Ep. #36 – Is Faith Irrational? with Dr. Feingold
Summary What is faith? Is it irrational? If not, then why not? Dr. Lawrence Feingold joins us to explain the Catholic Christian view on this issue. He also shares his conversion story and rebuts...
Category: Classical theism
BONUS|How to Get Better at Apologetics (and Anything) with Pat Flynn
Summary Pat Flynn joins us to tell his conversion story and let us know how we can get better at apologetics. His new book How to Be Better at (Almost) Everything. Specifically, we focus...
Ep. #35 – The Principle of Causality with Dr. Koons
Summary Does the Universe have a cause? Dr. Robert Koons, a philosopher and metaphysician from UT Austin joins us to defend the causal principle. He explains why we should hold to a causal principle...
Ep. #34 – Evolutionary Debunking Arguments with Dr. Bogardus
Summary Are Naturalism and moral realism in tension? Dr. Tomas Bogardus argues the answer is yes. He joins us to defend “evolutionary debunking arguments.” Through these arguments, he reveals a major problem with affirming...
Ep. #33 – Naturalism & Self-defeat with Dr. Slagle
Summary Dr. Jim Slagle joins us to defend what has come to be known as the argument from reason. In his philosophically rigorous book, The Epistemological Skyhook, he defends an updated version of the...
Ep. #32 – An Interview with Dr. Edward Feser
Summary Dr. Edward Feser joins us to discuss Catholicism, God, and Science. In the first segment, he gives insight into what led him to Catholicism. Next, he interacts with Simon Blackburn’s critique of his...
Ep. #29 – Defending Conciliar Christology with Dr. Pawl
Summary If Christ is God, does that mean God can die? That God gets hungry? That God goes to the bathroom? Dr. Timothy Pawl joins us to defend the Christological teachings of the first...
Ep. #27 – Defending the 3rd Way with Dr. Delfino
Summary Dr. Delfino ably defends the third way of St. Thomas Aquinas, providing many helpful examples and details along the way. In the first segment, he shows that there must be at least one...
Ep. #26 – Ten Steps to See God with Dr. Josh Rasmussen
Summary In his recent book The Bridge of Reason: Ten Steps to See God, Dr. Joshua L. Rasmussen argues that reason can lead us to the existence of God, or what He calls the greatest treasure. During this...
Ep. #25 – A Divine Simplicity Primer with Paul Chutikorn
Summary Paul Chutikorn provides a primer on the doctrine of divine simplicity (DDS). Along the way, he explains the meaning of the terms essence and existence as well as discussing univocal vs. analogical predication. Lastly, he...
