Michael Horton | Spiritual But Not Religious | Steve Brown, Etc.

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You've heard it before: "I'm spiritual, not religious." This week, Steve and the gang chat with Michael Horton about the surprisingly deep roots of this idea. Michael's new book is called "Shaman And Sage: The Roots of 'Spiritual But Not Religious' In Antiquity" https://amzn.to/3YaFWzn – @EerdmansPublishing 🗝️ Have you ever known someone who was 'spiritual, but not religious'? Share your story in the Comments. 🗝️ While you're here, please help Key Life by clicking the 'Subscribe' button, then click on the BELL (on mobile devices, also click 'ALL'). That way you'll be the first to know when the newest episode of 'Steve Brown, Etc.' goes live! Get the best of Key Life in your inbox with Key Life Connection, our free weekly email: https://www.KeyLife.org/subscribe – includes FREE access to our behind-the-scenes 'SBE Insider' playlist here on YouTube. And be sure to download the Key Life app, now available for iPhone and Android: https://www.KeyLife.org/app GUEST BIO Michael Horton is J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics at Westminster Seminary California. He is also the founder of Sola Media (@solamediaorg) and its various projects including the White Horse Inn radio show. Michael’s new book is called Shaman And Sage: The Roots of “Spiritual But Not Religious” In Antiquity. 00:00 - Intro 03:12 - Meet Michael Horton 07:00 - What inspired Michael to write this enormous book? 10:34 - Where does 'Spiritual, But Not Religious' come from? 13:00 - The 6th century BC shift from APPEASING 'gods' to BEING 'gods' 17:30 - The Gnostics - more dangerous to Christianity than Roman persecution? 24:28 - We tailor 95% of our apologetics to 4% of the population who claim to be atheists..." 30:04 - Some hard news about new ageism and the church 38:34 - Steve's closing thoughts 39:59 - Next week's guest is... Follow us on Social! ▶ X/TWITTER – /keylifenetwork ▶ FACEBOOK – /keylifenetwork ▶ INSTAGRAM – /keylifenetwork Key Life participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. Some links may be affiliate links. We may get a small referral fee if you buy something or take an action after clicking one of these. #MichaelHorton #SolaMedia #WhiteHorseInn #ShamansAndSages