“Nones” Rediscovering the Bible

Friends, an exciting group of psychologists, scientists, and thought leaders are rediscovering the beauty and brilliance of the Bible. What’s causing so many of them to look at the Bible with fresh eyes? That’s what Brandon Vogt and I discuss on today’s “Word on Fire Show” episode, with the help of a new book by Justin Brierley, titled “The Surprising Rebirth of Belief In God: Why New Atheism Grew Old and Secular Thinkers Are Considering Christianity Again.” A listener asks, how can Jesus be, at the same time, a God and a human being since God’s nature and human nature have many differences? 00:00 | Intro 01:10 | Bishop Barron's brief Synod overview 02:35 | Bishop Barron's time at ARC Conference 03:28 | Justin Brierley—“The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God” 04:04 | How New Atheists misread the Bible 05:58 | Does silence on science disprove the Bible? 09:26 | Jonathan Haidt and the approaches of the New Thinkers 12:46 | Jordan Peterson and the Bible's psychological brilliance 18:26 | Why Peterson’s approach to the Gospels attracts seekers 22:22 | Did Jesus of Nazareth really exist? 24:46 | Why the Bible’s historicity and variety both matter 28:19 | Listener question 30:54 | New Spark book—“The Golden Key and Other Fairy Tales” ———SHOW NOTES——— “The Surprising Rebirth of Belief In God” - https://amzn.to/3u1Qd47 “The Golden Key and Other Fairy Tales” - https://wordonfire.org/key ———WATCH——— Subscribe to this Channel: https://bit.ly/3nL6bMU Word on Fire Institute Channel: https://bit.ly/43jgnga Word on Fire en Español Channel: https://bit.ly/2uFowjl ———WORD ON FIRE——— Word on Fire: https://www.wordonfire.org/ Word on Fire Institute: https://wordonfire.institute/ FREE Daily Gospel Reflections (English or Español): https://dailycatholicgospel.com/ ———SOCIAL MEDIA——— Bishop Barron Instagram: https://bit.ly/2Sn2XgD Bishop Barron Facebook: https://bit.ly/2Sltef5 Bishop Barron Twitter: https://bit.ly/2Hkz6yQ Word on Fire Instagram: https://bit.ly/39sGNyZ Word on Fire Facebook: https://bit.ly/2HmpPpW Word on Fire Twitter: https://bit.ly/2UKO49h Word on Fire en Español Instagram: https://bit.ly/38mqofD Word on Fire en Español Facebook: https://bit.ly/2SlthaL Word on Fire en Español Twitter: https://bit.ly/38n3VPt ———SUPPORT WORD ON FIRE——— Donate: https://www.wordonfire.org/donate/ Word on Fire Store: https://store.wordonfire.org/ Pray: https://bit.ly/2vqU7Ft