Virtue in community: The Bonhoeffer Principle (chapter 54)
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In this episode, we look at the second part of chapter 54, which encourages us to be rooted in Te (virtue).
I start the episode by introducing what I call the "Bonhoeffer principle" - that loving your vision/dream of community more than the community itself will ultimately destroy it. The rest of the episode explores the dynamics of virtue in community.
1. The ever-expanding sphere of virtue and the principle of attraction (again)
2. The Bonhoeffer Principle - four ways to effectively destroy a community
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