Category: Classical theism

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Classical theism

Ep. #156 – Defending Trinitarian Classical Theism w/ Dr. Craig Carter

Why and how did you change your mind about regarding Trinitarian classical theism? What are some common mistakes you see being made in contemporary theology? How can metaphysics and Scriptural exegesis work together? What does it mean to say we can know God without comprehending him? Why is Isaiah an important book of Scripture for understanding the nature of God? Dr. Craig A. Carter joins us to discuss these topics and more as we consider his book Contemplating God with the Great Tradition.

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Catholic Christian Worldview / Classical theism / Thomism

Ep. #155 – Simplicity, Creation, and Adam & Eve w/ Dr. Levering

What are the divine ideas? How do they relate to creation? What should Catholics believe about the 6 days of creation? Why is it important to believe in Adam and Eve and how can belief in an original couple be harmonized with the genetic evidence? What do you discuss about the atonement in your book on creation? Dr. Matthew Levering joins us to answer these questions as we discuss his book Engaging the Doctrine of Creation.

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Catholic Christian Worldview / Classical theism

Ep. #154 – God: What Every Catholic Should Know

What is God? What does the Catholic Church teach about the nature of God? How is such teaching supported by Sacred Scripture? Is it still tenable to hold that God is immutable given so much Old Testament language to the contrary? Dr. Elizabeth Klein joins us to tackle these topics and more as we discuss her book God: What Every Catholic Should Know.

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Classical theism / Thomism

Ep. #150 & Ep. #174 – Free Will & Divine Universal Causality w/ Dr. W. Matthews Grant

If God is causing everything, then how can we be free? Doesn’t God’s universal causality make us puppets and lead to occasionalism? And wouldn’t He be different if He were to cause different things? So, how can He be simple and immutable as classical theists say? Dr. W. Matthews Grant joins us to discuss these issues and more as we look at topics from his book Free Will and God’s Universal Causality: The Dual Sources Account.

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Catholic Christian Worldview / Classical theism

BONUS|Fragments: A New Kind of Apologetics w/ Peter Cavallaro

Who was Fr. James V. Schall and why is his work important? How did attorney Peter Cavallaro become interested in theology and apologetics? What benefits are there to doing apologetics in a story/dialogue format? What arguments for the existence of God are presented in his book Fragments. Peter joins the podcast to discuss these questions and more.

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Catholic Christian Worldview / Classical theism / Thomism

Ep. #149 – Does God Suffer? w/ Fr. Thomas Weinandy

Why did 20th century theologians argue that God must suffer? Why do many traditional theologians think that God does not suffer? How should we understand divine impassibility in light of the Incarnation? What does it mean that God is “not really related” to creatures? Fr. Thomas Weinandy joins us to discuss these questions and more.

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Catholic Christian Worldview / Classical theism

Ep. #148 – Fr. Garrigou & the Principle of Finality w/ Dr. Minerd

What did Fr. Garrigou mean by saying perfections are “formally and eminently” in God? What other distinctions do Thomists typically make when discussing the divine nature? How would Fr. Garrigou defend the principle of finality against a Humean skeptic? Dr. Matthew Minerd joins the show to discuss several essays written by Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange.

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Catholic Christian Worldview / Classical theism / Thomism

Ep. #146 – A Thomistic Introduction to Divine Attributes w/ Ryan Hurd

What are “divine attributes”? How can we divide up talk about God into three categories of “names”? What are some key principles to keep in mind about negative names? How should we think about positive names? Why is this important for Classical Theism? What are examples of relative names? Ryan Hurd joins the show again to tackle these questions and more.

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Answering Atheism / Catholic Christian Worldview / Classical theism

Ep. #145 – What do you think about the Kalam? w/ Jimmy Akin

What is the Kalam cosmological argument? How useful is it as an argument for God’s existence? What is the scientific evidence in favor of the crucial premise? What are the philosophical arguments for the crucial premise? Why doesn’t Jimmy think the philosophical arguments work? What philosophical view of time is most likely correct? Jimmy Akin rejoins the show to discuss these questions and more.

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Catholic Christian Worldview / Classical theism / Thomism

BONUS|Eternity, Immutability, and God’s Action w/ Dr. Steven Duby

What is divine eternity? How can the eternal God act in time? What is the meaning of the term “egression” that some have used to describe the eternal God’s action? Should classical theists commit to a particular view of time: A-theory or B-theory? Dr. Steven Duby joins us to discuss these questions and more.