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Our Common Purpose: “Mindful Democracy” book release with Jeremy Engels

2026-03-07T00:00:00-05:00
Photo of Jeremy Engels, a balding man with mustache and bird wearing a blue sweater and white shirt, clasping his hands and facing the camera against a background of bookshelves. The image also shows the cover of Engels' book "On Mindful Democracy" and the logo of the coalition "Our Common Purpose." It notes that this "On Mindful Democracy" event is a celebration of the release of Jeremy's new book and will include a conversation about the book between Dr. Jeremy Engels & Elaine Meder-Wilgus, followed by Q&A and an opportunity to buy a signed copy of the book. Refreshments will be served.

Our Common Purpose: “Mindful Democracy” book release with Jeremy Engels

February 18 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EST

Please join us in celebrating the publication of a new book by Liberal Arts Professor Jeremy Engels,  titled On Mindful Democracy: A Declaration of Interdependence to Mend a Fractured World. Two hundred and fifty years after the signing of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, Engels shares his incisive “Declaration of Interdependence” as a timely, tender, and transformative guide for citizens who care deeply about the world but feel disillusioned by the state of public discourse. Engels—scholar, mindfulness teacher, and longtime student of Thích Nhất Hạnh—proposes that clarity and interconnection are not only paths to personal peace, but vital practices for renewing democracy itself. The book is distributed by Penguin Random House.
Webster’s Bookstore Cafe will be hosting a book launch party on February 18, 2026, at 7 p.m. The event will include a conversation between Dr. Engels and Elaine Meder-Wilgus, along with refreshments. Come for the lively conversation and to purchase a signed copy of the book!

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