Aug 07 2019 56 mins 1
Are humans alone in the cosmos, or does some Divine Being watch over our lives? Is there a God who loves us, or are we left to ourselves? And how might human evil affect our ability to give an answer? Such questions arise from Cormac McCarthys 2006 Pulizter Prize winning, postapocalyptic novel The Road, a story in which the evil that has ruined the world is entirely the fault of humans. By juxtaposing moments of faith and despair, McCarthy reveals just how potent is the human capacity to affect human faith. A world in which humans have mostly wiped each other out, a world so dead that we can hardly imagine it will ever regenerate, makes belief in God very difficult. Why should Christians read McCarthys work? What is the apologetic value of The Road? This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with Journal author Stephen Mitchell about his online exclusive Christian Research Journal feature article Questing for Divine Love: Cormac McCarthys The Road.https://www.equip.org/article/questing-for-divine-love-cormac-mccarthys-the-road/ We would also like to invite you to subscribe to the Journal. To subscribe to the Journal, please click here. https://www.equip.org/product/crj-subscription/ When you to subscribe to the Journal, you join the team of print subscribers whose paid subscriptions help provide the resources at equip.org that minister to people worldwide. These resources include our free online exclusive articles, such as this review, as well as our free Postmodern Realities podcast. Another way you can support keeping our resources free is by leaving us a tip. A tip is just a small amount, like 3 dollars or 5 dollars, which is the cost of a latte or coffee drink. To leave a tip, click here.https://www.equip.org/product/pmr-jnl-tip/ Other articles by this author: Rejoicing over Owls Thoreau and the Gift of Being Humanity Crucified Hemingway and the Human Condition The Sting of Death Albert Camus and the Fight for Life Alexander Solzhenitsyn Confronts the Grand Inquisitor Reading My Favorite Atheists Ivan, Raskolnikov, and Kirilov Other podcasts with this author Episode 111 Humanity Crucified Hemingway and the Human Condition Episode 092 Literary Apologetics Flannery OConnor Episode 045: Alexander Solzhenitsyn Confronts the Grand Inquisitor Do not miss an episode; please subscribe to the Postmodern Realities podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts. Please help spread the word about Postmodern Realities by giving us a rating and review when you subscribe to the podcast. The more ratings and reviews we have, the more new listeners can discover our content. Itunes Spreaker Google Podcasts Player FM Podbean Also available on the following Smart Speakers. Ask them to play Postmodern Realities podcast. Alexa (Amazon) Google Assistant Siri (Apple)
