Applauded, booed & heckled: David Brooks’ masterclass in public theology

In these polarizing times, what kind of voices do we most need to listen to? Those who simply affirm our own sense of righteousness? Or those who challenge our own blind-spots and urge us to think more deeply? This week the conservative journalist David Brooks gave a masterclass in the kind of public communication that we most need at the the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference in London.