New Persuasive Words

In this episode we discuss the recent Time Magazine cover story "The Death of Truth?" Show Notes: The article we discuss can be found here: http://time.com/4710614/donald-trump-fbi-surveillance-house-intelligence-committee/?xid=homepage&pcd=hp-magmod.

In this episode we talk about the increasing intolerance that seems to be arising on the cultural left today. As a specific example we consider a recent controversy involving Princeton Seminary and Tim Keller.

We continue talking about the work of Tomas Halik and what loving God looks like in a today's day and age.

We continue to talk about Tomas Halik, love, and what love looks like in what seems like tumultuous times.

We continue talking about love, inspired by Tomas Halik.

In this episode we give a response to Rod Dreher's "Benedict Option", inspired by Tomas Halik. Show Notes: The article we reference can be found here: http://www.mbird.com/2017/03/the-zacchaeus-option/.

We continue to reflect on the nature of love, inspired by the work of Tomas Halik.

In this episode we keep talking about love. And we recorded it on Scott's birthday.

In this episode we talk about what may be the most important reality in human existence: love. Our conversation is inspired by Tomas Halik's newest book. Show Notes: You can find Halik's new book here: https://www.amazon.com/Want-You-Be-God-Love/dp/0268100721.

In this episode we look at the relationship between science and faith. Show Notes: We mention an article from relevant magazine: http://www.relevantmagazine.com/god/science-and-faith-shouldnt-be-odds. We also mention a piece from Peter Leithart: https://www.firstthings.com/blogs/leithart/2017/02/when-science-went-modern. Our opening song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-tZ1gbc2pQ.

In this episode we talk about the role of rudeness and manners in contemporary life, inspired by a piece in the NY Times magazine. Show Notes: You can find the NY Times magazine piece by Rachel Cusk here: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/magazine/the-age-of-rudeness.html. You can find David Zahl's thoughts on the piece here: http://www.mbird.com/2017/02/another-week-ends-rude-saviors-happy-students-married-valentines-fifty-shades-christo-singularity-and-crashing/.

We were going to talk about the history and philosophy of science. Then the press conferences happened!

Traditionally relativism has been something that conservatives blamed on liberals. But in a new world of alternative facts is there a new relativism on the rise? We talk about this, and Bill's frustrations after doing a google search.

In this episode we discuss the concept of American Exceptionalism, in addition to rehashing Bill's recent chastisement by a Facebook Group administrator. Show Notes: We reference this article by Kevin Baker which appeared in the New York Times on January 21, 2017: https://goo.gl/nMPckO.

The most recent Supreme Court Nominee is Neil Gorsuch. Mr. Gorsuch is a respected legal scholar and intellectual whose work has focused on, among other things, natural law. He wrote a monograph on the topic which served as his doctoral thesis at Oxford. We talk a little about natural law and its role in public life.

In this episode we continue thinking about the nature of truth in a world of alternative facts.

In this episode we continue to reflect on the nature of truth, specifically the relationship between truth, lies and bull@#!$. We reference the following pieces in the podcast: Harry Frankfurt’s On Bull@#!$ and On Truth. We also discuss C.J. Green’s “The Only Thing You’ve Got Is What You Can Sell”: Making Peace with the Stories We Tell Ourselves. The post Truth and Bull@#!$ appeared first on New Persuasive Words.

In this episode we talk about a recent NY Times exchange about objectivity in a post-fact world. You can find the piece here. The post The Myth Of Objectivity? appeared first on New Persuasive Words.

We talk about conversation and criticism and the importance in our culture, inspired by Richard Rohr and A.O. Scott. The post Conversation and Criticism appeared first on New Persuasive Words.

In this episode we take inspiration from a passage from Tomas Halik’s new book I Want You To Be.  The post Love Is What We Need appeared first on New Persuasive Words.