{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"This Strange Land","title":"Transcendence, Technology, and the Future of the Church with Jeremy Johnson","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5800,"description":"In this episode of This Strange Land, Jason sits down with Evangelical Pastor Jeremy Johnson of Village Church to explore why so many people—especially younger generations—are becoming hungry for transcendence and turning toward ancient expressions of faith. Together they examine the limits of modernism, the dangers of consumer-driven Christianity, and what the Catholic and Protestant traditions can learn from each other in recovering a deeper encounter with Christ. A thoughtful, honest ecumenical conversation about discipleship, culture, and the future of the Church.Guest BioJeremy Johnson is a Senior Pastor at Village Church based in Surrey British Columbia, with locations across Canada. He has spent time teaching and writing about theology and culture and has a specific interest in how theological anthropology intersects with digital technology and spaces. Jeremy studied theology at Regent College where he completed an MA and ThM and has been married to his wife Jennifer for twenty two years and they have two six year old identical twin boys.\nTimestamps00:00 — The Transcendent Center of the Church\n00:32 — Welcome to This Strange Land\n01:15 — Introducing Jeremy Johnson\n01:41 — Why an Evangelical Is Speaking to Catholics\n03:45 — From “Convince Me It’s True” to “Show Me It’s Real”\n04:55 — The Cultural Shift Toward Transcendence\n06:30 — Why Young People Are Turning to Catholicism\n08:07 — Liturgy as an Encounter With the Transcendent\n10:10 — Village Church: Modern Excellence Meets Mystery\n12:28 — Using Modern Tools Without Losing Transcendence\n14:26 — The Consumer Christian Problem\n17:08 — Bad Questions and Reductionist Faith\n21:06 — Wrestling With Faith vs. Control\n24:13 — Defining Modernism and Its Limits\n29:53 — Technology’s Agenda vs. the Church’s Mission\n31:18 — The Mental Health Crisis as a Modernist Failure\n35:34 — Post-Postmodernism and Emerging Worldviews\n40:29 — Transcending Philosophies, Not Becoming Them\n59:13 — “It’s God’s Work, Not Ours”\n1:20:58 —...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/IvZQUuuFDBdc51EMBHmWxYCYhxBYO83KUbsAW75PSkc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85Yzk3/YWVlZTZhZjg0MWJm/NGQyNmEyNGE0N2E0/MWUxNS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}