{"id":6515,"date":"2024-11-19T23:25:36","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T23:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/?p=6515"},"modified":"2024-11-19T23:25:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T23:25:36","slug":"journal-of-lutheran-ethics-the-podcast-episode-2-unpacking-ordinary-faith-in-polarized-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learn.elca.org\/jle\/journal-of-lutheran-ethics-the-podcast-episode-2-unpacking-ordinary-faith-in-polarized-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Journal of Lutheran Ethics: The Podcast Episode 2 &#8220;Unpacking Ordinary Faith in Polarized Times&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Unpacking Ordinary Faith in Polarized Times\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/15izykQCbxJoPxFPNHyU2w?si=4d0c9a198494415e&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Americans are more divided from one another than at any point in recent history. 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