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

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

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?
120: Friedrich Nietzsche, Progress is Merely a Modern Idea

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.
2 Peter 1:1-15 (Episode 122)

08/06/19

1 min

By Daniel Emery Price | Erick Sorensen

Daniel and Erick begin 2 Peter in this episode. They spend some time discussing some of the controversy around this book and how to engage with it.
Stoicism

07/16/19

2 mins

By Adam Francisco | Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Rod Rosenbladt

Returning to their topical format, the Thinking Fellows talk about stoic philosophy. The conversation flows from classical stoicism to modern proponents like Jordan Peterson.
- ARTS AND CULTURE
- Philosophy
How Do You Know What You Know?

05/28/19

2 mins

By Adam Francisco | Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Rod Rosenbladt

As a part of new episodes on apologetic conversations, the Thinking Fellows revisit questions about epistemology. Instead of tackling the topic from a wholly academic standpoint, the show turns to practical examples about how and why it is important to question why you believe something.
Knowing Why You Believe

05/21/19

1 min

By Adam Francisco | Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Rod Rosenbladt

The Fellows discuss the importance of knowing why you believe. As part of this discussion, the hosts share some stories and explain the personal impact apologetics had on their lives.
An Introduction to Analytic Language

11/27/18

1 min

By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Daniel Deen

Dr. Dan Deen is on the show to discuss analytic philosophy with the Thinking Fellows.
32: "On Being a Theologian of the Cross" by Gerhard Forde, Part IV: “God’s Work in Us: The Righteousness of Faith” pt. 2

11/21/18

2 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Don't Like That We're Righteous Apart From Works? We're Not Done Yet. Continuing their conversation from episode #31, Gillespie and Riley follow Gerhard Forde, and with him examine Luther's Heidelberg Disputation. This week, Aristotle, righteousness, and whose work is worth calling "good."
Translation

11/21/18

2 mins

By Adam Francisco | Scott Keith | Caleb Keith

The Thinking Fellows talk about the craft and philosophy behind translation.
S.1, E.2: I Believe in Jesus Christ, His Only Begotten Son, Our Lord

10/18/18

1 min

By Dan van Voorhis | Rod Rosenbladt | Debi Winrich

In this the second episode of The Soul of Christianity we discuss how The Creed is the summation of what we believe. It’s the answer to the fight over the divinity and humanity of Christ.. Words like suffered, died, bled, crucified were contested. We take those descriptions for granted now when they were not believed before.
Philosophies of Music

10/04/18

6 mins

By Michael Berg | Wade Johnston

On episode SEVENTY-THREE of Let the Bird Fly! Wade and Mike welcome back Dr. Jeremy Zima, who was a guest on Episode 36, The Guys Get Music.