In his new book On Mindful Democracy: A Declaration of Interdependence to Mend a Fractured World, Professor Jeremy Engels makes the audacious claim that democracy does not work without mindfulness. In this talk and conversation, together we will explore what mindfulness is and how it relates to the practice of democracy. We will also investigate what it means to "declare interdependence" in a time of fragmentation and division. This event is organized by the Society for the Study of Religions.