Protestantism or Identity Politics
Combatting an American Heresy
Featuring
Joshua Mitchell
A dinner event hosted by the davenant institute
Date
Saturday, July 23, 2022
Location
Bethesda Country Club
7601 Bradley Blvd, Bethesda, MD 20817
Time
6:00-9:00pm
Join us at this beautiful venue for drinks hors d’oeuvres, and a formal dinner to learn more about the Davenant Institute and the challenges facing our culture today. All proceeds from the event will go fund Davenant’s mission to advance and renew Christian wisdom for the contemporary church.
Keynote Address
Protestantism or Identity Politics:
Combatting an American Heresy
As the “great awokening” has upended American politics and society in recent years, few observers have offered a richer and more insightful analysis of its profoundly religious logic than Dr. Joshua Mitchell. Having lost its faith in Christ’s atonement, late modern society has sought to expunge its sins by exalting the guiltless victims of identity politics. The result is a new creed that can only be displaced by a revival of authentic Christian faith.
Schedule
6:00-7:00Pm:
Opening drinks reception
7:00-8:00Pm:
Dinner is served
8:00-8:30Pm:
Keynote Address: Joshua Mitchell
8:30-8:50Pm:
Concluding Remarks: Davenant President Brad Littlejohn
8:50-9:20Pm:
Coffee and conversation
Our Speaker
Joshua Mitchell
Joshua Mitchell is a professor of political theory at Georgetown University. With his research focusing on the relationship between political thought and theology in the West, Mitchell has published articles in The Review of Politics, The Journal of Politics, The Journal of Religion, APSR, and Political Theory. He is also the author of several books, including “The Fragility of Freedom: Tocqueville on Religion, Democracy, and The American Future” and “Plato’s Fable: On the Mortal Condition in Shadowy Times.” His newest book, “Tocqueville in Arabia: Dilemmas in a Democratic Age,” expands the horizons of his work as he explores Middle Eastern identity – their allegiances to family, religion, and the world – in light of the swift political reform and reconstruction via the Arab Spring.
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Dress code
Members and guests are required to follow the established dress code. For men, a collared shirt with sleeves, mock turtlenecks, slacks, or pants. For ladies, a blouse or shirt (collared, collarless, or sleveless) with skirt, pants, hemmed shorts no shorter than mid-length. Denim is permitted but must be “tasteful” and “in good repair” with no holes, rips, tears, tatters, or frays.
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