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  1. Tuesday, October 17, 2023

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    10/17/23
    12 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we consider the life and works of a multifaceted and kaleidoscopic enigma (!) Johann Gerhard.
    Tuesday, October 17, 2023

  2. Evolution, information, and design

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    10/11/23
    6 mins
    By Adam Francisco | David Andersen
    This is the last episode in David and Adam’s series on the philosophical and scientific reasons for believing in God’s existence.
    Evolution, information, and design

  3. 321: Luther - The Right and Power to Judge all Teaching and to Call, Appoint, and Dismiss Teachers

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    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.
    321: Luther - The Right and Power to Judge all Teaching and to Call, Appoint, and Dismiss Teachers

  4. Reason through the ages

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    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.
    Reason through the ages

  5. Crossing the Red Sea

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    07/12/23
    4 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    In this episode, Dr. Paulson and Caleb go back yet again and discuss the events of the book of Exodus.
    Crossing the Red Sea

  6. 314: Girard - I Saw Satan Fall Like Lightning

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    07/03/23
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Satan Drives Out Satan? In this episode, we dig deep into Jesus’ question, Can Satan drive out Satan? With the help of Rene Gerard’s book, I Saw Satan Fall Like Lightening. This episode goes into some extremely deep waters regarding the mimetic tradition, the nature of sacrifice, scapegoating, Satan’s power, and Jesus’ crucifixion.
    314: Girard - I Saw Satan Fall Like Lightning

  7. 299: Philipp Nicolai - The Joy of Eternal Life

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    03/18/23
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    I’ve Got That Joy, Joy, Joy, Down in My Heart. In this episode, we discuss death, rebirth, and eternal life as examined and explained in The Joy of Eternal Life by Philip Nikolai.
    299: Philipp Nicolai - The Joy of Eternal Life

  8. Should Christians Engage With Philosophy?

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    03/17/23
    1 min
    By Adam Francisco | Caleb Keith | Bruce Hillman
    Caleb, Adam, and Bruce revisit the relationship between faith and reason.
    Should Christians Engage With Philosophy?

  9. 295: Melanchthon - The people of God are not made by fleshly propagation and the worship of the Law

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    02/22/23
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Is It True, Or Is It Truly True? In this episode, we discuss election, true and false church, law, mercy, and why we can’t stop judging the Gospel as we read Philip Melanchthon’s 1541 commentary on Paul’s letter to the Romans.
    295: Melanchthon - The people of God are not made by fleshly propagation and the worship of the Law

  10. Friday, February 3, 2023

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    02/03/23
    11 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the show, we remember the eccentric mystic Simone Weil.
    Friday, February 3, 2023

  11. Friday, January 27, 2023

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    01/27/23
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis
    Today on the show, we tell the story of Paavo Ruotsalainen and Finnish Christianity.
    Friday, January 27, 2023

  12. 291: Schleiermacher - The Death of the Saviour the End of All Sacrifices

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    01/25/23
    7 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Isn’t That A Daisy? In this episode, we discuss Friedrich Schleiermacher’s Good Friday sermon, focusing on preaching the cross, where to locate sin, what effect the law has on our external works, and why a proclaimer is necessary to get the Gospel.
    291: Schleiermacher - The Death of the Saviour the End of All Sacrifices