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The Bible For Normal People

[Faith] Episode 44: J. Aaron Simmons - Søren Kierkegaard & Faith Beyond Christendom

The Bible For Normal People

The Bible for Normal People

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.73.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2024

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Faith for Normal People, Jared and J. Aaron Simmons delve into the philosopher Søren Kierkegaard’s radical critique of Christendom, explaining why he thought institutionalized religion had strayed from a more true Christian faith. They also cover Kierkegaard’s belief in faith as a lived experience rather than mere doctrine and the challenge to consider what is truly worthy of our worship and finitude. Show Notes → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

You're listening to Faith for Normal People, the only other God-ordained podcast on the internet.

0:04.7

I'm Pete Ens. And I'm Jared Bias.

0:06.7

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0:24.7

When you sign up you'll get access to the live one not only class plus a live Q&A session,

0:29.8

a link to the recording afterward and downloadable class slides. And as always it's pay what

0:34.7

you can until the class ends and then it costs $25 for the recording.

0:39.3

Members of our online community, the Society of Normal People get access to this class and all of our

0:43.9

classes for just 12 dollars a month but if you'd like to sign up for this class go to

0:47.9

the Bible for normal people dot com front slash banned books today on faith for normal

0:52.2

people it's just me and I'm talking about the philosopher,

0:55.7

Soren Kirkegaard with J. Aaron Simmons.

0:58.5

As many of you know, I've been a proponent of Kirkegaard as someone who has a lot to teach us, especially for those of us who are in a faith transition.

1:07.6

And Aaron didn't disappoint to be able to connect those dots in this episode, so I'm really excited for you to hear it.

1:13.6

He's a professor of philosophy he has a book called Camping with Kirkygard faithfulness as a way of life

1:18.9

I would encourage you to pick up as well as a sub-stack called Philosophy in the Wild.

1:23.1

J. Arren Simmons.com is where you can find out about the book,

1:26.6

about the sub-stack and everything else.

1:29.0

Don't forget to stay tuned at the end of the episode

1:30.9

for Quiet Time when Pete's gonna jump back in and will reflect on the

1:33.7

episode and what we learned from the conversation with Aaron. So hope you enjoy it.

1:40.0

We can live life together, I think most effectively, when we like Pirkigard,

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