{"product_id":"common-scents-phillip-whitaker-9781969007002","title":"Common Scents: How to Get the Stink Out of Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is it that talking about politics or religion is taboo these days?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe assumption behind this idea is that these topics stir passions too deep and too personal for civil conversation. But here's the dilemma: in today's culture, I believe \u003cstrong\u003ereligion has become political, and politics has become a religion\u003c\/strong\u003e. People often treat criticism of a political movement as blasphemy and condemn expressions of faith as political rhetoric.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe danger in avoiding these discussions is that \u003cstrong\u003ecrucial ideas-moral, civic, and spiritual-go unexplored\u003c\/strong\u003e. Labeling honest attempts at discussion as inflammatory or dangerous prevents us from examining what truly matters. \u003cstrong\u003ePolitics needs public accountability\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003efaith deserves a place beyond opinion\u003c\/strong\u003e, where it can meaningfully shape culture and conscience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhil Whitaker has spent his entire career working in the intersecting worlds of faith and politics. He believes it is possible to remain unified as a society while thinking differently, and that we must protect the right to disagree-respectfully. Today, our social fabric is fraying under the weight of outrage and absolutism, where voices demand not just to be heard but obeyed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf the American Republic is to endure as the beacon of liberty the founders meant it to be, we must learn not only to stop yelling, but to \u003cstrong\u003elisten, reason, and engage\u003c\/strong\u003e. This book offers a path toward that shift, with practical tools to help restore dialogue, rebuild trust, and rediscover what it means to think deeply \u003cstrong\u003ewithout dividing completely\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Phillip Whitaker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1969007001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781969007002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor \u0026amp; Ink Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d","brand":"Phillip Whitaker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48454336020735,"sku":"9781969007002","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bd3a35e3-c226-4a37-94b8-225e86469d6e.jpg?v=1777305594","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/common-scents-phillip-whitaker-9781969007002","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}