About this episode

Dr. John Patrick explores the decline of faith in education and its moral consequences.

Join our weekly book club and keep thinking deeply about faith, culture, and truth: 🔗 https://pxllnk.co/bookclubpod Considering college? Explore Augustine College, a one-year classical Christian program in Ottawa that prepares students to think and live faithfully in a secular age: 🔗 https://pxllnk.co/augustinepodcast In this deeply reflective episode, Dr. John Patrick examines Acts 2:22 as a guide for Christian students entering university, exploring how the early church's foundation of doctrine, fellowship, communion, and prayer contrasts with modern education's failures. He discusses the historical decline from meaningful Christian community to today's lost generation, tracing how materialism and technique have replaced wisdom and virtue. Dr. Patrick references thinkers like C.S. Lewis, Arthur Leff, and Walker Percy while addressing the moral consequences visible in modern medicine and law. 🎬 Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/TwJ6xNLrcoU // LINKS // Website: https://www.johnpatrick.ca/ Podcast: https://doctorjohnpatrick.podbean.com/ Biblical Literacy Quiz: https://www.johnpatrick.ca/meaning-metaphor-and-allusion/ Recommended Reading list…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. John Patrick

Topics covered

• faith in education
• Christian community
• modern culture
• materialism
• wisdom and virtue

Keywords

• faith
• education
• Christianity
• community
• materialism
• wisdom
• virtue

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Organizations: Augustine College

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