Synopsis
A weekly discussion of theology from a Lutheran perspective.
Episodes
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The Development of Virtue
23/06/2025 Duration: 01h05minThis third talk on Lutheran spirituality discusses the nature of virtue and how to develop virtuous character.
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How the Mystical Union Forms Us
20/06/2025 Duration: 01h02minThis is the second talk in a series of three lectures on Lutheran spirituality. In this talk, I discuss the mystical union and its impact on the Christian life.
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What Does Lutheranism Have to Say About Ethics?
16/06/2025 Duration: 01h09minThis is the first of three talks on Lutheran spirituality. In this first lecture, I discuss ethics from a Lutheran approach.
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A Lutheran Approach to Holy Orders
13/06/2025 Duration: 01h14minThis episode discusses Arthur Carl Piepkorn's overview of the Confessional teaching about the Office of the Holy Ministry.
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Love Defines What It Means to Be Human (Divine Love Part 4)
09/06/2025 Duration: 01h07minThis is the fourth part of our series on Ernst Sartorius's The Doctrine of Divine Love.
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The Early Church and Baptism
06/06/2025 Duration: 01h04minThis is a continuation of the recent interaction that happened between Stuart Knechtle and an Ethiopian Orthodox deacon.
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A Defense of the Real Presence of Christ
02/06/2025 Duration: 59minIn this video, I provide thoughts on the recent conversation between an Ethopian Orthodox Christian from Harvard and Evangelical apologist Stuart Knechtle.
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How the Modern World Misunderstands Freedom: A Conversation with Brad Littlejohn
29/05/2025 Duration: 56minThis episode is a discussion with Brad Littlejohn about his book Called to Freedom.
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Christian Nationalism: A Lutheran Evaluation
05/04/2025 Duration: 52minThis is a talk that I gave at the 2024 AALC Pastor's Conference on the subject of Christian Nationalism. I talked about what this movement is, and then explored Luther's view of the state and its relationship to the church.
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The Eternal Relations Between Father, Son, and Spirit as Giving and Receiving Love (Divine Love 3)
29/03/2025 Duration: 59minThis program is a discussion of eternal generation and procession as giving and receiving love between Father, Son, and Spirit. It is the third in a series on Ernst Sartorius's book The Doctrine of Divine Love.
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How the Church Can Help Men In Crisis
25/03/2025 Duration: 53minThis third talk on the issues faced by men in the modern world presents some of the ways that the church can help to address this crisis.
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A Christian Examination of the Manosphere
20/03/2025 Duration: 48minThis is the second of three talks I presented at a men's conference on Long Island on the crisis of men in the contemporary world. In this one, I discuss the manosphere and what Christians should think about it.
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The Beatific Vision with Sam Parkison
18/03/2025 Duration: 01h11minThis episode is an interview with Dr. Sam Parkison on the subject of the beatific vision. We discuss it's place in medieval and classical Protestant theology.
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The Trinity as Eternal Love (Doctrine of Divine Love Part 2)
15/03/2025 Duration: 52minThis second part of the discussion of Ernst Sartorius's Doctrine of Divine Love begins an exploration of Trinitarian love.
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Why Are We So Disconnected?
13/03/2025 Duration: 51minThis is a talk I presented to the Cornell Political Union on the nature of human connection, and why it is that people today feel so disconnected and lonely.
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Why Remain Lutheran
11/03/2025 Duration: 48minThis is the second talk in a series I presented on Lutheranism in Wilmington, NC. In this talk, I give reasons to remain Lutheran, as I explain the benefits of the Lutheran approach to the Christian life.
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Why Be Lutheran
06/03/2025 Duration: 49minThis is the first talk I gave at a conference in Wilmington, NC on the subject: Why Be Lutheran.
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A Guide to Godliness from Johann Gerhard
04/03/2025 Duration: 01h03minThis episode overviews some advice on godly living from Johann Gerhard's Schola Pietatis. I discuss prayer, proper preparation for the sacrament, and meditation.
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Lutherans and Roman Catholics in Dialogue
01/03/2025 Duration: 56minThis episode overviews the Lutheran and Roman Catholic dialogues that followed Vatican II in the 1960s. I introduce the talks about the Office of the Holy Ministry and the Eucharist.
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Thomas Hobbes on the State (Makers of the Modern World)
27/02/2025 Duration: 01h17minThis episode is a continuation of the Makers of the Modern World series. In this program, I discuss the influential political philosopher Thomas Hobbes and his view of the commonwealth and the magistrate.