The Good of Religion Without the Bad? (#177)

Religion on the Mind

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Spirituality

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🗓️ 6 February 2023

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Tony Jones and I are joined by Jeff Green (Virginia Commonwealth University) and Daryl Van Tongeren (Hope College) to ask the vital question, "How can we get the benefits of religion without the potential dangers of religion?" Together we investigate what factors contribute to religion's positive and negative outcomes. Through this lens, we discuss ideological homogeneity, our need for certainty, cognitive dissonance, and how meaning-making can be such a strong motivator. Jeff's Faculty Page: https://psychology.vcu.edu/people/faculty/green.html Daryl's Faculty Page: https://hope.edu/directory/people/van-tongeren-daryl/index.html Daryl's Book "Humble: Free Yourself from the Traps of a Narcissistic World": https://www.amazon.com/Humble-Yourself-Traps-Narcissistic-World/dp/1615198571 Tony's Website: https://reverendhunter.com/ Help Fund Sarey's Movie (Now funding stretch goals!): http://winemakermovie.com/ ___________________________________________ Follow Dan on IG: www.instagram.com/dancoke/ Or Twitter: twitter.com/DanKoch Faith deconstruction resources: www.soyouredeconstructing.com/ Edited by Josh Gilbert (joshgilbertmedia@gmail.com -- he is accepting more work!) Join the Patreon for exclusive episodes (and more) every month: patreon.com/dankoch Email about the "sliding scale" for the Patreon: youhavepermissionpodcast@gmail.com YHP Patron-only FB group: tinyurl.com/ycvbbf98 Website: www.dankochwords.com/yhp.html Join Dan's email list: www.dankochwords.com/ Artwork by sprungle.co/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What I've dedicated my life to is revenge.
0:04.0	A brand new drama based on the best-selling novel.
0:07.0	They think they're better than us.
0:08.0	Who do you think you are?
0:10.0	I'm going to prove to them that they're wrong.
0:12.0	She's punishing me.
0:13.0	You destroyed my family.
0:14.0	I will not rest until I've destroyed yours.
0:17.0	A woman of substance on Channel 4 starts tonight at 9.
0:20.0	My name A woman of substance on Channel 4 starts tonight at 9.
0:25.7	My name is Dan Koch.
0:30.4	Like many of you, I've been on a complicated faith journey for a number of years now.
0:36.4	And while I tend to find myself on the progressive side of Christianity, my goal is not to make liberal converts.
0:39.7	I want this show to be a resource for Christians to my right and to my left, as well as former Christians and non-religious folks,
0:45.9	anyone who finds themselves asking difficult questions about God, science, prayer, fate, suffering, evangelism, and more. So many of us have been given
0:58.9	bad answers to those good questions, often by people with pure intentions. I want to say that
1:05.4	you have permission to take both Christianity and the modern world very seriously.
1:11.8	And I hope to facilitate that by introducing you to people seeking God across the Christian spectrum,
1:18.2	engaging hard questions in a multitude of ways.
1:21.5	Thanks for listening.
1:27.1	All right, guys, thank you for joining me. I am really looking forward to this conversation. I'm here with
1:33.1	Tony Jones, with Jeff Green from Virginia Commonwealth University, and Darrell Van Tongren from Hope College.
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