you can find out more about James Smith on our website at abc.net.au/rn; look for Encounter on the program list. Technical production for today's program was by Leila Shunnar. I'm David Rutledge. Guests James K. A. Smith Professor of Philosophy and Adjunct Professor of Congregational and Ministry Studies at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Further Information Credits Comments (18) Roger Boyce : 07 Jul 2012 5:47:05pm Dear Encounter, Professor Smith should get his nose out of his philosophy and theology books and read a bit of psychology. The emphasis he places on 'instinct' is ridiculous. Overwhelmingly, what we do is determined by what we think. Marketing, shmarketing. Utterly stupid. The marketing of religion in recent years has been massive. And, religion continues to decline. I'm amazed that such a person could have the august title of professor. It doesn't say much for theological education in the USA. paul leonard hill : 11 Jul 2012 9:13:49pm Yeah I agree. The most appalling pseudo-intellectual gobbledygook I think I've ever heard. Nothing whatsoever about helping people in desperate situations, which is what Christianity is SUPPOSED to be all about. Not only does it claim to be dripping with compassion, it says that it has an exclusive MONOPOLY on said compassion. Lot's of emphasis on piety and holiness which are just other words for schizophrenia. I used to be a Christian, a Baptist, which could be the most virulent form of all and I've heard thousands of sermons from various deranged saints,