hosted by John DeRosa
Summary How can the Catholic Church teach X when the Bible says otherwise? Karlo Broussard joins us to discuss his new book, Meeting the Protestant Challenge, which aims to meet 50 challenges of this...
Summary According to classical theists, God lacks passions. That means he is *not* passionately in love with us. Why would one hold to such a position? How does one get around the passion-soaked language...
Summary What are some of the best arguments for God’s existence? Dr. Robert Koons just taught an entire graduate seminar on natural theology and joins us for the recap. In this episode, we discuss...
Summary How does Pascal’s Wager work? Should people find it persuasive or is it merely an attempt at evangelistic manipulation? How does one answer the “Many God’s” objection and the intellectual dishonesty objections? Dr....
Summary Does modern science contradict the historicity of Adam and Eve? What scientific findings stand in tension with the biblical narrative? Dr. Joshua Swamidass joins the show to discuss his fascinating new book: The...
Summary Are there any arguments for divine simplicity that don’t depend on Aristotelian or neo-platonic metaphysical principles? Chance Juliano answers in the affirmative. In this episode, he walks us through the argument in his...
Summary What do Catholics believe about the Papacy? Who was Pope Liberius and why doesn’t his historical situation threaten the doctrine of papal infallibility? Who was Pope Honorius and why doesn’t his historical situation...
Summary Jimmy joins us to tackle some deep questions related to the Bible. First, I confront Jimmy with what the New American Bible has to say about traditional Gospel authorship. Second, we look at...
Summary What is meant by man and woman? What are the traditional definitions? How are various people looking to redefine them? What should we make about the sex/gender distinction? What important philosophical points should...
Summary What is physics? How does it differ from metaphysics? What is quantum field theory and how does it jive with Aristotelian concepts? What are virtual particles and do they disprove the principle of...
