Veritas Forum: Extending Mercy in an Unforgiving Age

What does it mean to extend mercy to others in an unforgiving age?  This question has a special poignancy in our politically and socially polarized time.  As we look out at the social and political landscape, calls to “cancel” others who do not share our views, combined with a pervasive lack of charity toward those with whom we may disagree, seem to be on the rise.  How, in light of this, might the idea of “mercy” provide a valuable framework for rethinking how we relate to the “other”, whoever that other might be for us?

Guests: Dr. Angel Adams Parham, UVA, Dr. Gena Chandler-Smith, VT, moderated by Dr. Laura Belmonte, Dean of the VT College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences