Christian Research Journal Reads Episode 216: The Death of Credentials: How Social Media Influencers Dumbed Us Down and Made Everything Wor
About this episode
This episode presents an audio version of an article discussing the impact of social media influencers on societal standards of knowledge and credibility.
This is Episode 216 of Christian Research Journal Reads. This is an audio version of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL article, “ The Death of Credentials: How Social Media Influencers Dumbed Us Down and Made Everything Worse ” by Douglas Groothuis.This article was published exclusively online in the Christian Research Journal, volume 48, number 03 (2025).https://www.equip.org/articles/the-death-of-credentials-how-social-media-influencers-dumbed-us-down-made-everything-worse/ This was also accompanied by Postmodern Realities Podcast 460: The Death of Credentials: How Social Media Influencers Dumbed Us Down & Made Everything Worse . This podcast presents audio versions of Christian Research Journal articles. As the flagship publication of the Christian Research Institute, the Journal seeks to equip followers of Christ to think and to live Christianly—to exercise truth and experience life. Truth, especially essential Christian doctrine, forms the basis for how we live our lives in Christ. As the apostle Paul instructed Timothy in 1 Tim. 4:16, “Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.”The Christian…
Topics covered
- social media
- influence
- credentials
- education
- Christian doctrine
Keywords
- social media
- influencers
- credentials
- Christian Research Journal
- Douglas Groothuis
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Christian Research Institute
Books & works: The Death of Credentials: How Social Media Influencers Dumbed Us Down and Made Everything Worse, Christian Research Journal, Postmodern Realities Podcast 460
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