079: Being the Church in an Age of Secular Mysticisms (Dr. Andrew Root)
Attaching to God: Neuroscience-informed Spiritual Formation
English - November 15, 2023 16:00 - 41 minutes - 28.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality neuroscience relational neuroscience ifs psychology faith spirituality theology spiritual formation spiritual practices god Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
When atheists want spirituality, how should the church respond? In a secular age offering a buffet of spiritualities, all focused on the self and personal transformation, how is the Christian view similar or different than these alternative pathways? When everyone is spiritual, but few are religious, what is distinctive about following Jesus? And can I be a mystic without God?
Dr. Andrew Root joins the podcast to talk about the rise in secular mysticism and what it means for the church in the 21st century.
Dr. Root is the Carrie Olson Baalson Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary. He is the author of more than twenty books. Most recently is his The Church in an Age of Secular Mysticisms: Why Spiritualities without God Fail to Transform Us.
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