TGC Podcast The Stories Culture Tells Us
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Feb 13, 2026 Michael Keller, pastor at Redeemer Lincoln Square and son of Tim Keller, gives a keynote-style talk on cultural narratives. He explores how stories like "be true to yourself," freedom as escape, and happiness as pleasure shape our imaginations. He critiques these narratives, highlights what Christianity affirms and corrects, and offers practical ways to spot and respond to competing cultural stories.
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Culture Already Tells A Story
- Cultural narratives shape answers to life's biggest questions before we ever hear the gospel.
- Christianity must learn those narratives to present a truer, more complete story.
Identity As Inner Truth Is Unstable
- The modern identity story says find a core inner self and express it to the world.
- That view is incoherent because inner desires shift and are read through changing cultural grids.
The Viking Example On Identity
- Tim Keller's Viking example shows cultures read identical feelings differently across eras.
- Michael Keller used it to argue identity is interpreted through changing cultural grids.
