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Christian Narcissism
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Christian Narcissism

Episode 67 • Featuring J.I. Packer & others

Shane concluded the last episode with a brief clip from an interview he recorded years ago with respected author and theologian, J.I. Packer. On this program, he decided to feature more of that conversation, while also weaving together other interviews and man-on-the-street segments related to the prevalence of narcissistic beliefs and attitudes in American Christianity.

Additional authors featured in this program:
Thomas Ascol (3:22), Scott McKnight (3:54; 7:06), Andy Crouch (4:08; 6:01), William Willimon (4:25; 5:10), R.C. Sproul (4:40), Anthony J. Carter (6:20), Roger E. Olson (6:40), Bryan Chapell (7:19), Jean Twenge (13:45), Christian Smith (29:49), Marva Dawn (31:12).


SHOW NOTES

Books
Knowing God, J.I. Packer
Soul Searching, Christian Smith
Christless Christianity, Michael Horton
Reaching Out Without Dumbing Down, Marva Dawn
Peculiar Speech, Peculiar Speech, William Willimon
The Christian Mind, Harry Blamires
The Narcissism Epidemic, Twenge & Campbell
Christianity & Liberalism, J. Gresham Machen
Creed or Chaos? by Dorothy Sayers — FREE

Articles
The Story of Us, Shane Rosenthal
The Megachurch Century, Shane Rosenthal
The Tower of Babel, Shane Rosenthal
The Mormonization of American Christianity, Shane Rosenthal
Finding Christ in All of Scripture (PDF), Shane Rosenthal
Liberalism or Christianity?, J. Gresham Machen
The Importance of Christian Scholarship, by J. Gresham Machen
Theologically, This Country is in a State of Utter Chaos, Dorothy Sayers
Why Johnny Can’t Preach, T. David Gordon

Audio
Jacob’s Ladder, Humble Skeptic #63
Babylon, Humble Skeptic #65
The Earliest Gospel, Humble Skeptic. #45
The Effect of Media & Technology, Humble Skeptic #30
Grounded in the Gospel, WHI #986 with J.I. Packer
An Interview with R.C. Sproul, WHI #909
The Preached Word, WHI 972 with William Willimon
Teen Spirituality, WHI #730 with Christian Smith
Almost Christian, WHI #1017 with Kenda Creasy Dean
Getting Over Yourself, WHI #1588 with Dean Inserra
The Narcissism Epidemic, WHI #956 with Jean Twenge

Video
American Gospel: Christ Alone
American Gospel: Christ Crucified


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