nonprofit formed in the early 60s and incorporated in the 70s as a joint effort with the evangelical association and one of the few remaining love child of that movement. we are there for the specific purpose of serving all the men, women and youth that are incarcerated in the santa clara county. a nonprofit. we are, part of the budget comes from the county. part of the budget comes from local churches, faith communities and individuals who are supporting of this ministry can. >> tell us a bit about the santa clara county system and who is there and how manysonserand wh kpopula the poonto t 3500 people. the last few years, the population was reduced. there is a women's jail and the men's facility. there is the main jail complex downtown san jose near the county and we are also active in the juvenile probation facilities. there are two of those. about 3500 people altogether. it is considered one of the super jails and i think about the 11th largest in the country at this point. >> when you say we, do you have other chaplains on staff? >> yes. it is a fairly large operation. there are a totaof fiv

six points lower among self-described white protestants, evangelicals who associate with the republicanarty. catholics two months ago supported -- approved of his handling of the coronavirus, now don't approve of it. and these are constituencies that are important to him if he's going to win in the fall. so i think you see him running out in front of an issue that's important to them. basically planting a flag. he doesn't have the legal authority to do anything about it, but he does have the bully pulpit, and what he's trying to do is use that bully pulpit to stake a position in which he says i'm in favor of these churches and other places of worship and against the people who are trying to keep them closed. >>> a.b. stoddard, a nation turns its lonely eyes to you. there was a fear around about midweek that this white house was trying to paint the cdc somehow as the enemy of the american economy. they're straight up and up front about painting the democrats as the enemy and the enemy of a robust american economy. will that work? will that stick? >> i was so surprised to see after he bla

behalf of the arch diocese of san francisco welce c ll know the word evangelization and evangelist and related words. you associate these with religious creasing preaching. backup and to the root parts of this word and it looks less narrow when you focus on the angel part of it includes message. the greek particle of two letters, tiny particle with large meeting means good, fortuitous, helpful, welcome. and evangelist is a person bringing a welcomed message glad tidings of good news. useful information. preachers evangelize in that sense only? not at all. with us today is a literary scholar and teacher who will discuss with us how makers of art and literature, fiction, film, poultry, or bringing us good news and revealing to us truths that can help us live wisely and well if that is we know how to read their books and watch their films. how do we watch and read even the products of our secular culture so as to grow and wisdom and grace. stay with us as we talk with doctor margaret about fiction, film, and faith around us and the depths of rich human insight that can be found in the best of the art. >>> welcome to,

there was an evangelical reform impulse that did reshape american society over the course of the 19th century. charles granderson finney would be one of the most important people associated with this movement. this movement sought to reform society according to the norms of godliness. they were very much involved in abolitionism to eradicate the scourge of slavery. they were also involved in such issues as prison reform, the idea of a penitentiary came into vogue, a criminal could become penitent and we hope constructively rejoin society in a much more salutary way. the issue of equal rights for women, including voting rights in the 19th century was a radical idea. evangelicals were very much involved in formation of common schools, public education today, as a way for those on the bottom rungs of society to aspire to a better life and try to afire to move into the middle class. other campaigns society with this movement is the campaign against dueling, inaugurated by a presbyterian minister in connecticut, because he thought dueling was barbaric. there were peace crusades in the early part of 19th century and campaign of gun control. imagine that. in the early part of t

there was an evangelical reform impulse that really did reshape american society in profound ways over the course of the 19th century. charles granderson finney would be one of the people associated with this, probably the most important person associated with this movement. but this movement sought to reform society according to the norms of godliness. they were very much involved of course in abolitionism to try to eradicate the scourge of slavery. but they were also involved in such issues as prison reform. the whole idea of a penitentiary came into vogue at this time. the idea of a place where criminal could become penitent and then we hope constructively rejoin society in a much more sa sail -- salutory way. the equal rights for women. it was a radical idea in the 19th century. very much involved in common schools, what we think of as public education, as a way for those on the bottom rungs of society to aspire to a better life, to try to aspire to move into the middle class. other campaigns associated with this would be the campaign against duelling inaugurated by a presbyterian minister -- pardon me congregationist minister -- up in connecticut because he thought it was ba