Ep. #285 – How to Study the Gospels w/ Sal Ciresi
Summary How can we study the Gospels well? What did Jesus himself teach about the words of Sacred Scripture? What tools and resources do we need for the task? Professor Sal Ciresi joins us for...
Category: Classical theism
Ep. #284 – Do Christians & Muslims worship the same God? w/ Dr. Tomaszewski
Summary Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God? Dr. Christopher Tomaszewski rejoins the podcast to break down this issue. He also responds to the core argument in a recent paper from Eastern Orthodox...
Ep. #283 – Exposition & Critique of Balthasar w/ Dr. Brotherton
Summary How does Balthasar argue for hopeful universalism? How does he handle the biblical data? What critiques might be offered from a Thomistic perspective?Does Jacques Maritain provide a better solution to some of Balthasar’s...
Ep. #282 – The Beatific Vision w/ Dr. Samuel G. Parkison
Summary Dr. Samuel G. Parkison joins the show to discuss his recent book Gaze Upon God which provides exposition and defense of the beatific vision. He defines the doctrine and walks us through several...
Ep. #272 – A Fresh Defense of Divine Immutability w/ Dr. Karlo Broussard
Summary What is the doctrine of divine immutability? Why think it’s true? What are some of the most pressing philosophical objections against the doctrine? How can they be answered? Dr. Karlo Broussard joins the...
Ep. #270 – Classical Theism & the Incarnation w/ Dr. Tim Pawl (+Live Q&A)
Summary What is meant by the Incarnation? What is meant by the hypostatic union? How can the God of classical theism become Incarnate if He is immutable? What does it mean to say that...
Ep. #269 – More on Fr. Garrigou’s apologetics w/ Fr. Cajetan Cuddy O.P.
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....
Ep. #268 – Fr. Garrigou on the Motives of Credibility w/ Dr. Sirilla
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...
Ep. #267 – Divine Simplicity and God’s Causality w/ Dr. W. Matthews Grant
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....
Ep. #266 – Classical Theism & Sacred Scripture w/ Dr. Gaven Kerr
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...
