Think Thank Thunk

Where does the church go from here?

Hello ! Welcome to the first podcast from Think Thank Thunk ! This episode explores the fascinating conversation about how the Christian Church will change from its current form in 2020. What will Christianity look like in 20, 50 or 200 years time ? Joined by Christian Bz, a self identifying 'Theology & Apologetics nerd' and founder of Christian apologetics and dialogues site 1c15.co.uk, we touch on the rise of Christian apologetics, 'Gen-Z' spirituality, the decline of the 'cultural Christian' and the 'shifts' in Christian doctrine, particularly regarding the role of women and LGBTQ people. This was a fascinating discussion - big thanks again to Christian ! I hope you will be interested to listen and learn as much as I did : ) Below are the various resources referenced in the episode: Christian apologetic societies mentioned: RZIM, Reasonable Faith, Stand to Reason, Reasons to Believe Books: ‘Confronting Christianity’- 12 Hard Questions for the World's Largest Religion- by Rebecca McLaughlin [https://www.thegoodbook.co.uk/authors/rebecca-mclaughlin] Two Views on Women in Christianity -James R. Beck [https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1?ie=UTF8&field-author=James+R.+Beck&text=James+R.+Beck&sort=relevancerank&search-alias=books-uk] Documentaries: ‘Jesus' Female Disciples: The New Evidence’ - Helen Bond and Joan Taylor ‘For the Bible Tells Me So’- explores doctrines and church attitudes to LGBTQ relationships Podcasts: ‘Unbelievable’ LGBTQ Christians referenced: - David Bennett - Jackie Hill Perry Articles referenced on the collapse of the liberal church: David Brooks - The York Times: The rise of ‘The Neural Buddhists’ https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/13/opinion/13brooks.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/13/opinion/13brooks.html] ‘The collapse of the liberal church’ - Margaret Wente [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/authors/margaret-wente/] https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/the-collapse-of-the-liberal-church/article4443228/ [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/the-collapse-of-the-liberal-church/article4443228/] ‘The Collapse of Liberal Protestant Churches’- Huff Post https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-collapse-of-liberal-protestant_b_8328068 [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-collapse-of-liberal-protestant_b_8328068] “Liberal Christianity has simply collapsed”- Chris Brauns http://chrisbrauns.com/2012/07/liberal-christianity-has-collapsed/ [http://chrisbrauns.com/2012/07/liberal-christianity-has-collapsed/] ‘Can liberal be saved?- Ross Douthat [https://www.nytimes.com/by/ross-douthat] https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/15/opinion/sunday/douthat-can-liberal-christianity-be-saved.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/15/opinion/sunday/douthat-can-liberal-christianity-be-saved.html] ‘The surprising growth of evangelical churches in France’ – France 24 https://www.france24.com/en/20180319-france-evangelical-churches-christians-popularity-expansion-technology-religion [https://www.france24.com/en/20180319-france-evangelical-churches-christians-popularity-expansion-technology-religion] English Church Census 2005: Evangelical Alliance https://www.eauk.org/church/research-and-statistics/english-church-census.cfm [https://www.eauk.org/church/research-and-statistics/english-church-census.cfm]