{"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.Timestamps00:00 — The Transcendent Center of the Church00:32 — Welcome to This Strange Land01:15 — Introducing Jeremy Johnson01:41 — Why an Evangelical Is Speaking to Catholics03:45 — From “Convince Me It’s True” to “Show Me It’s Real”04:55 — The Cultural Shift Toward Transcendence06:30 — Why Young People Are Turning to Catholicism08:07 — Liturgy as an Encounter With the Transcendent10:10 — Village Church: Modern Excellence Meets Mystery12:28 — Using Modern Tools Without Losing Transcendence14:26 — The Consumer Christian Problem17:08 — Bad Questions and Reductionist Faith21:06 — Wrestling With Faith vs. Control24:13 — Defining Modernism and Its Limits29:53 — Technology’s Agenda vs. the Church’s Mission31:18 — The Mental Health Crisis as a Modernist Failure35:34 — Post-Postmodernism and Emerging Worldviews40:29 — Transcending Philosophies, Not Becoming Them59:13 — “It’s God’s Work, Not Ours”1:20:58 — Pope Leo and the Power...","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}