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  1. Plato's Cave

    book
    04/07/25
    5 mins
    By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith
    Dr. Paulson discusses Plato's analogy of the Cave. He emphasizes how Erasmus used this analogy to confuse God's words of law and gospel.
    Plato's Cave

  2. 386: Pastoral Debrief with a bit of Flacius

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    04/04/25
    8 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Kick Out the Jams. In this episode, we focus on the raw, real work of life in the parish—the ordinary burdens, the hidden insecurities, and the quiet faith that holds it all together. We explore the distinction between philosophy and theology and why attempts to fuse them often leave both diminished. There’s talk of reformation—its drama, its necessity, and its cost. We reflect on the pervasive victim-perpetrator dynamic that shapes so much of modern life and how the gospel when rightly preached, breaks that cycle. At the heart of it all is this: the power of Christ’s mercy to open what we’ve shut tight, to drive out the bitterness we’ve made into habit, and to speak a word stronger than shame.
    386: Pastoral Debrief with a bit of Flacius

  3. What Is the Church?

    book
    03/06/25
    5 mins
    By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith
    Erasmus accused Luther of being outside of the church and having a novel understanding of Scripture.
    What Is the Church?

  4. What is the Remnant?

    book
    02/24/25
    5 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    In what way is the Church a remnant? Luther uses God's preservation of a remnant of faithful teachers and preachers throughout scripture and the Church against Erasmus and his argument that Luther stands alone.
    What is the Remnant?

  5. Did Martin Luther Start a New Religion?

    book
    02/17/25
    6 mins
    By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Adam Francisco | Bruce Hillman
    In this episode of the Thinking Fellows podcast, the Fellows answer, "Did Martin Luther invent a new religion?"
    Did Martin Luther Start a New Religion?

  6. 381: Kleinig - The Things That Make a Theologian

    book
    02/15/25
    8 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Who Made Who? Today, we read an essay by Rev. Dr. John Kleinig about what makes a theologian. Dr. Kleinig explains Martin Luther’s threefold description of how the master of theology, the Holy Spirit, makes one a theologian through contemplative prayer, meditating on Scripture within the communion of saints, and being translated into the kingdom of heaven by God’s Word—all this and much more on this week’s episode of the podcast.
    381: Kleinig - The Things That Make a Theologian

  7. Luther and the Trojan Horse

    book
    01/29/25
    4 mins
    By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith
    Luther explains that the church embraced free will not because of Scripture but just as the Trojans embraced the Greek's wooden horse.
    Luther and the Trojan Horse

  8. Did Luther Stand Alone?

    book
    01/20/25
    4 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    In this episode of The Outlaw God Podcast, Dr. Steven Paulson examines the accusation against Luther that he was the only person in church history to take a stance on the bondage of the will.
    Did Luther Stand Alone?

  9. 373: Luther - You have the Mystery of God

    book
    12/13/24
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Tighten Up. In this episode, we read Martin Luther’s Advent 3 ordination sermon, discussing rites and ceremonies, church traditions, God’s mysteries versus the devil’s, and much pastoral talk about transparency and honesty amongst brothers and sisters in the Gospel.
    373: Luther - You have the Mystery of God

  10. Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformation

    book
    12/10/24
    5 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Bruce Hillman | Amy Mantravadi
    Amy Mantravadi joins Caleb and Bruce to discuss her novel Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformation.
    Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformation

  11. A Novel of the Reformation with Amy Mantravadi

    book
    12/10/24
    10 mins
    By Amy Mantravadi | Kelsi Klembara
    In this episode, Kelsi talks with author, Amy Mantravadi, about her new historical novel Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformation, released by 1517 Publishing last month.
    A Novel of the Reformation with Amy Mantravadi

  12. 372: Luther - A Lovely and Joyous Sermon

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    12/09/24
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Countdown to Armageddon. In this episode, we read Martin Luther’s Advent 2 sermon (1532) and discuss signs and symbols, the liturgical calendar, funerals, preaching, and many many other things of an episodic nature.
    372: Luther - A Lovely and Joyous Sermon