RTN Theology #1: The Intersection of Christianity & Culture in the United States ft. James K.A. Smith
The Road to Now
Benjamin Sawyer
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🗓️ 7 December 2017
⏱️ 72 minutes
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In the premier episode of our theology subseries, RTN Theology we welcome Christian philosopher James K.A. Smith to discuss the intersection of Christianity and culture in the United States. We also chat about his illuminating Op-Ed that appeared in the Thanksgiving edition of the Washington Post, which looks at 'love of country' from a religious perspective. Smith penned "Awaiting the King," a new book that studies secularism and its impact on modern day religion.
Ian Skotte tracked down the Swedish textile archeologist who believes she may have discovered a link between Viking and Muslim cultures from the ninth century. However, not everyone is convinced of these findings.
Finally, singer/songwriter David Childers rounds out our show. It just seemed appropriate to take time out during the Christmas holiday and spend time with our good friend. We discuss his take on gospel music and songs of the season as only David Childers can.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to RTN Theology. I'm Bob Crawford. Richard Roar said, |
| 0:05.2 | The theological virtue of hope is the patient and trustful willingness to live without closure, |
| 0:11.7 | without resolution, and still be content and even happy because our satisfaction is now |
| 0:17.2 | at another level, and our source is beyond ourselves. |
| 0:22.4 | Martin Luther says, not by reading books and speculating, but by living, dying, and being |
| 0:29.0 | damned, make a theologian. |
| 0:32.2 | An old Erasmus of Rotterdam, one of my favorites, said, |
| 0:35.9 | is the general accepted privilege of theologians |
| 0:39.0 | to stretch the heavens that is the scriptures like tanners with a hide. |
| 0:46.8 | It is my hope that once every other month you and I will be able to get together to talk about |
| 0:52.7 | God, faith, and religion. |
| 1:00.6 | Joining us in conversation will be theologians, philosophers, politicians, business leaders, and artists, |
| 1:04.7 | each sharing their own theories, ideas, and personal anecdotes. |
| 1:10.8 | On our show today, we welcome Christian philosopher James K.A. Smith, who is currently professor of philosophy at Calvin College, holding the Gary and Henrietta biker chair in applied reformed theology and worldview. |
| 1:18.6 | And a little bit later, Ian Skata joins us with a report about researchers in Sweden who have discovered Arabic characters woven into burial costumes from |
| 1:29.5 | Viking grave boats. The discovery raises new questions about the influence of Islam and Scandinavia. |
| 1:35.9 | And we'll close out today with a visit from my old friend David Childers. We'll discuss some of his |
| 1:41.2 | gospel albums and some of his favorite songs of the Christmas |
| 1:44.6 | holiday season. |
| 1:46.1 | But first, this being a theology podcast, I thought it would be appropriate for me to share |
| 1:50.9 | a little bit about my own faith journey with you. |
| 1:56.0 | I was raised in the Catholic Church. |
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