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Podcast: Thinking Out Loud
Episode: The Strange Rise of ‘Wild Christianity’ — And Why So Many Christians Want It
Description: In this episode Nathan and Cameron explore the growing call for a “wilder” vision of Christianity, engaging ideas from thinkers like Martin Shaw and Paul Kingsnorth who argue that modern Western culture is spiritually exhausted and that the Church must rediscover a more primal, mythic faith. Responding to themes raised in Shaw’s book Liturgies of the Wild, Nathan and Cameron examine the appeal of wilderness spirituality, pagan myth, and the cultural hunger for transcendence in an age of consumerism. Drawing on insights from figures like G. K. Chesterton and C. S. Lewis, they ask whether modern Christians are chasin...