Posts by Scott Rae

Scott Rae

Scott Rae is professor of Christian ethics and dean of the faculty at Talbot School of Theology. A noted Christian scholar and ethicist, Scott is the author of such books as Moral Choices: An Introduction to Ethics; Business for the Common Good; and Beyond Integrity: A Judeo-Christian Approach to Business Ethics. He has a Ph.D. and M.A. in social ethics from the University of Southern California, a Th.M. in Old Testament from Dallas Theological Seminary, and a B.A.S. in economics from Southern Methodist University. He has served in a variety of teaching and leadership roles, including a term as president of the Evangelical Theological Society in 2015. Along with Sean McDowell (Ph.D.), Scott co-hosts the Think Biblically podcast at Biola University.

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When God Seems Distant
With Kyle Strobel
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — May 26, 2026
Why have we misunderstood what is normally involved in spiritual growth? What does it mean to say that our God is a withdrawing God?” And what do...
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The Devil Reads Nietzsche
With Greg Ganssle
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — May 19, 2026
How do we live out our faith in a post Christian age? How do we react to thinkers who are aiming to undermine Christianity, such as Frederich...
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Cultural Update: Smartphone Ban Outcomes; The Rise of Teen Takeovers; Abortion Pills & Access; The Speed of the Expanding Universe
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — May 08, 2026
Smartphone Bans in Schools: Scott and Sean discuss a new large-scale study revealing that while banning phones hasn't significantly boosted test...
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The Gospel and My Black Skin
With JP Foster
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — May 05, 2026
Episode Transcript Scott Rae: [upbeat music] Historically, how has Christian faith been weaponized to harm Black people? And how is the gospel...
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Cultural Update: Silicon Valley and the Catholic Church; The Ethics of Microlooting; High IQ Political Attackers; Rising Belief in the Afterlife
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — May 01, 2026
The Ethics of AI and the Catholic Church: Silicon Valley is increasingly consulting the Catholic Church to address complex AI ethics through the...
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Cultural Update: Supreme Court Religious Liberty Case; The Ethics of Consensual Non-Monogamy; Virtuous AI Chatbots; Policy Shifts on Psychedelics
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — April 24, 2026
Supreme Court Case on Religious Liberty: Sean and Scott discuss a new case involving Catholic preschools in Colorado that were denied public...
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Suffering Used for Our Good?
With Clay Jones
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — April 21, 2026
How does God use our suffering for our good? What does it mean for us honor God in our suffering? And how does our eternal hope give us comfort in...
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Cultural Update: Rise of Religiosity in Men; Trump's Messianic Imagery; The Ethics of Sports Gambling; Awareness in Vegetative Patients
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — April 17, 2026
Rise of Religiosity Among Young Men: A recent Gallup survey shows a significant 14% increase in men under 30 who say religion is "very important"...
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The Body God Gives
With Robert S. Smith
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — April 14, 2026
What is a biblical response to transgender theory? What is the relationship between sex and gender? How can Christians best navigate our cultural...
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Cultural Update: Fertility Rates Drop in the US; Canada's "Online Harms" Bill; Finland Pushes Back on Gender Affirming Care; The Ethics of Parents Using Their Kids for Clicks
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — April 10, 2026
Declining U.S. Fertility Rates: Scott and Sean discuss how the U.S. fertility rate has hit a historic low. They explore how economic pressures and...
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The New Pornocracy and Why It Matters
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — April 07, 2026
In terms of influence and economic power, the porn industry is one of the largest and most influential industries in the world. A new book has been...
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Cultural Update: The Pope Speaks on War; Supreme Court Rules on Conversion Therapy; Christian Crypto Culture
Scott Rae, Erik Thoennes — April 03, 2026
The Pope’s Call for Peace: Scott and Erik analyze Pope Francis’s Palm Sunday homily, where he argued that Jesus cannot be used to justify war....
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The Jewish Roots of American Liberty
with Stuart Halpern
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — March 31, 2026
What is the contribution of Judaism and the Hebrew Bible to Western concept of liberty? How did the Hebrew Bible influence Western concepts of law...
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Cultural Update: Paper Drugs in Prisons; Public Muslim Prayer; The Catholic Church and Social Justice; Meta and Youtube Lawsuit
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — March 27, 2026
The New Frontier of the Drug War: Hosts Sean McDowell and Scott Ray discuss a terrifying "quantum leap" in the drug trade where synthetic,...
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Reading Scripture as a Gift and not a Burden
with Uche Anizor
Uche Anizor, Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — March 24, 2026
What are the different gifts we get from being immersed in God’s Word? How do we develop a hunger for Scripture? And why do we so often see reading...
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Cultural Update: Is Iran War Ethical?; Rigging March Madness; Sexual Recession
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — March 20, 2026
This week, Scott and Sean discuss: Just War, Modern Targets: Sean and Scott weigh whether Israel’s targeted killings of Iranian leaders can fit...
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Cultural Update: American Support for Israel; Researchers Uncover Evil AI; Wealth of Nations; Talarico's New Style
Rick Langer, Scott Rae — March 13, 2026
American Support for Israel: Support for Israel among younger evangelicals has dropped significantly, moving from 75% in 2018 to just 34% in 2021....
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The Virtues of Capitalism, Part 2 of 2
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — March 03, 2026
Should Christians support capitalism? How effective has capitalism been in elevating people out of poverty? In this episode, which is the second...
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Cultural Update: AI Date Cafe; Skincare for Toddlers; Questions on Youth Gender Treatment: Iranian Doctors and Nurses on Massacre
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — February 27, 2026
AI Date Cafe: A New York City cafe is offering "tables for one" designed for people to take their AI chatbots on public dates, prompting a...
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Why Christians Should Not Be Leftists, Part 1 of 2
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — February 24, 2026
What is Leftism and can it be consistently wed with a Christian worldview? And is Leftism gaining ground in the culture and church? In this...
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Cultural Update: The Monetization of Loneliness; Hospital Ends Youth Gender Treatment; Alarming U.K. Abortion Data
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — February 20, 2026
The Monetization of Loneliness : A new study shows that Americans spend more on OnlyFans than on ChatGPT and The New York Times combined,...
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Finding Freedom in Jesus
with JP Foster
John Paul Foster, Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — February 17, 2026
What does it mean to experience genuine freedom today? And how can a study of God’s attributes bring that freedom? In this episode, we talk with...
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Cultural Update: Social Network for Bots; AI Revolution in Jobs; Science of Happiness
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — February 13, 2026
This week: AI Bots' Social Network : Moltbook platform allows AI agents to interact with each other while humans can only observe, raising...
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Suffering and our Spiritual Lives
with Craig Keener
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — February 10, 2026
Does God cause our suffering? How is it a privilege to suffer for Christ? And what happens to a person’s faith when experiencing suffering, and how...
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Cultural Update: $2 Million Gender Medicine Verdict; AI Boyfriends; Politics at the Grammys
Scott Rae, Erik Thoennes — February 06, 2026
This week, Scott and Erik Thoennes discuss: $2 Million Gender Medicine Verdict : A New York jury awarded $2 million to a detransitioner who...