Episode 426: Power, Freedom, and Identity with N.T. Wright
The Holy Post
Phil Vischer
4.5 • 4.4K Ratings
🗓️ 14 October 2020
⏱️ 84 minutes
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Summary
The most esteemed New Testament scholar alive today is back on the show! N.T. Wright discusses his new book about John's gospel, "Broken Signposts." Wright talks to Skye about two competing visions of power and freedom at work in the world today, and how the church sometimes fails to follow the right one. He also unpacks how "identity" has become the dominant framework in our culture, how it's a reaction to colonialism, and the danger it poses to Christian unity. Also this week—Is America having a moral convulsion? David Brooks things so. The gang discusses his new article about what happens when we lose trust in America's institutions and in one another, and why the church could be the answer. Plus, Phil gets invited to a cookout, Christian wins another award, and Skye's dog vomits on his sofa.
Should Christians vote for Trump? Eric Metaxas vs David French:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuYk4-NdCz0"America Is Having a Moral Convulsion":
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/10/collapsing-levels-trust-are-devastating-america/616581/
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there, this is Phil. Welcome back to the Holypost podcast. I am here with Skyjitani. |
| 0:04.6 | Hi Phil. |
| 0:05.4 | Hi Sky and Christian Taylor. |
| 0:07.8 | Hello Phil. |
| 0:09.0 | Hi Christian and Jason Rogan controls. |
| 0:12.6 | Hey there. |
| 0:13.4 | Hi Jason. |
| 0:14.6 | How is everybody? |
| 0:16.6 | Sky, maybe getting a new puppy? |
| 0:18.8 | Hopefully, yes, in a few weeks. |
| 0:21.2 | That's exciting. The old puppy is worn out and can do nothing now, but hack in the background. |
| 0:26.0 | Yeah, he barfed on my sofa today. |
| 0:27.8 | Did he? |
| 0:28.8 | Yeah. |
| 0:29.3 | That was fun. |
| 0:30.3 | That's how I that's how I felt after the last presidential debate. |
| 0:34.3 | Someone had just come to my house and barfed on my sofa and Christian Taylor. |
| 0:40.4 | How are you? |
| 0:41.4 | You're back. |
| 0:42.4 | You've been traveling all over the place. |
| 0:43.4 | I am just got back from Ohio. That was very exciting. |
| 0:46.1 | I saw two podcast families there. So I was super happy that they came and yeah, it was |
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