Ep. 202 Vindicatory Catholic Miracles vs Catholicism
A lot of people are asking about my thoughts on the argument from vindicatory Catholic miracles. You know, those miracle claims that the ave...
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The Reluctant Theologian Podcast
A podcast on God, time, and everything in between. The host R.T. Mullins (PhD, University of St Andrews) will guide listeners through topics on theology, philosophy, science, and heavy metal...
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20 of 202 episodesEp. 201 Eternal Generation for Dummies
People are losing their minds over something William Lane Craig said about the doctrine of eternal generation. However, most people don't kn...
Ep. 200 Creating for God's Glory with Sean Luke
Why does God create anything at all? Some say God's love is the motive for creation. Others say that God's motive is glory. Today, I sit dow...
Ep. 199 Francis Collins Wants You to Trust the Science
Francis Collins wants you to trust science, but various questions have been raised if Collins is part of the reason for the public's current...
Ep. 198 Theology Done Poorly: Slogans and Hero Worship
In today's episode I want to discuss different intellectual vices that plague theology. These are slogans and hero worship. Credits Host: R....
Ep. 197 JL Schellenberg's Arguments Against Christianity in "What God Would Have Known."
Today I review JL Schellenberg's book, "What God Would Have Known." Schellenberg offers 20 arguments against Christianity. I will go through...
Ep. 196 Absentee Intellectual Fathers
I get a lot of messages in from the website. I don’t always answer, but I do read them all. When I feel like I have something to say, I answ...
Ep. 195 Open Theism and Its Discontents
In today's episode I consider arguments for and against open theism. Credits Host: R.T. Mullins (PhD, University of St Andrews; Dr. Habil. U...
Ep. 194 Molinism
I present arguments for and against Molinism. I explain one reason for thinking that William Lane Craig's articulation of Molinism is incohe...
Ep. 193 Theological Determinism
I present arguments for and against theological determinism. Credits Host: R.T. Mullins (PhD, University of St Andrews; Dr. Habil. Universit...
Ep. 192 Theories of Divine Providence
I introduce the basic framework for theological determinism, Molinism, and open theism. Credits Host: R.T. Mullins (PhD, University of St An...
Ep. 191 Human Free Will
Today's episode gives a closer look at human free will and its connection to different theories of divine providence. Credits Host: R.T. Mul...
Ep. 190 Divine Simplicity Horror Stories, Open Theism, and Questioning the Freedom/Foreknowledge Problem
In today's episode I chat about the new book, "Contemplating Divine Simplicity: 5 Views." I tell a simplicity horror story. Then I consider...
Ep. 189 The Incarnation: 4 Views Sneak Peek
Andrew Hollingsworth and I have been finishing the "Incarnation: 4 Views" debate book. Today I give you a sneak peek at the book. Some histo...
Ep. 188 Advice to Young Christian Philosophers
I recently gave the Swindel Lecture in Philosophy of Religion at Talbot School of Theology. While I was there I was asked to give some advic...
Ep. 187 God's Creation of a Friendly Universe
If God's most central purpose is to enter into friendship with humanity, what kind of universe does God need to create? Credits Host: R.T. M...
Ep. 186 Why Create? God's Most Central Purpose
I chat about the reasons for why God would create, and the implications for divine providence. Credits Host: R.T. Mullins (PhD, University o...
Ep. 185 God, Providence, and Predestination
I'm kick starting a series of episodes on divine providence. In this episode I introduce the basic concepts of God, providence, and predesti...
Ep. 184 Questioning Divine Providence with Ryan Shields
In today's episode, I sit down with Ryan Shields to talk about a range of issues pertaining to divine providence. Credits Host: R.T. Mullins...
Ep. 183 The TikTok Objection that No Christian Can Answer, Well, Except for Me Because I am R.T. Mullins
I was recently in Boston to present at the Sound Faith apologetics conference. I thought I would record an episode based on one of my talks...