Mere Fidelity Are We Disenchanted? Should We Be Enchanted?
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Aug 20, 2025 Delve into the enchanting themes of theology and culture as the hosts explore the modern sense of disenchantment. They reflect on the nuances of Charles Taylor’s thoughts and the implications of losing a sacramental imagination. The discussion weaves through dangers like superstition while highlighting the opportunities for faithful re-enchantment through Scripture and worship. Listeners are invited to find wonder in creation and recover joy through daily discipleship, asking crucial questions about spirituality in a rational world.
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Weber's Public Disenchantment
- Max Weber framed modernity as rationalization that 'disenchants' public life and relocates ultimate values.
- Brad East notes this retractable-roof image: public reasons tighten while private spiritual beliefs persist.
Supernatural Versus Preternatural
- Distinguish belief in the supernatural (God, angels) from the preternatural (fairies, luck, folk spirits).
- Alastair Roberts argues Protestant demythologizing targeted preternatural superstition while affirming God's transcendence.
Exorcism Versus Secularizing
- Christianity historically both exorcised pagan powers and demythologized false religious claims.
- Derek and Brad stress exorcism and demythologizing often coexisted rather than being identical moves.
