Summary: <br> As the 2020 election approaches, we will be posting two conversations on culture, politics, and ethics. Part 1 is a conversation with Alan Noble and Part 2 is a conversation with Matthew Arbo.<br> <br> <br> <br> This episode is a conversation with Dr. Alan Noble of Oklahoma Baptist University. We discuss basketball fandom (3:45), the weirdness of the Shawnee, OK mall (7:30), overrating Flannery O'Connor and C. S. Lewis (16:45), how the intersection of technology and secularism impacts our worldview (21:25), the importance of liturgy (34:00), the future of evangelicalism in America (40:00), and more. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Alan-Noble/e/B07BD5B5NP/?tag=bdsmith-20">Buy Alan's books</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br> Church Grammar is presented by <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.bhacademic.com/" target="_blank">B&H Academic</a> and the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.csbible.com/" target="_blank">Christian Standard Bible</a>. Intro music: Purple Dinosaur by <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.nobigdyl.com/" target="_blank">nobigdyl.</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Brandon D. Smith is Assistant Professor of Theology & New Testament at <a href="https://www.cedarville.edu/Academic-Schools-and-Departments/Biblical-and-Theological-Studies/Faculty-Staff/Smith-Brandon.aspx">Cedarville University</a>, Editorial Director for the <a href="http://www.centerforbaptistrenewal.com">Center for Baptist Renewal</a>, and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Brandon-D-Smith/e/B00L1VCU46/?tag=bdsmith-20">writes things</a>. You can follow him <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.twitter.com/brandon_d_smith" target="_blank">on Twitter</a> at @brandon_d_smith.<br> <br> <br> <br> *** This podcast is designed to discuss all sorts of topics from various points of view. Therefore, guests’ views do not always reflect the views of the host, his church, or his institution.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br>
