This episode features author and Professor of Clinical Psychology at Ghent University (Belgium), Mattias Desmet. Mattias is recognized as the world's leading expert on the theory of mass formation as it applies to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mattias highlights the profound impact of propaganda on an individual's psychological well-being. He brings attention to the cultural groupthink prevalent in society and warns about the risks associated with current cultural norms, media consumption, and reliance on manipulative technologies.
Listen as he explains how governments and mass media leverage fear, loneliness, and isolation to control and demoralize populations, ultimately persuading them to act against their own interests. Mattias encourages us to speak up about the truth, regardless of the consequences.
Resources
Check out Mattias’ book, The Psychology of Totalitarianism.
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In this episode, author, attorney, and radio show host Clay Travis discusses the issue of cancel culture and the growing fear that prevents open debate about cultural issues.
From campus protests over the Israel-Palestine war to transgenderism in sports, Clay highlights the importance of the marketplace of ideas and the need for critical thinking and healthy debate.
Listen in to hear how he encourages us to use our voice to engage in cultural conversations without self-censoring, and to share our honest opinions and beliefs to maintain a healthy marketplace of ideas and promote genuine, open communication.
Resources
Check out Clay’s books and The Clay and Buck Show.
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Host Faithfulness in our Political Moment in your local community on October 3, 2024.
Register for Next Gen Summit, November 8-9, 2024 in Nashville.
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In this week's THINQ Podcast episode, we want to help you think well about the upcoming election. Author and political commentator Denise Gitsham shares her experience of working in secular media as a Christian, striving to prioritize Kingdom principles over partisan agendas.
Denise shares valuable lessons she’s learned while striving to foster empathy, compassion, and unity in an increasingly polarized society.
Listen in as she encourages us to "debate ideas rather than people" and urges Christians to speak truth with love, emphasizing that our true adversaries are not people, but the Enemy who seeks to sow division among us.
Resources
Check out Denise’s book, Politics for People Who Hate Politics.
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Host Faithfulness in our Political Moment in your local community on October 3, 2024.
Register for Next Gen Summit, November 8-9, 2024 in Nashville.
Bring the 28-Day Digital Fast to your family, workplace, or church throughout the month of January.
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In this episode, pastor, author, and Christianity Today columnist Andrew Wilson uses the acronym W.E.I.R.D.E.R. (W-western, E-education, I-industrialized, R-rich, D-democratic, E-ex-Christian, R-romantic) to explain how our Western culture is distancing itself from Christianity, even though Christianity is the foundation of Western society.
He discusses seven major developments from the year 1776— globalization, the Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, the Great Enrichment, the American Revolution, the rise of post-Christianity, and the dawn of Romanticism—and explains their relevance to social changes happening today.
Listen in as Andrew helps us understand why many aspects of our society feel unfamiliar right now and calls us to intentionally operate in our Christian values.
Resources
Check out Andrew’s book, Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West.
Apply the THINQ Framework to pressing cultural issues.
Create a free THINQ Account to access more trusted content like this on topics from all channels of culture at thinqmedia.com.
Attend THINQ events where you can gather with like-minded leaders, ask better questions and have conversations that lead to wisdom:
Host Faithfulness in our Political Moment in your local community on October 3, 2024.
Register for Next Gen Summit, November 8-9, 2024 in Nashville.
Bring the 28-Day Digital Fast to your family, workplace, or church throughout the month of January.
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