Conspirituality

Brief: Secular Person of Faith: pt 1 (w/Brad Onishi)

Dec 30, 2023

Brad Onishi, host of Straight White American Jesus podcast, joins Matthew for a New Year's discussion on post-religious spirituality. They talk about the false choice between science and churches, explore the concept of 'secular person of faith,' and delve into the idea of 'Christian atheism.' They also discuss progressive evangelicals, clash of modern and pre-modern selves, and the need for a radical reimagining of Christianity.

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Brad Onishi

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Quick takeaways

Being a secular person of faith means embracing the unknown and finding meaning and purpose through resilience, persistence, and building community.

Disenchantment with the modern scientific worldview opens up the possibility of finding wonder and enchantment in the everyday and embracing the imminence of the divine.

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Introduction

2min

Introducing Brad Onishi and Exploring Religious and Spiritual Experiences

6min

Being a Secular Person of Faith

19min

Exploring Political Coalitions and Unexpected Expressions of Values

2min

The Antipathy between Modern and Pre-Modern Selves

7min

The Death of God and the Rebirth of Christianity

5min

Exploring the Concept of God and the Catholic Faith

4min

Friend of the pod and Straight White American Jesus host Brad Onishi joins Matthew for a New Year’s discussion of post-religious spirituality. Onishi fills out the details on a nascent identity that many of you might resonate with: the “secular person of faith.” They talk about the false choice of Max Weber’s fork in the road: that either we commit to the sciences or languish in the churches. They discuss Jeffery Kosky’s idea of “disenchantment with disenchantment.” And they try to figure out what Thomas Altizer was going on about when he proposed a “Christian Atheism.”

This is Part One of two-part conversation. Part Two drops Monday, New Year’s Day, on Patreon.

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Brad Onishi

Straight White American Jesus

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