We’re back with Season 8 of the Being Human podcast! In this episode, Peter Lynas is joined by new co-host Katherine Brown to explore “spiritual curiosity” across popular culture. From feminists and historians to podcasters and footballers it seems like many people are curious about faith. They discuss the Bible Society’s “Quiet Revival” report and its retraction, while pointing to other research and many UK stories of people praying, buying Bibles, and simply showing up at church. The episode also highlights challenges like pick-and-mix spirituality and online-only discipleship and stresses the value of local church community. Finally, they introduce Ethos, a digital pathway which includes a quiz, personalised insights and suggested Christian practices to help spiritually curious people explore the way of Jesus.
00:00 Celebs are spiritually curious
01:19 Welcome to Being Human
01:42 Meet the new co-host
03:11 The Jordan Peterson effect
05:18 Theo Von and prayer
06:39 Bryan Johnson tries prayer
08:21 Steven Bartlett is spiritually curious
11:24 Feminist author Louise Perry becomes a Christian
13:11 Ayaan Hirsi Ali: from Islam to Christianity
15:08 The Alex O’Connor effect
17:02 Quiet Revival or a loud awakening?
19:44 Stats and stories of people coming to church
23:29 Cultural shifts in faith
26:45 Pick-and-mix spirituality
28:10 Online discipleship challenges
30:27 Why local church matters
32:56 What’s next?
35:18 Ethos: For the spiritually curious
37:20 Connect with us online