How Does the Church Engage a Secular Public Square?

Mar 21, 2023 | Podcast

City on a Hill
How Does the Church Engage a Secular Public Square?
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In this episode, we talk about the implications of what it means to be secular as the church approaches the public square. We are greatly helped by James K. A. Smith’s book, How Not to be Secular.

NOTES:

In addition to the Smith book, you can read the original Charles Taylor’s book, A Secular Age. Another we found helpful was Collin Hansen’s book, Our Secular Age.

RECAP/TAKEAWAYS:

  • Taylor’s definition of secular: Taylor’s notion of the secular as an age of contested belief, where religious belief is no longer axiomatic. It’s possible to imagine not believing in God.
  • The church can be secular without even realizing it.
  • Christians must learn to interact with a secular public square without becoming secular themselves.

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MUSIC:

Little Lily Swing, Tri-Tachyon, Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International, https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/the-kleptotonic-ep/little-lily-swing
Sorry, Comfort Fit, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Germany (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 DE),