CCP108: On Campus Protests

In this week’s conversation between Dr. James Emery White and co-host Alexis Drye, they discuss the widespread campus protests that have been dominating the headlines of late. More than 2800 students have been arrested across 50 campuses across the U.S. Many Americans are unsure about what to think about all of these protests, and have mixed feelings about the response from college administrators to the protests. So how should we think Christianly about what’s happening across the country?

Episode Links

The best place to begin is by trying to have a deeper understanding of the conflict itself. While today’s conversation does explore that, we’d suggest you go back and listen to CCP80: On the War in Israel. Dr. White and Alexis also mentioned the number of news stories of late tied to these protests happening across the U.S. Here are the ones specifically tied to today’s conversation - we hope you’ll take the time to read them:

Jerusalem Demsas, “The Problem With America’s Protest Feedback Loop,” The Atlantic, May 10, 2024.

Amaris Encinas, “Rabbi decries act of ‘senseless hatred' after dozens of headstones damaged at Jewish cemetery in NY,” USA Today, May 7, 2024.

Livia Albck-Ripka, “Hillary Clinton Accuses Protesters of Ignorance of Mideast History,” The New York Times, May 9, 2024.

“A Few Graduations Are Disrupted by Protest, but Many Are Held as Planned,” The New York Times, updated May 13, 2024.

Elizabeth E. Evans, “Amid surge of campus protests, chaplains find reason for hope in their students,” Religion News Service, May 10, 2024.

Kirsten Grieshaber, “At time of rising antisemitism, Holocaust survivors take on denial and hate in new digital campaign, “ Associated Press, May 2, 2024.

Barbara Sprunt, “House passes bill aimed to combat antisemitism amid college unrest,” NPR, May 2, 2024.

David French, “Colleges Have Gone off the Deep End. There Is a Way Out.” The New York Times, April 28, 2024.

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