with John DeRosa
Summary Why should we think God is absolutely immutable? Doesn’t Scripture affirm that He changes His mind? How can an unchanging God cause a world full of change? Fr. Michael Dodds OP joins me to answer these questions and more. Guest Bio Fr. Michael Dodds is a professor...
Summary Divine Simplicity faces a significant objection from “modal collapse.” If God is simple and His one simple act of creation is identical to Himself, then doesn’t that imply creation is necessary? How can the absolutely simple God bring about a world chock full of contingency? Christopher Tomaszewski,...
Summary In the incarnation, the Son of God assumed a human nature . Men are composite in all sorts of ways. So, how can absolute divine simplicity fit with the Incarnation? Must Christians assert contradictories that God is both simple and composite? How can we think about this?...
Summary How does absolute divine simplicity cohere with the trinity? What is meant by trinitarian monotheism? Doesn’t Aquinas’ exposition lead us to inevitable contradictions in the Godhead? Paul Chutikorn joins us to unpack the concepts and vocabulary needed to understand the trinity. He argues that Trinitarian monotheism is...
#2: Greg Koukl’s Conversation with an Atheist about Christianity and Morality Here are the links to both episodes of the full conversations with Koukl and the Atheist Doug: First Conversation, January 25, 2019 Second Conversation, February 13, 2019 #1: A Commentary on Trent Horn’s Conversation with a Skeptic...
Summary Dr. Gaven Kerr has written an outstanding new book Aquinas and the Metaphysics of Creation. How is divine immutability compatible with creation? How is creaturely freedom compatible with creation? We discuss those questions and many other issues in this episode. Guest Bio Gaven Kerr is a Thomist...
Summary Why is absolute divine simplicity an important doctrine for Christians? What are his primary arguments from philosophy? How does Scripture support the position? What are the best objections to the doctrine? Dr. James Dolezal joins us to answer those questions as we examine his book God Without...
Summary Should Christians subscribe to sola scriptura? What arguments would come up in a debate on this topic? How does the Catholic position differ from a sola scriptura approach? What objections do we need to consider? We’re joined by Jimmy Akin to address these issues. Guest Bio Jimmy...
Summary In this episode, Dr. Frey tackles a bunch of hard questions about evil, sin, and Aquinas. She provides some helpful examples to illustrate the key ideas. I ask her about comments she’s made about the free-will defense and theodicy. It’s a fun batch of topics! Guest Bio...
Summary Did the early Church believe in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist? What early evidence supports this? Also, if transubstantiation is based on Aristotelian categories that weren’t brought into Christianity until the 12th century, how can the doctrine be biblical or historical? Dr. Doug Beaumont...
