Sunday Platform w/ Ethical Society of St. Louis – James Croft: “The Promise and Peril of Generational Thinking” (Online)

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• Legal, Politics & Economics

“Boomers are racist and out of touch!” “Millennials and shrill and self-important!” Recently, it seems like generational divides have been worsening, as the political, economic, and cultural differences between people in different age cohorts become more extreme. But what is the validity of taking a generational approach to human behavior? Are people really defined by their generational cohort as much as is commonly assumed? And what does this mean for the potential of cross-generational solidarity? James will explore these questions and more as examines the promise – and the peril – of generational thinking

James Croft is the new Senior Leader of the St. Louis Ethical Society. For four years, James served the Society as its Leader for outreach and community. He holds a M.S. in Education and Drama from Cambridge University and an Ed.D. from Harvard University. He has a long history within the humanist movement as a research fellow with the Humanist Project in Cambridge Mass and, for nearly ten years, the publisher of a blog under the title “Temple of the Future” about humanist principles and ethics.