The Inward Work of Democracy
June 30, 2011
As young democracies emerge around the world, we take a long view of the ingredients that formed this democracy well beyond July 4, 1776. The philosopher Jacob Needleman reminds us of the inward work of conscience behind institutions and political values that Americans now take for granted.
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A Jewish man looks at an American flag that was part of a multimedia exhibit in "Democracy Plaza" on October 20, 2004 in New York City.
In these conversations not included in the radio broadcast, Krista speaks with Diana Eck, founder and director of the Pluralism Project at Harvard. She talks about expressions of religious liberty far beyond the American founders' imaginations.
