Hermitix Spiritual Exercises for a Secular Age: Desmond and the Quest for God with Ryan Dun
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Mar 20, 2022 AI Snips
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Ryan's Academic Journey
- Ryan Duns shares how meeting his dissertation director, Brian Robinett, shaped his journey into studying William Desmond and Charles Taylor.
- His personal academic path deeply influenced the creation of "Spiritual Exercises for a Secular Age."
Understanding Secular Age
- Secular age means belief in God is contested, not presumed, leaving multiple belief options that cause choice paralysis.
- Even secular culture retains a deep, though often unacknowledged, connection to a primordial ethos grounded in creation.
Faith as Returning Embrace
- The Prodigal Son story symbolizes faith as a turning back to God's embrace and celebratory love.
- This return is not based on worthiness but on God's unconditional, overabundant love inviting transformation.