Fear makes the world go round: is power trumping truth?

About this episode

The episode discusses how fear influences our lives amidst global chaos and highlights the importance of hope through the story of Daniel.

Jo Frost and Peter Lynas are back with the seventh season of the Being Human podcast - Fear Makes The World Go Round - focusing on the chaos of the world today and its impact on our human story. They chat about how global instability, health anxieties, and geopolitical chaos are shaping our lifestyles and invoking fear responses. Delving deeper, they explore the rise of new leadership styles and the deconstruction of international norms. It's not all doom and gloom as they conclude with the story of Daniel as an example to living with a supernatural hope in the face of turbulent times. Jo also shares her upcoming departure to the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics, marking this mini-series as her final contribution as a co-host. 00:00 Welcome to Season Seven 00:23 Introduction to the mini- series 02:18 Fear makes the world go round 04:26 Health and Wellness Trends 06:33 Geopolitical chaos 08:21 Raising families when the future seems bleak 11:11 The spheres of fear in our society 12:54 Hope in the midst of chaos 14:20 New leaders and deconstructed norms 20:23 A fear response 27:04 Fighting fear and finding hope 30:59 Living the countercultural Christian story 34:05 Conclusion

People in this episode

Hosts: Jo Frost, Peter Lynas

Topics covered

• fear
• global instability
• leadership styles
• health anxieties
• geopolitical chaos
• hope
• Christianity

Keywords

• fear
• global instability
• leadership
• health
• geopolitics
• hope
• Christianity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics

Books & works: Being Human

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