In this episode, Brandon, Linda and Rob finish their conversation on the topic of how we change and grow.
The first part of the episode explores the current cultural trend toward tolerance and what we’re calling radical acceptance - this idea that no one should have to change anything about themselves if they don’t want to and, more than that, the act of asking someone to change is now considered an affront - real love would just accept people however they are.
In the second half of the episode, we turn a corner in this conversation to begin to see how the way we’ve been designed (think neuroscience and the psychology of attachment) shape our approach to change and growth. We also explore how each of the previous approaches - knowledge, action and power - come together as aspects of change and growth that emerge from our attachment to God as his dearly loved children.
Resources mentioned or used in the episode
The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution by Carl R. Trueman
Renovated: God, Dallas Willard, and the Church That Transforms by Jim Wilder
The Connected Life: The Art and Science of Relational Spirituality by Todd W Hall and Curt Thompson
Becoming a Face of Grace: Navigating Lasting Relationship with God and Others by Ed Khouri
Paul and Union with Christ: An Exegetical and Theological Study by Constantine R. Campbell
Found episode #3 - Freedom - What is it good for?
Found episode #6 - What is love? (Baby Don’ Hurt Me)
Found episode #7 - How do we change and grow? (part 1)
List of philosophers/thinkers/scientists/physicians mentioned:
Philip Rieff
Carl Trueman
Immanuel Kant
John Locke
John Stuart Mill
Isaiah Berlin
Jean-Paul Sartre
Simone de Beauvoir
Jacques Derrida
Michel Foucault
Charles Taylor
James Wilder
Dr Alan Schore
Ed Khouri
Saint Clair of Assisi
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