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On Not Reclining Your Seat By Frederic Brussat Blog Post Many of us have experienced a coarsening at all levels of society. Who hasn't been dismayed by the rudeness on the streets, the disregard of the comfort of others in public places, the rage which fl…
Three Cheers for Acts of Anonymous Kindness By Frederic Brussat Blog Post Considering the incivility of politicians, cyber bullying, and terrorist attacks, reports of random acts of kindness happening all over the place is good news that lifts the soul. In an article at N…
Civility & Confucianism By Frederic Brussat Blog Post There seems to be no end to the incivility of our times. Reality television continues to emphasize the humiliation of people, drivers on the freeway are still aggressive and bad tempered, politician…
The Dolly Mama’s Guide to Democratic Meetings By Guest Contributor Blog Post This post has been contributed by Donna Schaper, senior minister at Judson Memorial Church in New York City. She is the author of numerous books, including Sabbath Keeping. I sometimes call my …
A Prayer for More Respect and Civility in Politics By Frederic Brussat Blog Post O God of Peace and Diversity, the American political system is rife with incivility. We know similar situations exist in other political systems around the world. Today, we pray specifically that yo…
The Quiet Ones By Frederic Brussat Blog Post In a cogent piece for The New York Times, David Kreider writes about the battles taking place in Amtrak's silent cars, usually situated right behind business class on the train, as devotees of silen…
Civility & Mussar Practices By Frederic Brussat Blog Post I've already written in this blog about how two religious traditions can help us deal with the incivility of our times. The Sufi practice of adab is an antidote to the lack of courtesy in our societ…
Words That Compel Us to Dive Deep By Frederic Brussat Blog Post This article in Psychology Today by Susan Krauss Whitbourne caught my attention because in 2018 I found myself using the word "toxic" more than usual. It seems that this has been true for many peopl…
Choosing Civility in a Rude Culture By Frederic Brussat Blog Post Pier M. Forni, professor of Italian literature at Johns Hopkins, came to study literature at ULCA in 1978 and in 1997, founded the Johns Hopkins Civility Project, a cluster of research and outreach …
A Workshop for Civility By Frederic Brussat Blog Post The late Vaclav Havel wrote that civility can only come about through the "complex, long-term, and never-ending work involving education and self-education." In this enlightening article from aspen.…

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