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Answering Atheism / Classical theism

Ep. #176 – Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn’t w/ Dr. Gavin Ortlund

Why should we believe in God? How can putting arguments in a “narrative frame” help us make a better case? What advantages does Christianity have over naturalism? Was Albert Einstein an atheist? How do music, math, and love point to God’s existence? Is Dr. Ortlund a classical theist? Dr. Gavin Ortlund joins us to discuss these questions and more as we take a look at his new book Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn’t.

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Catholic Christian Worldview / Evangelism / Jesus

BONUS|Explaining Scripture to Skeptics w/ Michael Gormley

What are some of the biggest issues skeptics have when it comes to Scripture? Why do many teenagers find it so hard to take the Bible seriously? How do you respond to these concerns? What have you found helpful in the “Jordan Peterson method” of approaching the Bible? How do you respond to people who are repulsed by the Bible’s morality? Michael Gormley joins us to discuss these topics and more.

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Catholic Christian Worldview

Ep. #173 – Answering Bible Difficulties (part 1)

What do Catholics believe about Scripture? Does the Catholic Church teach that the Bible is inerrant? What does it mean that the Bible is inspired? If Councils and Popes can also exercise infallibility, is there still room in Catholicism for Scripture to have a privileged role? How can we classify the different types of Bible difficulties and respond appropriately? Is the book of Tobit (and the rest of the Deuterocanon) afflicted with insuperable errors? Jimmy Akin joins us to discuss these questions and more.

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Catholic Christian Worldview / Classical theism / Thomism

Ep. #172 – Thomistic Hylomorphic Dualism: Stated & Defended w/ Dr. Bell

How do Thomists think about issues in philosophy of mind? What is dualism? What is hylomorphism? Why think Thomistic hylomorphic dualism is true? How would a Thomistic dualist explain the interaction problem? How should a Thomistic dualist think about intentional action? Dr. Jeremy Bells joins us to discuss these topics and more.

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Catholic Christian Worldview / Evangelism

BONUS|The Documents of Vatican II w/ Dr. DeClue (+Nature/Grace debates)

Did Vatican II lead to a widespread loss of faith and widespread liturgical abuse? What are the four main documents of Vatican II and do they contain sound teaching? Did Dei Verbum 11 restrict the traditional Catholic view of Scriptural inerrancy? What was De Lubac’s position in the nature/grace debates of the 20th century? Dr. Richard Declue of the Word on Fire Institute joins us to discuss these questions and more.

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Catholic Christian Worldview / Classical theism / Thomism

Ep. #171 – Prof. Tomaszewski Responds to WLC on Divine Simplicity

Professor Christopher Tomaszewski (Belmont Abbey College) responds to Dr. William Lane Craig and Dr. Ryan Mullins on the doctrine of divine simplicity. Recently, Craig and Mullins were hosted by Cameron Bertuzzi of Capturing Christianity. They offered various critiques against the doctrine of divine simplicity including: (1) It’s unbiblical, (2) it’s anti-biblical, (3) it leads to modal collapse, and (4) it leads to unacceptable agnosticism regarding God. In this commentary episode, Tomaszewski responds to these objections and more.

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Answering Atheism / Catholic Christian Worldview / Classical theism

Ep. #170 – A Dialectical Response to Animal Suffering w/ Dr. Jim Madden

What problem has Paul Draper raised for theists when it comes to evolutionary animal suffering? How might theists respond? Why is philosophy of mind relevant to the question? Is evolutionary animal suffering more likely given naturalism than theism? Dr. Jim Madden joins the show to discuss these questions and more.

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Catholic Christian Worldview / Classical theism / Thomism

Ep. #169 – Trinitarian Challenges to Divine Simplicity w/ Dr. Dolezal

Why do many Christians object that divine simplicity conflicts with the Trinity? What does divine simplicity teach? How can St. Thomas’ doctrine of divine simplicity be viewed as compatible with orthodox trinitarianism? Don’t the relations between the persons introduce accidents into God? Aren’t all such Thomistic answers an example of special pleading? Doesn’t saying the Father is identical to the divine nature introduce an irresolvable transitivity issue? Dr. James Dolezal joins us to discuss these questions and more.