with John DeRosa
Summary When were the books of the Old Testament written? How did the New Testament come to be compiled? How should we date the Gospels? What was the role of Tradition and the Church when it came to the Bible? Jimmy Akin joins us to answer these questions...
Summary What is ‘faith’ in the Christian tradition? Is it irrational? How can it be rational if it goes beyond reason? What’s the difference between faith in Christ and faith in the Church? What does it mean when St. Paul argues that we’re justified by faith? How are...
Summary Why take Jesus seriously when there are so many religious figures one could follow? What specific prophecies did Jesus actually fulfill and how do we know this wasn’t just forged? Also, if Jesus is so great then why didn’t he condemn slavery? Catholic evangelist Michael Gormley joins...
Summary Dr. Mike Licona joins the podcast to defend the historicity of Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. He defends a set of “minimal facts” and offers the resurrection as the best explanation of those facts. Along the way, I press Dr. Licona for specifics and pose some objections....
Summary This episode is two parts. 1) A conversation on Gary Michuta’s show about What is Classical Theism and Why Should We Hold to It? 2) A bonus conversation with Dr. James Dolezal about Scriptural Support for Classical Theism. He discusses Revelation 4:11, Acts 14:15, Acts 17, and...
Summary Part One: Should Catholics believe in Predestination? What are the competing views? Why did several 20th century Thomists seek to update the traditional Thomistic doctrine on the subject? How does Banezianism differ from Calvinism? Dr. Taylor Patrick O’Neill joins us to discuss these questions. He draws from...
Summary Why should we think God is absolutely immutable? Doesn’t Scripture affirm that He changes His mind? How can an unchanging God cause a world full of change? Fr. Michael Dodds OP joins me to answer these questions and more. Guest Bio Fr. Michael Dodds is a professor...
Summary Divine Simplicity faces a significant objection from “modal collapse.” If God is simple and His one simple act of creation is identical to Himself, then doesn’t that imply creation is necessary? How can the absolutely simple God bring about a world chock full of contingency? Christopher Tomaszewski,...
Summary In the incarnation, the Son of God assumed a human nature . Men are composite in all sorts of ways. So, how can absolute divine simplicity fit with the Incarnation? Must Christians assert contradictories that God is both simple and composite? How can we think about this?...
Summary How does absolute divine simplicity cohere with the trinity? What is meant by trinitarian monotheism? Doesn’t Aquinas’ exposition lead us to inevitable contradictions in the Godhead? Paul Chutikorn joins us to unpack the concepts and vocabulary needed to understand the trinity. He argues that Trinitarian monotheism is...
