Rowan Williams & Paul Kingsnorth • Conversion, culture and the cross: Are we ready to believe in God again?

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🗓️ 3 June 2022

⏱️ 85 minutes

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The Big Conversation - Episode 2 | Season 4 Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury engages with author Paul Kingsnorth on his adult conversion to Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Paul and Rowan talk about the spiritual longings that still exist under the surface of secular culture and whether ancient forms of Christianity may provide answers to today’s generation. For bonus content including the Jordan Peterson ebook, updates and more shows, sign up at: http://www.thebigconversation.show Take our survey: https://survey-star.net/williams Rowan Williams: http://rowanwilliams.archbishopofcanterbury.org/ Paul Kingsnorth's article: https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/cross The Big Conversation is a video series from 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 in partnership with John Templeton Foundation. • More shows, free eBook & newsletter: https://premierunbelievable.com • For live events: http://www.unbelievable.live • For online learning: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/training-and-events • 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	I've gone looking for Buddhism and I've gone looking for Wikipedia because I thought they've fitted with how I saw the world.
0:17.0	But I didn't think Christianity fitted the world to the top and I didn't want to be Christian.
0:22.0	Christianity properly understood tells you there's no such thing as dead matter. Creation around you within you, the creation that you are, the creation that you're part of, is all God acting, God loving, God inviting here and now.
0:37.0	And eventually I just basically had to accept that this was happening and give into it and see where it took me.
0:44.0	You're listening to unbelievable with Justin Briely.
0:51.0	Hello, welcome back to the show. It's the second episode of our new season of the big conversation today.
0:57.0	Rum Williams and Paul King's North in conversation. I'm Justin Briely. I'll be introducing them shortly.
1:03.0	And we'll also have some time at the end of today's show for your feedback too.
1:07.0	But a very happy Platinum Jubilee weekend to all citizens of her majesty, Queen Elizabeth, the second both here in the UK and across the Commonwealth, wherever you may be listening to unbelievable via podcast.
1:19.0	I'll even extend that to those rebellious subjects in the US of A.
1:22.0	What an achievement though. 70 years on the throne and a wonderful example to us all of service and Christian commitment.
1:29.0	There's lots of coverage of the festivities and special programming around this Jubilee celebration on Premier Christian radio over this weekend.
1:38.0	But returning to today's show, I'm glad to say we've got some exclusive stuff linked with our big conversation today.
1:45.0	If you subscribe to our newsletter at thebigconversation.show, we'll send you the e-book of our most popular big conversation ever.
1:54.0	That's Jordan Peterson and Susan Blackmore debating can we make sense of life without God.
1:59.0	You'll get the full show transcript in that e-book along with essays and resources around that very significant show.
2:05.0	We'd also love you to take a quick survey too about today's conversation, its multi-choice and really quick.
2:11.0	So further survey and that bonus content, that exclusive e-book from the big conversation.
2:17.0	Do go to thebigconversation.show or just click through to the links with today's podcast.
2:23.0	We've also got links there to our next big conversation live event. That's Michaela Peterson, daughter of Jordan Peterson and John McCray.
2:30.0	They're doing a conversation on the search for God among Gen Z and Millennials.
2:34.0	You can be part of that on the 12th of July. It's free to attend but you must register. That's an unbelievable dot live.
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