Steve Watts - Church History & Humility

TheoDisc Podcast

In episode 8 of the TheoDisc Podcast, Kenny chats with Dr Steve Watts about the cultural arrogance borne from ignorance of the context of church history, contrasted with the potential for humility, self-aware insight, and faithful witness. They look at how we can be empowered by a healthy engagement with church history. Enjoy!

Episode 8 Outline:

• Start-01:20 - Introduction
• 01:24-07:01 - Welcome to Steve and 3 questions.
• 07:09-16:06 - How does our knowledge of history affect our perspective on it? Why has our abandonment of engaging with the history of the church come to be seen as a virtuous and spiritual shedding of a stale and deathly religious expression?
• 16:15-31:31 - In what ways do we gain a healthy perspective on church history while maintaining a posture of humility?
• 31:39-36:00 - How can we shift our attention from the heroes and villains to a more holistic view of history?
• 36:10-45:28 - How can we become more self-aware in our knowledge and also apply it to our witness in our world today?
• 45:37-End - Close and further information