Faith and Reason Exchange

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On Apathy and Excuses

September 10, 2025 | By Adam Francisco, David Andersen
David and Adam discuss religious apathy and the excuses people give for avoiding church.

Spiritual but not religious, nones, et cetera episode artwork

September 3, 2025 | By Adam Francisco, David Andersen
David and Adam begin a conversation on what to think and do about the religiously unaffiliated--those who claim to be spiritual but not religious and/or check the "none" box on religious surveys.

Did Jesus really exist?

August 27, 2025 | By Adam Francisco, David Andersen
David and Adam address the claim that Richard Dawkins and other skeptics have made, asserting that Jesus may not have existed and, even if he did, the historical evidence is unreliable.

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Is Christianity a cleverly devised myth?

August 20, 2025 | By Adam Francisco, David Andersen
David and Adam tackle the claim that Christianity was developed from mythology.

Individual and community w/ Dr. Mickey Mattox

August 6, 2025 | By Adam Francisco, David Andersen
In this episode of Faith and Reason Exchange, David and Adam are joined by Dr. Mickey Mattox of Hillsdale College to discuss individualism and community.

Faith and doubt

July 30, 2025 | By Adam Francisco, David Andersen
David and Adam reflect on the pervasiveness of doubt in the modern age among believers and non-believers alike.

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Ratzinger's Introduction to Christianity

July 23, 2025 | By Adam Francisco, David Andersen
This episode dives into Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger's approach to theology in a secular and, at the same time, spiritual age.

Is Modern Man a Moral Idiot?

July 16, 2025 | By Adam Francisco, David Andersen
David and Adam go through the introduction of Richard Weaver's Ideas Have Consequences and discuss the intellectual roots of modern Western culture.

Medieval apologetics

July 9, 2025 | By Adam Francisco, David Andersen
David and Adam explore medieval apologetics--esp. the work of Anselm and Thomas Aquinas.

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The early apologists, part 2

July 2, 2025 | By David Andersen, Adam Francisco
David and Adam dig deeper into the work of Justin Martyr.

The first apologists

June 25, 2025 | By Adam Francisco, David Andersen
David and Adam begin their series on the history of Christian apologetics by discussing the Epistle to Diognetus and the work of Justin Martyr.

Church without God

June 18, 2025 | By Adam Francisco, David Andersen
David and Adam discuss a recent CBS show from its State of Spirituality series, which examines how atheists and agnostics are creating communities with their own set of rituals that often mimic Christian ones. You can find the show here.

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Channel
1517 Podcast Network
Creator
1517 Podcasts
1517 Podcasts
2015 - 2023
Episodes
371
Rating
Clean