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Monday, August 14, 2023

Welcome to Monday! On the show today, Kerby welcomes M.D. Perkins who brings us his new book, Dangerous Affirmation: The Threat of ‘Gay Christianity’.

In the second hour, his guest is David Zahl from Mockingbird Ministries. He brings us his new book, “Low Anthropology: The Unlikely Key to a Gracious View of Others (and Yourself).”

Kerby Anderson
Kerby Anderson
Host, Point of View Radio Talk Show

Kerby Anderson is host of Point of View Radio Talk Show and also serves as the President of Probe Ministries. He holds masters degrees from Yale University (science) and Georgetown University (government). He also serves as a visiting professor at Dallas Theological Seminary and has spoken on dozens of university campuses including University of Michigan, Vanderbilt University, Princeton University, Johns HopkinsRead More

Guests
M.D. Perkins Show Page
M.D. Perkins
Author | Producer of “In His Image” and “The God Who Speaks” - Research Fellow of Church and Culture for American Family Association
M.D. Perkins is research fellow of church and culture for American Family Association. He produced the award winning documentaries “The God Who Speaks” (2018) and “In His Image: Delighting in God’s Plan for Gender and Sexuality” (2020). M.D. is the author of the book “Dangerous Affirmation: The Threat of Gay Christianity” (2022). M.D. is an elder at Lawndale Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Tupelo, Mississippi. He is married and has four children.
Dangerous Affermations
Dangerous Affirmation: The Threat of "Gay Christianity"
Since 1968, the LGBT movement has made significant inroads into the Christian church. The affirming church movement has become mainstream through the erosion of mainline denominations. Queer theology has taken hold in many academic settings. The emergence of “gay celibate theology” is causing confusion in evangelical churches through its appeal to modern psychology and LGBT-lived experience. How did we get here? What does the Bible say about all of this?
This book includes:
* Over 230 citations
* Recommended resources list
* Subject index
* Scripture index
David Zahl Show Page
David Zahl
Author | Founder & Director - Mockingbird Ministries
David Zahl is the founder and director of Mockingbird Ministries, editor-in-chief of the Mockingbird website (www.mbird.com), and co-host of The Mockingcast. He and his family live in Charlottesville, Virginia, where he also serves on the staff of Christ Episcopal Church, supervising their adult education and ministry to college students. Zahl is the author of A Mess of Help: From the Crucified Soul of Rock N’ Roll and coauthor of Law and Gospel: A Theology for Sinners (and Saints). His most recent book, Seculosity: How Career, Parenting, Technlogy, Food, Politics, and Romance Became Our New Religion and What To Do About It, appeared in 2019 from Fortress Press. His writing has been featured in The Washington Post, Christianity Today, and The Guardian, among other venues. David is a licensed lay preacher in the Episcopal diocese of Virginia.
Low Anthropology: The Unlikely Key to a Gracious View of Others (and Yourself)
Many of us spend our days feeling like we're the only one with problems, while everyone else has their act together. But the sooner we realize that everyone struggles like we do, the sooner we can show grace to ourselves and others.

In Low Anthropology, popular author and theologian David Zahl explores how our ideas about human nature influence our expectations in friendship, work, marriage, and politics. We all go through life with an "anthropology"--an idea about what humans are like, our potentials and our limitations. A high anthropology--thinking optimistically about human nature--can breed perfectionism, anxiety, burnout, loneliness, and resentment. Meanwhile, Zahl invites readers into a biblically rooted and surprisingly life-giving low anthropology, which fosters hope, deep connection with others, lasting love, vulnerability, compassion, and happiness.
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