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  1. 425: Lewis - Myth Became Fact

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    01/23/26
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    The Hangman’s Nous. In this episode, we read an excerpt from The Maniac, by G.K. Chesterton, followed by Myth Became Fact, from C.S. Lewis’ book of essays, “God in the Dock.” The primary question we discuss, then, is whether men and women can live a healthy and sane life with mystery, without myth, and without higher truth. What has happened to modern churches that exorcised mystery from preaching, teaching, evangelism, and worship? What anchors the Body of Christ when it’s unmoored from Church history and tradition? What have been the consequences for churches that treat the Christian story as more fantasy than fact? What does Lewis mean that God is “mythopoeic”? What does it mean that Christianity is, according to Lewis, “perfect myth and perfect fact”?
    425: Lewis - Myth Became Fact

  2. 423: Graff - Rationalism's war on everything "magical."

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    01/09/26
    8 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Who Made Who. In this episode, Gillespie takes the wheel and steers us into tradition, liturgy, worship styles, and the various “-isms” that have sprung up within the churches over the centuries. What’s the purpose of the Divine Service? What is the fundamental meaning of Christian meaning? Have we jettisoned mystery for sensible explanations that find no seat pulled out for them in God’s house? Is Christian worship, polity, and piety about what we know, experience, feel, or conformity to specific doctrines? Why is the old magic not welcome amongst sensible worshippers? What’s the place of hymns, prayers, preaching, and Scripture in Christian worship? Is liturgy a delivery mechanism or a tool?
    423: Graff - Rationalism's war on everything

  3. 405: Barfield - Myth is the Ghost of Concrete Meaning

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    08/22/25
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Little Plastic Castles. In this episode, we read the first Inkling, Owen Barfield, as he defends the use of old words, old stories, and old ways of expressing what’s good, beautiful, and true against modern proponents that argued for more modern “scientific” ways of judging language, esp., poetics and myth, as well as religion and culture.
    405: Barfield - Myth is the Ghost of Concrete Meaning

  4. Philosophy amidst theology (with Dr. Dan Deen)

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    05/14/25
    4 mins
    By Adam Francisco | David Andersen | Daniel Deen
    Dr. Dan Deen of Concordia University Irvine joins David and Adam to discuss how he approaches philosophy at a college dominated by theology.
    Philosophy amidst theology (with Dr. Dan Deen)

  5. 386: Pastoral Debrief with a bit of Flacius

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    04/04/25
    8 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Kick Out the Jams. In this episode, we focus on the raw, real work of life in the parish—the ordinary burdens, the hidden insecurities, and the quiet faith that holds it all together. We explore the distinction between philosophy and theology and why attempts to fuse them often leave both diminished. There’s talk of reformation—its drama, its necessity, and its cost. We reflect on the pervasive victim-perpetrator dynamic that shapes so much of modern life and how the gospel when rightly preached, breaks that cycle. At the heart of it all is this: the power of Christ’s mercy to open what we’ve shut tight, to drive out the bitterness we’ve made into habit, and to speak a word stronger than shame.
    386: Pastoral Debrief with a bit of Flacius

  6. Should We Still Send Our Kids to College?

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    02/26/25
    6 mins
    By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Adam Francisco
    In this episode of the Thinking Fellows podcast, Caleb Keith, Scott Keith, and Adam Francisco engage in a friendly discussion about the current state of university education.
    Should We Still Send Our Kids to College?

  7. The Limits of Worldview and the Utility of Epistemology

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    01/24/25
    4 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Adam Francisco | Scott Keith
    In this episode of the Thinking Fellows podcast, Caleb Keith, Scott Keith, and Adam Francisco discuss the relevance of epistemology versus worldview in the context of Christian engagement with culture and society.
    The Limits of Worldview and the Utility of Epistemology

  8. What is theology?

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    12/11/24
    5 mins
    By Adam Francisco | David Andersen
    What is theology? Is it akin, adjacent, or perhaps inimical to philosophy? How does it relate to a worldview?
    What is theology?

  9. The problem of evil (F&RE)

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    10/02/24
    4 mins
    By Adam Francisco | David Andersen
    David and Adam were joined by Dr. Lex Newman, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Utah, to talk about the problem of evil.
    The problem of evil (F&RE)

  10. Episode 291: The Guys Keep It Real (Realism and Nominalism)

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    09/26/24
    6 mins
    By Wade Johnston | Michael Berg
    In episode TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY-ONE, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss realism and nominalism?
    Episode 291: The Guys Keep It Real (Realism and Nominalism)

  11. God and God-talk

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    06/12/24
    5 mins
    By David Andersen | Adam Francisco
    David and Adam reflect on the parable of the invisible gardener, which John Wisdom (1904-1993) and Antony Flew (1923-2010) developed to illustrate epistemological and linguistic issues associated with theology.
    God and God-talk

  12. F&R: Epistemology and apologetics

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    06/05/24
    4 mins
    By David Andersen | Adam Francisco
    David and Adam talk about the epistemologies and apologetics of Mormonism, Islam, and Christianity.
    F&R: Epistemology and apologetics