hosted by John DeRosa
Summary Fr. Cajetan Cuddy joins the show to introduce Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange’s major two-volume work on apologetics. He wrote the introduction to this magnificent work, recently translated by Dr. Matthew Minerd. In this episode, Fr....
Summary What has Dr. Michael Sirilla been up to? Why are these two volumes On Divine Revelation so important? What are the motives of credibility? What is their role for believers? What are some different distinctions...
Summary What is causation? How does divine causation differ from creaturely causality? What are some ways people view divine causality that you reject? Why do you emphasize an “extrinsic model” of God’s causality? Dr....
Summary What is classical theism? What is sacred scripture? Is it possible to interpret Scripture without a particular metaphysics or particular philosophical assumptions? Is the God described in the Bible compatible with the classical...
Summary What is the doctrine of Divine Simplicity? What are Dr. Gavin Ortlund’s thoughts on his recent exchange with Dr. Ryan Mullins on the topic? Is God really related to creatures or not? Why...
Introduction Many people are disturbed and confused to find out that a Christian theologian as eminent as St. Thomas Aquinas taught that God is not really related to creatures. When we dig into the...
Summary What is the biblical book of Wisdom all about? Who wrote it? Is? Why is this an important book for philosophically interested Catholic Christians? Why is wisdom spoken about as female in various...
Summary What is salvation? What is justification? Where should we start in explaining the Catholic viewpoint on these topics to others? How does the Catholic view of justification differ from other major Protestant conceptions?...
Summary Why bother to make technical distinctions in how we speak about God? How does St. Thomas Aquinas categorize the ways of speaking about God? Is it true that according to Aquinas, God is...
Summary Who was Christopher Dawson? What made him such an important Catholic intellectual in the 20th century? What was the main focus of his work? How is his work relevant for those doing apologetics?...
