127 - The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross speak with Justin Brierley (www.justinbrierley.com) about his book The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God: Why New Atheism Grew Old and Secular Thinkers Are Considering Christianity Again - https://a315.co/3PBmXZ70:24 - Brian and Chad discuss the book5:27 - Intro to Justin, welcome back!7:15 - How did the new atheism actually help Christianity?9:12 - The change in the cultural landscape13:30 - Atheists who are now no longer fighting Christianity 17:30 - Why the structure of the book?24:56 - How has social media changed?27:58 - Reasons why the Bible is being taken seriously by academics 33:21 - Arguments & evidence vs. experience37:10 - The left and the right brain and spiritual experiences39:34 - The meaning crisis that is left when you remove Christianity42:30 - How can the church respond to the cultural climate?47:21 - Further resources…Justin’s new podcasts:Re-Enchanting - https://a315.co/3thIFKjMaybeGod Podcast - https://a315.co/3LGOh7fCheck out this previous episode with Justin Brierley here:https://a315.co/3tlXXxt================================We appreciate your feedback.If you’re on TWITTER, you can follow Chad @TBapologetics.You can follow Brian @TheBrianAutenAnd of course, you can follow @Apologetics315If 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]