Secularism, Secularization, and the Collapse of Christian Ireland — A Conversation with Crawford Gribben

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🗓️ 1 June 2022

⏱️ 58 minutes

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This is Thinking in Public, a program dedicated to intelligent conversation about frontline theological and cultural issues with the people who are shaping them.
In this edition of the popular podcast series “Thinking in Public,” Albert Mohler speaks with Crawford Gribben, professor of history at Queen’s University in Belfast about the history of Christianity in Ireland and the country’s decline into secularism.
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0:00.0	This is thinking in public, a program dedicated to intelligent conversation about
0:09.9	frontline theological and cultural issues with the people who are shaping them.
0:14.1	I'm Albert Mughal, your host and president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in
0:18.2	Louisville, Kentucky.
0:19.6	Crawford Gribbon is professor of history at Queens University in Belfast.
0:23.2	Prior to his tenure at Queens University,
0:25.8	he taught at the University of Manchester
0:27.5	and Trinity College in Dublin.
0:29.5	His research is focused widely, including
0:32.2	a focus on Puritanism and early modern
0:34.3	political theology led to the publication of nearly 20 books, dozens of academic
0:39.0	articles throughout his career. Today we're going to be talking about his most recent book, The Rise and Fall of Christian Ireland, a book that chronicles the history of Christianity in Ireland, again, is going to be a lively topic of our conversation today.
0:52.0	Professor Crawford Griven, welcome to thinking in public.
0:55.2	Well, thank you very much.
0:57.1	It's really great to be here.
0:59.3	I have been fascinated of necessity with the pattern of secularization and frankly theories of secularization and
1:07.8	I'm old enough that I entered this conversation before there was conclusive proof of radical secularization
1:16.9	in many societies.
1:18.6	Certainly is a process that we could watch.
1:22.3	But I have to say that if there is one most interesting laboratory on planet Earth right now,
1:26.2	it appears to be the nation of Ireland or the people of Ireland, I should say. And you've written this astounding
1:31.9	book, The Rise and Fall of Christian Ireland.
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