with John DeRosa
Summary What is classical theism? What is sacred scripture? Is it possible to interpret Scripture without a particular metaphysics or particular philosophical assumptions? Is the God described in the Bible compatible with the classical theist conception of God? Dr. Gaven Kerr joins the show to tackle these topics...
Summary What is the doctrine of Divine Simplicity? What are Dr. Gavin Ortlund’s thoughts on his recent exchange with Dr. Ryan Mullins on the topic? Is God really related to creatures or not? Why is Divine Simplicity such an important doctrine? Pat Flynn and John DeRosa sit down...
Introduction Many people are disturbed and confused to find out that a Christian theologian as eminent as St. Thomas Aquinas taught that God is not really related to creatures. When we dig into the details, we find that the disturbance and confusion often come from an improper colloquial...
Summary What is the biblical book of Wisdom all about? Who wrote it? Is? Why is this an important book for philosophically interested Catholic Christians? Why is wisdom spoken about as female in various parts of the book? How does Wisdom point us to Jesus Christ? Dr. Mark...
Summary What is salvation? What is justification? Where should we start in explaining the Catholic viewpoint on these topics to others? How does the Catholic view of justification differ from other major Protestant conceptions? Can Catholics coherently interpret Romans 4? Should we think of justification as a legal...
Summary Why bother to make technical distinctions in how we speak about God? How does St. Thomas Aquinas categorize the ways of speaking about God? Is it true that according to Aquinas, God is only Lord and Creator in our minds and not in reality? How should we...
Summary Who was Christopher Dawson? What made him such an important Catholic intellectual in the 20th century? What was the main focus of his work? How is his work relevant for those doing apologetics? Dr. Joseph T. Stuart joins the show to discuss these topics. Guest Bio Joseph...
Summary Is atheism a simpler theory than theism? What are the strongest arguments for God’s existence? Is apologetics a hopeless enterprise because motivated reasoning and confirmation bias are inherently involved? Where does the Incarnation and Trinity fit into our apologetics project? How can we answer the problem of...
Summary Many critics say the Old Testament is unreliable because it contains (i) empirical claims that have been scientifically falsified, (ii) historical claims that are entirely unsubstantiated, (iii) and moral claims that are eminently repugnant. To the contrary, Dr. John Bergsma holds that the Old Testament is highly...
Summary What is the doctrine of divine simplicity? How does it relate to reality having an ultimate explanation? Is it relevant for revealed theology? What about the intentional collapse objection? Dr. Christopher Tomaszewski joins the podcast to discuss these questions and more. Resources Dr. Christopher Tomaszewski’s contact page...
