POPULARITY
Today we are addressing Progressive Christianity. To be clear, we are not talking about politics, though they often go hand in hand. Progressive Christianity is an outgrowth of liberal Christianity, which accepted the modernist ethos of the Enlightenment and merged it with Christianity. Likewise Progressive Christianity brings the assumptions and moral commitments of postmodernism to Christianity. Thus, individual experiences and stories, especially from minorities, victims, and the disenfranchised have higher authority than scripture, history, or logic. As a result, Progressive Christians feel free to disagree with scripture if it seems to cause distress or difficulty for people. Our inner sense of goodness and personal purpose are the spiritual authorities that should guide us, not what Jesus said, not what the church says, not what the bible says. Today I'm playing out a teaching by Mike Winger of Bible Thinker. He had served as a youth pastor and worship leader at a Calvary Chapel church in California before YouTube ministry became his full time focus. His YouTube channel currently has nearly half a million subscribers and his focus is on thinking biblically about life. I thought he made some great points in this presentation that will sensitize you to the cultural creep that is slowly adjusting all of our moral compasses. Listen to this episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYuWlxnqa4o "Progressive Christianity is not a sustainable community, but it's a door out of Christianity" -Mike Winger"Can God tell you that your heart is mistaken? Even about your deepest longings and morality?" -Mike Winger —— Links —— Check out these other episodes related to compassion For outro comments, see Looking for the Historical Jesus between Evangelical and Liberal Scholarship Support Restitutio by donating here Designate Restitutio as your charity of choice for Amazon purchases Join our Restitutio Facebook Group and follow us on Twitter @RestitutioSF Leave a voice message via SpeakPipe with questions or comments and we may play them out on the air Intro music: Good Vibes by MBB Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) Free Download / Stream: Music promoted by Audio Library. Who is Sean Finnegan? Read his bio here
Mike, Matt, Caleb, and Yoon talk about a Crocodile escape in Florida, Postmodern Christianity and Pentecostalism, the SBC wordle, and the conflict in Ukraine. Pastor Becky's Animal Corner https://www.newsweek.com/florida-zoo-croc-breaks-out-van-wild-video-1681651 The Malcolm Section https://smile.amazon.com/Pentecostalism-Postmodernism-Reformed-Epistemology-Postmodern-ebook/dp/B09QMPGPPB/ref=sr_1_1? Tweet of the Week https://twitter.com/JarranSainsbury/status/1496654893628723200?s=20&t=mA3F_x21h7hsWru5R2Nrpw https://sbc22.net/
Luke 11:14-23 January 5, 2020 • Matthew Castro I. The People Marveled in Opposition (v. 14-16) II. A Stronger Force has Invaded Your World (v. 17-23) III. Wordless and Churchless Christianity is a Christless Christianity
Have you ever wondered what God thinks about tattoos? We thought it was a straight forward, black and white kind of question until Brittany shared her story with us. If you are ready to be challenged (no matter what your current opinion may be) you will want to listen to this episode.
POSTMODERN CHRISTIANITY A conversation with Dale Martin (3) by Toby Buckle
Our continuing discussion of postmodernism takes up the aspect of disagreement versus attacking. The advent of Progressive Christianity within postmodernity has brought about sharp disagreement with the worldview of the Traditional level. At the same time, Postmodern progressives are now under critique from those who are seeking an Integral approach. Social media is now a manifestation of the challenges presented by competing world views. So, how do we converse? We also begin a look at the problems of progressive Postmodern Christianity – but from a non-attacking perspective. This is a conversation that’s just beginning. We welcome you to join.
“Let’s go back and look at our faith before it was reduced to a system, before it was reduced to a system of abstractions and beliefs. How can we rediscover our faith as a series of stories and as a series of encounters?” Brian McLaren on the evolution of Christianity and the meaning of progressive Evangelicalism.
Brian McLaren is a leading Evangelical pastor and author of several books including “A Generous Orthodoxy,” “Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the Road?,” and the forthcoming “We Make the Road by Walking.” This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode “Brian McLaren — The Equation of Change.” Find more at onbeing.org.