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 Join host Curtis Chang and his friends as they follow Jesus and make sense of the world. With expertise, thoughtfulness, and humor, they discuss how Christian faith intersects with culture, politics, work, entertainment, and other aspects of life. Good Faith is produced by Redeeming Babel. Good Faith is ranked in the top .5 percent of all podcasts.560932 Christianity Spirituality
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  • Katelyn Beaty on Celebrity Culture, AI, and the Risks of Disembodied Faith

    Katelyn Beaty on Celebrity Culture, AI, and the Risks of Disembodied Faith
    Mar 26 2026
    Are Megachurches, Christian Influencers, and Artificial Intelligence Breaking the Church? This week on the Good Faith podcast, Katelyn Beaty joins host Curtis Chang to confront the church's growing addiction to celebrity culture, asking how celebrity pastors, megachurch platforms, and AI are changing the way Christians are formed. Curtis even asks Katelyn to evaluate whether his public persona and the Good Faith platform risk becoming part of the very problem they're critiquing. If faith is becoming more online, more branded, and less embodied, this conversation asks the hard question: what happens to authentic Christian community, spiritual growth, and discipleship when personality starts to outrun the way of Jesus? 02:06 - Defining Persona vs. Fame 04:14 - Embodied Relationships vs. Platform 05:17 - Curtis's Personal Experience with Platform 09:56 - Dangers of Platform Culture for the Church 14:27 - Curtis's Dilemma: Content vs. Persona 17:58 - Navigating Platform Tensions as a Christian Leader 20:09 - Case Studies: Celebrity Gone Wrong and Right 25:34 - Community and Spiritual Formation Beyond Megachurches 30:10 - Technology, Evangelicals, and the Attention Economy 33:00 - AI and the Future of Persona and Platform 36:12 - Final Hope: Embodied, Material Christian Life Sign up for The After Party Sign up for The Good List Mentioned in This Episode: More about Katelyn Beaty Katelyn Beaty's Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits Are Hurting the Church TIME: The True Story Behind the FX Documentary Series The Secrets of Hillsong Christianity Today's podcast: The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill New York Times: How the Willow Creek Church Scandal Has Stunned the Evangelical World More about Eugene Peterson Curtis Chang's The Anxiety Opportunity More From Katelyn Beaty: Katelyn Beaty's Substack The Beaty Beat Katelyn Beaty's podcast Saved by the City Katelyn Beaty's A Woman's Place Participant Guide: A Bible Study Exploring Every Woman's Call to Work Follow Us: Good Faith on Instagram Good Faith on X (formerly Twitter) Good Faith on Facebook The Good Faith Podcast is a production of a 501(c)(3) nonpartisan organization that does not engage in any political campaign activity to support or oppose any candidate for public office. Any views and opinions expressed by any guests on this program are solely those of the individuals and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Good Faith.
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    40 mins
  • Francis Collins & Kristine Torjesen on The Fight for Public Health: Science, Faith, and What's at Stake?

    Francis Collins & Kristine Torjesen on The Fight for Public Health: Science, Faith, and What's at Stake?
    Mar 19 2026

    From Breakthroughs to Budget Cuts: The Rollercoaster of Modern Medical Research

    What happens when politics wages war on science—and Christians get caught in the blast radius? In this Good Faith Podcast episode, Curtis Chang talks with former NIH director Dr. Francis Collins and BioLogos president Dr. Kristine Torjesen about Collins' forced exit from NIH, the shutdown of a major HIV prevention programs in Africa, and how cuts to vaccines, medical research, and public health are threatening lives and future breakthroughs in cancer, Alzheimer's, and pandemic preparedness. They also confront vaccine distrust, anti-institution politics, and evangelical skepticism of science, while making the case that science is not the enemy of faith but a gift from God for truth, healing, and human flourishing.

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    05:56 - Political Interference in Science Roles, Research, and Aid Cuts

    10:57 - Are Medical Advances Threatened by Political Decisions?

    16:03 - Curtis Gets Candid About Unexpected Benefits of Medical Aid in His Life

    17:34 - Vaccine Policy Changes and Anti-Vax Influence

    20:46 - Engaging Christians Who Distrust Science

    25:39 - What Lessons Can We Learn from COVID Vaccine Promotion

    28:32 - Is Science Politically Biased?

    36:15 - Distrust of Institutions and Its Roots

    44:45 - Equipping Pastors and Parents for Faith-Science Conversations

    46:59 - Hopeful Medical Advances Despite Setbacks

    50:15 - Science as a Source of Beauty and Worship

    Scriptures:

    • John 14:6 (ESV)

    Mentioned in This Episode:

    • Check out the Biologos website
    • Announcement: Dr. Kristine Torjesen becomes BioLogos' 3rd president and CEO
    • Biologos: Kristine Torjesen's Professional Biography
    • NIH Bio: Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.
    • NIH: Decades in the Making: mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines
    • KFF (The independent source for health policy research and news): COVID-19 preventable mortality
    • Brooke Nichols: Tracking Anticipated Deaths from USAID Funding Cuts
    • Check out the Impact Counter

    More From Dr. Francis Collins:

    • Dr. Francis Collins' The Road to Wisdom: On Truth, Science, Faith, and Trust

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    The Good Faith Podcast is a production of a 501(c)(3) nonpartisan organization that does not engage in any political campaign activity to support or oppose any candidate for public office. Any views and opinions expressed by any guests on this program are solely those of the individuals and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Good Faith.
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    54 mins
  • Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson on Leif Enger's Apocalypse & What Matters at the End of the World? (Reading to Make Sense of the World)

    Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson on Leif Enger's Apocalypse & What Matters at the End of the World? (Reading to Make Sense of the World)
    Mar 16 2026
    Refusing Despair Amidst Cultural Darkness What does it look like to cheerfully refuse a collapsing culture without giving in to cynicism, fear, or despair? Host Curtis Chang and Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson—Fletcher Jones Chair of Great Books at Pepperdine University— dive into Leif Enger's I Cheerfully Refuse, exploring why great novels still matter, how Christians can resist ideations of apocalypse with joy, and what faith-filled fiction reveals about beauty, truth, and survival in dark times. This conversation is for listeners hungry for cultural commentary,hopeful resistance, and deeper ways of reading the world through faith. 01:28 - Challenges of Reading Contemporary Novels 06:03 - The Meaning Behind the Title "I Cheerfully Refuse" 07:47 - Lessons for Dark Times 10:02 - The Enduring Power of Books vs. New Media 12:16 - Cultivating Fruitful Practices in Dark Times 14:36 - Living as a Cheerful Refuser Today 15:02 - Is the Christian Worldview True Reality Or A Bubble? 17:04 - What Is Enger's Idea of True humanity? 18:19 - Recommendations for Similar Books and Authors Sign up for The After Party Sign up for The Good List Get tickets: Illuminate Arts + Faith Conference and our recording with Matt Maher Mentioned In This Episode: Leif Enger's I Cheerfully Refuse Leif Enger's Peace Like a River Leif Enger's Virgil Wander Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 Claude Acho's Reading Black Books Eugene Vodolazkin's Laurus Rumor Godden's In This House of Brede Dylan Thomas' Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night More About Christopher Beha Jessica Hooton Wilson's The Scandal of Holiness More From Jessica Hooten Wilson: Jessica Hooten Wilson's website Explore Jessica's books HERE Read articles and Essay by Jessica HERE Follow Us: Good Faith on Instagram Good Faith on X (formerly Twitter) Good Faith on Facebook The Good Faith Podcast is a production of a 501(c)(3) nonpartisan organization that does not engage in any political campaign activity to support or oppose any candidate for public office. Any views and opinions expressed by any guests on this program are solely those of the individuals and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Good Faith.
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    22 mins
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