Rod Dreher & Louise Perry • Christianity, the Sexual Revolution and the future of the West

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🗓️ 28 April 2023

⏱️ 79 minutes

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The Big Conversation - Episode 2 | Season 5 Is post-Christendom a brave new world or a culture in collapse? Can ancient wisdom still offer answers to the modern problems of life? Rod Dreher is Senior Editor of The American Conservative and author of bestselling books including 'The Benedict Option' and 'Live Not By Lies'. Louise Perry is a journalist and campaigner against sexual violence. Her book ‘The Case Against The Sexual Revolution’ explains why today’s liberal hook up culture has been bad for women from a purely socio-evolutionary perspective. They discuss Christianity, the sexual revolution and the future of the West. • For bonus content, updates and more shows sign up at: http://www.thebigconversation.show • Take our survey! https://survey-star.net/rodandlouise The Big Conversation is a video series from Premier Unbelievable? featuring world-class thinkers across the religious and non-religious community. Exploring science, faith, philosophy and what it means to be human. The Big Conversation is produced by Premier Unbelievable? in partnership with John Templeton Foundation. • Subscribe to the Unbelievable? podcast: https://pod.link/267142101 • More shows, free eBook & newsletter: https://premierunbelievable.com • For live events: http://www.unbelievable.live • For online learning: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/training • Support us in the USA: http://www.premierinsight.org/unbelievableshow • Support us in the rest of the world: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/donate

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	Looking at the gap between what I was experiencing during front line work and what I had been taught as feminist theory
0:14.0	shook my faith in feminist theory.
0:17.0	It's not simply a Christian critique to say that the sexual revolution and the culture of the sexual revolution is a bad thing.
0:25.0	It seems to have just abandoned any effort to control men and to constrain male sexuality which has to be constrained.
0:31.0	It's justified by contemporary liberal feminist as being something beneficial for women but in fact those who have benefited the most are the ones who have the most contempt for women.
0:45.0	You are listening to unbelievable the show that aims to get you thinking.
0:49.0	I'm Ruth Jackson and today we have the second episode in our brand new series of the big conversation.
0:55.0	Justin Briley hosts Rodd Rayher and Louise Perry discussing the sexual revolution, Christianity and the future of the West.
1:02.0	You can watch the video of today's big conversation over at thebigconversation.show.
1:07.0	And while you're there why not register for our newsletter which will give you early access to new episodes as well as hours of bonus content,
1:15.0	including the exclusive ebook edition of NTRI and Douglas Murray discussing identity, myth and miracles.
1:21.0	The challenges of living in a post-Christian world.
1:24.0	Do let us know what you think of this episode by filling out the brief survey linked with today's program.
1:29.0	But now over to Justin Briley for the big conversation.
1:32.0	Hello and welcome to the big conversation from Premier Unbelievable brought to you in partnership with John Templeton Foundation.
1:44.0	I'm your host Justin Briley.
1:46.0	The big conversation is all about questions around science, philosophy, history and culture with big thinkers across the belief spectrum.
1:53.0	Today we're looking at Christianity, the sexual revolution and the future of the West.
1:58.0	Rodd Rayher is senior editor of the American Conservative and a noted journalist and public commentator.
2:04.0	He's the author of bestselling books including The Benedict Option and Live Not by Lies.
2:09.0	He thinks the culture wars have already been lost by Christians but believes that the Benedict option is best, building strong Christian communities as a boorke against secular culture.
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