The Gospel Coalition published an article last week that brought together every divergent faction of the church to say, “Ick!” While many are discussing the troubling content of the article on social media, the Holy Post crew examines what is says about the troubling state of evangelical publishing. Then, new data finds liberal teens are struggling with depression at higher rates on average than conservative teens. What’s the explanation? And Phil talks to professor Christopher Watkin about his book, “Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture.” Is critical theory really as evil as some culture warriors say it is? Watkin offers a more thoughtful and Christian perspective on how to critique society. Plus, Japan discovers 7,000 new islands.   Patreon Bonus: Bonus Interview with Christopher Watkin - https://www.patreon.com/posts/79691495/   Holy Post merch store - https://www.holypost.com/shop    Sponsor 0:00 -  Sponsor: World Relief Join the Path -  https://worldrelief.org/holypost/   0:44 - Intro 3:46 - Islands found 9:40 - The Article 29:23 - Teen mental health and politics   Sponsors   49:40 - Sponsor Hiya Health hiyahealth.com/HOLYPOST to receive 50% off your first order. 50:47 - Interview intro   Interview with Christopher Watkin https://christopherwatkin.com/ https://twitter.com/DrChrisWatkin    53:13 - Social contract 56:20 - Christopher’s story 1:01:32 - Biblical Critical Theory  Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture - https://amzn.to/3YkH1kJ   1:04:28 - Defining critical theory 1:10:50 - Augustine 1:16:29 - Analyzing culture through the bible 1:21:50 - Eternal destiny and culture 1:24:28 - Diagonalizing 1:35:31 - End Credits   Links mentioned in news segment: Japan just found 7,000 islands it didn’t know it had - https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/02/asia/japan-islands-double-report-intl-hnk/index.html   Please understand that I was the first one who was upset by the bad article - https://mpierce.substack.com/p/please-understand-that-i-was-the   Esau McCaulley tweet link - https://twitter.com/esaumccaulley/status/1631380537892806669   Why are young liberals so depressed? - https://www.slowboring.com/p/why-are-young-liberals-so-depressed?utm_source=direct&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Other resources:   The Uneasy Conscience of Modern Fundamentalism by Carl Henry - https://amzn.to/3IRhhH8 Holy Post website: https://www.holypost.com/   Holy Post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/holypost   The Holy Post is supported by our listeners. We may earn affiliate commissions through links listed here. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.