In this episode we tackle the entirety of Chapter 3, The Great Disembedding.

With the separation of religion and society, individuals can come to have identity and purpose that is independent of a particular formulation of these.

Taylor points to three anchors that had been holding this relationship in place: i) social order, ii) the cosmos, iii) human good. As each of these comes undone, how we view ourselves and how we conceive of society both shift significantly.

What is society, and why does how we think about it matter for missionaries?

Reflection:

1) What frustrates you, and how does this reveal your notion of what society is or should be? How is this impacting how you operate as a missionary?

2) Who are you being called to walk alongside in accompaniment and discipleship?

3) Spend some time with the Holy Spirit seeking to be reconnected to the greater whole, rather than being only a solitary "I".

References:

Pages of A Secular Age, Charles Taylor: (146-158)
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/contemplatingculture