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On this episode of The Inspiration Project, Brendan Corr talks to Dr Chris Watkin about his latest book Biblical Critical Theory. They also discuss why Dr Watkin studies medieval languages in French and German, how Dr Watkin became a Christian after growing up a “happy Atheist”, The intellectual critique about Christianity being just about blind faith, choosing to see meaning in the face of anguish instead of nihilisim, whether Dr Watkin believes tackling big ideas and concepts is God’s chosen commission for his life and how critical theory is appropriately applied to the Bible.
Episode Summary
- What Biblical Critical Theory is about
- How Dr Watkin became a Christian after being a “Happy Atheist”.
- Why Dr Watkin studied medieval languages in French and German
- The intellectual critique about Christianity being just about blind faith
- Why Dr Watkin chose to see meaning in the face of anguish instead of nihilism
- Whether Dr Watkin believes tackling big ideas and concepts is God’s chosen commission for his life
- How critical theory is appropriately applied to the bible
