603: The Politics of Fear & Rethinking the Cross with Brian Zahnd
The Holy Post
Phil Vischer
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🗓️ 7 February 2024
⏱️ 92 minutes
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Summary
Well, here we are again. The very same arguments that were rolled out by MAGA Christian leaders to justify supporting Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020 are back again in 2024. A new article in the Christian Post says America’s survival depends on Christians voting for Trump. Why do these fear tactics still work? Then, it’s true that all politicians lie, but PolitiFacts says Trump is a league of his own. And scientists explain why negative polarization in our politics may have evolutionary origins.
Then Skye interviews pastor and author, Brian Zahnd, about his new book, “The Wood Between the Worlds: A Poetic Theology of the Cross.” He draws from art, literature, movies, and music to help us see the many facets of what Jesus really accomplished on that old rugged cross. Also this week, an early church father liked big couches and he cannot lie.
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0:00 - Intro
1:46 - Show Starts
2:33 - Theme Song
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5:27 - Recapping the Liveshow
8:05 - News of the Butt
11:54 - Trump the Unreliable Watchman
28:18 - The Roots of Polarization
38:24 - Fatalism in America
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50:35 - Interview with Brian Zahnd
53:41 - Brian Zahnd’s Background
58:53 - America as a Religion
1:04:50 - Poetic Theology of the Cross
1:15:50 - The Paganization of the Cross
1:31:20 - End Credits
Links Mentioned in News Segment
With Desantis Out, Can a Christian Support Donald Trump?
https://www.christianpost.com/voices/with-desantis-out-can-a-christian-support-donald-trump.html
What Politifact Learned in 1,000 Fact Checks of Donald Trump
Science is Revealing Why American Politics Are So Insanely Polarized
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2024/01/20/polarization-science-evolution-psychology/
America’s Lack of Faith in Our Collective Power is a Bigger Problem Than Trump
Additional Resources:
The Wood Between the Worlds: A Poetic Theology of the Cross https://a.co/d/4reF5UX
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Holy Post. Well, here we are again. The very same arguments that were rolled out by MAGA Christian leaders to justify supporting Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020 are back again in 2024. A new article in the Christian Post says America's |
| 0:15.6 | survival depends on Christians voting for Trump. Why do these fear tactics still |
| 0:20.2 | work? Then it's true that all politicians lie, but Politi facts says Trump is in a league of his own. And scientists explain why negative polarization in our politics may have evolutionary origins. |
| 0:34.0 | Then I speak with pastor and author Brian Zand about his new book, The Wood Between the |
| 0:38.6 | Worlds, a poetic theology of the cross. |
| 0:41.9 | He draws from art, literature, movies, and music to help us see the many facets of what Jesus really accomplished on that old rugged cross. |
| 0:50.0 | And Zand rejects the idea that violence wielded by Christians can be redemptive. |
| 0:55.2 | Also this week an early church father liked big couches and he cannot lie. |
| 1:00.3 | A few announcements before we begin. First we we have a bonus interview with Brian Zahn for Holy Post Plus subscribers this week. |
| 1:07.2 | And his book, The Wood Between the Worlds, is our Holy Post Book Club selection for this quarter. |
| 1:12.4 | So those who sign up for Holy Post Plus Club selection for this quarter. |
| 1:12.6 | So those who sign up for Holy Post Plus |
| 1:14.8 | at the $10 tier or higher |
| 1:17.0 | will get a free digital copy and access to my |
| 1:19.4 | live stream with Brian on March 12th, |
| 1:21.8 | where you can ask him your questions about the book as well. |
| 1:24.8 | And finally, I alluded to it when we recorded this episode, but we can officially announce |
| 1:29.3 | that our next Holy Post meet and greet will be in Orlando on March 1st. |
| 1:34.5 | Caitlin and I will be there along with a few other Holy Post pundits. |
| 1:38.4 | Tickets are on sale now. |
| 1:39.8 | Go to Holy Post.com slash events to learn more. Okay here's episode six hundred three. Hey there |
| 1:47.0 | welcome back to Holy Post podcast this is Phil Vissure I am here with two other |
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