Will Western culture hunger for God more than we realize?
With Andy Crouch
The dominant narrative is that Western culture is headed for ever greater levels of atheism, agnosticism, or at least departure from belief in the Christian God. Andy Crouch returns from his sabbatical to question this narrative. He points out that the dominant secular worldview of the West – deterministic, rationalistic, and reductionist – is starting to run on empty. Can this lead to a greater hunger for the Christian God? Curtis and Andy examine what Christians would need to do to meet this hunger, including reexamining our own understanding of the Gospel itself.
The Matter With Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions, and the Unmaking of the World by Ian McGilchrist
At the Origins of Modern Atheism by Michael J. Buckley
The One, the Three, and the Many: God, Creation, and the Culture of Modernity by Colin Gunton
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Guys. With all due respect, if your plan is to use the eclipse as an opportunity to proselytize, you’re going to make more enemies than friends.
To the contrary: if people feel unfulfilled because science can’t predict bouncing billiard balls or quantum motion, it might help to remember that science can still predict a total eclipse of the sun. Now I’m not making any promises, but if we all show up and the moon somehow is not where it should be and the eclipse doesn’t happen, then I for one might be more receptive to proselytizing. 😁
Excellent podcast with Andy Crouch. I love what was shared about music, nature, really getting to know people, and reading. I do think Christians and non-Christians are more open to mystery and humble faith, versus defensive argument and the need for certain and simple answers.