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Thinking Out Loud
Hosted by Nathan Rittenhouse & Cameron McAllister · EN
For those interested in thoughtful cultural analysis without all the apocalyptic forecasts, Thinking Out Loud is a podcast about current events and Christian hope. Hosted by Nathan Rittenhouse and Cameron McAllister, co-founders of Thinking Out Loud, a ministry that seeks to bridge the gap between discipleship and apologetics, this is a show that seeks to connect the dots on the subject of Christian realism.
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Disagreeing with Dallas Willard
Dec 6, 202400:33:57Tap to summarizeWe often talk about the importance of civil disagreement on TOL. In this episode, we do our best to model what it looks like as we both explore a major disagreement with a thinker we deeply admire. We hope it’s helpful to you.
Transcribe →Hope Is Not Optimism
Dec 3, 202400:41:34Tap to summarizeAdvent is upon us. For Christians, this is a season centered on Christian hope. But in a world that’s increasingly filled with despair, what does Christian hope actually look like? Though there’s nothing wrong with optimism, it’s a good deal less durable than hope. This becomes especially obvious when the world is falling apart. In this episode, we consider the shape of Christian hope today and we draw generously from Scripture to put flesh and blood on our statements.
Transcribe →The Myth of Toxic Positivity
Nov 26, 202400:42:39Tap to summarizeIt’s Thanksgiving week. We’re supposed to be going through the motions of gratitude—a basic mode of orientation that’s conspicuously absent in our consumer culture. Add to that the increasingly suspicious view of positivity and this particular day becomes more of a challenge. In this episode, we explore the underpinnings of this suspicion and consider how gratitude, far from being a shallow affectation, is actually a basic frame of mind for Christians.
Transcribe →The Shape of Christian Hope Today
Nov 22, 202400:43:43Tap to summarizeWe recently had the privilege of participating in a symposium at Restoration Presbyterian Church devoted to the topic of understanding our cultural moment. This week’s episodes will be a bit different: we’re going to release both of the talks we gave at the symposium and today you’ll hear from Nathan. We pray that it’s helpful to you.
Transcribe →Persuasion and the Need for Christian Hope
Nov 19, 202400:45:50Tap to summarizeWe recently had the privilege of participating in a symposium at Restoration Presbyterian Church devoted to the topic of understanding our cultural moment. This week’s episodes will thus be a bit different: we’re going to release both of the talks we gave at the symposium, starting with Cameron’s. We pray that it’s helpful to you.
Transcribe →The New Role of Psychedelics
Aug 23, 2024Tap to summarizeA fascinating article in New Atlantis Magazine charts the strange cultural journey of psychedelics. What began as a full-blown Utopian vision to heal a fractured modern society has ended in yet another bland consumer option. We’ve come a long way from Timothy Leary to Joe Rogen. In this episode, we consider this strange trajectory.
Transcribe →Canceling Alistair Begg
Feb 9, 2024Tap to summarizeThe popular conservative pastor, Alistair Begg, recently found himself at the center of controversy when he assured a grandmother that it was okay for her to attend her grandchild’s marriage to a transgender person, provided she was clear on her opposition to the matter. Begg promptly found himself disinvited from a number of conferences. Most seriously, Truth for Life—the program based on his sermons—was dropped by American Family Radio. Given that we just discussed the cancellation of Calvin Robinson from the Mere Anglicanism conference, we thought we’d turn our attention to this latest controversy.
Transcribe →Timothy Keller, a Normal Christian Life
May 23, 2023Tap to summarizeAs the tributes continue to pour in for the late Tim Keller, we wanted to add our own words of appreciation for the man. Join us as we explore Tim Keller’s legacy and consider what distinguished him as a minister in today’s world.
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