3.29 Joe Rigney, David Schrock, Trent Hunter • Interview • "The Unavoidable Either-Or: The Choice that Confronts Us in The Great Divorce"

Listen in as Joe Rigney joins David Schrock and Trent Hunter to discuss his longform essay "The Unavoidable Either-Or: The Choice that Confronts Us in The Great Divorce" as well as the 2024 meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention.

Timestamps

• Intro – 00:48
• Law Amendment Update - 02:58
• Rigney’s Reflections on the SBC - 03:35
• Thinking Strategically Going Forward - 09:04
• Trent’s Reflections on the SBC - 10:39
• Living Under the Progressive Gaze - 12:09
• What Makes a Classic a ‘Classic’? - 17:07
• Lewis and His Background - 19:44
• Trent on Reading More C.S. Lewis - 23:24
• Expressing the Usefulness of Lewis but with caution - 26:00
• What C.S. Lewis Fought Against in His Day - 34:30
• How Should We Think about Books Outside the Christian Faith? - 39:54
• Lewis and Appropriating Myths and Cultures from the Past - 45:32
• The Characters in The Great Divorce - 50:04
• Something Less Known from Lewis that is Worth Reading - 55:43
• Closing and Outro - 58:20 

Resources to Click

• “The Unavoidable Either-Or: The Choice that Confronts Us in The Great Divorce” – Joe Rigney
• “Encore: Reformed and Reforming the SBC: Christ Over the Law Amendment” – David Schrock
• Theme of the Month: Great Books Throughout the Ages
• Give to Support the Work 

Books to Read

• The Great Divorce – C.S. Lewis
• That Hideous Strength – C.S. Lewis
• The Abolition of Man – C.S. Lewis
• The Weight of Glory – C.S. Lewis
• Leadership and Emotional Sabotage – Joe Rigney