with John DeRosa
Summary What is apophaticism and why is it relevant to the Christian tradition? Isn’t apophaticism self-contradictory since it talks about God and says we can’t talk about God? How should we understand Scripture with an eye on apophaticism? What philosophical analysis can we bring to bear in our...
Summary What is classical theism as opposed to other theistic views? How can we answer objections to simplicity, immutability, and impassibility? If God has multiple attributes, then how can he be simple? If God is absolutely simple, then how can he be a Trinity of persons? If God...
Summary What is the Longer Ending of Mark? What are the arguments against its authenticity? Can they be answered? What are the arguments for its authenticity? James Snapp Jr. joins us to discuss the evidence surrounding this contested passage. Guest Bio James Snapp, Jr. is a Christian preacher...
Summary How do you structure your course on Catholic apologetics? What arguments do you include for God’s existence? How do you defend the Resurrection differently than others? What do you emphasize regarding Christ founding the Catholic Church? What else can listeners expect from the course? Jimmy Akin joins...
Summary What some popular atheist slogans and how can they be answered? What dilemma does the atheist face regarding the PSR and problem of evil? How big is the tent in Catholicism when it comes to the doctrine of predestination? Should we affirm accounts defended by Fr. Domingo...
Summary Dr. Robert Koons was a Lutheran until he converted to the Catholic faith. In this new book, he explains the important issues that eventually moved him to the Catholic faith. What does he think about the burden of proof? Sola scriptura? Justification? He joins me to discuss...
Summary Who was Jacques Maritain and why is he an important figure in Thomism? What did he teach on topics related to predestination? How did he understand God’s ‘antecedent’ and ‘consequent’ wills differently than the traditional Thomist school? Dr. Taylor Patrick O’Neill joins us to critically examine some...
Summary What does it mean to believe and why is it reasonable? How can we present the fundamentals of the faith to Catholic high school students? Why follow Jesus? How can we make natural law ethics compelling? Michael Gormley joins us to discuss some exciting new work he’s...
Summary Who is the atheist who read and reviewed my book? What did he like about it? What criticisms did he have of the book? What keeps him an atheist? I sit down with Dana Harper to discuss several topics related to my book One Less God Than...
Summary Who was Fr. Garrrigou-Lagrange and how did this set of essays come about? What is the Thomist critique of Descartes’ Cogito? What does Fr. Garrigou argue in an essay on the “Empiricist Skepticism of David Hume”? How does Fr. Garrigou view apologetics as “directed by faith”? Dr....
