The Centrality of Humility in a Christian Approach to Knowledge

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Mica six eight: I think the biblical virtue that we're circling around here is humility. And it's one of the three that david you really love to talk about from mica six eight, along with loving, mercy and justice. That idea of walking humbly reflects a lite about this kind of process we're talking about, she says. Mica Six Eight: The call to intellectual humility is woven in to the christian nr ative of how human beings were made,. what their problem is and what the solution isfrom the very beginning.

This week David and Curtis start with confession time, each looking closely at the challenges of contrarianism and pride that impact all of us in our modern discourse. They unpack the tricky balance between knowing, certainty, and humility, including the possibility that we might be wrong.

In the second half, they dive into the spiritual challenge of staying attentive to the war in Ukraine without just watching it as a form of perverse entertainment. In another tricky balance, our hosts offer suggestions for staying connected in ways that are less personally destructive and more spiritually healthy.

Show Notes:

-French Press: “What the Russian Invasion Teaches us About the Right”

-French Press: “Questions and Answers After a Month of War”

-Adam Grant: “Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know”