Deep Talks: Exploring Theology and Meaning Making
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
The Death of Superman. Kingdom Come. Fight Club.
These are just a few of the cultural artifacts emerging from our collective cultural consciousness that give evidence to an imminent shift away from secularity in the West. Our modern myths are showing signs of a shifting cultural moment. We were told that if we killed God we'd have a religionless world, but what we got instead were new gods. Now, we're not so sure that we like these new gods better. Who or what are the new gods?
Let's look at a couple of significant cultural stories to see evidence of this growing discontent with the new gods of the secular age.
Plus, I'll discuss what happened in the 1960's and 70's in the New Age phenomenon, the psychedelic counter-cultural movement, and the Charismatic renewal movements which poked holes in the secular frame and how that eventually led to the New Atheism in the mid-2000's; and we'll see how New Atheism spawned the contemporary counter-movements to the meaning crisis like Joe Rogan pscychedllic resurgance, Jordan Peterson's intellectual dark web, Sam Harris materialist meditation practices, and John Vervaeke.
If you find this podcast to be helpful and you want to see it continue ad-free, would you consider becoming a supporter on Patreon?
Help us reach our first goal of 300 patrons in order to sustain weekly, ad-free theological and philosophical education to anyone with an internet connection!
Members of the Deep Talks Patreon Community receive bonus Q & A Episodes, articles, charts, forum discussions and more. STARTING THIS MONTH, WE'LL HAVE AN PATREON COMMUNITY GROUP ZOOM HANG-OUT to build relationships with others across the world and to do theology and meaning-making together.
https://www.patreon.com/deeptalkstheologypodcast
To Subscribe & Review on Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deep-talks-exploring-theology-and-meaning-making/id1401730159
Connect with Paul Anleitner on Twitter at:
https://twitter.com/PaulAnleitner
Navigating Political Divisions Among Christians
John Vervaeke & Paul Vander Klay
Evolution & The Slain Lamb
Parker Settecase | Is God Writing a Good Story?
Mind Software: How Culture Programs Your Values (Part 2)
Mind Software- How Culture Programs Your Values (Part 1)
John Mark McMillan Wrestles with Our Violent Heroes (Part 2)
John Mark McMillan Wrestles with Our Violent Heroes (Part 1)
Dr. Chris Green | Christianity & The Complicated Cowboy Myth: Jesus, John Wayne, & Masculinity
The Inevitability of Death: A Lenten Theological Reflection
Prosperity Gospel, Open Theism, and the Problem of Evil with Dan Kent
John Mark McMillan, Stephen Roach, Ted Kim (Part 2) | Transcendence, Time, & Ecclesiastes
John Mark McMillan, Stephen Roach, Ted Kim (Part 1) | Longing & Survival | Makers & Mystics Roundtable
Strahan Coleman | Beyond Consumeristic Christianity (Part 2)
Strahan Coleman | A More Holistic Charismatic (Part 1)
Spiritual Species (Part 4)- Damien Walter | Transcendence & Story
Spiritual Species (Part 3) - Damien Walter | The Role of Story
A Quest for Meaning as a Spiritual Species (Part 2)- Dr. Clay Routledge & Ben Wilterdink
A Quest for Meaning as a Spiritual Species (Part 1)- Dr. Clay Routledge & Ben Wilterdink
Gen Z Wrestles with the Problem of Evil (Part 2)
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Life After Ministry
Cast The Word
Let Me Be Frank | Bishop Frank Caggiano’s Podcast | Diocese of Bridgeport, CT
The Bible Recap
The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)