The Christian Transhumanist Podcast

Ep 26: Philip Clayton & The Spectrum of Belief

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Raised by atheists, now a theologian and philosopher, Philip Clayton joins us to discuss the messy world between doubt and belief, feeling stuck in Christianity, and being okay with unanswered questions.

  • Do you find God at 6,000 feet?
  • The Spectrum/Grid of Belief — occupying the liminal space between belief and doubt.
  • Are you willing to escape prison, and how does that apply to belief in God?
  • Thinkers referenced:
  • Roger Haight: All Books
  • Peter Berger: A Far Glory
  • Peter Rollins
  • Ian Barbour
  • [Ted Peters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Peters_(theologian))
  • John Haught
  • Stephen Jay Gould on "non-overlapping magisteria". See his book Rocks of Ages
  • Wolfhart Pannenberg
  • Technophobes vs. Technophiles, and where does Christian Transhumanism fit?
  • Bill Joy: Why the Future Doesn’t Need Us
  • Alvin Toffler: Future Shock
  • Did humans grow up to soon?
  • Is your worldview raft seaworthy?
  • Emergence / Neural-Darwinism
  • Religious Minimalism / Minimalist Christianity
  • The Future of Faith, Science & Religion
  • Panentheism & Wolfhart Pannenberg
  • Postmodernism vs. Modernism across disciplines
  • The [Precautionary principle](Precautionary principle) vs the Proactionary principle
  • Philip Clayton's new project: Toward Ecological Civilization (EcoCiv)
  • Philip Clayton's numerous books, including Religion and Science, and The Predicament of Belief
  • Philip Clayton's web site, and on [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Clayton_(philosopher)) and Huffington Post
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