Cultural Update: The Ethics of Dire Wolves; What to Make of Miracles; Are Embryos Property?

Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture

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

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🗓️ 12 April 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Topics this week: An Atlantic article on Elaine Pagels' new book, "Miracles and Wonder." Is she downplaying the supernatural? This episode dives into her controversial take on New Testament miracles.Florida teacher fired for using a student's preferred name without parental consent. Where do parental rights collide with student support? Scientists have brought back the dire wolf. Is this a cool breakthrough or a recipe for disaster? We debate the ethics of de-extinction.Are embryos prope...

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0:00.0	Given our Easter season, should Christians rethink how we view the miraculous?
0:07.3	One popular author says we should.
0:10.0	A high school teacher will not have her contract renewed for using a student's preferred pronouns in Florida.
0:16.8	An extinct wolf brought back to life through genetic technology.
0:21.4	And part three of the New York Times deep dive on the technology and ethics of embryo selection and IVF.
0:28.0	These are the stories we'll discuss, and we will also address some of your questions.
0:32.7	I'm your host, Sean McDowell.
0:34.1	I'm your co-host, Scott Ray.
0:36.2	This is the Think Biblically Weekly Cultural Update, brought to you by Talbot School of Theology Biola University.
0:42.8	Scott, some weeks were kind of scraping to find good, relevant stories.
0:47.0	This week, we had too many, and we might be trying to do too much, but each of these stories is so significant.
0:53.5	We got to dive in and talk about
0:55.2	them.
0:55.7	I can't wait.
0:56.5	This is good stuff.
0:57.8	And I have a list of all the stories that we said no to that we just don't have time
1:04.8	for.
1:05.8	Well, this first one makes perfect sense because it's in the Easter season.
1:10.0	It's a piece in the Atlantic,
1:11.9	and the title is What to Make of Miracles. And it's about a new book by the 82-year-old
1:18.5	influential historical Jesus scholar Elaine Pagels. Now, the article starts by saying,
1:26.2	how should we understand miracles?
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