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Greg Koukl on Street Smarts

Episode 27 • Truth Isn't Afraid of Questions

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Shane Rosenthal
Shane Rosenthal was raised in a Jewish home but became an atheist at a very early age. Some years later, however, he ended up losing faith in atheism and converted to Christianity. On this podcast he talks with people from a wide variety of worldviews and perspectives in order explore the beliefs and ideas that shape our lives.
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Have you ever noticed that conversations about religion and politics tend to produce more heat than light? Because most of us are aware of this, we tend to avoid conversations relating to our deepest convictions. So how can we discuss our beliefs with others in a way that ends up producing more light than heat? How do we have difficult conversations on controversial topics such as the use of personal pronouns? On this episode, Shane talks with Greg Koukl about his forthcoming book Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity’s Toughest Questions.

SHOW NOTES

Recommended Books
Street Smarts, by Greg Koukl
Tactics, by Greg Koukl
Live Not By Lies, Rod Dreher

Recommended Articles
I’d Like to Have an Argument, Please, by Greg Koukl
Recovering the Art of Persuasion, by Shane Rosenthal
Iron Curtain Diary, by Greg Koukl

Recommended Audio
Greg Koukl on Blind Faith
Dealing with Doubt
Greg Koukl on The Problem of Evil
Walking in Wisdom Toward Outsiders
The Cult of Soft Totalitarianism (Shane’s full interview with Rod Dreher, Pt. 1)
Christianity vs. Woke Ideology (Shane’s full interview with Rod Dreher, Pt. 2)

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