Listen "The Surprising Story Behind WWJD (with Dr. Jess Joustra)"
Episode Synopsis
How do we imitate Jesus in 2023? There is a growing interest in a particular theological tradition and it helps us answer this question in our modern age. This is not the Calvinism of memes, but the Calvinism of Herman Bavinck and Abraham Kuyper. Our regular hosts, Andrew Noble and Joel Jacob, spoke with Dr. Joustra about this history, the story behind WWJD bracelets, the different ways of answering, "What Would Jesus Do?" and how everything (including technology) is religious.Dr. Jessica Joustra is one of the leading scholars in this area. She is an Assistant Professor of Religion and Theology at Redeemer University, an Associate Researcher at the Neo-Calvinist Research Institute, and is currently in the midst of translating Herman Bavinck's final volume of Reformed Ethics.0:00 - Intro3:00 - Why study church history?7:15 - Part of the "catholic" church?9:50 - Neo-Calvinism For An Age Like Ours?21:10 - The Story Behind WWJD23:30 - Should we really ask WWJD?33:58 - How Do We Really Imitate Christ?43:25 - How To Imitate Christ In Tech?49:09 - Recommended Resources & Tech In HeavenTo learn more about What Would Jesus Tech or to support the show, please visit www.whatwouldjesustech.com. This is episode 22 of WWJT.Recommended books referenced:Calvinism For A Secular Age - edited by Dr. Jess Joustra and Dr. Robert JoustraReformed Ethics - by Herman BavinckThe Catholicity of Christianity and the Church - by Herman Bavinck (pdf link)Calvinism in the Las Vegas Airport by Richard J. MouwA Secular Age by Charles TaylorBavinck: A Critical Biography by James EglingtonMere Morality by Lewis B. SmedesCreation Regained by Albert WaltersChristian Field Guide To Technology by Derek C. SchuurmanModernism and Orthodoxy in On Theology: Herman Bavinck's Academic Orations, Editor / Translator: Bruce R. PassWhen The Kings Come Marching In by Richard J. MouwCommon Grace by Herman Bavinck (pdf link)Neo-Calvinism: An Introduction by Cory Brock and N. Gray SutantoGrace In Common - A Neo-Calvinist Podcast
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