Podcast Overview

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Episode 249: Theology as Habitus Practicus

09/21/23

9 mins

By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY-NINE, Wade, Mike, and Jason discuss theology as a practicus habitus (a practical aptitude or habitude or habit).
- Practical Theology
Contingency, the cosmos, and God's existence

09/20/23

4 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

David and Adam begin their series on the various arguments for (and reasons to believe in) God’s existence.
321: Luther - The Right and Power to Judge all Teaching and to Call, Appoint, and Dismiss Teachers

09/16/23

10 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

You can call me any day or night. Call me! In this episode, we read Martin Luther’s verbosely titled treatise, “That a Christian Assembly or Congregation has the Right and Power to Judge all Teaching and to Call, Appoint, and Dismiss Teachers, Established and Proven by Scripture." We discuss ordination, church authority, the doctrine of the pastoral call, and much more.
Reason through the ages

09/13/23

4 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

David and Adam discuss how reason’s competence (with respect to the Christian tradition) has changed over the centuries.
- Faith
- Aristotle
- Plato
- Reason
- Christian Apologetics
- Philosophy
320: Whitford - Tyranny and Resistance

09/09/23

11 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Resistance to Tyranny is Obedience to God. In this episode, we discuss tyranny and resistance while reading a book of the same title by Reformation scholar David Mark Whitford. What is tyranny? When are Christians called to resist tyranny, and what does that entail? Are there any standards by which a Christian may judge whether a government serves God or the devil?
"When I get to Heaven, gonna . . ."

09/08/23

4 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

To be human is by its very nature to be finite.
What is fideism?

09/06/23

4 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

What is fideism? David and Adam define fideism and discuss its problematic place in the epistemology of much contemporary Christian thought.
Matthew 18:1-20 – Pentecost 15 (A)

09/05/23

4 mins

By John W. Hoyum | Steven Paulson

On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson examine a number of topics brought up by Jesus in Matthew 18.
319: Graff - Baalism in the Life of the Church

09/02/23

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

We Need to Get Ba’aled Out. In this episode, we read Warren Graff’s article, "Baalism in the Life of the Church," and discuss the roots of Baal worship in Israel and its consequences for Israel and churches today.
Opposition and Suffering

08/30/23

4 mins

By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson

Dr. Paulson goes deeper into the idea of opposing God in his word. He describes how this opposition and attack on the faith interacts with our suffering.
- God's Word
- Suffering
Mental Illness and the Gospel with John Bryant

08/30/23

5 mins

By Kelsi Klembara

This week’s episode is a conversation between author John Bryant and Kelsi about John’s new book (out in September), A Quiet Mind to Suffer With: Mental Illness, Trauma, and the Death of Christ.
Defining faith and reason

08/30/23

4 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

David and Adam bring some nuance to the issues surrounding faith and reason by discussing the different ways the terms are used (and misused) in academic and popular discourse.