The Gospel Coalition published an article last week that brought together every divergent faction of the church to say, “Ick!” While many are discussing the troubling content of the article on social media, the Holy Post crew examines what is says about the troubling state of evangelical publishing. Then, new data finds liberal teens are struggling with depression at higher rates on average than conservative teens. What’s the explanation? And Phil talks to professor Christopher Watkin about his book, “Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible’s Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture.” Is critical theory really as evil as some culture warriors say it is? Watkin offers a more thoughtful and Christian perspective on how to critique society. Plus, Japan discovers 7,000 new islands.
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0:44 – Intro
3:46 – Islands found
9:40 – The Article
29:23 – Teen mental health and politics
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50:47 – Interview intro Interview with Christopher Watkin https://christopherwatkin.com/ https://twitter.com/DrChrisWatkin
53:13 – Social contract
56:20 – Christopher’s story
1:01:32 – Biblical Critical Theory Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible’s Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture – https://amzn.to/3YkH1kJ
1:04:28 – Defining critical theory
1:10:50 – Augustine
1:16:29 – Analyzing culture through the bible
1:21:50 – Eternal destiny and culture
1:24:28 – Diagonalizing
1:35:31 – End Credits
