Kresta in the Afternoon – October 5, 2023 – Hour 1

Author: Bryant Schoenle Published on: October 5, 2023 Published in: Al Kresta

Historian Thomas Madden tells the story of the Miracle at Lepanto and Phil Davignon discusses the problems of practical atheism.

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The Problems of Practical Atheism

Yet another Gallup poll shows a continued decline in Americans’ belief in God, heaven and hell. Yet even more significant than the loss of our belief in God is the loss of our sense of God, which John Paul the Great addressed in Evangelium Vitae. This ‘practical atheism’ appears even in Christians’ lives. We talk more with Phil Davignon.

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The Culture of Death and the Practice of Everyday Life

Misunderstanding the Rise of the Nones

Phil Davignon is Associate Professor and Chair of Sociology at Union University in Jackson, TN. He's the author of Practicing Christians, Practical Atheists: How Cultural Liturgies and Everyday Practices Shape the Christian Life. Find his writings at Church Life Journal and follow him on Twitter @PhilDavignon.

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The Miracle at Lepanto

It’s the feast of our Lady of the Rosary and the anniversary of the Battle of Lepanto, one of the most important Naval battles in Western history. Through the power of the Rosary, the Holy League Navy defeated the Ottoman Turks and preserved Christianity in the West. We look at the history of the Battle and its lasting impacts with Dr Thomas Madden

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The Battle that Saved the Christian West

Remembering the Battle of Lepanto: 450 Years ago

Dr. Madden’s Modern Scholar series