Ideology

Ideology

By Drew Steadman & Mick MurraySociety & Culture
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Ideology episodes

  • A Conversation on Race & Ethnicity

    In Episode 8 of Season 2, Drew and Mick begin a conversation on race and ethnicity, laying the groundwork for a broader discussion by looking at the history of ethnicity from a Biblical perspective, and how race factors into the larger mission of God as revealed in the scriptures.  


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    Episode notes: 

    - The Stanford Encyclopedia 

    - The Serial Expansion of Christianity by Andrew Walls (article)

    41 min
  • Sexual Identity

    In Episode 7 of Season 2, Mick and Drew build on the Season 1 episodes regarding Sexual Ethics and delve more deeply into the differences between secular and Christian understandings of human sexuality.


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    Episode notes: 

    - Marty Solomon and the Bema Discipleship Podcast

    - The Rise & Triumph of the Modern Self by Carl Trueman

    38 min
  • Utilitarian Ethics & Christian Moral Philosophy

    In Episode 6 of Season 2, Drew and Mick pick back up the discussion on ethics begun in Episodes 1 & 2 of Season 2 and look more in depth at three specific ethical constructs that dominate modern (Western) discourse and compare them with Christian ethics. 


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    Episode notes: 

    - Stanley Hauerwas - Resident Aliens

    - Gordon Fee's - Paul, the Spirit, & the People of God



    36 min
  • The Church of the Future

    In Episode 5 of Season 2, Drew and Mick walk us through four expressions of the church - micro church, megachurch, sacramental, and pentecostal - and explore the tensions, strengths, and weaknesses inherent in each expression.  They end with a plea to appreciate the strengths and to learn from the weaknesses with humility as the Holy Spirit continues to guide the church in our day.  


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    Episode notes: 

    - Lost Heritage by Dr. Kim Tan

    - References also to William Abraham

    42 min
  • Buddhist, Secular, & Christian Approaches to the Problem of Pain
    In Episode 4 of Season 2, Mick and Drew compare and contrast the Buddhist, Secular, and Christian understandings of the nature of suffering and our subsequent response to this universal reality, as well as how the church has been impacted - perhaps unwittingly - by secular ideology on the issue.  
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    Episode notes: 
    - Os Guinness
    30 min
  • Freud, Nietzsche, & Expressive Individualism

    In Episode 3 of Season 2, Drew and Mick look at A Secular Age by Charles Taylor, After Virtue by Alasdair MacIntyre, and The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self by Carl Trueman.  These works look at the evolution of the philosophical underpinnings of how we've come to understand the self, beginning in the Enlightenment, right on through Freud and Nietzsche to the present.  


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    Episode notes:

    - Drew also mentioned Why Liberalism Failed by Patrick Deneen

    45 min
  • Ethics & COVID - A Case Study

    In Episode 2 of Season 2, Drew and Mick applied last week's thoughts on ethics to the effects of COVID over the past 18 months, and how applying the biblical ethic locally can help us appreciate and approach complex issues at scale.


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    Episode notes:

    - The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard

    - Wealth, Poverty, and Politics by Thomas Sowell

    31 min
  • Ethics, Morality, & Discernment

    In Episode 1 of Season 2, Drew and Mick discuss the discernment needed in today's climate of performative ethics and call the church to think critically about the foundations of the morality by which we are evaluating the world around us.   


    **Mick's new podcast, Meditations, can be found on all major podcast platforms.  


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    Episode notes:

    - After Virtue by Alasdair Macintyre

    34 min
  • The Book of Job - Pain, Justice, & Perspective

    In Episode 37, Mick continues to build on the tips and tools from Episode 35 and walks through the context, structure, and main themes of the book of Job, as well as where those themes intersect with the broader themes of this podcast.  


    **Broadcasting note: we will be taking a 4-week break from recording.  We will be back with the start of season 2 on July 5th.  Until then, take some time to get caught up on content you've missed.  


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    33 min

About Ideology

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Welcome to Ideology, a podcast where we explore the shift in Western culture from operating within a predominantly Judeo-Christian belief system to a primarily secular belief system and how followers of Jesus can be formed into the image of Christ in this context.