{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Trinity Forum Conversations","title":"Can Religion Save Democracy? with Matthew Kaemingk and Shadi Hamid","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3427,"description":"From the nation’s founding to today, Americans have wrestled with the question: What role should faith play in a democratic society? Many have argued that we should keep faith and politics separate–that less religion in public life would lead to a more peaceful and unified democratic nation. \n\nYet in reality, as religious practice has declined, our nation has grown increasingly polarized, anxious, and unstable. Can faith help us recover the trust and shared purpose that holds our diverse society together?\n\nOur guests in this episode, Matthew Kaemingk and Shadi Hamid, argue that it can. Across their differences in faith, they agree that secularism has deepened our divides. They make the case that there is a hopeful common ground to be found, and that the resources of faith can help us rebuild our commitment to democracy.\nThis episode is drawn from an Online Conversation in 2026. You can view the video and other resources here!\n\nGo deeper into the issues discussed in this podcast with these Trinity Forum Readings:\nSphere Sovereignty Abraham Kuyper\nCity of God St Augustine of Hippo\nLetter from Birmingham Jail Martin Luther King, Jr.\nChildren of Light & the Children of Darkness Reinhold Niebuhr","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/LC6b2lFM_r_3xEJCzvD8r7UblHhgtgss5nBJ4X1mqD4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE3OTk3LzE2MTM1/MzUwNjEtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}