Church & Culture Podcast
The Church & Culture podcast is a weekly discussion with Dr. James Emery White on the latest trends happening in culture, and where and how the church should respond.
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CCP213: On Americans Losing Faith in Traditional Religion (opens the original)
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We’re taking a break from our usual format on the podcast this week. In case you haven’t heard, we’re gearing up for the 2026 Church & Culture Conference on Thursday, October 15. We thought it would be fun for the next two weeks to give you a peek into the type of learning that comes from this annual event. In today’s episode, we’re featuring a conversation between Dr. White and Dr. Christian Smith - one of the leading sociologists of our day - on how Americans seem to be losing their faith in t
CCP212: On Interfaith Marriages (opens the original)
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In this week’s conversation between Dr. James Emery White and co-host Alexis Drye, they discuss how more and more families are facing questions regarding the religious upbringing of their children, particularly when they don't share the same faith. According to the most recent Religious Landscape Study (RLS), 26% of married US adults say their spouse has a different religious identity from their own. This can lead to more complexities than people may realize. Episode Links In addition to the Pew
CCP211: On Socialism (opens the original)
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In this week's conversation between Dr. James Emery White and co-host Alexis Drye, they discuss a news story that was recently posted to Church & Culture's Daily Headline News - a collection of headlines from around the globe shared each weekday. This story was an opinion piece written by Peggy Noonan for The Wall Street Journal titled “ Socialism Is Here—and It's Serious .” Not surprisingly, many people in today's culture don't really seem to have a clear understanding of what socialism is. Epi
CCP210: On Larping and the Hunger for Authenticity (opens the original)
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In this week's conversation between Dr. James Emery White and co-host Alexis Drye, they discuss a term that may be new to many of our listeners - “larping.” Larping has been adopted by Gen Z and redefined as a slang word that refers to people who are inauthentic or performative. And the use of this slang term speaks to how highly Gen Z values authenticity in others; that is, how much they long for people who are genuine. Episode Links There are two articles that were referenced in today's conver
CCP209: On the Rise of Bisexual Men (opens the original)
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In this week's conversation between Dr. James Emery White and co-host Alexis Drye, they discuss the latest gender-related topic on the podcast - the rise of bisexual men. This is a somewhat new face of masculinity that is dominating Hollywood in particular, as evidenced by an article in The Wall Street Journal titled “ Why the Bisexual Man Is Hollywood's Breakout Star. ” So why is bisexuality becoming so dominant in today's culture and media? And why is it being specifically targeted at Generati
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