Why smart people struggle to believe in God — Gavin Ashenden

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Why smart people struggle to believe in God

Why smart people struggle to believe in God

Preacher: Gavin Ashenden
Tradition: Anglican
Published: May 31, 2026
Length: 27:20

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Smart people often struggle to believe in God for the very reason that makes some smart. We have become accustomed to thinking that everything important can be analysed, measured and understood, but what if God cannot be known in the same way that we solve a mathematical problem? Drawing on the Gospels the Christian mystical tradition, the cloud of Unknown julian of Norwich and Orthodox theology. This reflection explores where the Hood Trinity is not merely a adoption to understand but the reality that has to be experienced and participated in. Not asking us to comprehend him so much as he's inviting us into a relationship with him

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Faith
Strength in Hard Times

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