Ep. #310 - Messianic Prophecy, Biblical Slavery, and a Case for Christ w/ Dr. Ortlund
Dr. Gavin Ortlund has written a new book defending mere Christianity entitled Why Christianity Makese Sense. It has impressive endorsements...
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Classical Theism Podcast
The Classical Theism Podcast aims to defend Catholic Christian ideas in conversation. With the help of various guests, I defend three pillars of the Catholic Christian worldview: (1) the God...
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20 of 264 episodesBONUS|The Catholic Response to AI w/ Dr. Christopher West
Everyone is talking about AI. What should Catholics think about it? What has Pope Leo XIV said on the subject? Can St. John Paul II's theolo...
Ep. #309 - The Authorship of the Petrine Epistles w/ Dr. Stephen Boyce
Did the Apostle Peter write 1 Peter and 2 Peter? Many modern scholars say No. Absolutely not. Yet, Dr. Stephen Boyce is not convinced by the...
Ep. #308 - Catholicism vs. Everything Else w/ Ethan Muse and Pat Flynn
What is the new podcast Summa Contra Everybody going to cover? How does Ethan Muse conceive of the different kinds of apologetics projects?...
Ep. #307 - Fr. MJ Lagrange and Catholic Biblical Scholarship w/ Fr. Isaac Morales O.P.
Who was Fr. MJ Lagrange? Why is he important for Catholic biblical scholars? Did he anticipate Cardinal Ratzinger's "criticism of criticism"...
Ep. #306 - Are the Gospels Reliable History? w/ Dr. Craig Keener
How do we know the Gospels intend to report history? How can they do so reliably when they were written decades after the events? What is Dr...
BONUS|Divine Simplicity, Doctoral Dissertations, Discipline, and Rock Music w/ Dr. Pat Flynn
What is new in the personal life of Pat Flynn? What is his doctoral dissertation about? How does he respond to some critiques of divine simp...
Ep. #305 - A Catholic Guide to the New Testament w/ Dr. Swafford
What is the New Testament? What is going on historically in the moments leading up to Jesus's life and ministry? How can we disentangle the...
Ep. #304 - Was Jesus borrowed from pagans? w/ Jon Sorensen
Is there actual, unbiased evidence that Jesus really existed? Are his mighty deeds borrowed from other pagan religious figures? Jon Sorensen...
Ep. #303 - The Saving Power of the Life of Christ w/ Fr. Pine
How does Jesus save sinners? Is it really the case that his entire life is salvific? What does this all mean? Fr. Gregory Pine O.P. joins us...
Ep. #302 - Old Testament Prophecies Fulfilled in Christ w/ Gary Michuta
Why do Catholics believe Jesus is the Messiah? What prophecies did he fulfull? In particular, how does the Book of Daniel point to Jesus as...
Ep. #301 - Evidentialism & Resurrection Apologetics w/ Dr. Lydia McGrew
Why is Dr. Lydia McGrew an evidentialist and what does that mean? What are her criticisms of the minimal facts approach to the Resurrection?...
Ep. #300 - What is the Gospel of Jesus Christ? w/ Fr. James Brent O.P.
What is the Gospel of Jesus Christ? How are Christians called to live it out? Fr. James Brent joins us to discuss his outstanding book The F...
BONUS|The Nature of the Sexes - Defending the Gamete View w/ Dr. Bogardus
What does it mean to be a man or a woman? What is the true nature of the sexes? Dr. Tomas Bogardus defends a traditional view of man and wom...
Ep. #299 - Did Jesus Really Fulfill the Messianic Prophecies? w/ Gomer
Did Jesus really fulfill the Messianic Prophecies? How many of those prophecies could you cite? Is Christian exegesis of these passages actu...
Ep. #298 - The Word of God Inspired for Our Salvation w/ Dr. Jeff Morrow
Dr. Jeff Morrow has penned an excellent new introduction to Sacred Scripture from a Catholic perspective. What does the Church teach about i...
BONUS|Commentary on Wes Huff's Conversation with Steven Bartlett (part 1)
Wesley Huff (Christian Apologist) recently dialogued with Steven Bartlett (agnostic) on the Diary of a CEO podcast. It was a wide-ranging co...
Ep. #297 - Debate Debrief on the Mass w/ Joe Heschmeyer
Last year, Joe Heschmeyer debated James White on whether the Mass is a propitiatory sacrifice. After the debate, Joe sat down for a debrief...
Ep. #296 - A Resurrection Debate Debrief w/ Jimmy Akin
Recently, Jimmy Akin debated James Fodor on the "Majesty of Reason" YouTube channel, and the debate was moderated by Joe Schmid. In this epi...
Ep. #295 - Classical Theism: A Christian Introduction w/ Dr. Jordan Steffaniak
What is classical theism? Why hold to it? Is the God of the Bible really the God of classical theism? Dr. Jordan Steffaniak joins us to disc...