Justin Brierley
Justin Brierley is the Theology and Apologetics Editor for Premier Insight which produces podcasts such as “Unbelievable?” and “The Big Conversation” in which he hosts discussions between people of opposing views on issues of belief, life, science and meaning. He is the author of “Unbelievable? Why, after ten years of talking with atheists, I’m still a Christian,” from which this article is adapted.
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Why it’s important to engage in conversations with those of opposing views
The increasingly partisan nature of the online world tends to escalate the problem of having good conversations. Visit any Facebook group dedicated to discussing religion and you’ll find things can get vitriolic very quickly. Many conversations descend into the equivalent of verbal hand grenades being lobbed over the barricades of our carefully erected worldviews.