The journey begins! In this episode we enter the first few pages of A Secular Age by Charles Taylor, looking at a few key ideas:
- Language shapes our experience of and reaction to the world
- Our world is in a new phase of being secular, where faith is no longer just (i) separated from the state or worldly things, or (ii) on the decline or openly opposed, but rather (iii), one option among many in the marketplace of options and opportunities in modern western society. Further, it is no longer an assumed foundation, but something that must be individually chosen irrespective of upbringing
- All of this impacts how we see ourselves in the world as Church, and the nature of the mission we take up
For reflection:
- Have a conversation with someone about something you heard or thought about in today's episode
- How do you see 'the marketplace' at work in the world around you, and within you? What are some of the options available, and what is it like to be in the marketplace?
References:
ABC article referenced: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-25/russia-ukraine-invasion-borders-power-vladimir-putin-identity/100858372?fbclid=IwAR0qZ62enCHuwWVoKRxGZNA1eobjm1jfWX0OHJt2bKhnKd2Y_8dosJGChAg
Pages of A Secular Age, Charles Taylor: (1-4)
Cartoons: https://sites.google.com/view/contemplatingculture
