2011 – Page 2 – John Backman

Irene and Her Lesson for Dialogue

I had a moment of cynicism this past Sunday, and [...]

By admin|2011-09-03T05:54:43-04:00September 3, 2011|Dialogue and Current Events, Dialogue and Media|3 Comments

Reading the Media That Tell Me I’m Right

How many conservatives read Mother Jones? How many progressives ever [...]

By admin|2011-08-22T08:11:05-04:00August 22, 2011|Dialogue and Current Events, Dialogue and Media, Practical Steps Toward Dialogue|0 Comments

A Teachable Moment for Dialogue?

Is this a teachable moment for dialogue? A discussion on [...]

By admin|2011-08-12T07:43:13-04:00August 12, 2011|Dialogue and Current Events|0 Comments

Tapping into the Ordinary to Restart Dialogue

I camped out at my favorite Starbucks this morning with [...]

By admin|2011-07-29T08:56:47-04:00July 29, 2011|Dialogue and Civility, Dialogue and Current Events, Practical Steps Toward Dialogue|2 Comments

The Glorious Internet: Closer to Dialogue or Further Away?

Remember all those long-ago TV ads that trumpeted the vast [...]

By admin|2011-07-25T08:33:28-04:00July 25, 2011|Dialogue and Current Events, Dialogue and Media, Practical Steps Toward Dialogue|2 Comments

(The Lack of) Dialogue and the Debt Ceiling

Every now and then, our elected officials provide an object [...]

By admin|2011-07-15T08:48:33-04:00July 15, 2011|Dialogue and Civility, Dialogue and Current Events, Practical Steps Toward Dialogue|0 Comments

The Conversations That Made Same-Sex Marriage Happen in New York

(Dear Reader: Yes, I have been absent from these pixels [...]

By admin|2011-07-07T07:31:54-04:00July 7, 2011|Dialogue and Current Events, Practical Steps Toward Dialogue|0 Comments

That’s Not What I Meant

If youâ€™ve read this blog for any length of time, [...]

By admin|2011-06-17T08:30:02-04:00June 17, 2011|Dialogue and Language, Practical Steps Toward Dialogue|0 Comments

The Human Tempest in Episcopal Miniature

This morning, to prepare for the upcoming annual convention of [...]

By admin|2011-06-09T08:33:35-04:00June 9, 2011|Dialogue and Current Events, Dialogue and Language, Dialogue and Spirituality|0 Comments

Interpreting the Silence of Memorial Day

I know very little about war. I have never served [...]

By admin|2011-06-03T12:45:32-04:00June 3, 2011|Dialogue and Current Events, Dialogue and Language|0 Comments

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