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Medium (20-45 mins)
Doctrine
EvangelicalBaptist

The Early Church on Entertainment

Theologian

Gavin Ortlund


Duration

36.25


Uploaded to YouTube

17 June 2024

Added to Database

25 November 2025


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Gavin Ortlund explores how the early church viewed entertainment in the Roman Empire.

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00:00 - Introduction
01:14 - 1) Entertainment Then and Now
08:13 - 2) The Shaping Role of Entertainment
21:09 - 3) Grace to Heal From Entertainment
24:29 - Two Suggestions
27:48 - Three Cautions
33:58 - Following Christ Leads to Joy