1. In this episode, Paulson identifies Erasmus participating in a futile effort he calls sausage making.
  2. Dr. Paulson explores another violent metaphor from Luther, the arrow of conviction.
  3. Dr. Paulson explores another violent metaphor from Luther, the arrow of conviction.
  4. Gatekeepers & Madmen. We read and discuss two parables, by Franz Kafka and Friedrich Nietzsche. What happens when people don’t have a preacher sent by the Holy Spirit to declare forgiveness? Without the Gospel, where does the law end?
  5. Craig and Troy come back for another round of discussion on the Lord's Supper: the what and the why and the where, but never the how.
  6. Humble Kings & Flightless Geese. We read and discuss two parables by Soren Kierkegaard. In this episode, the purpose of parables, the condescension of God, and why there’s no forgiveness in Kierkegaard’s parables.
  7. In the Lord's Supper we receive an enormous gift. Why make it more complicated than what Jesus says?
  8. What happens when the knowledge of the Law doesn't bring power?
  9. The God Behind The Veil. In this episode, we read Nathaniel Hawthorne’s, The Minister’s Black Veil, and discuss the hidden God, divination, and the mirror of the law.
  10. Killer-Comforter-Praying Spirit. We conclude our reading and discussion of Johan Hamman’s London Writings. In this episode, we focus particularly on the Advocate and prayer.
  11. It’s What You Can’t See That Can Kill You. We continue our reading and discussion of Johann Hamann, The London Writings, focusing primarily on spiritual warfare and how it manifests in daily life and pastoral ministry.
  12. Two Books, One Condescending God. In this episode, we discuss the exegesis of Johann Hamann. What are the implications for Christians when God’s Spirit and Word translate us into the church and the world?