{"id":31842,"date":"2025-06-17T11:45:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T15:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=31842"},"modified":"2025-06-17T11:45:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T15:45:11","slug":"andrew-root-evangelism-in-an-age-of-despair","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/es\/podcast\/andrew-root-evangelism-in-an-age-of-despair\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Root: Evangelism in an Age of Despair"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>We talked with professor and author Andrew Root about the ironic reality that our modern pursuit of happiness has made us stressed, anxious, lonely, and depressed, and what evangelism and outreach might look like in this age of despair.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Root is the Carrie Olson Baalson Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary. 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