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6 mins read|10/14/21Luther understood when the Word of God came it did not offer sinners a choice.
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13 mins read|09/22/21For Luther, Erasmus’ Christ-less, Spirit-less theological conclusions demonstrated that behind his supposed humanistic optimism lay a profound despair and pessimism.
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8 mins read|09/18/21For Erasmus, it would be better for people in general to bear the disease of moralism and choice than to be cured of it by the preaching and teaching of God’s unconditional election of sinners in Christ.
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9 mins read|08/21/21When explaining that sinners were saved by grace alone Erasmus would not go so far as to say that the reception of God’s grace erased human responsibility.
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8 mins read|08/13/21Erasmus laid out his argument for a theology of grace and free will in much the same way modern Protestants have done since the Enlightenment.
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10 mins read|08/03/21Luther's response to Erasmus was not meant to be a polite contribution to an academic duel.
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7 mins read|07/28/21Luther’s allies and opponents also would not allow him to put off responding to Erasmus indefinitely. They badgered him constantly to write a response.
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1 min|05/24/21As a continuation of the last episode, Dr. Paulson explains that the goal of Erasmus's skepticism is a calculated submission.
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1 min|05/10/21Dr. Paulson closes out chapter five of Luther's Outlaw God.
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1 min|04/12/21In this episode, Paulson discusses the differences between humanist and scholastic dialoge on the limits of freedom.
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1 min|03/22/21Dr. Paulson introduces chapter 5 of Luther's Outlaw God and what it means that Luther will try to "preach to Erasmus."
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1 min|01/25/21On this episode, Dr. Paulson introduces Anselm's presentation of Concursus or the idea that human creatures cooperate with God and His will.
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