New Persuasive Words

In this episode we consider why prominent evangelical leaders still support President Trump, even amidst recent revelations of an affair with an adult film star.

In the intro we mentioned Glen Scrivener's podcast. You can find it here: http://speaklife.org.uk/tep/.

In this episode we consider the late medieval philosophical movement called Nominalism. Many think it's the movement that gave birth to the modern world.

In our second episode of 2018 we ask if the world is getting better. We reflect on Time Magazine's interview with Bill Gates and Rowan Williams' review of John Millbank's newest book, The Politics of Virtue, co-authored with Adrian Pabst.

You can find the Bill Gates interview here: http://time.com/5086907/bill-gates-nancy-gibbs-interview/.

The Rowan Williams review is here: https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2016/10/liberalism-and-capitalism-have-hollowed-out-society-so-where-do-we-turn-now.

In this episode we consider what it would look like to have a more civilized public discourse in 2018.

In this episode we talk about the mystery at the heart of Christmas: the Incarnation.

In the last episode we wanted to talk about whether or not the Virgin Birth still makes sense for modern Christians. We initially wanted to tackle three issues: (1) the biblical witness, (2) the theological truth and (3) the existential significance. We only got to part 1 in the last episode. We hit part 2 and 3 in this one. Merry Christmas.

In this episode we think about whether or not the Virgin Birth still makes sense for modern Christians. We initially wanted to tackle three issues: (1) the biblical witness, (2) the theological truth and (3) the existential significance. We only got to part 1 in this episode. Our endeavor is parts 2 and 3 before Christmas Eve.

We are joined on a "Friday Night Lights" episode by Greg Strawbridge. The Rev. Dr. Greg Strawbridge is the pastor of All Saints Church in Lancaster, Pa. He's authored and edited several books and is the founder of Wordmp3.com.

Special Guest: Gregg Strawbridge.

In this episode, recorded the day after the special Senate election in Alabama to fill Jeff Sessions' seat, we talk about the signficance of Roy Moore's defeat for American public life.

In this episode we consider whether tribalism is a more decisive force in our culture than ideology.

We mention a new book written by Alan Jacobs called _How To Think: A Survival Guide for a World at Odds. _ You can find it here: https://www.amazon.com/How-Think-Survival-Guide-World/dp/0451499603.