The Loneliness Epidemic (with Susan Mettes)

Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture

Talbot School of Theology at Biola University / Sean McDowell & Scott Rae

Christian, Talbot, Church, Culture, Biola, Think Biblically, Christianity, Sean Mcdowell, Scott Rae, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 15 April 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Coming out of COVID, with gatherings restricted, there is a renewed emphasis on loneliness in the culture at large. As Susan Mettes reports in her new book, The Loneliness Epidemic, many of these trends were in existence long before COVID hit but exacerbated by the 2+ years of restrictions. Join Scott and Sean for this insightful discussion that touches us all. Susan Mettes is a behavioral scientist and researcher and Associate Editor for Christianity Today. She lives with her husband i...

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0:00.0	Welcome to Think Biblically, Conversations on Faith and Culture, a podcast from Talbot School of Theology here at Biola University.
0:08.5	I'm your host Scott Ray, Dean of Faculty and Professor of Christian Ethics.
0:12.6	And I'm your co-host, Sean McDow,
0:14.0	Professor of Apologetics.
0:15.9	We're here with our special guest, Susan Metis,
0:19.2	who is halfway around the world at present.
0:22.2	Susan, we're very grateful for you joining us at the end of your work day.
0:26.0	Hopefully we're not interrupting your dinner hour.
0:29.0	But she's written a fascinating new book,
0:32.0	which we wanted our listeners to be aware of called
0:34.2	the loneliness epidemic, subtitle Why So Many of us Feel Alone and how leaders can
0:39.6	respond. It's a very timely book especially coming out of a two-year pandemic where people were locked down for a long period of time.
0:48.0	Susan's coming to us from her home in Daris Salaam, Tanzania, where she lives with her husband who is on a diplomatic
0:55.6	military posting.
0:56.7	She is an associate editor of Christianity today.
0:59.8	She has done research on a wide variety of topics.
1:03.4	I think it's fair to say, Susan,
1:05.0	that you're a professional researcher.
1:08.2	And so, first of all, welcome.
1:10.3	Really glad to have you with us.
1:11.7	Thanks for coming on and talking to us about your book.
1:14.0	Thank you so much. I'm happy to be here.
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