Michael Wear, President and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life, sits down with Jessica Grose, a columnist at the New York Times, to talk about her five-part series on how Americans think about religion today. Jessica dives into some of the trends she discovered through her reporting, and explores what Americans value, or miss, about religious experiences in modern America. Michael and Jessica also talk about Artificial Intelligence, and consider the potential for AI to help, or deepen, loneliness and social disrepair. Jessica’s approach to writing about these issues with a degree of earnest curiosity provides a fresh, essential perspective regarding how we think about religion and modern life. As a bonus: don’t miss Michael’s effusive reflections on Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird. 

“The best part of it has been opening up a space for people to talk about their faith.” -Jessica [14:53]

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