Is the World Actually Getting Better?
Marlin Sommers & Jaran Miller
It is common to hear people lament about how the world is getting worse and worse, and as we look at the news and what is happening around the world. Yet there are secular optimists who make a strong, data-driven case that in many ways the world is better than in the past. Marlin and Jaran engage with this idea and the concept of Christian optimism. They also look at how this interacts with historical events.
A previous episode on thinking well about global politics
A Rival Nations article on Christian optimism
“Christian Fundamentals (Mennonite Church, 1921)”
“God of Grace and God of Glory”
“Father Eternal, Ruler of Creation”
The Better Angels of Our Nature
