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  1. 408: Nestigen - Luther and Erasmus on the Bondage of the Will

    book
    09/12/25
    8 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Dazed & Confused. In this episode, we continue our series on The Bondage of the Will (1525), by Martin Luther. We read Dr. James Nestingen’s historical introduction to the treatise and delve into the ways two theologians differed in their exegesis of Scripture, their interpretation of Christian doctrine, and the early and medieval church-theological traditions that influenced Erasmus and Luther as they engaged in a back-and-forth.
    408: Nestigen - Luther and Erasmus on the Bondage of the Will

  2. Silencing God's Law

    book
    09/10/25
    4 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    In this episode of the Outlaw God, Steven Paulson and Caleb Keith look at the mystical interpretations of Psalm 18, focusing on the phrase "God made darkness his hiding place."
    Silencing God's Law

  3. 407: Paulson - The free will is demonstrably not Jesus Christ

    book
    09/06/25
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley | Steven Paulson
    In this episode, we begin our series commemorating the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s treatise, de Servo Arbitrio — The Bondage of the Will. We begin by reading Dr. Steven Paulson’s theological analysis of what’s at stake in Luther’s treatise, as well as its sharp-edged consequences for churches today. As it was received then, so it is now by dedicated students of this work: it cleaves those who seek Jesus plus philosophy, ideology, or personal interests from those who insist on Christ alone in all things relating to matters of salvation, faith, etc.
    407: Paulson - The free will is demonstrably not Jesus Christ

  4. 406: Giertz - The Parish Church

    book
    08/30/25
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Take Me to Church. In this episode, we read Bo Giertz’s "Christ’s Church: Her Biblical Roots, Her Dramatic History, Her Saving Presence, Her Glorious Future." The Church, who is she? What kind of life is present within the church walls? Who wants to understand that life better and know more about it? We read Christ's Church and take you on a walk from her biblical roots toward her glorious future.
    406: Giertz - The Parish Church

  5. Hide and Seek with God

    book
    08/27/25
    5 mins
    By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith
    On this episode of The Outlaw God, Dr. Steven Paulson and Caleb Keith and continue discussing Luther’s early engagement with mysticism, Augustine and the Heidelberg Disputation.
    Hide and Seek with God

  6. 405: Barfield - Myth is the Ghost of Concrete Meaning

    book
    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

  7. 404: Auden - A Litany and the Horae Cononicae

    book
    08/16/25
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Liturgy Amongst the Rubble. In this episode, we read poems by W.H. Auden about pulp fiction, ancient myths, conversion, liturgy, poetics, and how industrialization and corporatism build a new Babel inside and around the churches.
    404: Auden - A Litany and the Horae Cononicae

  8. Was Peter the First Pope?

    book
    07/25/25
    5 mins
    By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Adam Francisco
    Caleb, Scott, and Adam take up the question: was Peter the first pope?
    Was Peter the First Pope?

  9. Finding the Unknown God

    book
    07/16/25
    5 mins
    By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith
    In this episode of the Outlaw God podcast, Stephen Paulson and Caleb Keith explore the themes of divine election, the search for the unknown God, and humans attempts of understanding God through mysticism.
    Finding the Unknown God

  10. 399: More Questions Answered - Myth and Taylor Swift

    book
    07/11/25
    8 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    What Do You Mean, There’s More to This? In this episode, we answer a listener's question about Taylor Swift that leads us into a conversation about symbols and meaning, religious iconography, wild truth, and seeing reality through what’s occurring in the sacraments.
    399: More Questions Answered - Myth and Taylor Swift

  11. Method of Mysticism

    book
    07/09/25
    5 mins
    By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith
    In this episode of the Outlaw God podcast, Stephen Paulson and Caleb Keith look into the complexities of Martin Luther's relationship with mysticism, exploring how Luther's views diverge from traditional mysticism.
    Method of Mysticism

  12. Law and Gospel in Jane Eyre

    book
    07/01/25
    9 mins
    By Kelsi Klembara | Amy Mantravadi
    In this episode of Outside Ourselves: Summer Break, author, 1517 contributor, and internet theology whiz kid, Amy Mantravadi discuss theological themes in Charlotte Bronte's novel, Jane Eyre.
    Law and Gospel in Jane Eyre