L'Abri Canada

This follow up talk on Jordan Peterson aims not at the theological but at the cultural and political. This talk seeks to answer two questions: How did Jordan Peterson become popular? and How has he remained popular? The answers are surprisingly not the same but are also not mutually exclusive.

NOTE: The beginning of the talk has extensive video/audio clips that help orient a person new to Peterson's political views and the rise of his fame. If one is very familiar with Peterson, one may want to skip ahead to the second question at about the 1:00:00 mark.

NOTE 2: All talks include a discussion period. This talk is 1:42:00 in length without discussion.

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Our cultural obsession with human beauty has led to many damaging results, both physical and psychological. Yet fascination with human beauty is present in every culture and era. Is our love of beauty just a social construct, an adaptive feature of evolution, or something more profound? Join us in thinking about how to face human beauty in a way that leads us to the beauty of God.

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This is a look at Daniel 3, the story of the three friends thrown into the fiery furnace, yet preserved by God's power. This story challenges us to move away from the Peter Pan Syndrome into virtuous and courageous adulthood, and better yet, into being made like Christ.

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Increasingly younger evangelicals have become more active in their church's mission toward those marginalized yet at the same time, have become more skeptical of Christian orthodoxy. This has arisen from a historical flow of ideas (out of Marxism) that informs their faith and is actually inimical to Christian faith and faithful Christian action. This talk will look at some of those differences, and hopes to call Christians toward a just and faithful witness for structural changes.

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Aldous Huxley’s dystopian novel, published in 1931, envisions a future world governed by the mantra, “Everybody’s happy now.” Today, many of the once-shocking predictions in his novel have already come to pass as we sacrifice questions of human freedom and dignity for the pursuit of comfort and pleasure.

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Hospitality is often reduced to 'hosting' but should be seen as a faithful Christian witness not just in our homes, but intimately in our own person and widely out in society. This talk develops our understanding of Christian hospitality through the concepts of 'true truth' and 'true spirituality,' two concepts important to L'Abri's own hospitality.   

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In an era deemed post-truth and awash in fake news stories, do we really need more fiction? Explore the ways great stories can help us dwell more deeply in reality, experiencing the wonder, heartache, and hope of truth.

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How might we think of crying out to God if everything rests in God's hands? David Salverda, a pastor, looks through theological, particularly Reformed, responses at how people were called to understand their suffering in light of God's sovereign power. In light of these formulations, must we "keep calm and carry on" or might these give us the grounds for faithful and honest lament?

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This talk is about Francis Schaeffer's little book called Back to Freedom and Dignity where he explains how a reductionistic view of humans open us up to manipulation by an academic and scientific elite funded by the state. I will look at how his argument engaged his 1970s audience and then we will discuss together how we can see the implications in today's society.

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Are we to think of sex as one of our basic human needs? Is it a human right?

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