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Lunch on The Way
Kia Ora Koutou, and welcome to Lunch on The Way! We're three guys doing theology over lunch, and sometimes we'll do that with others. We talk about church, culture, theology, philosophy, and more, always wanting to be as practical as possible. This is a thinking podcast more than a teaching podcast. We want to warn you, that what's said here is not yet complete, because, like any good conversation, you never want it to end.
Lunch on The Way
Deconstructing Faith, Truth as Relationship, Trusting your Gut (whole over parts)
In this conversation the guys explores the concept of faith deconstruction and truth, emphasizing the importance of a holistic view of life. Many people deconstruct not Christianity but specific expressions or packaged forms of it, often driven by personal experiences and dissatisfaction with rigid, mechanistic approaches. They highlight the need for a synthesized understanding of truth that includes emotions and relationships, advocating for a more humble and open approach to truth that trusts the 'gut.' The discussion also touches on the role of the right hemisphere in processing gut feelings and the importance of listening and discernment deconstructing.
00:00 Teaser
01:41 Into - Looking Forward to 2025
05:07 - Deconstructing Christianity
06:43 - Deconstructing a form/model of Christianity
09:48 - The origins of deconstruction - postmodernism
12:16 - Our experiences with deconstruction
14:08 - The "holding space" during deconstruction
16:42 - Critical thought and faith go together
18:40 - Ex-vangelical deconstruction
20:37 - Deconstruction is a response to fundamentalism
24:21 - Finite being can't know with certainty
27:39 - Greame's experience with prayer
34:26 - Truth is a relationship
37:36 - Truth is found in synthesis
40:14 - Christianity's truth is best understood as a whole
46:37 - Deconstructing a mechanistic view of church
Podcast hosts are Greame Flett, Jonathan Hoskin, and Joey Millington.
The opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the individuals expressing and do not reflect the opinions and beliefs of any affiliated organisations or ministries.
