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Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture

Apologetics in the City (with Chris Brooks)

Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture

Talbot School of Theology at Biola University / Sean McDowell & Scott Rae

Christian, Talbot, Church, Culture, Biola, Think Biblically, Christianity, Sean Mcdowell, Scott Rae, Religion & Spirituality

4.71.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

What are the biggest barriers to faith in the urban setting? What are the most common counterfeit worldviews that are contending for the hearts and minds of people in the inner city? And how can Christians of all backgrounds partner with and learn from those doing apologetics in the city? These are just a few of the questions we explore with our guest, Chris Brooks, author of Urban Apologetics and grad of our Biola MA Apologetics program.Chris Brooks is the senior pastor of Woodside Bible Chu...

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What are the biggest barriers to faith in the black community?

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What are the most common counterfeit world views that are contending for the

0:09.9

black community and how can Christians of all backgrounds better understand and

0:14.0

engage the black community and the church today. These are just a few of the

0:17.8

questions we are going to explore today with our guest Chris Brooks, author of

0:22.0

Urban Apologetics and grad of our Biola MA Apologetics

0:26.5

program in 2010. I'm your host Sean McDowell. I'm your co-host Scott Ray.

0:31.8

Welcome to Think Biblically, a podcast from Taubal School Theology,

0:35.8

Biola University.

0:37.4

Chris, it's great to have you back.

0:39.0

Thanks for joining us.

0:40.7

It's always good to be with you guys.

0:43.0

Well, let's just jump in.

0:44.0

The title of your book is Urban Apologetics.

0:46.5

So maybe just define what you mean by that.

0:50.0

Yeah, I think the term has really two broad definitions or ways of explaining or thinking.

1:00.0

One, when you think of urban communities, urban areas, you're thinking about densit.

1:06.0

So this is where a population is most dense and areas of our country that are most populated.

1:14.6

But you're also thinking of another factor

1:17.4

and that is diversity.

1:19.3

So density and diversity, where do we have that?

1:22.0

Typically it's in our major cities

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