In episode #3 we take a look at the concept of Bible as story. In the first part, we ask the question, "Why read the Bible as story?" and in the second part address, "How to read the Bible as story.

We saw an increase in secularization (disenchantment) coming out of the modern period. Today we are seeing an increase in spirituality (reenchantment) in the postmodern period, but the Western world is reenchanting in the wrong direction. (new or hybridized mythologies). Through the fundamentalist and evangelical movements, the church has largely reduced the Bible to propositional truths and lost the mystical nature of the text.

In this episode, we look at how the story can help us regain some of the imagination of the biblical authors.

In this episode, we look at society’s response to secularism and disenchantment. God is not dead, as evidenced by the rise of spirituality in the Western world. How is conservative Christianity responsible, in part, for the rejection of organized religion? What can the church do to answer the spiritual questions greater society is exploring.