<p>Shane concluded the last episode with a brief clip from an interview he recorded years ago with respected author and theologian, J.I. Packer. On this program, he decided to feature more of that conversation, while also weaving together other interviews and man-on-the-street segments related to the prevalence of narcissistic beliefs and attitudes in American Christianity. </p><p><strong>Additional authors featured in this program:</strong>Thomas Ascol (3:22), Scott McKnight (3:54; 7:06), Andy Crouch (4:08; 6:01), William Willimon (4:25; 5:10), R.C. Sproul (4:40), Anthony J. Carter (6:20), Roger E. Olson (6:40), Bryan Chapell (7:19), Jean Twenge (13:45), Christian Smith (29:49), Marva Dawn (31:12).</p><p>SHOW NOTES</p><p><strong>Books</strong><a target="_blank" href="https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&amp;p=1233100&amp;item_no=007763">Knowing God</a>, <em>J.I. Packer</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.abebooks.com/9780195384772/Soul-Searching-Religious-Spiritual-Lives-0195384776/plp">Soul Searching</a>, <em>Christian Smith</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?event=AFF&amp;p=1233100&amp;item_no=072215">Christless Christianity</a>,<em> Michael Horton</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.abebooks.com/Reaching-Out-Dumbing-Down-Theology-Worship/31614238823/bd">Reaching Out Without Dumbing Down</a>,<em> Marva Dawn</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.abebooks.com/9780802806161/Peculiar-Speech-Preaching-Baptized-Willimon-0802806163/plp">Peculiar Speech</a>, Peculiar Speech, <em>William Willimon</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.abebooks.com/9781573833233/Christian-Mind-Think-Blamires-Harry-1573833231/plp">The Christian Mind</a>, <em>Harry Blamires</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.abebooks.com/9781416575993/Narcissism-Epidemic-Livin-Jean-Twenge-1416575995/plp">The Narcissism Epidemic</a>, <em>Twenge & Campbell</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.christianbook.com/christianity-and-liberalism-revised/j-machen/9780802864994/pd/864994">Christianity & Liberalism</a>,<em> J. Gresham Machen</em><a target="_blank" href="https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.73136/page/n5/mode/2up">Creed or Chaos?</a> by Dorothy Sayers — FREE</p><p><strong>Articles</strong><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/the-story-of-us">The Story of Us</a>, <em>Shane Rosenthal</em><a target="_blank" href="https://shanerose.substack.com/p/the-megachurch-century">The Megachurch Century</a>, <em>Shane Rosenthal</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/the-tower-of-babel">The Tower of Babel</a>, <em>Shane Rosenthal</em><a target="_blank" href="https://shanerose.substack.com/p/the-mormonization-of-american-christianity">The Mormonization of American Christianity</a>, <em>Shane Rosenthal</em><a target="_blank" href="https://shanerose.substack.com/p/finding-christ-in-all-of-scripture">Finding Christ in All of Scripture</a> (PDF), <em>Shane Rosenthal</em><a target="_blank" href="https://shanerose.substack.com/p/liberalism-or-christianity">Liberalism or Christianity?</a>, <em>J. Gresham Machen</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.readmachen.com/book/1932/the-importance-of-christian-scholarship/">The Importance of Christian Scholarship</a>, by J. Gresham Machen<a target="_blank" href="https://shanerose.substack.com/p/theologically-this-country-is-in">Theologically, This Country is in a State of Utter Chaos</a>, <em>Dorothy Sayers</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.modernreformation.org/resources/articles/why-johnny-cant-preach">Why Johnny Can’t Preach</a>,<em> T. David Gordon</em></p><p><strong>Audio</strong><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/jacobs-ladder">Jacob’s Ladder</a>, <em>Humble Skeptic #63</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/babylon">Babylon</a>, <em>Humble Skeptic #65</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/the-earliest-gospel">The Earliest Gospel</a>,<em> Humble Skeptic. #45</em><a target="_blank" href="https://www.humbleskeptic.com/p/the-effects-of-media-and-technology">The Effect of Media & Technology</a>, <em>Humble Skeptic #30</em><a target="_blank" href="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/whi-radio-members/2010whi986feb28-extended.mp3">Grounded in the Gospel</a>, <em>WHI #986 with J.I. Packer</em><a target="_blank" href="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/whi-radio-members/2008whi909sep07-extended.mp3">An Interview with R.C. Sproul</a>,<em> WHI #909</em><a target="_blank" href="https://whitehorseinn.org/resource-library/shows/the-preached-word/">The Preached Word</a>, <em>WHI 972 with William Willimon</em><a target="_blank" href="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/whi-radio-members/2005whi730apr03-extended.mp3">Teen Spirituality</a>,<em> WHI #730 with Christian Smith</em><a target="_blank" href="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/whi-radio-members/2010whi1017oct03-extended.mp3">Almost Christian</a>, <em>WHI #1017 with Kenda Creasy Dean</em><a target="_blank" href="https://whi-radio-members.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/2021whi1588sep12-extended.mp3">Getting Over Yourself</a>,<em> WHI #1588 with Dean Inserra</em><a target="_blank" href="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/whi-radio-members/2009whi956aug02-extended.mp3">The Narcissism Epidemic</a>, <em>WHI #956 with Jean Twenge</em></p><p><strong>Video</strong><a target="_blank" href="https://www.americangospelfilm.com/watch-christ-alone-ag1.html">American Gospel: Christ Alone</a><a target="_blank" href="http://www.americangospelfilm.com/watch-christ-crucified-ag2.html">American Gospel: Christ Crucified</a></p><p><strong>We Need Your Help!</strong>Consider supporting <em>The Humble Skeptic</em> podcast by making a one-time gift or upgrading to a paid subscription via Substack ($5.95 per month, $59 per year). 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