Synopsis
A weekly discussion of theology from a Lutheran perspective.
Episodes
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Sola Gratia: Grace Alone
30/03/2024 Duration: 57minThis is the fourth in a series of talks on the solas of the Reformation. This talk discusses the semi-Pelagian controversy and the Council of Orange, and how that connects to the Lutheran Reformation.
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From Reformed to Lutheran
21/03/2024 Duration: 54minThis is the third of my talks on the five solas of the Reformation. In this talk, I discuss my transition from the Reformed to the Lutheran church and some differences between these two branches of the Protestant Reformation.
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Sola Scriptura: Scripture Alone
09/03/2024 Duration: 01h06minThis is the second lecture in a series on the five solas of the Reformation. I discuss the role and authority of Scripture and tradition.
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What's Wrong with the Modern Conception of Rights?
04/03/2024 Duration: 49minThis is a talk I delivered at Cornell University on the topic of rights. I contrast a classical Christian approach (using Petrus Nakskow and Friedrich Julius Stahl) with a post-Enlightenment view.
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Sola Fide: Justification by Faith
26/02/2024 Duration: 01h08minThis show is a talk I gave on the subject of justification by faith alone in Denmark at the 2024 ECHO conference. This is part of a series of talks on the Solas of the Reformation.
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Is the Christian Forgiven of Past, Present, and Future Sins at the Moment of Conversion?
16/02/2024 Duration: 45minThis is a paper I originally wrote for a book which was canceled. It addresses the nature of forgiveness and justification in relation to conversion and daily repentance.
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Luther's Contribution of the Two Kinds of Righteousness
12/02/2024 Duration: 53minThis is a talk first delivered at ETS in Denver in 2022 on the subject of the two kinds of righteousness in Luther's theology.
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The Church, the State, and the Pope (ACXXVIII)
09/02/2024 Duration: 01h06minThis final episode of the Augsburg Confession series addresses the role of the church and state.
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The Doctrine of God: A Defense of Classical Christian Theism
05/02/2024 Duration: 01h17minThis episode is a discussion of my newest book The Doctrine of God: A Defense of Classical Christian Theism.
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On Monasticism (AC XXVII)
30/01/2024 Duration: 01h03minThis continuation of our Augsburg Confession series covers the subject of monasticism from a Lutheran approach.
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Private Confession (AC Article XXV)
01/01/2024 Duration: 01h01minThis continuation of the Augsburg Confession series addresses the practice of private confession, penance, and absolution.
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Lutheranism: What the Modern World Needs
25/12/2023 Duration: 54minThis is a talk I gave at Our Redeemer LCMS in Smithfield, RI on trends in the church, and why the world needs the Lutheran Reformation.
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The Life and Times of Friedrich Julius Stahl
18/12/2023 Duration: 53minThis program is an overview of the life and historical context of the Lutheran political philosopher Friedrich Julius Stahl. It is the first in a series that will be overviewing his ideas.
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How Roman Catholicism Led to the Enlightenment
11/12/2023 Duration: 01h16sThis program is a defense of Lutheranism in response to the charges that the Enlightenment and modernity were solely the cause of secularization.
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The Transcendentals: Truth, Goodness, Beauty
08/12/2023 Duration: 01h19minThis is an introduction to the transcendentals and their use in classical philosophy and theology.
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An Introduction to Lutheran Theology
04/12/2023 Duration: 01h58sThis talk is a follow-up to An Intro to Lutheranism in which I explain the distinctives of Lutheran theology.
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Toward a Comprehensive Theological Anthropology: Revere Franklin Weidner as a Guide
01/12/2023 Duration: 39minThis is a paper first presented at the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society on theological anthropology in Revere Franklin Weidner.
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An Introduction to Lutheranism
27/11/2023 Duration: 01h11minThis podcast is an overview of Lutheranism. I discuss history, theology, Confessions, and church bodies.
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On the Mass (AC XXIV)
06/11/2023 Duration: 01h01minThis part of our Augsburg Confession series addresses the Lutheran approach to the Mass in light of the developments in the medieval period.
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A Continued Discussion of Patrick Deneen's Why Liberalism Failed
30/10/2023 Duration: 57minThis second part of the discussion of Patrick Deneen's work explores the difference between two different approaches to liberty, and how this understanding impacts how we view the world as Christians.