s Past Wrongs: How Late is Too Late to Repair?

FromTop of Mind with Julie Rose

ratings:
Length:
53 minutes
Released:
Dec 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Can righting society's past wrongs help us heal from historical harm? Many people argue that America’s past mistakes, particularly its treatment of African Americans and indigenous peoples, have had consequences we’ve never reckoned with. Others argue that former injustices happened so long ago we should just move on. In this podcast episode, we explore two authors’ frameworks for personal reparations, the history of South Africa’s truth and reconciliation commission, and a Jewish perspective on repentance and repair.

Podcast Guests:
Sharon Leslie Morgan, founder of Our Black Ancestry and co-author of "Gather at the Table: The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave Trade"

Tom DeWolf, director and manager at Coming to the Table and co-author of "Gather at the Table"

Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm, professor in the School of Public Affairs at University of Arkansas, Little Rock

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, author of "On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World"
Released:
Dec 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (73)

Each week we take a potentially divisive topic and go searching for perspectives on it that help us feel more empathy, more hope, and maybe a little challenged. We’re not trying to change your mind. We just think in a world that’s so divided, there’s power in thinking deeply about why we see things the way we do. We believe it can help us become better citizens, more effective advocates, and kinder neighbors. Hosted by award-winning journalist Julie Rose, the Top of Mind podcast is a production of BYUradio.