Deconstructing Faith, Truth as Relationship, Trusting your Gut (whole over parts)

27/01/2025 54 min Temporada 4 Episodio 51
Deconstructing Faith, Truth as Relationship, Trusting your Gut (whole over parts)

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In this conversation the guys explores the concept of faith deconstruction and truth, emphasizing the importance of a holistic view of life. Many people deconstruct not Christianity but specific expressions or packaged forms of it, often driven by personal experiences and dissatisfaction with rigid, mechanistic approaches. They highlight the need for a synthesized understanding of truth that includes emotions and relationships, advocating for a more humble and open approach to truth that trusts the 'gut.' The discussion also touches on the role of the right hemisphere in processing gut feelings and the importance of listening and discernment deconstructing.00:00 Teaser01:41 Into - Looking Forward to 202505:07 - Deconstructing Christianity06:43 - Deconstructing a form/model of Christianity09:48 - The origins of deconstruction - postmodernism12:16 - Our experiences with deconstruction14:08 - The "holding space" during deconstruction16:42 - Critical thought and faith go together18:40 - Ex-vangelical deconstruction20:37 - Deconstruction is a response to fundamentalism24:21 - Finite being can't know with certainty27:39 - Greame's experience with prayer34:26 - Truth is a relationship37:36 - Truth is found in synthesis40:14 - Christianity's truth is best understood as a whole46:37 - Deconstructing a mechanistic view of churchPodcast hosts are Greame Flett, Jonathan Hoskin, and Joey Millington.The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the individuals expressing and do not reflect the opinions and beliefs of any affiliated organisations or ministries.

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