Hope in a Time of Fracture

Authors

Anne Snyder

Keywords

BYU Studies, Turning the Tide, hope

Abstract

In the spring of 2015, I encountered two worlds within twenty-four hours—worlds yoked by creed but divided by demographic and disposition. On a crisp Wednesday evening in May, I was invited to attend a cocktail reception at the New York Yacht Club for a celebration among Jews, Catholics, and Evangelicals honoring the legacy of a man named Dietrich von Hildebrand, a philosopher and anti-Nazi hero during World War II. The room was filled with intellectuals, politicos, bankers, and think-tankers, and they were largely male and all Caucasian. These were true believers, and yet they felt isolated in their faith amid a secular elite, beleaguered as well by a mainstream culture that seemed increasingly hostile to some fundamental principles.

Recommended Citation

Snyder, Anne (2020) "Hope in a Time of Fracture," BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 59: Iss. 3, Article 12.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol59/iss3/12