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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 What is the document of Fiducia Supplicans all about? Does it contradict previous Church teaching? Can Catholics criticize it? Why would the Church issue a document that is so prone to abuse? In...
Summary Is the God of the Old Testament a vindictive bully? What should we think about the dichotomy often presented between the angry Old Testament God and the loving New Testament God? How can...
New Year’s Goals/Resolutions for 2024 Why make goals? If you don’t, then you’re more likely to drift along and get pulled in all sorts of directions. Goals help us make progress in our lives...
Summary Jimmy Akin joins us to examine the latest Apostolic Exhortation titled Laudete Deum. We examine the authority of the document, its scientific claims, and respond to four criticisms of the document. I guarantee Jimmy will...
What is the important terminology to know in discussions on gender? Is gender merely a social construct? What does the evidence say regarding differences between males and females? How should Catholic schools respond to gender issues? How should Catholics respond/react to friends that identify as transgender? Jason Evert joins us to discuss these topics and his new book Male, Female, Other? A Catholic Guide to Understanding Gender.
Why should we think the Gospels contain truthful testimony? What markers in the Gospels point to their authenticity? Why do undesigned coincidences support Gospel reliability? How do the Gospels give Christians evidential and devotional value regarding the person of Christ? Dr. Lydia McGrew joins the show again to discuss these topics.
What is the book of Isaiah about? Who really wrote it? Why do modern critical scholars hold that Isaiah definitely did not author the whole book? What should we think of the prophecy regarding Cyrus? Dr. Craig A. Carter explains the context of Isaiah and defends its traditional authorship.
Summary Jimmy Akin joins the podcast to debrief his debate with The Other Paul on the Capturing Christianity YouTube channel. He discusses the style of the debate, the arguments, and various objections. Jimmy also...
Is Pascal’s Wager still defensible today? Is it even possible to take Pascal’s wager if we don’t have willful control over what we believe? Supposing we can take the wager, ought we to do so? Is it rational to choose a belief for practical reasons and not merely evidential reasons? Dr. Liz Jackson joins us to discuss these topics.
