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Every other week, Dr. Bruce Ellis Benson invites you to join him in a conversation on some of the most important questions in the world of contemporary christianity. What does it mean to ‘deconstruct’ your Christianity? What is religion, and what is its future? Who — or what — is God? Dr. Benson deploys years of training in philosophy and theology, as well as experience teaching in some of the world’s most highly-regarded universities, to answer these questions and many others.
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Episodes
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Although many of my listeners live in someplace other than the United States, I've chosen to add an 'extra' podcast to discuss the race in the state of Georgia between Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock. What might seem to be simply a contest between two people running for the US senate turns out to be a study in how Evangelicals portray themselves as the 'true' Christians. But I argue that Warnock, the candidate that Evangelicals don't like, is a much better candidate for the title 'true follower of Jesus'.
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Most people assume that religion and evolution are seriously at odds with one another. However, in this podcast you'll come to see how religion played a highly significant role in our evolution as human beings. Indeed, religion seems to be one of the major factors in the development of human language and it's hard to imagine that human beings could have developed so significantly apart from religion.
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Everyone knows what religion is. Or do we? In this episode, we'll take a look at how our conception of religion developed over many centuries. We'll discover that the term 'religion' is based on the Latin term 'religio', a term that offers important clues for how we might re-think the very notion of religion.
Saturday Sep 24, 2022
Saturday Sep 24, 2022
Is Chrisitianity finished in the US? The most recent Pew Report on religion in the United States shows that Christianity is in a steep decline. In this podcast, I examine the stats and consider what this means for the future of Christianity.
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
In this episode, we consider how practice and doctrine relate in Christianity. I argue that practice is foremost.
Sunday Sep 04, 2022
Sunday Sep 04, 2022
How does one become a follower of Jesus? In this episode, we examine the surprising and complex things that Jesus says about following him.
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
In this episode, I use the interview with Russell Moore as a springboard for my own thoughts regarding Evangelicalism.
Thursday Aug 18, 2022
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