Where are we going as a society? And will you be happy when we get there? Steve McAlpine is here to help you answer those questions.
If a Delorean time machine pulled up in front of your house - Back To The Future style - and someone offered to show you what the future would be like, would you be content with what you found? And if not, what could you do to change it? Thinking this through is what Steve McAlpine calls Delorean Philosophy.
Steve McAlpine is a well-known social commentator, respected theologian and popular author. Each week, he takes a crucial trend or event that's playing out in society now and asks, "Where is this taking us?"
Rather than just pontificating, Steve then provides practical steps listeners can take if they want to change the future. That's Delorean Philosophy.
In 1964, Sam Cooke famously sang this about the direction of the world;
It's been a long
A long time coming, but I know
A change gonna come
Oh yes, it will
Well, that change is heard.
The way we now communicate has changed forever with the advent of social media.
With this change has come new challenges; we are more polarised than ever before, and the psychological health of the population is stretched - especially among younger people.
As we strap in for the rollercoaster of 2024, what can we expect in an ever-changing, ever-polarised society?
Change is gonna come - but will it be for the better or worse?
28 Dec 2023
Bumbling through Tinder
What if the purpose of marriage is to make us better? What if personal relational choice is a bit of a lie?
For many, a committed marriage may seem “old school”.
What many people expect from relationships is satisfaction and freedom.
So it’s paradoxical then, that once again young people seem to be partnering younger and getting married younger.
Commitment, and casual interest: both are alive and well today.
There’s something about long-term love stories that capture our imaginations - regardless of what culture (and apps) lead us to believe.
Now there are two tribes: one who wants a life companion, the other stoically going forward alone.
Sadly, the truth is, that rates of marriage are now dropping … sharply.
Traditional communities still exist though - they marry younger, in greater numbers, and have more children.
A minority are holding to older ways.
Will everyone return to this? Will everyone turn to marriage again? Of course not!
But it might mean that a correction - however small - might not be far ahead.
21 Dec 2023
Christmas past, present, and future
In a special Christmas episode, Steve takes some time to reflect on how Christmas - an ancient celebration - is changing as fast as the culture itself.
The commercialism and pageantry of Christmas has sucked meaning from this important celebration.
The earliest Christmas memories of ordinary people can be lost in this meaningless procession.
But are we at risk of losing something even more significant? Are we in short supply of joy at Christmas?
It certainly seems to be in short supply at the moment - so what does that mean for Christmas in the years to come?
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