‘The Life We’re Looking For,’ with Andy Crouch

Andy Crouch joins Matt, Derek, and Alastair to discuss personhood, technology, and recognition.

Andy Crouch brings a much-needed Christian perspective to understanding how humans relate to technology in his new book, The Life We’re Looking For. Do you know the connection between our basic need for recognition and our dependence on screens? What can we do to make our world more humanized? And when will we be able to achieve it? Derek, Alastair, and Matt discuss these questions and more with Andy in this high energy conversation.

Links and Resources Mentioned:

Lexham Press Book of the Month

Merrie Band

Praxis Labs

Andy Crouch

The Life We’re Looking For, by Andy Crouch

The Fractured Republic, by Yuval Levin

Psychiatrist Curt Thompson

Seeing Like a State, by James Scott

Lasting app

Philosopher Albert Borgmann

Join FatCat, the friendly feline, as he learns the traditional text of the Apostles’ Creed―the earliest summary of the apostles’ teaching. Enjoy vibrantly illustrated scenes of Jesus’s life and search for FatCat on every page!

Young readers and families will read a line from the creed along with a simple reflection to tuck into their hearts. With a list of Scriptures for further learning and a family prayer, this FatCat book is perfect to read again and again.

In a fun and accessible way, believers can visualize, memorize, understand, and confess the Apostles’ Creed, which has united all Christians for centuries.

Timestamps

0:41
Cat Pun
1:28
A Random Chapel Speaker
4:02
Powerful and Sad
7:56
Recognition
15:04
Rupture and Repair
20:28
Social Media
24:48
Superpowers vs. Flow
30:41
Devices vs. Instruments
39:30
Hope for a Humanized World

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