{"podcast":{"title":"Faith & Clarity - Biblical Perspectives and Biblical Wisdom on News & Cultural Issues","slug":"faith-clarity-biblical-perspectives-and-biblical-wisdom-on-news-cultural-issues-4688878","podcast_index_feed_id":4688878,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/bef121a8-f1f2-4ebe-ae04-dad22612a111","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/faith-and-clarity-biblical-perspectives-and-biblical-wisdom-on-n","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2025/8/5/14/0c94a50d-5f51-4ba9-b361-c3700b651c05_faith_clarity_podcast_cover_art-final.jpg","author":"Denison Forum","episode_count":250,"summary":"Faith & Clarity goes beyond the headlines, helping you think biblically about the news and cultural issues shaping our world. Join Dr. Mark Turman and his guests for insightful conversations that combine intellectual depth with real-world application, equipping you to respond to current events and trends with wisdom and faith. Drawing from his nearly forty years of leading churches, Mark makes theology practical for everyday life, empowering you to engage culture with clarity, compassion, and conviction.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T22:19:14.069130+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/faith-clarity-biblical-perspectives-and-biblical-wisdom-on-news-cultural-issues-4688878"},"episode":{"title":"Can America experience another Great Awakening?","slug":"can-america-experience-another-great-awakening","published_at":"2026-05-13T10:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/faith-clarity-biblical-perspectives-and-biblical-wisdom-on-news-cultural-issues-4688878/can-america-experience-another-great-awakening","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/faith-clarity-biblical-perspectives-and-biblical-wisdom-on-news-cultural-issues-4688878","url":"https://www.denisonforum.org/podcasts/faith-and-clarity/can-america-experience-another-great-awakening","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audio4.redcircle.com/episodes/53afc033-8481-4eed-ab24-112793a995d6/stream.mp3","summary":"As part of the ongoing America 250 series, this episode of Faith & Clarity features Dr. Mark Turman joined by Dr. Ryan Denison for a conversation about spiritual awakening—what it means personally, within the church, and across an entire culture. Drawing from Acts 2 and the recurring pattern of rebellion and return throughout the Old Testament, they reflect on the Holy Spirit’s sovereign role in revival and why true awakening cannot be manufactured through formulas or emotional moments alone. Together, they discuss the importance of repentance, discipleship, and genuine transformation, while cautioning against responses driven primarily by peer pressure or temporary enthusiasm. The conversation also explores the historical impact of the First Great Awakening, inspired in part by the film A Great Awakening and Ryan’s earlier discussion on Reconstructed Faith. Mark and Ryan highlight the influence of George Whitefield’s preaching, Benjamin Franklin’s friendship with Whitefield, and how a shared spiritual revival helped shape unity among the colonies and contributed to the ideas surrounding the American Revolution as America approaches its 250th anniversary. They also consider the mixed influence of modern media, the dangers of transactional faith, and close the episode with a lighthearted patriotic quiz. Topics (0:00) Introduction (3:16) Defining awakening (7:47) Biblical foundations (24:39) Great Awakening lessons (32:55) Awakening and revolution (35:34) Revival unites colonies (40:19) Reformation to Great Awakening (43:43) Back to the Bible (47:50) Transactional faith warning (52:54) Whitefield and Franklin friendship (57:54) Patriotic quiz finale (1:02:33) Conclusion Resources A Great Awakening Can It Happen Again? Lessons from the First Great Awakening with Ryan…","meta_description":"As part of the ongoing America 250 series, this episode of Faith & Clarity features Dr. Mark Turman joined by Dr. Ryan Denison for a conversation abou…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3789,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/faith-clarity-biblical-perspectives-and-biblical-wisdom-on-news-cultural-issues-4688878/episodes/can-america-experience-another-great-awakening/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/faith-clarity-biblical-perspectives-and-biblical-wisdom-on-news-cultural-issues-4688878/can-america-experience-another-great-awakening.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}