The Space Between Us, Sarah Bauer Anderson
The Space Between Us, Sarah Bauer Anderson
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The Space Between Us
How Jesus Teaches Us to Live Together When Politics and Religion Pull Us Apart

Author: Sarah Bauer Anderson, Gary Bauer

Narrator: Lisa Larsen

Unabridged: 7 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/20/2021

Synopsis

When it comes to conversations around politics and religion, it's obvious we have a problem. This is for people who want to be part of a solution.

Tension in our personal relationships are at an all-time high. Dialogue-when it happens at all-is heated. It isn't that we've lost hope in what faith and politics can accomplish in our world. It's that in our polarizing times, faith and politics seem to be leading more to rage than actual change. It's discouraging, disheartening, and disappointing. But it doesn't have to stay that way. Civility is not a pipe dream. Nuance is not unrecoverable. Peace is possible. And it can all start right here, right now, with us.

For those who are looking for a better way to engage on the topics that mean the most to them, for those who are looking to build a bridge with the people politics and religion has isolated them from, for those who won't settle for the growing space between us and who believe there's a better way, this book is for you.

About Sarah Bauer Anderson

A native of the greater Washington, DC area and a current resident of the Bible Belt, Sarah Bauer Anderson has spent her entire life learning to live in the tension both politics and religion create, and striving to learn how to best navigate the complicated issues and emotional conversations around these weightier topics. She is a writer and speaker, and has worked for Orange, an organization committed to helping families and churches partner together to invest in the spiritual growth of the next generation since 2008. Sarah currently lives in Roswell, Georgia, with her husband and two boys.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Terence on November 23, 2021

The Space Between sounded like an interesting book based on its description. It describes itself as a bridge to learn to participate in difficult conversations regarding religion and politics. I was hoping to read some advice on how to manage such challenges. Unfortunately the book read more like an......more

Goodreads review by Cristi on March 06, 2021

This book stops far short of actually saying anything of substance. The author's ideas are not particularly groundbreaking, nor is there anything much here to help people deal with the real problems that divide us. The book does nothing to tackle the problems of racism, homophobia, xenophobia, consp......more

Goodreads review by Connie Vitiello on February 01, 2021

My first introduction to this book was listening to the author on the She Speaks Stories podcast. I had already ordered the book before the podcast was over. Given the year 2020 has brought us all, this is a must read. If the stress of politics wasn’t enough we also had the COVID-19 Pandemic thrown......more

Goodreads review by Patti on September 22, 2020

Excellent. So good to reflect on the divisions of today and how we might go about closing those gaps. Whether these divisions are political or religious, we all must own our part, and we all must strive to heal each other and our country.......more

Goodreads review by Bob on May 23, 2022

Summary: An argument for a Christ-rooted civility in our politically and culturally polarized climate. Sarah Bauer Anderson grew up in a political household, with a father, Gary Bauer, who briefly attempted a presidential candidacy. As Sarah grew older she found herself differing with her family on a......more

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