EP#12 Confronting the powers of Egypt with Matthew Petrusek

Al Roxburgh and Jenny Sinclair talk with Matt Petrusek about the cultural challenges confronting Christian life. At a time when the culture of Self is so dominant and notions of truth are dissolving,  Matt makes a clear analysis of the tragedy unfolding, but also gives profound reasons for hope in the alternative story rooted in God’s Word. Drawing on the Catholic intellectual tradition, his incisive scholarship and deep humanism models a form of evangelical apologetics that can shape a radical new kind of Christian life in the “Egypt” in which we find ourselves. 

Professor Matthew Petrusek is the Senior Director and Professor of Catholic Ethics at the Word on Fire Institute in the US, Bishop Robert Barron's evangelisation ministry. He writes and lectures on philosophical and theological ethics, Christian theology, politics, social issues and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition. His work is dedicated to show the relevance and prophetic nature of Catholic thought to a wide audience in as much clarity as possible, and in the context of a society that has lost its way. 

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For Alan J Roxburgh:

http://alanroxburgh.com/about

https://www.themissionalnetwork.com/author/alan-roxburgh/

https://journalofmissionalpractice.com/alan-roxburgh

X: https://twitter.com/alanjroxburgh?lang=en

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alan.roxburgh.127/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecommonsnetwork

Joining God in the Great Unraveling https://www.amazon.ca/Joining-God-Great-Unraveling-Learned/dp/1725288508/ref=sr_1_

Leadership, God’s Agency and Disruptions https://www.amazon.ca/Leadership-Gods-Agency-Disruptions-Confronting/dp/1725271745/ref

Joining God, Remaking Church, Changing the World: The New Shape of the Church in Our Time https://www.amazon.ca/Joining-Remaking-Church-Changing-World/dp/0819232114/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2NHGW8KB7L0SQ&keywords=Alan+J+Roxburgh&qid=1687098960&s=books&sprefix=alan+j+roxburgh%2Cstripbooks%2C130&sr=1-3

For Jenny Sinclair: 

Website: https://togetherforthecommongood.co.uk/from-jenny-sinclair 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-sinclair-0589783b/ 

X: https://twitter.com/T4CG 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TogetherForTheCommonGoodUK 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/t4cg_insta/ 

For Matthew Petrusek: 

Website: https://www.wordonfire.org/author/dr-matthew-petrusek/ 

Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AU9HPzsmCM&list=PL-qxMAIuRCZntAqPxtxm-AFU423znO6f0  

X: https://twitter.com/MattPetrusek 

Books:  

• Evangelisation and Ideology: How to understand and respond to the political culture 

• Ethics and Advocacy: Bridges and Boundaries 

• Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity, The Search for a Meaningful Life 

• Ethics and Advocacy: Bridges and Boundaries 

• Value and Vulnerability: An Interfaith Dialogue on Human Dignity