Grace Cathedral Forum Online: Daniel Darling

Daniel Darling, the spokesperson for National Religious Broadcasters, an organization for members of Christian media, wrote a column for USA Today about his decision to get vaccinated against COVID-19. He wrote: "There are not many things in the world today that are worthy of our trust, but I sincerely believe the Covid-19 vaccine is one of them…as a Christian and an American, I was proud to get it." The column cost him his job.    Author of A Way With Words: Using Our Online Conversations for Good, and now director of the Land Center for Cultural Engagement at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Darling helps shape conversations on faith, ethics, public policy and other cultural and philosophical issues. He has said: "I think you can have both courage and civility at the same time…this incessant need to fight and tear people down for sport is really unhealthy."   Each year the cathedral chooses a theme for inspiration and reflection, and in 2022 our theme is connection. In a time when even a public health emergency is divisive, and public discourse is coarse beyond belief, join Dean Malcolm Clemens Young for a conversation with Darling about how to get back to connecting courage of conviction with courtesy.  You can help us bring the arts to life at Grace with a gift today to The Forum. gracecathedral.org/givetograce  About the Guest  Daniel Darling is an author, pastor and leader. He is the director of the Land Center for Cultural Engagement at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is a bestselling author of several books, including The Original Jesus, The Dignity Revolution, The Characters of Christmas, The Characters of Easter and A Way With Words. He is the general editor, along with Trillia Newbell, of a small group study on racial reconciliation, The Church and the Racial Divide and is a contributor to The Worldview Study Bible. Darling is an award–winning writer whose work has appeared in numerous publications. He is a columnist for World magazine and a regular contributor to USA Today. His work is often featured in Christianity Today and The Gospel Coalition and his op-eds have appeared in The Washington Post, CNN, Washington Times, Time, Huffington Post, National Review, First Things and other leading outlets. Darling speaks and preaches around the country and is regularly interviewed on radio and television, including MSNBC's Morning Joe and CNN and Fox. He is the host of a popular weekly podcast, The Way Home, where he interviews Christian leaders, politicians and journalists. Darling holds a bachelor's degree in pastoral ministry from Dayspring Bible College, has studied at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and is a graduate of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has served churches in Illinois and Tennessee. He and his wife Angela have four children. About the Moderator  The Very Rev. Dr. Malcolm Clemens Young is the dean of Grace Cathedral. He is the author of The Spiritual Journal of Henry David Thoreau and The Invisible Hand in Wilderness: Economics, Ecology, and God, and is a regular contributor on religion to the Huffington Post and San Francisco Examiner.    About  The  Forum   The Forum is a series of stimulating conversations about faith and ethics in relation to the important issues of our day. We invite inspiring and illustrious people to sit down for a real conversation with the Forum's host and with you. Our guests range from artists, inventors and philosophers to pop culturists and elected officials, but the point of The Forum is singular: civil, sophisticated discourse that engages minds and hearts to think in new ways about the world.  gracecathedral.org/forum