fundamentalism is primarily a psychology, and a group psychology that can overtake a context like the academy. And we actually need to make a biblical christian, a sort of argument, a christian stand a perspective for why fundamentalism is fundamentally sor against gospel orientation. To adopt ye ye in ner concept. If you're not familiar with this term, it is so important for understanding our time.
This week David and Curtis offer a follow up discussion on fundamentalism, clarifying some key points from the previous episode and diving deeper into how we can become fundamentalists without even knowing it! Do our increasingly homogenous social groups perhaps push us toward fundamentalism and even radicalization? How might the presence of even a few diverse voices impact these groups? This then leads to a discussion about liberal democracy and how it is under assault, not just globally (as in Russia/Ukraine), but even here in the US. How should our Christian faith inform things like our system of government and our embrace (or rejection) of liberal democracy?
Show Notes:
-Cass Sunstein - The Law of Group Polarization
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