Joshua Farris – Dementia and the Soul

Brent talks with Joshua Farris about dementia and the soul and raising adoptive children. Joshua is a teacher, pastor, editor, author, blogger and podcaster.  He’s currently Vice President of Ethical Engagement at Density6 and Visiting Research Professor at the University of Bochum. Two of Joshua’s recent articles published in ‘The Christian Post’ are ‘What dementia teaches us about the soul’ and ‘How psychology can help adoptive parents’.  (1:20) Current thinking about consciousness and the soul; (2:40) Has the idea of the soul gone out of fashion? (4:20) Dementia patients and the soul; (7:30) What happens to faith when people get dementia? (12:00) Adoptive children and biblical parenting; (15:50) The experience of adoptive children; (18:30) What psychology can teach us about raising adoptive children; (20:00) ‘Raising Christian families’; (22:30) Classical learning. Links mentioned in this episode: /www.joshuarfarris.com www.christianpost.com/voices/what-dementia-teaches-us-about-the-soul.html www.christianpost.com/voices/how-psychology-can-help-adoptive-parents.html soulscienceministries.com/about-us 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.