Bulwarks of Unbelief (with Joseph Minich)
May 25, 2023
Alastair Roberts
Joseph Minich is the author of the recent 'Bulwarks of Unbelief: Atheism and Divine Absence in a Secular Age' (https://amzn.to/42lBNrj). He teaches for the Davenant Institute and is also the author of 'Enduring Divine Absence: The Challenge of Modern Atheism' (https://amzn.to/3MSSYMi). You can also hear him on the Pilgrim Faith podcast (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV68MyIL6gMc5ocrY2K7Cn4Jnpmqm8Z76).
Joseph joins me to discuss his recent book and some of the causes of the felt absence of God in modern society.
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