Senator Raphael Warnock on Faith, Politics, and the Moral Crisis in America

U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock joins President Walton on Expanding the Table to discuss how his identity as a pastor shapes his work in the Senate — and why American politics desperately needs a moral imagination. In this episode, Senator Warnock reflects on his new book, “The Crooked Places Made Straight: Reflections on the Moral Meaning of America,” drawn from his longtime sermon inspired by Isaiah 40. He breaks down the moral stakes behind the issues affecting everyday Americans: voting rights and voter suppression, healthcare access, mass incarceration, gun violence, Climate change, and more.   A history-maker, Warnock is the first African American elected to the U.S. Senate from the state of Georgia and only the second African American to represent a southern state in the Senate since Reconstruction. For the past two decades, he has also served as senior pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, in Atlanta, Georgia — the youngest person to ever hold that role at the spiritual home of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. #RaphaelWarnock #FaithAndPolitics #MoralLeadership #VotingRights #SenatorWarnock #PrincetonSeminary #ExpandingtheTable Expanding the Table is a Princeton Theological Seminary podcast hosted by President Jonathan Lee Walton, PhD. The podcast gathers experts in health, politics, theology, and history to explore questions of faith, leadership, and justice.Connect with Princeton Theological Seminary | Expanding the Table: Show PageFacebook InstagramLinkedIn SoundCloud