{"podcast":{"title":"Theology in the Raw","slug":"theology-in-the-raw-4659902","podcast_index_feed_id":4659902,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/theology-in-the-raw","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/theology-in-the-raw","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/09/d5/d3/07/09d5d307-8967-46c5-884b-8d2cc288d2dd/ee709f0c93dca2a0a3748560d1b93ac4e60523bcae3ffc1846daabcb9f97e9a2cfecf0f8f5cae3de5eccb063e7afe9503b42005f32bc42750ce52e4e45d37f76.jpeg","author":"Theology in the Raw","episode_count":825,"summary":"Helping believers think Christianly about theological and cultural issues by engaging in curious conversations with a diverse range of thoughtful people.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T20:21:59.071418+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/theology-in-the-raw-4659902"},"episode":{"title":"Living Well in a Chaotic World: Dr. Alan Noble","slug":"living-well-in-a-chaotic-world-dr-alan-noble","published_at":"2026-07-30T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/theology-in-the-raw-4659902/living-well-in-a-chaotic-world-dr-alan-noble","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/theology-in-the-raw-4659902","url":"https://art19.com/shows/theology-in-the-raw/episodes/c06b4ab6-20c5-4518-83b4-2a925e042604","audio_url":"https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/441/pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/c06b4ab6-20c5-4518-83b4-2a925e042604.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Dr. O. Alan Noble is Professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University, a fellow at the Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics, and author of four books, including his most recent book:  To Live Well: Practical Wisdom for Moving Through Chaotic Times . Check out the Christ at the Checkpoint conference at:  www.christatthecheckpoint.bethbc.edu Time Stamps: 00:00 Introduction  03:46 Advice for Aspiring Writers 07:03 Moral Confusion and Living Well in Chaotic Times 10:47 Can Going Offline Fix Modern Life? 13:04 The Seven Classical Virtues Explained 14:28 On Prudence and Difficulty Making Decisions 22:49 Why Courage Is Hard for Young Adults Today 27:19 Justice, Social Media, and Virtue Signaling 36:07 Suffering, Courage, and Healing from Trauma 42:23 Which Virtues Are Hardest to Practice? 44:50 Politics, Institutions, and the Common Good 52:47 Are Big Corporations Inherently Evil? (Closing Thoughts) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"Dr. O. Alan Noble is Professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University, a fellow at the Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics, and author of four books…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3548,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/theology-in-the-raw-4659902/episodes/living-well-in-a-chaotic-world-dr-alan-noble/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/theology-in-the-raw-4659902/living-well-in-a-chaotic-world-dr-alan-noble.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}