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You Are Not Your Own: The Christian Cure for Autonomy Anxiety
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53:36Now PlayingIn this episode of The Faith Roundtable, host Josh Burtram sits down with Dr. Alan Noble—author of You Are Not Your Own, associate professor at Oklahoma Baptist University, and fellow at the Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics—to explore why modern autonomy is exhausting us and how the Christian vision of belonging offers a deeper freedom.
Together, they unpack:
• Why the modern obsession with self-sovereignty fuels anxiety, depression, and paralysis
• How “limitless choice” and optimization culture undermine human flourishing
• The connection between autonomy, addiction, and coping mechanisms like pornography and endless scrolling
• What it really means to say “I am not my own” in a world suspicious of authority
• Why limits are not the enemy of freedom—but its precondition
• How belonging to Christ reframes identity, embodiment, and hope in modern life
Drawing on Scripture, philosophy, sociology, and lived experience, this conversation offers a compelling alternative to the pressure of self-creation and invites listeners into a more humane, grounded vision of life before God.
About the guest
Dr. Alan Noble is the author of You Are Not Your Own, Disrupted Witness, and the forthcoming book To Live Well. He writes widely on faith, modernity, mental health, and culture, with work appearing in The Atlantic, Christianity Today, First Things, and The Gospel Coalition.
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Keywords: Alan Noble, You Are Not Your Own, Christian anthropology, autonomy, mental health, limits and freedom, embodiment, Christian identity, faith and culture, theology and modernity
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