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The moral aftershocks of Gaza (with David French) Jan 27, 2024

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The ongoing war in Gaza has sent out reverberations in the political, military, and economic spheres. But what about the moral sphere? Curtis is joined by "founding friend" David French to examine the moral aftershocks of Gaza in two disparate spheres: the moral practice of war and the moral practice of free speech at universities. We examine why Christians should care about both spheres, and also uncover the surprising theological similarities between them.

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"How Gaza is affecting American Jews and Christians" - a Good Faith episode with Rabbi Michael Holzman and David French

Where is AI taking us spiritually? (with James Cham and John Kim) Jan 20, 2024

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AI feels like a tornado that has hit society: unpredictable, powerful, and out of our control. How do we as Christians respond to this force in the world? Curtis is joined by two friends who live and work at the intersection of AI and spiritual reflection: James Cham of Bloomberg Beta and John Kim of the Karamaan Group. Together, the three friends explore how Christians might flip the question from "Where is AI taking us spiritually?" to "Where should Christians take AI?"

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An AI primer by John Kim (on Medium)

Is AI a religion? (conversation on Bloomberg)

AI: Grappling with a new kind of intelligence (YouTube video from the World Science Festival)

Data, Truth, and AI (a BioLogos podcast)

The Spirituality of Chat GPT (Good Faith episode with Andy Crouch)

How evangelicalism got hijacked (with Tim Alberta) Jan 13, 2024

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American evangelicalism's pull towards the far right is felt by anyone that comes into contact with the movement. But how did this happen? Who did the pulling? What were the motivations? What were the pre-conditions that made evangelicals so susceptible? With his latest book, The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism, Tim Alberta has written the definitive book that answers these questions. He and Curtis discuss the key types of individuals, the organizations, the strategies, and especially the hidden incentive structures that lie beneath the headlines.

The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism by Tim Alberta (Harper)

Good Faith Classic: How I became an "adult" on January 6th Jan 06, 2024

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This episode drops on the three year anniversary of the Capitol insurrection of January 6 2021. The event revealed the dangerous nature of Trumpism and political violence. We should be worried about what happened, even today. But the event also presented an opportunity: it contained an invitation from God for all of us, one that applies to our role in our own corner of the world, even today. In this Good Faith Classic (from also two years ago exactly), Curtis and "founding friend" David French unpack this invitation for everyone.

Humility and Hope in 2023 (with David French) Dec 16, 2023

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"Founding friend" David French returns to wrap up 2023 (we're taking a break for a few weeks). He and Curtis look back at the year through the lens of two core spiritual values of The After Party: Humility and Hope. We discuss what happened in 2023 that grew our humility, reminding us of the need to recognize complexity, to grow, and to learn. We also talked up the signs of hope from the year, including many that are hidden or counter-intuitive.

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Good Faith episode on the Asbury revival (6/17/2023)

'The Bear' and the need for a place to belong by David French (NYT 7/16/2023)

The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism by Tim Alberta

Losing our religion: An altar call for Evangelical America by Russell Moore

Why are evangelicals missing in action on climate change? (with Bruce Huber) Dec 09, 2023

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Climate change is a major long term threat to our world. Yet, we find very few evangelical Christians voices or mass engagement on this issue. Why this disturbing gap? To explore this question, Curtis is joined by Bruce Huber who teaches about environmental law as Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame. Together, they explore the deep reasons why many Christians struggle even to make proper sense of climate change.

Laudato Si' -- Pope Francis's 2015 encyclical on "Care for our Common Home"

The website of Jonathan Haidt -- see especially "The Righteous Mind"

The website of the IPCC -- the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which acts as a sponsor of and clearinghouse for climate research

An accessible book about carbon taxation, "The Case for a Carbon Tax," by Prof. Shi-Ling Hsu of Florida State University

What's happening at the border? Part 2 (with Michael Debruhl) Dec 02, 2023

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The wave of immigrants and refugees at the border has filled the news, and will most likely influence the next presidential elections. But what's really happening there? And how should American Christians make sense of this issue? In the second of two episodes on this topic, Curtis is joined by someone with a unique perspective, Michael Debruhl. Michael is a former agent and executive in the Border Patrol who felt disturbed at the widespread misconceptions on the topic. Upon leaving the agency, he started volunteering at the Sacred Heart Shelter, one of the main church based programs receiving migrants at the border.

Helpful resources on immigration and the border

Accurate information from The National Immigration Forum (a non-partisan effort at sensible and compassionate reform of our national approach to immigration)

What's happening at the U.S.-Mexico border in 7 charts from The Pew Research Center

What's behind the influx of migrants crossing the U.S. southern border? from PBS NewsHour

Public database from the US Customs and Border Protection (the main federal agency overseeing the border)

DONATE to the Sacred Heart Shelter (Casa del Sagrado Corazón) - the shelter directed by guest Michael Debruhl

What's happening at the border? Part 1 (with Bri Stensrud) Nov 26, 2023

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The wave of immigrants and refugees at the border has filled the news, and will most likely influence the next presidential elections. But what's really happening there? And how should American Christians make sense of this issue? In the first of two episodes on this topic, Curtis is joined by Bri Stensrud, Director of Women of Welcome, a ministry that helps American evangelical women understand what's happening at the border in light of Scripture and current reality. They talk about why Christians should care about the border, the common misconceptions in play, and how opening our minds and hearts on this topic changes us.

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On the forced separation policy:

How to Know a Person (with David Brooks) Nov 18, 2023

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We're living in a cultural moment where so many people feel unseen and unheard. What if the answer is not some big government or nonprofit program, but rather something as intimate as this: a meaningful conversation. David Brooks joins the podcast to talk about his new book, "How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen." He and Curtis discuss the art of connecting with another person, and why our society so deeply needs to revive the skills involved.

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How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen by David Brooks

How Gaza is affecting American Jews and Christians (with Rabbi Michael Holzman and David French) Nov 11, 2023

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The Gaza crisis has sent out shock waves that extend to America. In this podcast, we explore how different communities and institutions in the US are responding. Rabbi Michael Holzman and David French join Curtis to examine what is happening for Jewish American communities, college campuses, the progressive movement, American evangelicals, and wider public support for Israel.

"What it would mean to treat Hamas like ISIS" by David French (NYT)

"The laws of campus culture wars" by David French (NYT)

"The Left abandoned me" by Gal Beckerman (The Atlantic)

"The Decolonization Narrative Is Dangerous and False" by Simon Sebag Montefiore (The Atlantic)

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