What shapes the background of belief? In this episode we explore elements of our contemporary world view which mean that belief today cannot be the same as belief 500 years ago. Ideas covered include:
- Distinctions such as natural/supernatural, immanent/transcendent, theist/atheist
- Assumptions we might have about people who sit in a different stance to us
- Pain points of the modern stances of unbelief
Reflections:
- Take an element of today's discussion into conversation. What intrigued you? How does it fit with the world and people around you?
- Who is the most unlikely person in your life to come to faith? How would the marketing world abuse their pain points? Spend some time with God wondering about how the Gospel speaks into these pain points and pray for that
References:
Pages of A Secular Age, Charles Taylor: (8-12)
Cartoons: https://sites.google.com/view/contemplatingculture
