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Episode 291: Illiberal Liberalism?
In this episode we ponder the relationship between classical liberalism and the contemporary left. Is the left illiberal? When does one get cancelled? And we even tell you how you can get us to do a l
Episode 290: Should We Fear God?
In this episode, after some recap of the news of the week, we ask a question: should we fear God?
Episode 288: To Be Free Or Not To Be
We continue talking about the romance of Christian orthodoxy by looking at some of the ideas and figures that challenged it. This episode deals with one of Augustine's most famous opponents: Pelagius. They debated the nature of original sin and the capaci
Episode 287: American Paganism
In this episode, our first one in the "new bunker", we discuss an article from Commonweal Magazine. In it David Albertson, a religion professor at USC, argues that many conservative intellectuals justify supporting Trump in the name of defending Christia
Episode 286: Infinite Love?
In this episode, joined by our friend Adam Morton, we discuss a controversial tweet that Tim Keller posted about the Trinity and the Cross.
Episode 285: The Two Popes
In this episode we talk about the recently released Netflix film The Two Popes.
Episode 284: Merry Christmas
This is our annual Christmas episode. Have a great holiday!
Episode 283: Iconoclasm
In this episode, joined by Matthew Milliner, we talk about iconoclasm. The Iconoclastic Controversy, was a dispute over the use of religious images (icons) in the Byzantine Empire in the 8th and 9th centuries. The Iconoclasts (those who rejected images) o
Episode 282: Fully Human, Fully Divine
We continue our "Romance of Orthodoxy" series. We've been considering the development of Christian orthodoxy and some of the major challenges and debates that helped formulate the heart of the Christian faith. In this episode we consider the Fourth Centur