For this assignment, you need chapters 9 and 10 of Soul of a citizen by peter loeb. you can access it online. the answer the questions.
Read Chapters 9-10 in Soul of a Citizen. Write a thoughtful reflection (250+ words) on this week’s reading that considers the following prompts. Be sure to integrate references from the reading in your responses.
If you have strong feelings on the issue of abortion, could you imagine having extended heart-felt conversations where you do your best to listen to someone on the other side? What about some other issue where you have strong convictions? Is there a value in hearing diametrically opposed perspectives even if your own will remain the same?
Have you ever asked forgiveness of someone you’ve wounded—beyond the quick apologies that all of us make routinely? What the process like for you, and what was the result? You might also want to read about South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which institutionalized this process on a national scale.
What does it say about America that we’ve been the most affluent nation on earth, yet have the highest poverty and violence rates in the industrialized world? How would we change this situation?
What’s the most important thing we could do now to create a better future 50 or 100 years from now?