Episode 22 - Is Western Culture Getting Worse?

In recent years many have started to see the cracks of decline in Western civilisation. The "Woke Revolution" continues to sweep through education, government, and the arts, undermining confidence in the foundations of key Western ideals, and producing dramatic cultural changes in beliefs, values, and tastes. Simultaneously, geopolitical events and technological advances beyond the West threaten a very uncertain future from the one we thought we might be inheriting. Is the decline of the West a problem for Christians? Should Christians be happy to let Western culture erode? How do we seek to preserve and proclaim cultural values without confusing earthly cultures with the kingdom of God? With Michael away in the wilds of Scotland, Andy and Aaron wrestle through these important issues with theology, cultural insight, and humour, whilst opening and re-opening various rabbit-holes! Please remember that Pod of the Gaps is a listener supported show — a big thank you to the small group of folks who've got behind us. If you love the show, please do consider joining them and supporting the show — as little as £1 or $1 a month all helps us keep it going. Find out how to help at https://www.patreon.com/wkop Among the many resources we mentioned in the show: Allister Heath, 'Four mega-trends that condemn the West to irreversible decline', The Telegraph, 25 August 2021 — https://bit.ly/3kz4ZXU Meic Pearse, "Why the Rest Hates the West" (SPCK, 2003) Francis Schaeffer, "How Then Should We Live?" (Crossway Books, 2005) Richard Weaver, "Ideas Have Consequences" [Expanded Edition] (University of Chicago Press, 2003)