Building Worldviews

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Building Worldviews

A worldview is the lens we use to interpret the world around us. It influences every aspect of our lives–from how we choose careers, to how we vote, to how we interact with both strangers and friends. Because worldviews often conflict, people think and act differently from one another. Understanding different worldviews helps us have thoughtful dialogue about life’s deepest questions and a respect for the inherent dignity of every human being. Praxis Circle created Building Worldviews to do just that: interview expert thought leaders about their perspectives on economics, politics, philosophy, religion, social issues, and more in order to expose our community to many diverse worldviews. Listening to others and learning how to think critically is how we build strong worldviews–which in return helps us to better pursue truth, freedom, and human flourishing. Start your worldview journey today by listening to this podcast and visiting praxiscircle.com to learn more.

  1. 4 DAYS AGO

    Eric Metaxas – Episode 1: How did a Golden Fish lead to a commitment to Christian faith?

    This episode is the first of a three part conversation with prolific author and speaker Eric Metaxas. We discuss Eric’s personal story of growing up the child of immigrant parents, attending Yale University, and the miraculous experience that brought him to God. He explains also what led him to write biographies of Christian heroes and why he remains committed to telling these stories.   Other topics covered: the current trouble with Ivy League schools, the reality of good and evil, experience with ultimate reality, William Wilberforce, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, biography writing, and more.   Eric Metaxas is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of numerous books, including the award-winning biography “Bonhoeffer.” His most recent work is “Religionless Christianity: God’s Answer to Evil.” He is also the host of the nationally syndicated “Eric Metaxas Radio Show” and founder of the speaker series “Socrates in the City: Conversations on the Examined Life.”   Watch Eric Metaxas’ full interview on our website:  https://praxiscircle.com/leader/eric-metaxas   Learn more about Praxis Circle: https://praxiscircle.com/   Join our Praxis Circle community for free and gain exclusive access to resources, courses, and events:  https://praxiscircle.com/join   Follow us:   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/praxiscircle/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thepraxiscircle/ X - https://twitter.com/praxiscircle LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/praxis-circle/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@thepraxiscircle

    44 min

  2. OCT 14

    Stephen Meyer - Episode 5: Why don’t miracles violate the laws of physics?

    The final part of our five episode series with Dr. Stephen Meyer, a former geophysicist turned philosopher of science, who offers profound insights into the intersection of science, philosophy, and faith. We discuss the importance of a good theology of nature, how a “non-materialistic” explanation can still be scientific, and our ultimate problem: Men have forgotten God. Lastly, Meyer answers the question, “Are you optimistic or pessimistic about America?”   Other topics we cover: theistic evolution, the Cambrian explosion, evolution, dualism, creation, a good theology of nature, the Resurrection, and more.   Dr. Stephen Meyer is the Director and Senior Fellow of the Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture with a Ph.D. in the philosophy of science from the University of Cambridge. He is the author of three books: “Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design” (2009) which was named Times (of London) Literary Supplement Book of the Year, the New York Times bestseller “Darwin’s Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design” (2013), and his most recent book, “Return of the God Hypothesis” (2021).   Watch Stephen Meyer’s full interview on our website: https://praxiscircle.com/leader/stephen-meyer   Learn more about Praxis Circle: https://praxiscircle.com/   Join our Praxis Circle community for free and gain exclusive access to resources, courses, and events:  https://praxiscircle.com/join   Follow us:   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/praxiscircle/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thepraxiscircle/ X - https://twitter.com/praxiscircle LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/praxis-circle/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@thepraxiscircle

    27 min

  3. OCT 7

    Stephen Meyer - Episode 4: Can there be a “Theory of Everything”?

    In this episode of our five-part conversation with Dr. Stephen Meyer, we discuss his “Return of the God Hypothesis,” the Big Bang, Darwin’s system, and the argument on behalf of theistic intelligent design.   Other topics we cover: arguments for the existence of God, biology, astronomy and the Big Bang theory, theistic design, quantum cosmology, fine-tuning of the universe, multiverse theory, problems with Darwinism, and more.   Dr. Stephen Meyer is the Director and Senior Fellow of the Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture with a Ph.D. in the philosophy of science from the University of Cambridge. He is the author of three books: “Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design” (2009) which was named Times (of London) Literary Supplement Book of the Year, the New York Times bestseller “Darwin’s Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design” (2013), and his most recent book, “Return of the God Hypothesis” (2021).   Watch Stephen Meyer’s full interview on our website: https://praxiscircle.com/leader/stephen-meyer   Learn more about Praxis Circle: https://praxiscircle.com/   Join our Praxis Circle community for free and gain exclusive access to resources, courses, and events:  https://praxiscircle.com/join   Follow us:   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/praxiscircle/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thepraxiscircle/ X - https://twitter.com/praxiscircle LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/praxis-circle/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@thepraxiscircle

    35 min

  4. SEP 30

    Stephen Meyer - Episode 3: Did belief in God make the Scientific Revolution possible?

    This is the third of a five-part conversation with Dr. Stephen Meyer, a former geophysicist turned philosopher of science, who offers profound insights into the intersection of science, philosophy, and faith. In this episode, Dr. Meyer explains science and faith throughout the history of mankind and how the understanding of Christian God led to the Scientific Revolution in much of Europe. From St. Augustine to Robert Boyle to Dr. Meyer himself, “Theism allows science to do good.” Furthermore, we discuss where the scientific community is today and how certain attitudes and beliefs could be shifting.   Other topics we cover: the history of science, specified information and the laws of nature, how Christianity sparked the Scientific Revolution, Darwinism, the status of intelligent design, and more.   Dr. Stephen Meyer is the Director and Senior Fellow of the Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture with a Ph.D. in the philosophy of science from the University of Cambridge. He is the author of three books: “Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design” (2009) which was named Times (of London) Literary Supplement Book of the Year, the New York Times bestseller “Darwin’s Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design” (2013), and his most recent book, “Return of the God Hypothesis” (2021).   Watch Stephen Meyer’s full interview on our website: https://praxiscircle.com/leader/stephen-meyer   Learn more about Praxis Circle: https://praxiscircle.com/   Join our Praxis Circle community for free and gain exclusive access to resources, courses, and events:  https://praxiscircle.com/join   Follow us:   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/praxiscircle/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thepraxiscircle/ X - https://twitter.com/praxiscircle LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/praxis-circle/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@thepraxiscircle

    27 min

  5. SEP 23

    Stephen Meyer - Episode 2: What does raking leaves have to do with moral relativism?

    In this episode of our five-part conversation with Dr. Stephen Meyer, we discuss the innate sense people have for morality and God, as well as some of the scientific beliefs of Newton, Leibniz, and Einstein.   Other topics we cover: the importance of good philosophy, the relationship between relativism and materialism, the fact-value divide, and moral knowledge.   Dr. Stephen Meyer is the Director and Senior Fellow of the Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture with a Ph.D. in the philosophy of science from the University of Cambridge. He is the author of three books: “Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design” (2009) which was named Times (of London) Literary Supplement Book of the Year, the New York Times bestseller “Darwin’s Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design” (2013), and his most recent book, “Return of the God Hypothesis” (2021).   Watch Stephen Meyer’s full interview on our website: https://praxiscircle.com/leader/stephen-meyer   Learn more about Praxis Circle: https://praxiscircle.com/   Join our Praxis Circle community for free and gain exclusive access to resources, courses, and events:  https://praxiscircle.com/join   Follow us:   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/praxiscircle/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thepraxiscircle/ X - https://twitter.com/praxiscircle LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/praxis-circle/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@thepraxiscircle

    30 min

  6. SEP 16

    Stephen Meyer - Episode 1: Why have young people stopped believing in God?

    This is the first of a five-part conversation with Dr. Stephen Meyer, a former geophysicist turned philosopher of science, who offers profound insights into the intersection of science, philosophy, and faith. Meyer has emerged as a leading intellectual voice presenting compelling evidence for God via intelligent design in the creation, development, and sustaining of the universe and of life on earth.   Topics we cover: the Discovery Institute, worldview, the Bible’s metaphysics, philosophy, the idea of intelligibility, the mind-body problem of consciousness, proving the existence of God, and more.   Dr. Stephen Meyer is the Director and Senior Fellow of the Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture with a Ph.D. in the philosophy of science from the University of Cambridge. He is the author of three books: “Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design” (2009) which was named Times (of London) Literary Supplement Book of the Year, the New York Times bestseller “Darwin’s Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design” (2013), and his most recent book, “Return of the God Hypothesis” (2021).   Watch Stephen Meyer’s full interview on our website: https://praxiscircle.com/leader/stephen-meyer   Learn more about Praxis Circle: https://praxiscircle.com/   Join our Praxis Circle community for free and gain exclusive access to resources, courses, and events:  https://praxiscircle.com/join   Follow us:   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/praxiscircle/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thepraxiscircle/ X - https://twitter.com/praxiscircle LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/praxis-circle/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@thepraxiscircle

    39 min

  7. 10/20/2023

    Mary Eberstadt - Episode 3: Why the rise in religious “nones” in the United States?

    In the last part of our interview, Mary Eberstadt concludes by discussing the reason for the rise in religious “nones,” the historical impact of religious vs. secular wars, the future of the Catholic Church, and both the progress and backsliding the United States has made in the past decade.   Mary Eberstadt holds the Panula Chair in Christian Culture at the Catholic Information Center and is a Senior Research Fellow at the Faith & Reason Institute. She is the author of many books, including her most recent “Primal Screams: How the Sexual Revolution Created Identity Politics” (2019) and “Adam and Eve After the Pill, Revisited” (2023). A Cornell graduate with two honorary doctorates in Humane Letters, Mary is a sought out voice on religion, the family, social issues, and the Sexual Revolution.   Watch Mary Eberstadt’s full interview on our website: https://praxiscircle.com/video/mary-eberstadt-2/   Learn more about Praxis Circle: https://praxiscircle.com/   Join our Praxis Circle community for free and gain exclusive access to resources, courses, and events:  https://praxiscircle.com/join   Follow us:   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/praxiscircle/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thepraxiscircle/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/praxiscircle LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/praxis-circle/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@thepraxiscircle

    16 min

  8. 10/19/2023

    Mary Eberstadt - Episode 2: What are the impacts of the Sexual Revolution today?

    In the second part of our interview, Mary Eberstadt discusses her book “Primal Screams” and her argument that the Sexual Revolution of the 1960s has created identity politics. We also have a conversation on contemporary feminism, how the summer of 2020 was a fulfilled “prophecy,” the turmoil people are facing because of loneliness, and how her faith helps her live a life free of fear.   Other topics we cover: What policy changes could help the family? Who are the culture wars really between? Why are so many rejecting basic biological realities? How should Christians engage in the public square?   Mary Eberstadt holds the Panula Chair in Christian Culture at the Catholic Information Center and is a Senior Research Fellow at the Faith & Reason Institute. She is the author of many books, including her most recent “Primal Screams: How the Sexual Revolution Created Identity Politics” (2019) and “Adam and Eve After the Pill, Revisited” (2023). A Cornell graduate with two honorary doctorates in Humane Letters, Mary is a sought out voice on religion, the family, social issues, and the Sexual Revolution.   Watch Mary Eberstadt’s full interview on our website: https://praxiscircle.com/video/mary-eberstadt-2/   Learn more about Praxis Circle: https://praxiscircle.com/   Join our Praxis Circle community for free and gain exclusive access to resources, courses, and events:  https://praxiscircle.com/join   Follow us:   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/praxiscircle/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thepraxiscircle/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/praxiscircle LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/praxis-circle/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@thepraxiscircle

    26 min
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A worldview is the lens we use to interpret the world around us. It influences every aspect of our lives–from how we choose careers, to how we vote, to how we interact with both strangers and friends. Because worldviews often conflict, people think and act differently from one another. Understanding different worldviews helps us have thoughtful dialogue about life’s deepest questions and a respect for the inherent dignity of every human being. Praxis Circle created Building Worldviews to do just that: interview expert thought leaders about their perspectives on economics, politics, philosophy, religion, social issues, and more in order to expose our community to many diverse worldviews. Listening to others and learning how to think critically is how we build strong worldviews–which in return helps us to better pursue truth, freedom, and human flourishing. Start your worldview journey today by listening to this podcast and visiting praxiscircle.com to learn more.

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  • Creator
    praxiscircle
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2023 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Building Worldviews

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