Life Together

On this episode: Bernard, Marianne, and Peter discuss whether the rise of identity politics is in part a result of family breakdown. Marianne contemplates whether Albert Einstein’s thoughts on happiness are really worth One Million Dollars. They also respond to listener questions about individuality in community and their experience of Christian unity with people outside of the Bruderhof. Then a discussion of John Wesley including the telling of a terrible joke. Here are some of the links and references from this episode: *The Primal Scream of Identity Politics http://www.weeklystandard.com/the-primal-scream-of-identity-politics/article/2010234 * The Ghosts of the Tsunami https://longreads.com/2017/10/24/the-ghosts-of-the-tsunami/ *Einstein’s theory of happiness https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/10/24/einstein-scribbled-his-theory-of-happiness-in-place-of-a-tip-it-just-sold-for-more-than-1-million/?utm_term=.22cbb3a0922e *Reformation Now! A Commemorative Concert at the Bruderho