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Ep. #178 – Is There a God? w/ Dr. Kenneth L. Pearce
Is there a God? What contingency argument did Kenneth Pearce defend in a recent debate book with Graham Oppy? How does Pearce understand classical theism? Does theism explain more than atheism can? We covere these topics and more as we examine Dr. Kenneth Pearce’s arguments in Is There a God: A Debate.
Ep. #177 – Light on the Dark Passages of the Bible w/ Dr. Mark Giszczak
Summary What are the “dark passages” of Scripture? Why can’t Catholics simply shrug them off as primitive mistakes made by ancient writers? Why is it important to remember God as Teacher, Judge, and Savior? Does God kill people? Does God order people to kill people? Is the Bible...
BONUS|The True Meaning of Christmas w/ Dr. Michael Barber
Summary What false ideas about Christmas have we absorbed? What is the true meaning of Christmas? Was the Christmas celebration simply borrowed from paganism? Why is the manger so significant? Did Matthew mistranslate Isaiah in saying “a virgin shall conceive”? Dr. Michael Barber joins us to answer these...
Ep. #176 – Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn’t w/ Dr. Gavin Ortlund
Why should we believe in God? How can putting arguments in a “narrative frame” help us make a better case? What advantages does Christianity have over naturalism? Was Albert Einstein an atheist? How do music, math, and love point to God’s existence? Is Dr. Ortlund a classical theist? Dr. Gavin Ortlund joins us to discuss these questions and more as we take a look at his new book Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn’t.
BONUS|A Former Muslim’s Conversion w/ Dustin Quick
Why did Dustin Quick convert to Islam? What sparked his conversion to Christianity? Why did he eventually embrace Catholicism? What arguments and considerations did he find most persuasive? Dustin Quick, the host of the YouTube Channel Holy Smokes, joins us to discuss these topics and more.
BONUS|Explaining Scripture to Skeptics w/ Michael Gormley
What are some of the biggest issues skeptics have when it comes to Scripture? Why do many teenagers find it so hard to take the Bible seriously? How do you respond to these concerns? What have you found helpful in the “Jordan Peterson method” of approaching the Bible? How do you respond to people who are repulsed by the Bible’s morality? Michael Gormley joins us to discuss these topics and more.
Ep. #173 – Answering Bible Difficulties (part 1)
What do Catholics believe about Scripture? Does the Catholic Church teach that the Bible is inerrant? What does it mean that the Bible is inspired? If Councils and Popes can also exercise infallibility, is there still room in Catholicism for Scripture to have a privileged role? How can we classify the different types of Bible difficulties and respond appropriately? Is the book of Tobit (and the rest of the Deuterocanon) afflicted with insuperable errors? Jimmy Akin joins us to discuss these questions and more.
Ep. #172 – Thomistic Hylomorphic Dualism: Stated & Defended w/ Dr. Bell
How do Thomists think about issues in philosophy of mind? What is dualism? What is hylomorphism? Why think Thomistic hylomorphic dualism is true? How would a Thomistic dualist explain the interaction problem? How should a Thomistic dualist think about intentional action? Dr. Jeremy Bells joins us to discuss these topics and more.
BONUS|The Documents of Vatican II w/ Dr. DeClue (+Nature/Grace debates)
Did Vatican II lead to a widespread loss of faith and widespread liturgical abuse? What are the four main documents of Vatican II and do they contain sound teaching? Did Dei Verbum 11 restrict the traditional Catholic view of Scriptural inerrancy? What was De Lubac’s position in the nature/grace debates of the 20th century? Dr. Richard Declue of the Word on Fire Institute joins us to discuss these questions and more.
