Ep. #192 – Revisiting Atheist Slogans w/ Jake Buscher
How can we have better conversations with atheists and skeptics about the faith? Why don’t Catholics evangelize? I joined Jake Buscher on his podcast to discuss these ideas and more.
Author: John DeRosa
Ep. #191 – The Holy Trinity [New book!] w/ Fr. Thomas Joseph White
What are the different ways Catholic theologians arrive at a knowledge of God? How did the Catholic practice of thinking about the Trinity arise over time? What is The Triplex Via, and how does it relate to our analogical discourse about God? How do we know that God is triune, and can we discover that through natural reason? Fr. Thomas Joseph White O.P. joins the podcast to discuss these questions and his new book, The Trinity: On the Nature and Mystery of the One God (Catholic University Press, 2022).
BONUS|How is Prudence Important in Apologetics w/ Fr. Gregory Pine
What is prudence? How does it relate to wisdom? How is prudence important for our research and apologetics? Fr. Gregory Pine joins us to discuss his new book on the virtue of prudence.
Ep. #190 – Classical Theism & Cognitive Science of Religion w/ Dr. McNabb
Summary What is the cognitive science of religion (CSR)? Do conclusions in this field count against theism in general? Do specific ideas from CSR count against classical theism in particular? Dr. Tyler McNabb joins...
Ep. #189 – Ehrman vs Akin Debate|Debriefing w/ Jimmy Akin
How did Jimmy argue for the historical reliability of the Gospels? What made the debate so cordial? How did Jimmy answer some of the main difficulties Ehrman raised? What did Jimmy want to raise in the debate that he was not able to? And is it really plausible that Joseph owned land in two places? Jimmy Akin joins us for a debate debrief to discuss these topics.
Ep. #188 – A Primer on Divine Simplicity for Christians w/ Josh Sommer
What is the doctrine of divine simplicity? Why is it an important doctrine for Christians? Josh Sommer joins us to explore both of those issues.
Ep. #187 – The Argument from Christ w/ Dr. Ortlund
What is the Lord, Liar, Lunatic argument from C.S. Lewis and how has the conversation progressed since he penned it? Do the Synoptic Gospels present a very different Jesus than the Gospel of John? Can we make a plausible, historical case for the resurrection? Dr. Gavin Ortlund joins us to discuss these topics and further discuss his book Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn’t.
Ep. #186 – A Dialogue on the Gospels w/ an Atheist
Who wrote the Gospels? Are the Gospels historically reliable? Is there any good evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus? Dana Harper, the atheist who reviewed John’s book One Less God Than You, joins him for a part II discussion on Jesus and the Gospels.
BONUS|How does the privation theory explain pain? w/ Harrison Jennings
What is the privation theory of evil? How does it explain the reality of pain? What has Dr. David Oderberg argued about this issue? Harrison Jennings joins us to discuss these issues and more.
Ep. #185 – A Response to the Aloneness Argument w/ Dr. Grant & Dr. Pawl
What is the aloneness argument against classical theism? How does it advance previous discussions on similar topics? What can classical theists say in response to the argument? In an alone world, how could the God of classical theism truly know that he is alone? Dr. W. Matthews Grant and Dr. Timothy Pawl join the podcast to discuss these questions and more.
