3/31: The Civility Reading Group met in person with Jonathan Kuttab outside on the GFU campus quad. We discussed the challenges involved in transforming the Israeli and Palestinian political cultures so dialogue could occur about a permanent solution to their conflict.

3/25: The Civility Reading Group met. Ron missed the meeting because he had his alarms set to the wrong time.

3/18: The Civility Reading Group met to discuss “The Pitfalls of Dialogue” by Jonathan Kuttab, and “Moral Conflict and Political Consensus” by Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson, Ethics (Vol 101, No 1, Oct 1990, pp. 64-88).

3/11: The Civility Reading Group met with Jonathan Kuttab (via Zoom) and discussed the following article:

• "Motive Attribution Asymmetry for Love vs. Hate Drives Intractable Conflict". Adam Waytz, Liane L. Young, and Jeremy Ginges.

PNAS November 4, 2014 111 (44) 15687-15692; first published October 20, 2014; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1414146111

3/4: The Civility Reading Group will meet at 10:50. We are reading the following articles:

• "White racism, civility, and the obligations of the socially privileged" Andolsen, Barbara Hilkert, Dialog : a journal of theology, 2020-09, Vol.59 (3), p.206-209.

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While membership and attendance in the Reading Group is limited to GF students, you are invited to read along with us. If you are inspired to offer comments or questions, I invite you to use the "Questions, Comments, and Suggestions" button at the bottom of every page in the Civility Project website.

2/25: The Civility Reading Group met with Jonathan Kuttab joining via Zoom. We are reading three articles about Israel and Palestine, one about social media and other technology, and a piece by David French on "Why Is it So Hard to Reach the Christian Conspiracy Theorist?" You can click on the title to read French's piece. The others are linked here:

Biden and Netanyahu talk Iran, U.S.-Israel alliance

As Israel waits, Biden reverts to old rules of telephone diplomacy

Potential war crimes probe pulls Biden into Israel-Palestine conflict

How Technology Has Undermined Trust And Civility In Society (forbes.com)

Why is it So Hard to Reach the Christian Conspiracy Theorist?

While membership and attendance in the Reading Group is limited to GF students, you are invited to read along with us. If you are inspired to offer comments or questions, I invite you to use the "Questions, Comments, and Suggestions" button at the bottom of every page in the Civility Project website.