with John DeRosa
Summary How can the Catholic Church teach X when the Bible says otherwise? Karlo Broussard joins us to discuss his new book, Meeting the Protestant Challenge, which aims to meet 50 challenges of this sort. We discuss Acts 15, the canon of Scripture, as well as graven images...
Summary According to classical theists, God lacks passions. That means he is *not* passionately in love with us. Why would one hold to such a position? How does one get around the passion-soaked language of the Old and New Testaments? Is there any scriptural warrant for the view...
Summary What are some of the best arguments for God’s existence? Dr. Robert Koons just taught an entire graduate seminar on natural theology and joins us for the recap. In this episode, we discuss cosmological arguments, Augustinian-style arguments, and epistemological arguments. Along the way, I press Dr. Koons...
Summary How does Pascal’s Wager work? Should people find it persuasive or is it merely an attempt at evangelistic manipulation? How does one answer the “Many God’s” objection and the intellectual dishonesty objections? Dr. Michael Rota updates the wager and argues that it succeeds in motivating commitment to...
Summary Does modern science contradict the historicity of Adam and Eve? What scientific findings stand in tension with the biblical narrative? Dr. Joshua Swamidass joins the show to discuss his fascinating new book: The Genealogical Adam and Eve. After the show, I lay out some options and implications...
Summary Are there any arguments for divine simplicity that don’t depend on Aristotelian or neo-platonic metaphysical principles? Chance Juliano answers in the affirmative. In this episode, he walks us through the argument in his master’s thesis that creation ex nihilo requires divine simplicity. Guest Bio Chance Juliano is...
Summary What do Catholics believe about the Papacy? Who was Pope Liberius and why doesn’t his historical situation threaten the doctrine of papal infallibility? Who was Pope Honorius and why doesn’t his historical situation disprove the doctrine of papal infallibility? Matthew Sewell joins us to tackle two objections...
Summary Jimmy joins us to tackle some deep questions related to the Bible. First, I confront Jimmy with what the New American Bible has to say about traditional Gospel authorship. Second, we look at some responses to Catholic arguments about the canon from two Reformed theologians. Third, we...
Summary What is meant by man and woman? What are the traditional definitions? How are various people looking to redefine them? What should we make about the sex/gender distinction? What important philosophical points should we make in discussions about gender issues? Dr. Tomas Bogardus has authored some recent...
Summary What is physics? How does it differ from metaphysics? What is quantum field theory and how does it jive with Aristotelian concepts? What are virtual particles and do they disprove the principle of causality? Dr. Nigel Cundy joins the podcast to discuss those questions and more as...
