717: The Parenting Prosperity Gospel with Kelsey Kramer McGinnis
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Anthropic has sought the help of Christian theologians to make Claude, their A.I. model, more ethical, but they are also meeting with representatives from other religious and philosophical traditions. Should this make us more optimistic about tech companies controlling the future? The Atlantic has a story about the popularity of John Mark Comer even among non-religious young adults. Is his advocacy of contemplative Christian practices the answer to digital secularism our culture has been searching for? Kelsey Kramer McGinnis, co-author of "The Myth of Good Christian Parenting," talks with Skye about the explosive rise of evangelical parenting books in the late 20th century and the prosperity theology behind them. She says the same ideas are still popular today, but they are taking new forms. Also this week—debriefing the Stuckey vs. French debate.
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0:00 - Show Starts
3:37 - Theme Song
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6:28 - Allie Beth Stuckey and David French
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29:23 - Raising AI to Be Ethical
40:14 - Are People Turning to Spiritual Practices?
51:36 - Interview
58:42 - Children as Programmable Machines
1:06:11 - Authoritarianism and Parenting
1:15:50 - Christian Parenting and Trump
1:29:03 - End Credits
Links Mentioned in News Segment:
David French on the Allie Beth Stuckey Show:
Can AI be a child of God?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/04/11/anthropic-christians-claude-morals/
The Atlantic on Spiritual Practices
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/05/john-mark-comer-spiritual-practices/686586/
Other Resources:
The Myth of Good Christian Parenting: How False Promises Betrayed a Generation of Evangelical Families (Breaking the Cycle of Religious Trauma and Corporal Punishment) by Kelsey Kramer McGinnis: https://amzn.to/4d1A0iv
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