

Why Does Believing in God Feel Like Work? | Joseph Minich
Sep 19, 2023
Dr. Joseph Minich explores the challenges of believing in God in the modern world. Topics discussed include shifts in beliefs and dissonance experienced by American evangelicals, the misconception of science disproving God, the ontological argument and simultaneous rootedness, the purpose of proofs for believing in God, the treatment of faith and the concept of felt divine absence, the crisis of faith and the role of religious experience, and strategies for responding to doubt.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Shifting Beliefs and Dissonance
01:33 • 9min
The Misconception of Science Disproving God
10:26 • 12min
Understanding the Ontological Argument and Simultaneous Rootedness
22:12 • 3min
Exploring the Purpose of Proofs for Believing in God
25:11 • 2min
Exploring the Treatment of Faith and the Concept of Felt Divine Absence
27:33 • 2min
The Divine Absence and the Crisis of Faith
29:59 • 30min
Responding to Doubt and Existential Moods
01:00:14 • 4min