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202b: Robert Farrar Capon - Be Authentic and Authoritative Proclaimers of the Gospel

You Know, The Next Thing. In this episode, we continue reading Robert Capon’s The Mystery of Christ, and Why We Don’t Get It. We further discuss pastoral care, exegesis, the purpose of theology, and where Christian preaching points us.

202a: Robert Farrar Capon - The Mystery and Guilt

April 28, 2021 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
You Know, The Thing. In this episode, Robert Capon on The Mystery of Christ, and Why We Don’t Get It. We discuss exegesis, pastoral care, preaching, and the task of a theologian.

201b: Weil - The false god changes suffering into violence

April 25, 2021 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Turning Inward to Attack Evil. In this episode, we continue to discuss Simone Weil on Evil. The importance of Jesus’ sacrificial death as expiation and redemption and what happens when we try to make good apart from God.

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201a: Weil - It is the innocent victim who can feel hell

April 24, 2021 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Am I Evil? In this episode, we continue to read and discuss Simone Weil on Evil. Violence, suffering, and justice. What part does human evil play in Jesus’ sacrificial death?

200b: Weil - It is Not Good Which Evil Violates, For Good is Inviolate

April 15, 2021 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Oh goodness, it’s so evil. In this episode, we continue reading and discussing Simone Weil on evil. If God alone is good what does that mean for our understanding of ourselves and the world?

200a: Weil - Evil is License and That is Why it Is Monotonous

April 13, 2021 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Am I Evil? In this episode, Simone Weil on evil. What is evil, and how is it distinct from what is good? How does our understanding of evil, or our ignorance of it, affect the churches?

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199: Weil - We Humiliate Ourselves Before False Gods

April 8, 2021 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Idol Talk. In this episode, we return to Simone Weil’s book, Gravity and Grace. Idolatry is the topic of conversation. What is an idol? In what ways does idolatry infiltrate our churches, and what are the consequences? How do we guard against it?

198: Simone Weil - The Cross

April 1, 2021 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Into The Mystic. In this episode, we read and discuss the crucifixion as interpreted by Simone Weil, an anarchist, philosopher, and mystic.

197b: Leo the Great - Use Lent for general improvement in the whole round of Christian duties

March 29, 2021 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
The Right Man for The Job. In this episode, we finish reading and discussing Leo the Great’s Lenten sermon about Christ’s two natures. What happens when the old Adam adds to Scripture’s witness to Jesus’ two natures?

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197a: Leo the Great - All the actions of Christ reveal the presence of the twofold nature

March 26, 2021 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
God Really Bodies Our Salvation. In this episode, we read and discuss a Lenten sermon from Leo the Great. What happens when the two natures of Christ are divided?

196b: Luther - Paul cuts out all merit and gives glory only to God

March 19, 2021 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
Grace Means Never Having to Try Harder. In this episode, Martin Luther’s comments on the letter to the Galatians regarding God’s mercy and predestination.

196a: Luther - I was forgiven only by God’s boundless grace

March 15, 2021 | By Christopher Gillespie, Donavon Riley
The stunning truth about God’s grace. In this episode, Luther’s comments about Galatians 1:15. What do we do when it’s revealed God chooses to be gracious to us while we are wicked and blasphemous?

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1517 Podcast Network
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1517 Podcasts
1517 Podcasts
2015 - 2023
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371
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