TOPIC INDEXPractical Theology (52)

  1. 185: Christmas after the Enlightenment

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    12/10/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Have Yourself A Very Enlightened Christmas. In this episode, an examination of the impact of the Enlightenment on the Church, especially the preaching and traditions of Advent and Christmas.

  2. 184: Bowler - Christmas in Nazi Germany

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    12/03/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    It’s Christmas in Germany for Hitler. In this episode, a historical examination of Christmas in Germany during the Nazi regime, including new hymns, advent calendars, the emergence of Wotan, and Hitler’s Silent Night.

  3. 183: Sasse - The secular and the spiritual are indeed to be dearly distinguished

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    11/23/20
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    A shelter from pigs on the wing... In this episode, how do Christians interface with a godless state, love our neighbors without being complicit in promoting sin, and maintain the tension between the two kingdoms?

  4. 182: Sasse - The office of the governing authority belongs to God’s created order

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    11/20/20
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    You Know Who Else Misunderstood The Kingdom of God? Hitler! In this episode, we read Herman Sasse’s 1930 essay on The Social Doctrine of the Augsburg Confession and its Significance for the Present. We discuss the two kingdoms doctrine, peoples’ station in life, and the need for public discussions of natural law.

  5. 181: Chesterton - Once abolish the God, and the Government becomes the God

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    11/17/20
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Chairman Mao Loves Ice Cream. In this episode, G.K. Chesterton on what happens when we abolish God, and the government becomes the god. We discuss “unalienable rights endowed by the Creator.” The language of freedom and rights belongs to the law. And we finish with Chesterton’s prompt to consider fraud.

  6. 180: Whitford - The Church and State Have Existed in An Often Unhealthy Tension

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    11/04/20
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    It’s The Most Important Election of Our Lives, Until The Next Election. In this special election episode, Gillespie and Riley read David Whitford’s book, "Tyranny and Resistance," and discuss church, state, and the two kingdoms doctrine.

  7. 171: C.S. Lewis - All schemes of happiness that centered in this world were always doomed to a final frustration

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    10/05/20
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    The Enemies at the Gate. We conclude our reading and discussion of C.S. Lewis’ speech on Learning in War-time. More reflection on the three enemies, excitement, frustration, and fear.

  8. 170: C.S. Lewis - The three enemies which war raises up against the scholar

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    10/02/20
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Know Your Enemy! C.S. Lewis explains why excitement, frustration, and fear can drive us to errs in judgment about ourselves, society, and God.

  9. 169: C.S. Lewis - Bad philosophy needs to be answered

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    09/28/20
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Sometimes You Just Have to Hit The Reset and Start Over... Sometimes You Don’t. What happens to the church and society when we are incapable of critical thinking? Can we learn from our failures, and the attacks of our enemies? What happens to society when Christ isn’t publicly preached against sin, death, and the devil.

  10. 168: C.S. Lewis - We need intimate knowledge of the past

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    09/26/20
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Steel Our Christian Hearts. We continue with C.S. Lewis’ speech on Learning in War-Time. How important is it for Christians and society to read good books, to learn from our opponents, and to stand up for the truth?

  11. 167: C.S. Lewis - Under the aegis of His Church, learning and the arts flourish

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    09/18/20
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    We continue our conversation with C.S. Lewis, as he addresses the distinction between dying and living for one's nation, party, and class. How do we distinguish between the demands of Caesar and God?

  12. 166: C.S. Lewis - If you don't read good books you will read bad ones

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    09/17/20
    5 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Gentlemen, You Can't Fight in Here, This is The War Room. C.S. Lewis addresses the distinction between dying and living for one's nation, party, and class. How do we distinguish between the demands of Caesar and God?
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