There’s a lot of stuff that we disagree on, but there’s one thing that is almost unanimous…things aren’t what they’re supposed to be. The world is broken. The question we need to wrestle with is what do we do in this broken world? Do we strive, try harder, put more trust in our institutions, in technological advancements, in ourselves? Or do we throw our hands up in the air and give up, resigning ourselves to the fact that things are just unfixable and will always be this way? Or is there a different way forward?
Join your hosts, Linda Tokar and Brandon Bathauer, as they explore the nature of this broken world, and how we can engage with it.
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Music: Holding my World, Saddleback Worship
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Show Notes:
Timestamps by Section:
0:00-9:00 Introduction
9:00-37:35 Mainstream Culture "The World is broken, but we can fix it"
37:35-58:20 Churchianity "The World is bad, and we need to abandon It"
58:20-1:24:04 Jesus "I love the World, and have come to redeem it"
Resources about Secular Humanism:
https://secularhumanism.org/a-secular-humanist-declaration/
https://secularhumanism.org/what-is-secular-humanism/affirmations-of-humanism/
https://humanists.uk/humanism/humanism-today/humanists-thinking/quotations/
Book suggestions:
“Christ and Culture” by H. Richard Niebuhr https://www.amazon.com/Christ-Culture-Torchbooks-Richard-Niebuhr/dp/0061300039
“Broken Signposts: How Christianity Makes Sense of the World” by NT Wright https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Signposts-Christianity-Makes-Sense/dp/0062564099
“Subversive Kingdom: Living as Agents of Gospel Transformation” by Ed Stetzer https://www.amazon.com/Subversive-Kingdom-Living-Agents-Transformation/dp/1433673827