We are continuing our classic series through some of the best conversations on Whitehorse Inn from the 90s.

In this episode from 1996, Classic host Michael Horton,

Kim Riddlebarger,

and Rod Rosenblatt

discussed the topic of pragmatism and the church.

The ultimate question of pragmatism is not,

is this true, good, or beautiful, but rather, will it work?

On this program, the host traced this pragmatic spirit throughout the history of Christianity

in America.

While Pragmentism may look different today, we encourage you to use this conversation to help identify

what pragmatism is, what it looked like in history, and how you can identify it in its different

shapes and forms today.

Enjoy.

Five centuries ago in taverns and public houses across Europe,

the masses would gather for discussion and debate over the

latest ideas sweeping the land.

From one such meeting place, a small Cambridge inn called The White Horse, the Reformation came to the English-speaking world.

Carrying on the tradition, welcome to the White Horse Inn. Pragmatism has created a whole culture whose chief question isn't, is it true good or beautiful, but will it work?

We're obsessed with technology and techniques, how to build your

kitchen, how to make a million dollars, how to raise kids, how to have a positive

mental attitude. All of this preoccupation with the practical, technical, or methodological

has its philosophical nativity in the school of thought known as pragmatism.

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