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Guest: New York Times Columnist Ross Douthat on The Decadent Society<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.godandculture.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/douthat-1024x731.jpg\")
Ross Douthat | PHOTO: Stephen Crowley\/The\u00a0New York Times<\/em>\u00a0via Redux <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nRoss Douthat<\/a><\/strong> is a columnist for the\u00a0New York Times\u00a0<\/em>op-ed page. He is the author of\u00a0To Change the Church<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0Bad Religion<\/em>,<\/a> and\u00a0Privilege<\/a><\/em>, and coauthor of\u00a0Grand New Party<\/em>. Before joining the\u00a0New York Times<\/em>, he was a senior editor for the\u00a0Atlantic<\/em>. He is the film critic for\u00a0National Review<\/em>, and he cohosts the\u00a0New York Times<\/em>\u2019s weekly op-ed podcast,\u00a0The Argument<\/em>. He lives in New Haven with his wife and three children. <\/p>\n\n\n\nRoss’s latest book is The Decadent Society: How We Became the Victims of Our Own Success<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. Today the Western world seems to be in crisis. But beneath our social media frenzy and reality television politics, the deeper reality is one of drift, repetition, and dead ends.\u00a0The Decadent Society\u00a0<\/em>explains what happens when a rich and powerful society ceases advancing\u2014how the combination of wealth and technological proficiency with economic stagnation, political stalemates, cultural exhaustion, and demographic decline creates a strange kind of \u201csustainable decadence,\u201d a civilizational languor that could endure for longer than we think. <\/p>\n\n\n\nReviews of The Decadent Society<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n- ALBERT MOHLER: The Decadent and the Damned? Ross Douthat\u2019s Timely Vision of Western Civilization<\/a><\/strong><\/li>
- PETER THIEL: Back to the Future<\/a><\/strong><\/li>
- NYT: Ross Douthat Has a Vision of America. It\u2019s Grim<\/strong><\/a><\/li>
- WP: How success ruined the West<\/a><\/strong><\/li>
- NATIONAL REVIEW: Ross Douthat Foresees the Same Old \u2018Same Old Same-Old\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/li>
- WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Decline and Fall<\/a><\/strong><\/li>
- MERE ORTHODOXY: Book Review: The Decadent Society by Ross Douthat<\/a><\/strong><\/li>
- THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: Review: Ross Douthat\u2019s \u2018The Decadent Society\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/li>
- THE NEW REPUBLIC: The Modern World Disappoints Ross Douthat<\/a><\/strong><\/li>
- CITY JOURNAL: Decadence As Alienation<\/a><\/strong><\/li>
- PUBLIC DISCOURSE: The Long Autumn of Our Content<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nGuest: Rachel Gilson on Born Again This Way<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.godandculture.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/gilson.jpg\")
<\/figure>\nRachel Gilson<\/a><\/strong> serves on the leadership team of Theological Development and Culture with Cru<\/a><\/strong>. Her writing has appeared in Christianity Today and for Desiring God and The Gospel Coalition<\/a><\/strong>, and she regularly speaks at churches and on college campuses. Rachel is wrapping up her Master of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and lives in the Boston area with her husband and daughter. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\nAs a Christian who experiences same-sex attraction, is it possible to live a life that’s faithful and fulfiling? Rachel Gilson wants to show you that it is. Living as a Christian with same-sex attraction is not just a case of limping to the finish line\u2014it’s possible to run the race with joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this powerful and personal book, she describes her own unexpected journey of coming out and coming to faith… and what came next. As she does so, she addresses many of the questions that Christians living with same-sex attraction are wrestling with: Am I consigned to a life of loneliness? How do I navigate my friendships? Will my desires ever change? Is there some greater purpose to all this? What comes next, and next, and next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Drawing on insights from the Bible and the experiences of others,\u00a0Born Again This Way<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0provides assurance and encouragement for Christians with same-sex attraction, and paints a compelling picture of discipleship for every believer. Whatever your sexuality, this book is an inspiring testimony of how a life submitted to Jesus will be fulfilling and fruitful\u2014but not always in the ways we might expect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Guest: New York Times Columnist Ross Douthat on The Decadent Society Ross Douthat is a columnist for the\u00a0New York Times\u00a0op-ed page. He is the author of\u00a0To Change the Church,\u00a0Bad Religion, and\u00a0Privilege, and coauthor of\u00a0Grand New Party. Before joining the\u00a0New York … Continue reading
Ross Douthat<\/a><\/strong> is a columnist for the\u00a0New York Times\u00a0<\/em>op-ed page. He is the author of\u00a0To Change the Church<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0Bad Religion<\/em>,<\/a> and\u00a0Privilege<\/a><\/em>, and coauthor of\u00a0Grand New Party<\/em>. Before joining the\u00a0New York Times<\/em>, he was a senior editor for the\u00a0Atlantic<\/em>. He is the film critic for\u00a0National Review<\/em>, and he cohosts the\u00a0New York Times<\/em>\u2019s weekly op-ed podcast,\u00a0The Argument<\/em>. He lives in New Haven with his wife and three children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ross’s latest book is The Decadent Society: How We Became the Victims of Our Own Success<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. Today the Western world seems to be in crisis. But beneath our social media frenzy and reality television politics, the deeper reality is one of drift, repetition, and dead ends.\u00a0The Decadent Society\u00a0<\/em>explains what happens when a rich and powerful society ceases advancing\u2014how the combination of wealth and technological proficiency with economic stagnation, political stalemates, cultural exhaustion, and demographic decline creates a strange kind of \u201csustainable decadence,\u201d a civilizational languor that could endure for longer than we think. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Rachel Gilson<\/a><\/strong> serves on the leadership team of Theological Development and Culture with Cru<\/a><\/strong>. Her writing has appeared in Christianity Today and for Desiring God and The Gospel Coalition<\/a><\/strong>, and she regularly speaks at churches and on college campuses. Rachel is wrapping up her Master of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and lives in the Boston area with her husband and daughter. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n \n\nAs a Christian who experiences same-sex attraction, is it possible to live a life that’s faithful and fulfiling? Rachel Gilson wants to show you that it is. Living as a Christian with same-sex attraction is not just a case of limping to the finish line\u2014it’s possible to run the race with joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In this powerful and personal book, she describes her own unexpected journey of coming out and coming to faith… and what came next. As she does so, she addresses many of the questions that Christians living with same-sex attraction are wrestling with: Am I consigned to a life of loneliness? How do I navigate my friendships? Will my desires ever change? Is there some greater purpose to all this? What comes next, and next, and next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Drawing on insights from the Bible and the experiences of others,\u00a0Born Again This Way<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0provides assurance and encouragement for Christians with same-sex attraction, and paints a compelling picture of discipleship for every believer. Whatever your sexuality, this book is an inspiring testimony of how a life submitted to Jesus will be fulfilling and fruitful\u2014but not always in the ways we might expect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Guest: New York Times Columnist Ross Douthat on The Decadent Society Ross Douthat is a columnist for the\u00a0New York Times\u00a0op-ed page. He is the author of\u00a0To Change the Church,\u00a0Bad Religion, and\u00a0Privilege, and coauthor of\u00a0Grand New Party. Before joining the\u00a0New York … Continue reading Reviews of The Decadent Society<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nGuest: Rachel Gilson on Born Again This Way<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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