Most People are Better than their Theology with David Goa

<p>A Conversation with David Goa. </p> <p> </p> <p>At the All Saints of North America Orthodox Monastery in Dewdney, BC we gather to speak with David Goa. David has said things to us like;</p> <p>"My goal is to convert evangelicals to Jesus" and "Most people are better than their theology".</p> <p> </p> <p>We talk about a lot of things with David;</p> <ul><li>conversion and faith</li> <li>recent events in Iran</li> <li>the Orthodox understanding of judgment</li> <li>the nature of truth and how being contentious for truth is a tell that truth has not been tasted</li> </ul> <p>Take your time with this one, or maybe listen a couple of times. David speaks deliberately and at times even slowly, but there is so much in what is being said.  Enjoy!</p> <p> </p> <p>David Goa is a lecturer, speaker, writer, museum curator, etc. He grew up in Canadian Prairies among Norwegian Pietists/Evangelicals.</p> <p>He became part of the Orthodox tradition of Christian faith in his adult life.</p> <p>David regularly teaches on hopeful relationship between Christianity and Islam.</p> <p> </p> <p>Track down David's books, other writing, lectures and his own podcast at <a href='http://www.DavidGoa.ca'>www.davidgoa.ca</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p>Books and articles referenced in this podcast:</p> <p><a href='https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/01/retreat-christian-soldiers/603043'>The Christian </a><a href='https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/01/retreat-christian-soldiers/603043'>Withdrawal Experiment</a> - The Atlantic, January 2020  </p> <p><a href='https://www.davidgoa.ca/work'>The Christian Responsibility to Muslims</a> - Lectures by David Goa, 2014 </p> <p>For The Life of the World – Alexander Schmemann </p> <p><a href='https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/after-atheism-new-perspectives-on-god-and-religion-part-1-1.2913999'>After Atheism</a> - CBC mini series, 2014</p> <p> </p> <p>Episode Terminology:</p> <p> </p> <p>Desert Fathers: In the Christian tradition, leaders who pre-figured the monast