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Podcast: Jewish Ideas to Change the World
Episode: Changing the Mind to Change the World – Book Talk with Rabbi Marc Gopin
Description: A virtual presentation by Rabbi Marc Gopin
ABOUT THE EVENT:
Around the globe, people who work in the helping professions are often heroic bridge-builders and creators of peaceful societies. They have in common, Marc Gopin argues, a set of cultivated moral character traits and psychosocial skills. They tend to be kinder, more reasonable, more self-controlled, and more goal-oriented towards peace. They are united by a particular set of moral values and the emotional skills to put those values into practice, allowing them to excel in what he calls “Compassionate Reasoning.” In this book, Gopin draws upon the history of ethics alon...