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The ongoing Flint water crisis has reminded many of us of the role that government plays in providing water to the public. While evangelicals may not be inclined to see access to clean water as a faith or justice-based issue, Calvin College political science professor Kevin R. den Dulk makes a case for why Christians should care about the human \u201cright to water\u201d. \u201cFor Christians, access to water ought not be about the arbitrariness of birth and geography or the vagaries of power,\u201d writes the Michigan-based professor for The Center for Public Justice. \u201cIt is a matter of justice, and our response is grounded in God\u2019s call to seek shalom, in this case by addressing the access problems and inevitable conflicts that arise when a good is both basic and unevenly distributed.\u201d On this week\u2019s Quick to Listen, Kevin R. den Dulk joins Morgan and Katelyn to discuss the Flint water crisis through the lens of public justice. With the Flint crisis in mind, what do bodies \u201cowe\u201d us citizens? Is water a human right? What does a public theology of water look like?\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices