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In lieu of deepening tensions among Christians caught up in the Culture War, I thought it would be appropriate this week to re-air episode 73 (from October 2020). This episode is entitled "Christ & the Culture War (don't leave republican jesus for democrat jesus).
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I'm an 80's/90's kid who grew up in the evangelical heyday of Christian subculture. "Christian" music, movies, tv, bookstores, and even our own brand of science was all part of a larger culture war movement. A lot of people my age eventually abandoned right-wing, Republican Evangelicalism but simply traded it for left-wing, progressive post-evangelicalism (if they didn't reject Christianity altogether) not realizing they were still combatants in a culture war even though they switched teams.
How does the Culture War lure people into a false sense of community?
Why is cultural influence so much easier to attain if we just play the culture war game?
How might serious reflections on historic Christology and philosophical theology on the nature of the Truth help us transcend the culture war?
What possible dangers should we brace for if we attempt to leave the constant cycle of culture war?
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Ep 50: The Problem of Evil (Part 9)- Objections to Molinism, Christians Creating Suffering, & the Rise of Natural Theology
Ep 49: Jen Meyerson- The Middle East, War, & Hope
Ep 48: The Problem of Evil (Part 8)- A Strange, Wonderful Molinist Life? Molinism Explained
Ep 47: The Problem of Evil (Part 7)- Martin Luther, John Calvin, & Evil as the Alien Acts of God
Ep 46: The Problem of Evil (Part 6)- Aquinas, Evil, & The Existence of God
Ep 45: The Problem of Evil (Part 5)- Will Evil Ever End? Do We Get Sinful Souls from Sex? Do We Have Free Will? (Gregory of Nyssa & Augustine)
Ep 44: The Problem of Evil (Part 4)- Third Century Theodicies (Tertullian, Plotinus, Origen)
Ep 43: The Problem of Evil (Part 3)- The Gnostic Matrix & the Early Church Fathers
Ep 42: The Problem of Evil (Part 2)- Fallen Angel Backstories, Nephilim Legends, & Cosmic Conflict in the Bible & Dead Sea Scrolls.
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