062 - Is Reality Secular with Mary Poplin

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross talk to Mary Poplin about her book Is Reality Secular?: Testing the Assumptions of Four Global Worldviews. About Mary Poplinhttps://a315.co/3IcprrW0:26 - Intro to Mary Poplin’s book5:00 - About Mary and her work7:00 - Mary’s radical conversion to Christianity10:00 - What was Mary’s worldview like before becoming a Christian?11:00 - A dream that impacted Mary’s journey13:32 - Why write a book about worldviews?15:56 - What do we mean when we say “secular”?18:39 - Why take a “worldview” approach?22:27 - Exploring secular humanism26:06 - How do we address secular humanism?27:11 - Material naturalism30:58 - Pantheism and Western Pantheism32:57 - How Christianity is different37:28 - What was most impactful during Mary’s time in Calcutta41:08 - What was Mother Theresa like? And reflections on Christopher HitchensWe welcome your feedback!If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at [email protected]