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God‘s story is the story of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. But it‘s also humanity‘s story, the story of a world fallen and blown apart and of a world reshaped and restored. It‘s the beginning of all beginnings and the end of all ends. Join Brent Siddall and the Rev Ian ‘Reido‘ Reid as they explore God, time, salvation and the cosmos. Explore the stories of Western culture as they pivot and interact with the main narrative of salvation history.
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Saturday Dec 14, 2024
Saturday Dec 14, 2024
Has moral knowledge disappeared from our society?
Brent talks with Steven Porter, Senior Research Fellow and Executive Director of the Martin Institute for Christianity and Culture at Westmont College and an Affiliate Professor of Theology and Spiritual Formation at the Institute for Spiritual Formation and Rosemead School of Psychology.
Steven talks about an important book by his teacher Dallas Willard which was in fact completed by Steven along with Aaron Preston and Gregg Ten Elshof. The book is Dallas’s ‘The Disappearance of Moral Knowledge’ which started life as an incredible series of lectures.
- (1:20) Why the book is so important;
- (3:55) What is moral knowledge?
- (7:15) Freedom from morality?
- (9:00) Why moral knowledge is important;
- (10:45) Moral knowledge and the university;
- (12:25) Did Dallas think that moral knowledge could be regained?
- (16:00) Steven’s involvement;
- (20:00) The contribution of philosophy to Western civilization.
Links mentioned in this episode:
dwillard.org/resources/books/disappearance-of-moral-knowledge
libarts.westmont.edu/about/institutes-and-centers/martin-institute-christianity-culture
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