Christopher Gillespie

  1. 123: Friedrich Nietzsche, A nation that still believes in itself holds fast to its own god

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    03/22/20
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    I’m Not Really A Joiner. Gillespie and Riley finish their reading and discussion of Friedrich Nietzsche’s “Antichrist.” This episode, state religion, Christian civil religion, and being your own god.
    123: Friedrich Nietzsche, A nation that still believes in itself holds fast to its own god

  2. Sunday, March 22, 2020

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    03/22/20
    2 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    On this day, we remember Nicholas Owen, b. 1562, and Marion "Pat" Robertson, b. 1930. The reading is "The Absence" by R.S. Thomas.
    Sunday, March 22, 2020

  3. Saturday, March 21, 2020

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    03/21/20
    2 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    On this day, we remember St. Benedict, who died in 550, and Brother Klaus, who died in 1787. The reading is "Thee, God, I come from, to thee go" by Gerard Manley Hopkins.
    Saturday, March 21, 2020

  4. 122: Friedrich Nietzsche, Neither morality nor religion has any point of contact with actuality

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    03/19/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Welcome to A Church of Pure Imagination. Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss Friedrich Nietzsche’s “Antichrist.” This episode, what happens when Christianity disconnects itself from what’s concrete and real, especially the incarnation of God.
    122: Friedrich Nietzsche, Neither morality nor religion has any point of contact with actuality

  5. 121: Friedrich Nietzsche, Christianity is Called the Religion of Pity

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    03/14/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    All right, let's put a pin in this, I gotta help your pathetic faith. Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss Friedrich Nietzsche's "Antichrist." How does the Christian church promote weak piety and a denial of life? How does Christianity as a religion of pity weaken believers and society? What happens to Christianity when it mixes philosophy and theology together?
    121: Friedrich Nietzsche, Christianity is Called the Religion of Pity

  6. 120: Friedrich Nietzsche, Progress is Merely a Modern Idea

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    03/11/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    That was really traumatizing! I quit! I'm out! Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Friedrich Nietzsche's "Antichrist." This episode, we talk about how Nietzsche’s critique of Christianity can help us check our presuppositions about what Christianity is and is not today. 
    120: Friedrich Nietzsche, Progress is Merely a Modern Idea

  7. 119: Erasmus’s Diatribe, Old Testaments Passages Implying Free Choice

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    03/09/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Alright. That’s it. No more Old Testament proofs for you. Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss Erasmus’ diatribe on Salvation and Free Will. This episode, how to squeeze free will out of the Old Testament.
    119: Erasmus’s Diatribe, Old Testaments Passages Implying Free Choice

  8. 118: Erasmus’s Diatribe, Forgiveness of Sins Restores Freedom of Choice

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    03/05/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Yeah, well, you know, that’s just, like, your opinion, man! Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss Erasmus’ diatribe on Free Will and Salvation. How does Erasmus read the Bible and how does his interpretation continue to influence the church today? How does Erasmus’ anthropology determine how the church continues to preach and teach Christian doctrine?
    118: Erasmus’s Diatribe, Forgiveness of Sins Restores Freedom of Choice

  9. 117: Erasmus’s Diatribe, The Obscurity of Scripture

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    02/28/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Yeah, well, you know, that’s just, like, your opinion, man! Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss Erasmus’ diatribe on Free Will and Salvation. How does Erasmus read the Bible and how does his interpretation continue to influence the church today? How does Erasmus’ anthropology determine how the church continues to preach and teach Christian doctrine?
    117: Erasmus’s Diatribe, The Obscurity of Scripture

  10. 116: Erasmus’s Diatribe, The Danger in Assertions

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    02/26/20
    3 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Hey, careful, man, there’s a theologian here! Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Erasmus of Rotterdam’s discourse on The Freedom of The Will. In his debate with Martin Luther, how did Erasmus lose the battle but win the war over the doctrine of free will? How does it continue to influence the church today?
    116: Erasmus’s Diatribe, The Danger in Assertions

  11. 115: Clement of Alexandria on Free Will and Predestination

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    02/21/20
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    You’re not making Christianity better; you’re making Stoicism worse. Gillespie and Riley continue their discussion of free will and predestination by reading Clement of Alexandria. Where does the doctrine of free will originate? What happens when a Christian blends biblical theology and philosophy? Why doesn’t Riley like Star Wars sermons?
    115: Clement of Alexandria on Free Will and Predestination

  12. 114: Iranaeus on Free Will and Predestination

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    02/19/20
    1 min
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    I thought we had something, but then you do and pull this. Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Iranaeus on free will and predestination. What part do Christians play in their salvation? Do we choose to sin? Who goes to hell?
    114: Iranaeus on Free Will and Predestination