Paul Louis Metzger – More Than Things
We live in a ‘throwaway’ culture. We’re often treated like ‘things’ or cogs in the machine. What is a deep sense of personhood and why are we unique?
Brent talks with Paul Louis Metzger about his new IVP book ‘More Than Things: A Personalist Ethics for a Throwaway Culture’.
Paul is professor of Christian theology and theology of culture at Multnomah University and Seminary in Portland, Oregon and director of the Institute for Cultural Engagement: New Wine, New Wineskins. He’s the author of a number of books.
(1:20) Why our culture treats us like things;(3:40) What makes us a person;(6:00) What is personalism?(9:00) Can transhumanism threaten our personhood?(10:55) Special needs people;(18:00) Euthanasia;(21:00) Space exploration.Links mentioned in this episode:
www.amazon.com/More-Than-Things-Personalist-Throwaway/dp/0830850910
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