Synopsis
A weekly discussion of theology from a Lutheran perspective.
Episodes
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David Hume (Makers of the Modern World)
25/02/2025 Duration: 01h20minThis video covers David Hume's skeptical philosophy and its influence on the way people think in the modern world.
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Lutheran Christology Defended From Scripture (A Second Response to Gavin Ortlund)
22/02/2025 Duration: 01h01minThis episode is a defense from the Lutheran perspective on the communication of attributes from Christ's divine to his human nature in Scripture. This is a continuation of the last program which addressed common misconceptions about the Lutheran view.
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Why Poetry Matters: A Discussion with Lisa Cooper
20/02/2025 Duration: 01h04minThis episode is a discussion I had with my wife, Lisa Cooper, about poetry and her new book Hasty Corporeal Ink.
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A Response to Gavin Ortlund on Christology
17/02/2025 Duration: 01h04minThis episode is the first in a series reviewing Gavin Ortlund's recent critique of Lutheran Christology. I discuss the nature of attributions regarding the two natures, the relationship between the natures, and what Lutherans actually mean when we talk about the omnipresence of Christ's human nature.
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A Response to a Roman Catholic Critique on Luther's View of Vocation
14/02/2025 Duration: 01h01minThis program is a response to a recent video from the Roman Catholic YouTuber Brian Holdsworth who gave a critique of the idea of the "Protestant work ethic" centered on Luther's approach to work and vocation more broadly.
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The Doctrine of Divine Love, or How Theology Relates to Ethics (Sartorius's Divine Love Part 1)
12/02/2025 Duration: 01h06minThis is the first episode that overviews the masterful work of theology and ethics, The Doctrine of Divine Love by Ernst Sartorius. This is connected to the broader deep dive into the unio mystica that we have been doing this year.
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An Introduction to Luther's Catechisms
27/01/2025 Duration: 01h01minIn our continued effort to overview the entirety of the Book of Concord, this episode marks the beginning of our look at Luther's Catechisms.
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John Henry Newman on Papal Infallibility
20/01/2025 Duration: 01h04minThis episode is the third in a series on Vatican I and the dogma of Papal infallibility. In this part, I discuss John Henry Newman's development hypothesis.
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A Response to Fr. Mike Schmitz on Magisterial Authority
13/01/2025 Duration: 01h03minIn this episode, I respond to comments made by Fr. Mike Schmitz on Magisterial Authority and Sola Scriptura.
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The Theologia Germanica
10/01/2025 Duration: 01h01minThis episode is the fourth in our series on the mystical union. Here, I give an overview of the medieval mystical book which influenced Luther, titled the Theologia Germanica.
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The Doctrine of the Mystical Union Part 3
08/01/2025 Duration: 57minThis is the third episode in our series on the mystical union. In this program, I finish the discussion of David Hollaz's treatment of the subject.
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The Doctrine of the Mystical Union Part 2
06/01/2025 Duration: 01h02minThis episode is the second in a series on the mystical union, in which I continue discussing David Hollaz's treatment of the subject.
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David Hollaz on the Mystical Union
02/01/2025 Duration: 01h03minThis is the first episode in a series on the Mystical Union. In this episode, I begin a discussion of the Lutheran orthodox theologian David Hollaz's take on the subject.
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Has Modern Society Failed Men?
25/10/2024 Duration: 47minThis is the first of three talks delivered at a men's conference on Long Island. These talks discuss the current crisis men in the West are facing.
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A Critique of Tom Holland's Portrayal of Martin Luther
21/10/2024 Duration: 01h38minThis episode covers a recent multi-part series on The Rest is History podcast hosted by historian Tom Holland on Martin Luther and the Reformation. I discuss the errors in the portrayal of the reformer present throughout this series.
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An Introduction to the Lutheran Confessions
18/10/2024 Duration: 01h13minThis episode is part of our Just & Sinner Essentials series. I give a background to each of the documents in the Lutheran Confessions, and discuss what it means to be a "Confessional" Lutheran.
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Defining Papal Infallibility: The Maximal Infallibility Position of Manning
11/10/2024 Duration: 01h20minThis second in our series on Papal infallibility explores the maximal infallibility position taken by Henry Edward Manning.
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The Doctrine of Human Rights According to F.J. Stahl
07/10/2024 Duration: 59minThis continuation of our discussion of the thought of Lutheran political philosopher Friedrich Julius Stahl covers his conception of rights.
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The Doctrine of Election (Formula of Concord Article XI)
04/10/2024 Duration: 01h03minThis final talk in our series on the Formula of Concord covers the Lutheran doctrine of predestination as differentiated from that of the Calvinists.
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The Descent Into Hell and Adiaphora (Formula of Concord Articles IX-X)
01/10/2024 Duration: 01h04minThis episode continues our discussion of the Formula of Concord as I discuss the descent of Christ into hell and the controversy surrounding adiaphora.