with John DeRosa
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...
Summary I joined K. Albert Little on the Cordial Catholic Podcast to discuss Answering Atheist Slogans. We talk about arguments for God’s existence, science, the problem of evil, and a few other objections. Resources Mentioned The Cordial Catholic Podcast w/ K. Albert Little Knowledge and Christian Belief by...
Summary What is logic? How does one engage in philosophical questioning? How do questions of physics relate to metaphysics? How should we understand causality in light of Hume’s objections? How should we understand the human person in light of recent neuroscience? Dr. Brian Kemple joins the podcast to...
Summary When were the books of the Old Testament written? How did the New Testament come to be compiled? How should we date the Gospels? What was the role of Tradition and the Church when it came to the Bible? Jimmy Akin joins us to answer these questions...
Summary What is ‘faith’ in the Christian tradition? Is it irrational? How can it be rational if it goes beyond reason? What’s the difference between faith in Christ and faith in the Church? What does it mean when St. Paul argues that we’re justified by faith? How are...
Summary Why take Jesus seriously when there are so many religious figures one could follow? What specific prophecies did Jesus actually fulfill and how do we know this wasn’t just forged? Also, if Jesus is so great then why didn’t he condemn slavery? Catholic evangelist Michael Gormley joins...
Summary Dr. Mike Licona joins the podcast to defend the historicity of Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. He defends a set of “minimal facts” and offers the resurrection as the best explanation of those facts. Along the way, I press Dr. Licona for specifics and pose some objections....
Summary This episode is two parts. 1) A conversation on Gary Michuta’s show about What is Classical Theism and Why Should We Hold to It? 2) A bonus conversation with Dr. James Dolezal about Scriptural Support for Classical Theism. He discusses Revelation 4:11, Acts 14:15, Acts 17, and...
Summary Part One: Should Catholics believe in Predestination? What are the competing views? Why did several 20th century Thomists seek to update the traditional Thomistic doctrine on the subject? How does Banezianism differ from Calvinism? Dr. Taylor Patrick O’Neill joins us to discuss these questions. He draws from...
