The Sacred

The Sacred

A podcast about the things we hold sacred, and how to talk to people different from ourselves.

Rupert Read on nonviolence, the climate crisis and the power of emotions

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Rupert is an associate professor of Philosophy at the University of East Anglia. He is author of over a dozen books on philosophy and the climate crisis, and he was previously a spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion. As part of that movement, he took part in many mass protests, and he was arrested while protesting climate change denying think tanks.

He speaks about his sacred value of nonviolence, which has inspired many of those actions, the role of philosophy in public conversations, and how he navigates the emotional fallout of thinking a lot about the climate emergency.

You can read a full transcript here: https://www.theosthinktank.co.uk/comment/2022/01/19/rupert-read-on-nonviolence-the-climate-crisis-and-the-power-of-emotions


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by Nancy on
Very interesting and thought provoking. I could really relate to what Rupert said about the emotional roller coaster around the climate emergency. The Vatican city have in fact made many stark changes based on Laudate Si, a pity Rupert did not explore such responses. The Church of England, on the other hand, still invest heavily in oil. This Church is part of the establishmnt which is destroying our planet. What to do?

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The Sacred is a podcast about our deepest values, the stories that shape us and how we can build empathy and understanding between people who are very different.

Each episode features a conversation with someone who has a public voice, from academics to journalists, playwrights and politicians. We ask them where they have come from, what they are trying to do and what might help heal our very divided public conversations.

The Sacred is hosted by Elizabeth Oldfield, former director of Theos think tank.

For more information about the people and ideas behind the podcast, visit https://www.theosthinktank.co.uk/about/who-we-are or follow us on Twitter @theosthinktank, @sacred_podcast and @ESOldfield.

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