Our book club has been meeting for eight years and we've always prided ourselves on being able to discuss difficult ideas, but ever since we read that book about colonialism, two of our members have basically stopped talking to each other and the rest of us are tiptoeing around conversations that used to feel natural. We all want to keep meeting but nobody knows how to address what happened without making it worse.
More people experience this than they realize.
A community built around shared intellectual curiosity is learning that some ideas create ruptures that good intentions cannot easily heal.
“Where Are You with The legacy of ideas — philosophy religion culture?”
Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.