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Religion on the Mind

Who’s Afraid of Evolutionary Psychology? (#47)

Religion on the Mind

Religion on the Mind

Religion, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality

4.7542 Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2019

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Summary

As it turns out, both conservatives AND liberals, depending who you talk to. But is it a valid field of research, and what do we learn about human nature from evolutionary psychology? Dan also talks with Dr. Justin Barrett (Fuller Seminary) about so-called “cultural evolution,” where the evolution of humanity moves at a much more rapid pace, and through the dissemination of information, values, stories, etc, rather than through genetic mutation and selection. And of course, they discuss what implications all of this might have for theology and Christian practice.Fuller Seminary’s Theology & Psychology Initiative: theopsych.comEdited by Laura Kondourajian Join the Patreon for exclusive episodes (and more) every month: patreon.com/dankochYHP Patron-only FB group: https://tinyurl.com/ycvbbf98Website: youhavepermissionpod.comJoin Dan's email list: dankochwords.comArtwork by http://sprungle.co/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 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.

0:04.7

A brand new drama based on the best-selling novel.

0:07.5

They think they're better than us.

0:08.5

Who do you think you are?

0:09.8

I'm going to prove to them that they're wrong.

0:11.5

She's punishing me.

0:13.0

You destroyed my family.

0:14.3

I will not rest until I've destroyed yours.

0:17.0

A woman of substance on Channel 4 starts tonight at 9.

0:24.2

My name is Dan Koch.

0:26.1

Like many of you, I've been on a complicated faith journey for a number of years now.

0:30.9

And while I tend to find myself on the progressive side of Christianity, my goal is not to make

0:36.4

liberal converts.

0:39.3

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

0:44.9

folks, anyone who finds themselves asking difficult questions about God, science, prayer, fate,

0:58.9

suffering, evangelism, and more. So many of us have been given 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.

1:25.5

My guest today is Justin Barrett.

1:28.6

And my understanding in the world of cognitive psychology, cognitive science, he's kind of a big deal in that world.

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