Conversation Commentaries
#2: Greg Koukl’s Conversation with an Atheist about Christianity and Morality Here are the links to both episodes of the full conversations with Koukl and the Atheist Doug: First Conversation, January 25, 2019 Second...
Author: John DeRosa
BONUS|Aquinas & Creation w/ Dr. Kerr
Summary Dr. Gaven Kerr has written an outstanding new book Aquinas and the Metaphysics of Creation. How is divine immutability compatible with creation? How is creaturely freedom compatible with creation? We discuss those questions...
Ep. #64 – Absolute Divine Simplicity w/ Dr. Dolezal
Summary Why is absolute divine simplicity an important doctrine for Christians? What are his primary arguments from philosophy? How does Scripture support the position? What are the best objections to the doctrine? Dr. James...
Ep. #63 – Examining Sola Scriptura w/ Jimmy Akn
Summary Should Christians subscribe to sola scriptura? What arguments would come up in a debate on this topic? How does the Catholic position differ from a sola scriptura approach? What objections do we need...
BONUS | Aquinas, Sin, and Evil w/ Dr. Frey
Summary In this episode, Dr. Frey tackles a bunch of hard questions about evil, sin, and Aquinas. She provides some helpful examples to illustrate the key ideas. I ask her about comments she’s made...
Ep. #62 – Early Evidence for the Eucharist w/ Dr. Beaumont
Summary Did the early Church believe in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist? What early evidence supports this? Also, if transubstantiation is based on Aristotelian categories that weren’t brought into Christianity until...
Ep. #61 – Exegetical Support for Petrine Primacy w/ Fr. Gadenz
Summary Is there strong scriptural support for the Primacy of Peter? Scholar of sacred scripture, Fr. Pablo T. Gadenz, joins us to examine three passages to answer that question. We look at Matthew 16,...
Ep. #60 – A Natural Theology Seminar w/ Dr. Koons
Summary This fall, Dr. Robert Koons is teaching a graduate seminar on arguments for God’s existence. In this episode, we cover cosmological arguments, teleological arguments, and epistemological arguments. We have a detailed discussion about...
Ep. #59 – Apologetics in C.S. Lewis w/ David Bates
Summary How did C.S. Lewis argue for the existence of God? How did he argue for Christianity in particular? Would he have been sympathetic to Classical Theism? David Bates joins us to answer these...
Ep. #58 – 3 Arguments for God w/ Brandon Vogt
Summary Brandon Vogt joins us to defend three arguments for God’s existence from his recent book. First, he explains the purpose of his book and situates the chapter on God’s existence. Second, he discusses...
