with John DeRosa
Summary What is meant by ‘divine simplicity’ in Thomas Aquinas and those before him? How do we come to affirm the doctrine of divine simplicity? Why is that a different process than that by which we come to affirm the Trinity? How is the Trinity compatible with a...
Summary Was the Reformation a mistake? That’s the essential question and topic of this conversation with Dr. Matthew Levering who wrote a book on the topic. We discuss the nature of biblical reasoning from Catholic and non-Catholic perspectives as well as differences between Catholics and Protestants on the...
Summary What is the tradivox project of reviving old catechisms? Why look to old catechisms when we already have the modern catechism of the Catholic Church? Who could benefit from this? For instance, could this work be useful to local parishes? Aaron Seng, the founder of Tradivox Inc....
Summary What is philosophy and why is it important? How do faith and reason relate to each other? How can we think about worldviews? What is a human person? Fr. Robert McTeigue joins me to discuss these questions and more on a bonus episode. Guest Bio Fr. Robert...
Summary Is Purgatory a true Christian doctrine? What is the Scriptural evidence for Purgatory? Is there support for aspects of Purgatory in other religious traditions? What did the early Church teach about Purgatory? Doesn’t a typical Catholic argument for Purgatory commit a logical fallacy? Karlo Broussard joins us...
Summary What is the modal collapse objection and how can classical theists answer it? Can the absolutely simple God act for reasons and act intentionally? What is ‘existential inertia’ and what theistic ideas does it run contrary to? How might a classical theist respond to a thesis of...
Summary How should classical theists think about divine knowledge? How can God have knowledge of diverse subjects if he is absolutely simple? Doesn’t God’s knowledge change when changes occur in the world? Wouldn’t God still have contingent knowledge if he only existed alone? Christopher Tomaszewski joins the podcast...
Summary What is the doctrine of the Incarnation? How does Aquinas discuss the doctrine? How is the Incarnation compatible with classical theist doctrines of simplicity, immutability, and impassability? Dr. Michael Gorman joins the podcast to answer these questions and more. Guest Bio Dr. Michael Gorman holds degrees from...
Is divine simplicity a philosophical or revealed doctrine? How should we understand question 3 of the Summa? Why think God is not composed of matter and form or essence and existence? What do classical theists mean when they say God is not in a genus? How does real essentialism differ from modal essentialism? Dr. Gaven Kerr joins the show to tackle these topics and more.
Summary How did Plotinus argue for absolute divine simplicity? What is Plato’s criterion? Why must the fundamental being be absolutely simple and not just somewhat simple or relatively simple? How does Phil Corkum’s analysis help respond to a worry about divine simplicity? What do complex theists have in...
