How can missionaries use the prevailing cultural narratives and longings of the heart to awaken others to the gospel without sacrificing the truth?

In this episode of The Missions Podcast, Alex and Scott continue their conversation with Dr. E.D. Burns, focusing on cultural apologetics and its application in missionary work. E.D. shares insights into different approaches to apologetics, including cultural, presuppositional, classical, and evidential apologetics. He emphasizes the importance of appealing to the imagination and “longings of the soul” to awaken a deeper interest in Christianity. Finally, E.D. details how the Celtic Sun Cross is a great historical perspective of cultural apologetics.

Key Points:

1. Distinctives of apologetic approaches
2. The importance of asking good questions to uncover worldview inconsistencies
3. The universal longings of the soul for home, belonging, and truth
4. Historical examples of cultural apologetics with the celtic cross
5. Application of cultural apologetics for missionaries

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