How can faith increase our capacity to shape society for the better?

On August 12, 2020, PACE hosted its members and the Faith In/And Democracy Learning Community for a joint session exploring faith’s capacity to shape democracy. In a keynote address, Justin Giboney, President/Executive Director and Founder of the AND Campaign, shared his thoughts on how politics might change if faith was understood as a civic muscle, or something that enhanced our ability to be architects of democracy.

Justin shared that faith is often used in politics, but not always in a constructive way or as a substantive part of engagement. He urged that faith should not just dictate how we vote or the policy positions we support, but how we conduct ourselves in the rest of the political process — how we address our opponents, how we maintain our institutions, how we hold officials accountable, and how we respond when we lose. He goes on to share that where politics demands devotion, faith goes further to also demand intellectual honesty and humility. Faith binds us to higher principles that restrain our impulses. Faith keeps us grounded in something rock solid and allows us to tap into our moral imagination.

To hear Justin’s full remarks, please click on the video below.

Justin Giboney is the President/Executive Director and Founder of the AND Campaign. You can follow him on Twitter @JustinEGiboney.