with John DeRosa
Summary Who was the Dominican Domingo Banez? What were some of his important contributions? Where did he treat the doctrine of divine simplicity? Why should Christians hold to simplicity when it’s not set down in Scripture? Ryan Hurd, who enjoys reading Banez in Latin, joins us to share...
Summary What is Reformed epistemology? Is it compatible with Catholicism? Can specifically Catholic belief be rational apart from arguments? Dr. Gregory Stacey joins us to discuss his doctoral dissertation where he aims to situate a type of Reformed epistemology within Catholicism. He calls it “Counter-Reformed epistemology” (CRE). In...
Summary Can belief in God be rational apart from arguments? What is Reformed epistemology? Do studies in cognitive science provide a defeater for religious belief? Is Reformed epistemology compatible with Catholicism? Is what Vatican I teaches authoritatively in tension with Reformed epistemology? Dr. Tyler McNabb joins us to...
Summary What is the logical problem of the Trinity? Does divine simplicity create an additional problem for Trinitarianism? Some have argued that far from creating an extra problem, divine simplicity is actually entailed by the orthodox doctrine of the Trinity. Christopher Tomaszewski joins us to present an argument...
Summary What are the historical and theological bases for the doctrine of divine simplicity? How do Trinitarian affirmations relate to divine simplicity? What are the highlights of Aquinas’ presentation of the doctrine of divine simplicity? How can God be both triune and absolutely simple? Does the doctrine of...
Summary How can we have more effective conversations about our Catholic faith? What are some important points to remember about trusting the gospels? What should Catholics remember when discussing transgenderism? Brandon Vogt joins us to answer these questions as we discuss his brand new book What to Say...
Summary What are divine ideas? How should we understand Aquinas’ talk of the multiplicity of divine ideas? How does that jive with the doctrine of divine simplicity? What would Aquinas think of an Augustinian-style proof? Dr. Gregory T. Doolan joins the show to answer these questions and more....
Summary Dr. Anderson outlines and defends an argument for God from logic. First, he argues that the laws of logic are necessary truths that really exist. Next, he proceeds to the conclusion that the laws of logic imply the existence of a necessarily existing mind i.e. God. He...
Summary What secret project has Gomer been working on? What’s the relationship between apologetics and evangelization? How can we start an apologetics small group at our Church? What’s missing in Catholic apologetics? What else is on your mind? Michael Gormley rejoins us on the classical theism podcast to...
Summary How should we categorize various Papal difficulties? How can Nicaea be considered an ecumenical council if it wasn’t called by the Pope? Didn’t Pope John XXII err in his teaching about the beatific vision? What does that mean for infallibility? I’m joined by Matt Sewell from the...
