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Mar 2023
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Can Christians Argue Ideas?
Rebecca McLaughlin
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Kyle Worley and Rebecca McLaughlin have a conversation about what it looks like for Christians to argue ideas.Questions Covered in This Episode:
Ideas matter, right?
Can Christians argue about ideas?
Does it matter how we argue?
What does it mean to argue with gentleness and respect?
What does a good process look like to engage in these conversations?
What is the danger in categorizing people?
Is it okay to acknowledge when we don’t know the answer?
What is the conversation that Christians have the opportunity to disagree with well?
Resources Mentioned:
1 Peter 3:15
“Confronting Christianity”
by Rebecca McLaughlin
“Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World”
by Tom Holland
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