15 - "Grateful" with Dr. Diana Butler Bass
Can I Say This At Church‽
English - March 17, 2018 04:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 197 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality Spirituality bible canisaythis church contemplative evangelical faith fundamentalist hell progressive reformed Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Four out of five Americans have said that they feel gratitude in their daily lives, but this seems to be at odds with the discontent that permeates modern society.
How do we navigate the chasm between our desire to be grateful and our ability to behave gratefully—a divide that influences our understanding of morality, worship, and institutional religion itself. Join in this week as I discuss gratitude and an economy of grace and love with Dr. Diana Butler Bass.
Guest Bio:
Diana Butler Bass is the author of eight books on American religion, including Christianity After Religion, Christianity for the Rest of Us, and A People's History of Christianity. She holds a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Duke University, has taught at the college and graduate level, and is currently an independent scholar. She was a columnist for the New York Times Syndicate, and blogs for the Huffington Post and the Washington Post on issues of religion, spirituality, and culture. Bass is a popular speaker at conferences, colleges and universities, and churches across North America. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia, with her husband, daughter, and dog.
Connect with Diana at her website is dianabutlerbass.com, she can be followed on Twitter at @dianabutlerbass, and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/d.butler.bass/
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