Emily Smith – The Science of the Good Samaritan

‘Loving our neighbor isn’t just a nice idea – its one of Jesus’ most important commands’.  But who is our neighbor? Brent is joined by Dr. Emily Smith to talk about her Zondervan book ‘The Science of the Good Samaritan: Thinking Bigger about Loving Our Neighbors’. Emily is an epidemiologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine/surgery at Duke University and at the Duke Global Health Institute.  During the Covid pandemic she also became known as the Friendly Neighbor Epidemiologist through her social media outlets which reached 10 million people.  (1:00) What is an epidemiologist? (2:10) Emily and science; (4:50) The story of the Good Samaritan; (6:10) Jesus and our neighbor; (7:30) Racism and health disparities; (12:10) Discrimination and pregnancy; (15:00) Children’s surgery and the UN; (16:30) Access to healthcare; (18:00) A ‘trickle up’ economy; (20:00) Climate change; (21:30) Our food insecurity; (27:00) Coping with Covid; (30:00) Emily’s influences. Links mentioned in this episode: www.amazon.com/Science-Good-Samaritan-Thinking-Neighbors/dp/0310366690 Friendly Neighbor Epidemiologist | Dr. Emily Smith | Substack www.zondervan.com Leave some feedback: What should we talk about? Please let us know in the comments. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please give us a rating and leave a short review. Connect with us: [email protected] godsstorypodcast.com Become a Supporter: If you’d like to help us make more great episodes like this one, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll receive early access to new episodes plus bonus episodes and other goodies from time to time, and our undying gratitude. patreon.com/godsstorypodcast Thanks to our sponsors, Liquid Edge Creative who take care of the technical stuff behind the scenes.