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David and Adam explore the characteristics of contemporary Western culture and its defining features.

David and Adam explore how to characterize contemporary Western culture—whether as secular, pagan, postmodern, or simply confused—and conclude that multiple descriptors apply simultaneously. They identified presentism (severing ties with the past) and progressivism as defining features, with AI emerging as a critical new factor requiring ethical engagement from Christians who cannot retreat but must remain mission-focused in the world.

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