GIVING Thanks with Cornelius Plantinga (ep. 51)

06/02/2024 40 min Episodio 51
GIVING Thanks with Cornelius Plantinga (ep. 51)

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Episode Synopsis

On this episode of the podcast, we talk with Dr. Cornelius Plantinga, about his newly released book on Gratitude: Why Giving Thanks is the Key to Our Well Being. Among the topics we discuss:
What it means to say that giving thanks is the key to our well being
The relationship between the spontaneity of "feeling thankful" and the intentional practice of "cultivating gratitude"
How we might learn from others in our lives or biblical characters as an "apprenticeship" of gratitude
The difference between the biblical virtue of gratitude and gratitude as "self-improvement"
Gratitude in the Reformed tradition and other streams
Counsel for those who struggle to be grateful and where we might start.

Get the book: http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/gratitude/414400