Kresta in the Afternoon – July 23, 2019 – Hour 2

Kresta in the Afternoon – July 23, 2019 – Hour 2

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+  Do Catholics have a place in the UK's NHS?

  • Description: Since the deaths of Alfie Evans and Charlie Gard, there have been more disturbing stories coming out of the UK. Earlier this summer an English judge ordered doctors to perform an abortion on a woman with developmental disabilities, despite the objections of both the woman and her mother who had offered to raise the child. Thankfully the ruling was overturned but it does raise the question about the future of Catholic medical providers in a system that is increasingly indifferent to their moral consciences. We'll talk with KV Turley.
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    • K.V. Turley
      Kevin Turley is a Catholic writer living in London, England. Follow his writings at Crisis Magazine, the National Catholic Register, The Imaginative Conservative and other sites.

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+  Interacting with a Hostile Culture (2 segments)

  • Description: How are Christians viewed in the broader culture? We blush at the possibilities. Brainwashed fanatics? Out-of-touch dogmatists? Buffoons? The task of bearing faithful witness to Jesus is complicated by persistent―and not altogether baseless―cultural stereotypes. Tim Muehlhoff joins us to discuss interacting with a culture that has rejected us and our message.
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    • Tim Muehlhoff
      Tim Muehlhoff is a professor of communication at Biola University in La Mirada, California where he teaches classes in family communication, interpersonal communication, apologetics, gender, and conflict resolution. He is the co-author of Winsome Persuasion: Christian Influence in a Post-Christian World.

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    • Winsome Persuasion: Christian Influence in a Post-Christian World

      How are Christians viewed in the broader culture? We blush at the possibilities. Brainwashed fanatics? Out-of-touch dogmatists? Buffoons? The task of bearing faithful witness to Jesus is complicated by persistent―and not altogether baseless―cultural stereotypes. In our post-Christian society, thoughtful Christians are considering again how to engage the dominant culture as a minority, a counterpublic, amid varying perceptions and misperceptions. In this timely book, Timothy Muehlhoff and Rick Langer ask what our interactions with the dominant cultural ethos should look like. How might we be persuasive and civil at the same time? How should we respond to those who ridicule and caricature us? How can we challenge the beliefs of other communities with love and respect? Muehlhoff and Langer present a model for cultural engagement that integrates communication theory, theology, and Scripture. Penetrating, wise, and relentlessly practical, it includes test cases and examples from history, such as William Wilberforce and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Now more than ever, Christians need what Winsome Persuasion offers: a compelling vision of public engagement that is both shrewd and gracious. (learn more)

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