Podcast Overview

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355: Jacques Ellul - Making the Church Worldly

06/09/24

10 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Watching The World Go Down in History. In this episode of Banned Books, we read "False Presence of the Kingdom" by Jacques Ellul and discuss worldly Christianity, the lessons of history, the Machine, focusing on heavenly things to answer earthly questions, seeking the origin of things, and the dangers of being trapped in the present.
Gideon: It's complicated

06/07/24

4 mins

By Craig Donofrio | Troy Neujahr

Gideon swears that none but God will be the leader of Israel, and then immediately becomes a tyrant.
Psalm 27 John Andrew Schreiner sings "The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation"

06/07/24

4 mins

By Chad Bird | John Andrew Schreiner

Psalm 27 John Andrew Schreiner sings "The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation"
Psalm 147a verses 1-11 Jeff Anderson and his 4 kids sing "A Hymn To Our Father"

05/31/24

7 mins

By Chad Bird

Psalm 147 meditates on God's wondrous rule over all of His creation, and His loving care for His children.
I dreamed a dream of the 300

05/31/24

4 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

God always seems to work through that which is least likely to work, so that all glory is ascribed to Him.
Who Is God?

05/03/24

5 mins

By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Bruce Hillman | Adam Francisco

The Thinking Fellows discuss the doctrine of God.
Being Christian in academia

05/01/24

5 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

David and Adam recall their time as students and professors in higher education and discuss the issues associated with being a Christian in academia today.
Encore: Intervention!

04/12/24

5 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

Encore presentation: Steve Lownes returned to the studio to help Craig and Troy work out their relationship, but instead we end up talking more about the intersection of theology and therapy.
- Practical Theology
- Mental Health
Encore: Law, Gospel, Bros, and Therapy

04/12/24

5 mins

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

Encore presentation: Therapist Steve Lownes joins Craig and Troy for a discussion on theology and therapy. How are they the same, and how are they different?
Lead Us Not Into Temptation

03/21/24

5 mins

By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson

In this episode, Dr Paulson and Caleb discuss how God does not tempt us with sin but is our sole deliverer from the devil, the world, and our sinful flesh.
Ratzinger, voluntarism, and Islam

12/06/23

4 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

Nearly two decades ago, Pope Benedict XVI (formerly Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger) delivered what is often called the Regensburg lecture. Though it was meant to rekindle the relationship between faith and reason (or science and theology) in higher education, much of the world—or at least the Muslim majority world—got distracted by a brief reference he made to a fifteenth-century dialogue about Islam, its theological voluntarism, and the consequences of such a view of God.
Episode 256: Education as Formation

12/05/23

8 mins

By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston

In episode TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SIX, Mike and Wade are joined by Prof. Joshua Johnson from the college to discuss education as formation. Despite Wade’s best efforts, the guys got a little distracted at a few points, but we think it was fun, and the topic is one we hope to return to in the future.
- Education