Pub Theology: James Dobson, Charlie Kirk & Universalism

Join Mitch and Will at the pub for an unstructured conversation about the recent deaths of James Dobson and Charlie Kirk, the challenge of responding maturely to political violence, and how universalist theology might offer a different way of thinking about these situations.

Topics covered:

• The deaths of James Dobson and Charlie Kirk and the polarised online responses
• Why ‘and’ is better than ‘but’
• The problem with performative social media responses to tragedy
• How universalism shapes our view of ideological opponents
• "Praying for their souls" - what does redemption look like for everyone?
• Why local, interpersonal conversation often beats online discourse

Content note: This is a "thinking out loud" conversation where we work through complex issues in real time rather than offering polished analysis.

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