Rather than hiding from the meaningless void created by atheism, Friedrich Nietzsche embraced the haunting emptiness that comes with denying God's existence. Today, R.C. Sproul examines the father of modern nihilism. Get R.C. Sprouls' book The Consequences of Ideas and his companion 35-message video teaching series on DVD with your donation. You'll also unlock digital access to each message and the study guide. https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request the digital teaching series and study guide with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   Meet Today's Teacher:   R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.   Meet the Host:   Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of media for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Released on 20 Mar 2026