TOPIC INDEXChristian History (203)

  1. 274: Ireneaus of Lyon - Jesus summed up in Himself the long history of the human race

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    11/06/22
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    The Stuff That Heresies Are Made Of. In this episode, we discuss Ireneaus’ attack on the Marcionite and Gnostic heresies, which sought to divide Christ’s two natures, and the ramifications of this teaching for the churches today.

  2. 272: Augustine - The authority of Scripture should be respected and accepted with the purest faith

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    10/30/22
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Blind Faith Is Worthless Unless It’s Blind Faith in Us. In this episode, we discuss Augustine’s Confessions, specifically Augustine’s reflection on the Manichaeans and the effect God’s Word had on his conversion to Christianity.

  3. 270: Matthias Flacius - Rules for Understanding the Sacred Scriptures

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    10/08/22
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Do You Read The Bible? What’s Your Secret? In this episode, we discuss how to understand the Bible from Matthias Flacius’ book, How to Understand the Sacred Scriptures.

  4. 269: Josh McDowell - What about Science?

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    10/01/22
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    It’s A Bittersweet, Scientific Symphony of Atheism. In this episode, we discuss Josh McDowell’s book, More Than A Carpenter, and the topic of belief, science, and atheism. Do science and faith contradict one another? Is atheism a reasonable position over-against belief in God?

  5. 268: McDowell - Lord, Liar, or Lunatic?

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    09/24/22
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Liar, Liar, Jesus Is A Lunatic? In this episode, we read More Than A Carpenter by Josh McDowell. We discuss the cultural-historical argument that Jesus was either a good moral teacher or a prophet, or whether he was a liar, lunatic, or Lord.

  6. 267: C.S. Lewis - It is no good asking for a simple religion

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    09/18/22
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Does God Care Whether We’re Good or Bad? We conclude our discussion of Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis. If Christians live in enemy territory, as Lewis writes, how does that affect the defense of our faith? Do we have free will, and why would God give us free will if he knew we’d eat from Eden’s tree? What does conscience have to do with our relationship with God and one another?

  7. 266: C.S. Lewis - Christianity is a religion you could not have guessed

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    09/10/22
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Let’s Fight! In this episode, we read and discuss C.S. Lewis’ popular book: Mere Christianity. What do Christians believe? How do we discuss religion, good and evil, God and the devil, and why Christianity isn’t something anyone would ever think to invent?

  8. 265: Flannery O’Connor - Revelation pt. 2

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    09/04/22
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Singing in Tune, But Singing The Wrong Song... In this episode, we conclude our discussion of Revelation by Flannery O’Connor. How does a theologian of the cross reveal the truth to people who don’t want to listen? Paradox, misdirection, and revelation.

  9. 264: Flannery O’Connor - Revelation pt. 1

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    08/27/22
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    A Christ-Haunted Parable... In this episode, we discuss faith, segregation, and the Christ-haunted south as described by Flannery O’Connor in her short story, Revelation. What happens to us when we discuss race, gender, class, and culture apart from Christ Jesus? What does it mean that the churches are Christ-haunted? What happens when the churches are quiet about what God’s Word says to a nation’s leaders, clergy, and people?

  10. 263: Dostoyevsky - The Devil—Ivan's Nightmare pt. 2

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    08/22/22
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    You Silver-tongues Devil... We conclude our discussion of Dostoevsky’s dialogue between Ivan Karamazov and the devil from the Brothers Karamazov.

  11. 262: Dostoyevsky - The Devil—Ivan's Nightmare pt. 1

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    08/14/22
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Speak if The Devil… In this episode, we discuss Ivan Karamazov’s argument with the devil from Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel, The Brothers Karamazov. How do we recognize the evil one when he comes to us, mainly when he portrays himself as someone who wants what’s best for us?

  12. 261: Herman Melville - Moby Dick

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    08/06/22
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Welcome to The Terrordome. In this episode, we read and discuss “The Sermon” from Moby Dick. What is a preacher's responsibility to his congregation in his preaching? What happens when the Gospel is talked about but never preached? What happens when Jonah is preached without Christ at the conclusion of the sermon?
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