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122: Friedrich Nietzsche, Neither morality nor religion has any point of contact with actuality

03/19/20

4 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Welcome to A Church of Pure Imagination. Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss Friedrich Nietzsche’s “Antichrist.” This episode, what happens when Christianity disconnects itself from what’s concrete and real, especially the incarnation of God.
121: Friedrich Nietzsche, Christianity is Called the Religion of Pity

03/14/20

4 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

All right, let's put a pin in this, I gotta help your pathetic faith. Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss Friedrich Nietzsche's "Antichrist." How does the Christian church promote weak piety and a denial of life? How does Christianity as a religion of pity weaken believers and society? What happens to Christianity when it mixes philosophy and theology together?
120: Friedrich Nietzsche, Progress is Merely a Modern Idea

03/11/20

4 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

That was really traumatizing! I quit! I'm out! Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Friedrich Nietzsche's "Antichrist." This episode, we talk about how Nietzsche’s critique of Christianity can help us check our presuppositions about what Christianity is and is not today.
#24 “Weaker Brother or Self-Righteous Bully"

10/25/19

1 min

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

If you admit that you’re the weaker brother, does that make you the stronger brother because the stronger brother refused to admit he’s the weaker brother? . . . or something like that.
Baptism Episode 4: For You

09/04/19

1 min

By Cindy Koch

In this episode we discuss original sin and total depravity.
71: C.S. Lewis - The Fall of Man from “The Joyful Christian”

08/22/19

2 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

And I'm Free, Free Falling... Gillespie and Riley read and discuss C.S. Lewis' meditation on the Fall into Sin. They go deep into the subjects of free will, dualism, retributive justice, and why discussing sin isn't as easy as we'd like.
2 Peter 1:1-15 (Episode 122)

08/06/19

1 min

By Daniel Emery Price | Erick Sorensen

Daniel and Erick begin 2 Peter in this episode. They spend some time discussing some of the controversy around this book and how to engage with it.
Stoicism

07/16/19

2 mins

By Adam Francisco | Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Rod Rosenbladt

Returning to their topical format, the Thinking Fellows talk about stoic philosophy. The conversation flows from classical stoicism to modern proponents like Jordan Peterson.
- ARTS AND CULTURE
- Philosophy
How Do You Know What You Know?

05/28/19

2 mins

By Adam Francisco | Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Rod Rosenbladt

As a part of new episodes on apologetic conversations, the Thinking Fellows revisit questions about epistemology. Instead of tackling the topic from a wholly academic standpoint, the show turns to practical examples about how and why it is important to question why you believe something.
Knowing Why You Believe

05/21/19

1 min

By Adam Francisco | Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Rod Rosenbladt

The Fellows discuss the importance of knowing why you believe. As part of this discussion, the hosts share some stories and explain the personal impact apologetics had on their lives.
57: The Schwabach Articles, part 1

05/15/19

1 min

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

You’re using theological coconuts! In this episode, Gillespie and Riley read and discuss The Schwabach Articles. Sin, faith, lots of Holy Spirit, and why the Schwabach Articles are the roots of Lutheran, Reformed, and Protestant confessions of faith.
54: Oswald Chambers - Collision of God and Sin

04/24/19

3 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

You have us the Good News now give us the goods! This week, Gillespie and Riley give Oswald Chambers a second go-round, reading and discussing The Collision of God and Sin.