Engaging the Social Imagination: A Conversation with Author & Writer Anne Snyder

Posted by Seth Schapiro | May 22, 2023 | All Talk, Arts & Culture, Intersections, Program | 0

Intersections

Engaging the Social Imagination: A Conversation with Author & Writer Anne Snyder

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Skillful communicators can have a way of identifying underlying contemporary challenges while articulating a compelling vision for a world that could be. Anne Snyder uses language to speak into the issues of our time through a focused social, cultural and spiritual lens. Her work combines poignant social criticism with a transcendent hope that embraces a future of justice, beauty, and redemption. Anne discusses the work she does and the values and beliefs that inform her writing. She is Editor-in-Chief of ⁠Comment Magazine⁠, author of ⁠The Fabric of Character: A Wise Giver’s Guide to Renewing our Social and Moral Landscape⁠, and a senior fellow with the ⁠Trinity Forum⁠.

About The Author

Seth Schapiro

Over many years, Seth Schapiro has interacted with a variety of cultures and faith perspectives, both in his personal experiences as well as in his professional life. He grew up in a Jewish home and received a Bachelor’s Degree in Community Studies at UCSC. While living in the mountains of eastern Kentucky, he was exposed to various Appalachian Christian traditions. After teaching elementary school, he developed a K-12 multicultural education program that teaches principles of character using the words and lives of inspiring world figures. His travels have included visiting Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East and Asia where he has observed the influence of Islamic faith on people’s everyday lives. He has also lived in Cambodia and taught at a Buddhist university in Phnom Penh.