Apologetics 315 Podcast 062 – Is Reality Secular? with Mary Poplin
Today’s Show Notes:
Episode 062 – Is Reality Secular? with Mary Poplin
In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross talk to Mary Poplin about her book Is Reality Secular?: Testing the Assumptions of Four Global Worldviews.
About Mary Poplin
0:26 – Intro to Mary Poplin’s book
5:00 – About Mary and her work
7:00 – Mary’s radical conversion to Christianity
10:00 – What was Mary’s worldview like before becoming a Christian?
11:00 – A dream that impacted Mary’s journey
13:32 – Why write a book about worldviews?
15:56 – What do we mean when we say “secular”?
18:39 – Why take a “worldview” approach?
22:27 – Exploring secular humanism
26:06 – How do we address secular humanism?
27:11 – Material naturalism
30:58 – Pantheism and Western Pantheism
32:57 – How Christianity is different
37:28 – What was most impactful during Mary’s time in Calcutta
41:08 – What was Mother Theresa like? And reflections on Christopher Hitchens
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Brian Auten
Brian Auten is the founder emeritus of Apologetics315. He is also director of Reasonable Faith Belfast. Brian holds a Masters degree in Christian Apologetics and has interviewed over 150 Christian apologists. His background is in missions, media direction, graphic design, and administration. Brian started Apologetics315 in 2007 to be an apologetics hub to equip Christians to defend the faith.
