
Junior Doctors Foundations - episode 2: Identity
12/21/22 • 38 min
Welcome to the second episode in this new mini-series, Junior Doctor Foundations, released as part of CMF’s 1st incision podcast.
We kick-start this mini-series with six episodes focusing on how to thrive as a Christian junior doctor living and working in a culture described as a ‘Digital Babylon’.
Life in the twenty-first century is accelerated and more complex than ever before. As Christians, especially junior doctors, it can feel like we are exiles living in a culture hostile to our faith. So how might we keep running the race of faith despite all the challenges?
Today we are unpacking the topic of identity. Your host is Lizzy Kennedy (a junior doctor based in Devon); she is joined by John Greenall (a Paediatrician and CMF Associate CEO) and guest speaker Glynn Harrison (Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, now retired after a successful clinical and academic career).
This podcast series is inspired by the book Faith for Exiles. Written by members of the Barna Research Group who have interviewed around 100,000 young adults, it focuses on what we can learn from the practices of those young people who have kept going with their faith.
To find out more about the book Faith for Exiles, check out faithforexiles.com/ You can find more about the CMF research on this topic here at cmf.li/ResilientDiscipleIf you would like to read Glynn Harrison’s works please check out:
- ‘A Better Story, God, Sex and Human Flourishing’ by Glynn Harrison.
- ‘The Big Ego Trip, Finding true significance in a culture of self-esteem’ by Glynn Harrison.
Book recommendations discussed in this podcast:
- ‘The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness’ by Timothy J Keller.
- ‘God on Mute, Engaging the silence of unanswered prayer’ by Pete Greig
Find out more about CMF’s support for junior doctors at https://www.cmf.org.uk/juniors/
Welcome to the second episode in this new mini-series, Junior Doctor Foundations, released as part of CMF’s 1st incision podcast.
We kick-start this mini-series with six episodes focusing on how to thrive as a Christian junior doctor living and working in a culture described as a ‘Digital Babylon’.
Life in the twenty-first century is accelerated and more complex than ever before. As Christians, especially junior doctors, it can feel like we are exiles living in a culture hostile to our faith. So how might we keep running the race of faith despite all the challenges?
Today we are unpacking the topic of identity. Your host is Lizzy Kennedy (a junior doctor based in Devon); she is joined by John Greenall (a Paediatrician and CMF Associate CEO) and guest speaker Glynn Harrison (Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, now retired after a successful clinical and academic career).
This podcast series is inspired by the book Faith for Exiles. Written by members of the Barna Research Group who have interviewed around 100,000 young adults, it focuses on what we can learn from the practices of those young people who have kept going with their faith.
To find out more about the book Faith for Exiles, check out faithforexiles.com/ You can find more about the CMF research on this topic here at cmf.li/ResilientDiscipleIf you would like to read Glynn Harrison’s works please check out:
- ‘A Better Story, God, Sex and Human Flourishing’ by Glynn Harrison.
- ‘The Big Ego Trip, Finding true significance in a culture of self-esteem’ by Glynn Harrison.
Book recommendations discussed in this podcast:
- ‘The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness’ by Timothy J Keller.
- ‘God on Mute, Engaging the silence of unanswered prayer’ by Pete Greig
Find out more about CMF’s support for junior doctors at https://www.cmf.org.uk/juniors/
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Spitting image - CMF Junior Doctors' Conference 2022, talk 1
Who am I? Why am I here? These are among the most important questions we shall ever ask, and our culture thinks it has the answers: 'just look inside yourself' or 'you be you!'. It sounds good but does it work?
At last month's Junior Doctor's Conference, Glyn Harrison, emeritus professor of Psychiatry at the University of Bristol, looks at what the Scriptures say about identity.
This is the first of Glynn's three talks from the conference, which we shall be sharing on the 1st incision podcast over the Christmas season.
You can watch these talks on the CMF YouTube channel, CMF Official TV
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Like father, like son - CMF Junior Doctors' Conference 2022 - talk 2
Who am I? Why am I here? These are among the most important questions we shall ever ask, and our culture thinks it has the answers: 'just look inside yourself' or 'you be you!'. It sounds good but does it work?
At CMF's Junior Doctor's Conference in November 2022, Glyn Harrison, emeritus professor of Psychiatry at the University of Bristol, looked at what the Scriptures say about identity.
This is the second of Glynn's three talks from the conference, which we shall be sharing on the 1st incision podcast over the Christmas season.
You can watch Glynn's talks on the Offical CMF TV YouTube Channel.
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