Paul Louis Metzger – More Than Things

We live in a ‘throwaway’ culture.  We’re often treated like ‘things’ or cogs in the machine.  What is a deep sense of personhood and why are we unique?

Brent talks with Paul Louis Metzger about his new IVP book ‘More Than Things: A Personalist Ethics for a Throwaway Culture’.

Paul is professor of Christian theology and theology of culture at Multnomah University and Seminary in Portland, Oregon and director of the Institute for Cultural Engagement: New Wine, New Wineskins.  He’s the author of a number of books.

• (1:20) Why our culture treats us like things;
• (3:40) What makes us a person;
• (6:00) What is personalism?
• (9:00) Can transhumanism threaten our personhood?
• (10:55) Special needs people;
• (18:00) Euthanasia;
• (21:00) Space exploration.

Links mentioned in this episode:

paullouismetzger.com

www.amazon.com/More-Than-Things-Personalist-Throwaway/dp/0830850910

www.ivpress.com

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