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  1. Is the gospel true?

    book
    08/21/24
    4 mins
    By Adam Francisco | David Andersen
    The answer to this episode's title is a resounding "Yes!" But what does that mean?
    Is the gospel true?

  2. The cost of ignoring the past

    book
    08/14/24
    4 mins
    By Adam Francisco | David Andersen
    David and Adam discuss the problems associated with severing ties with the past.
    The cost of ignoring the past

  3. 360: Olson - Politics, Liturgics, and Integritas Sacramenti

    book
    08/09/24
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    We Worship & Adore… You? In this episode, we discuss the intersection of liturgy and politics as we read Oliver Olson’s essay, Politics, Liturgics, and Integritas Sacramenti. It’s a historical survey of liturgical practice and politics from ancient Israel to the present, discussing the importance of symbolism, meaning, and the purpose of liturgy for faith and life.
    360: Olson - Politics, Liturgics, and Integritas Sacramenti

  4. The genetic fallacies of Freudian and Marxist critiques of theism

    book
    08/07/24
    4 mins
    By Adam Francisco | David Andersen
    David and Adam discuss the genetic fallacy, the logical fallacy that underpins Freudian and Marxist criticism of belief in God's existence.
    The genetic fallacies of Freudian and Marxist critiques of theism

  5. ETs and exotheology

    book
    07/31/24
    4 mins
    By Adam Francisco | David Andersen
    David and Adam tackle the question: would the discovery of extraterrestrials falsify Christianity?
    ETs and exotheology

  6. Theology as science

    book
    07/24/24
    4 mins
    By David Andersen | Adam Francisco
    David and Adam discuss John Warwick Montgomery's essay, "The Theologian's Craft".
    Theology as science

  7. Realism and antirealism in science

    book
    07/17/24
    4 mins
    By Adam Francisco | David Andersen
    This is a heady but interesting and worthwhile episode. David and Adam talk about some of the basic ontological assumptions of science and the implications they have on theology and faith.
    Realism and antirealism in science

  8. Secularism

    book
    07/10/24
    4 mins
    By Adam Francisco | David Andersen
    David and Adam discuss secularism and its challenges.
    Secularism

  9. Sanctified by Faith not Works

    book
    07/09/24
    5 mins
    By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Adam Francisco | Bruce Hillman
    The Thinking Fellows discuss sanctification, a doctrine from which Lutherans and other Protestants differ significantly.
    Sanctified by Faith not Works

  10. The Authority of Scripture with Jacob Smith

    book
    07/09/24
    11 mins
    By Kelsi Klembara | Jacob Smith
    Kelsi chats with the Reverend Jacob Smith about the authority of Scripture - how we define it and what it means for us - both Christian and non-Christian.
    The Authority of Scripture with Jacob Smith

  11. The death of God and loss of human dignity

    book
    07/03/24
    4 mins
    By Adam Francisco | David Andersen
    David and Adam talk about Friedrich Nietzsche's parable of the madman and its implications for thinking about morality and ethics.
    The death of God and loss of human dignity

  12. 358: Melanchthon - Commentary on Romans 3:21ff

    book
    06/28/24
    10 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Tick, Tick, Boom. In this episode of Banned Books, we discuss Romans 3 while reading Philip Melanchthon’s commentary on Paul’s epistle. The main topics of conversation are the limitations of the law, faith that saves, gratuitous forgiveness and the living, and the present tense power of the gospel.
    358: Melanchthon - Commentary on Romans 3:21ff