Podcast Overview

Author

Secularism

07/10/24

4 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

David and Adam discuss secularism and its challenges.
The Authority of Scripture with Jacob Smith

07/09/24

11 mins

By Kelsi Klembara | Jacob Smith

Kelsi chats with the Reverend Jacob Smith about the authority of Scripture - how we define it and what it means for us - both Christian and non-Christian.
The death of God and loss of human dignity

07/03/24

4 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

David and Adam talk about Friedrich Nietzsche's parable of the madman and its implications for thinking about morality and ethics.
358: Melanchthon - Commentary on Romans 3:21ff

06/28/24

10 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Tick, Tick, Boom. In this episode of Banned Books, we discuss Romans 3 while reading Philip Melanchthon’s commentary on Paul’s epistle. The main topics of conversation are the limitations of the law, faith that saves, gratuitous forgiveness and the living, and the present tense power of the gospel.
Evidence and belief

06/26/24

5 mins

By David Andersen | Adam Francisco

Do we have an obligation to find and furnish evidence for our beliefs?
The bed of Procrustes

06/19/24

4 mins

By Adam Francisco | David Andersen

David and Adam use an old Greek myth as the starting point for a conversation about confirmation bias and other shortcomings to understand and make sense of things.
Two Strong Wills

06/17/24

7 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik | Amy Mantravadi

In part 3 of Gretchen Ronnevik's conversation with Amy Mantravadi, they discuss specifically the unusual marriage of Martin Luther and Katharaina Von Bora.
God and God-talk

06/12/24

5 mins

By David Andersen | Adam Francisco

David and Adam reflect on the parable of the invisible gardener, which John Wisdom (1904-1993) and Antony Flew (1923-2010) developed to illustrate epistemological and linguistic issues associated with theology.
Spiritual Anorexia

06/07/24

6 mins

By Amy Mantravadi | Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

In this episode Gretchen Ronnevik talks with Amy Mantravadi about the monastic life, and in particular, the nunnery of Katharina Von Bora, before she escaped and married Martin Luther.
- Martin Luther
- Reformation History
F&R: Epistemology and apologetics

06/05/24

4 mins

By David Andersen | Adam Francisco

David and Adam talk about the epistemologies and apologetics of Mormonism, Islam, and Christianity.
Reformation History with Amy Mantravadi

05/30/24

5 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik | Amy Mantravadi

While Katie finishes up some family stuff, Gretchen invites on Amy Mantravadi to talk about writing about the reformation.
Preaching Letter and Spirit

05/29/24

5 mins

By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith

Dr. Paulson begins an important conversation about distinguishing law and gospel.