with John DeRosa
Summary What are the historical and theological bases for the doctrine of divine simplicity? How do Trinitarian affirmations relate to divine simplicity? What are the highlights of Aquinas’ presentation of the doctrine of divine simplicity? How can God be both triune and absolutely simple? Does the doctrine of...
Summary How can we have more effective conversations about our Catholic faith? What are some important points to remember about trusting the gospels? What should Catholics remember when discussing transgenderism? Brandon Vogt joins us to answer these questions as we discuss his brand new book What to Say...
Summary What are divine ideas? How should we understand Aquinas’ talk of the multiplicity of divine ideas? How does that jive with the doctrine of divine simplicity? What would Aquinas think of an Augustinian-style proof? Dr. Gregory T. Doolan joins the show to answer these questions and more....
Summary Dr. Anderson outlines and defends an argument for God from logic. First, he argues that the laws of logic are necessary truths that really exist. Next, he proceeds to the conclusion that the laws of logic imply the existence of a necessarily existing mind i.e. God. He...
Summary What secret project has Gomer been working on? What’s the relationship between apologetics and evangelization? How can we start an apologetics small group at our Church? What’s missing in Catholic apologetics? What else is on your mind? Michael Gormley rejoins us on the classical theism podcast to...
Summary How should we categorize various Papal difficulties? How can Nicaea be considered an ecumenical council if it wasn’t called by the Pope? Didn’t Pope John XXII err in his teaching about the beatific vision? What does that mean for infallibility? I’m joined by Matt Sewell from the...
Summary What did Aquinas teach about natural theology? Have some evangelical Christians misunderstood this? Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God? What does Aquinas have to say that could help with that question? Why are many Catholic philosophers opposed to intelligent design? Dr. Frank Beckwith joins us...
Summary Why think Jesus rose from the dead? Don’t we have reason to question whether Jesus was actually buried? And why opt for a supernatural explanation when there are many naturalistic theories? Dr. Jeffrey L. Morrow joins us to answer these questions as we discuss his book on...
Summary Does the doctrine of divine simplicity entail modal collapse? How can the classical theists respond to such modal collapse objections? Why is the original problem an objection for virtually all theists and not just classical theists? Steven Nemes, a doctoral student, joins us to answer these questions...
Summary How can Pascal’s Wager possibly work if there are so many religions to choose from? Also, how is it supposed to work when multiple religions offer infinite value? Plus, isn’t there a worry that choosing a religion based on value is *dishonest* and opposed to truth-seeking? Dr....
