Faithless to Fearless
The Thinking Fellows sit down with David Andersen to talk about his apologetic book Faithless to Fearless.
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Rod Rosenbladt
Dr. Rod Rosenbladt (Ph.D., University of Strasbourg), now retired, was a professor of theology at Concordia University in Irvine, California for over 30 years, and has contributed to numerous books and recorded presentations. He is also an ordained minister in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS).
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