The Religiously Unaffiliated Did Not Reject God — They Rejected Western Christianity
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Dr. Nathan Jacobs discusses the reasons behind the rise of the religiously unaffiliated and their rejection of Western Christianity.
This is part 2 of 3 talks by Dr. Nathan Jacobs about the "nones", the religiously unaffiliated, a group that has grown dramatically over the past two decades. In this talk, Nathan Jacobs argues that many who leave are not rejecting God, per se, but a particular vision of God shaped by Western theological developments. Exploring themes like grace, freedom, divine goodness, fatalism, and anthropology, he contrasts key Western trajectories with the vision of the Eastern Church Fathers. The result is a compelling case that Orthodoxy does not suppress the moral and spiritual intuitions of today’s seekers — it fulfills them. Watch part 1: The Modern Religious Debate Lost Its Audience: https://youtu.be/vun_XtxDt5E Contribute to the East West Lecture Series fundraiser: http://theeastwestseries.com/ Do you want to watch the Becoming Truly Human documentary? Watch it along with other exclusive content on Jacobs Premium. Use code: LEWIS to get a discount: https://www.thenathanjacobspodcast.com/ Timestamps: 00:00 - Coming up next 01:28 - East West series 02:36 - Introduction 05:18 - What the nones believe 10:39 - Rejecting Western Christianity 14:12 - Augustine 18:40 - The nature/Grace…
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