New Persuasive Words

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Latest Episodes

Episode 291: Illiberal Liberalism?
June 30, 2021

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?
June 25, 2021

In this episode, after some recap of the news of the week, we ask a question: should we fear God?

Episode 289: We're Back!
June 08, 2021

We're back...enough said!

Episode 288: To Be Free Or Not To Be
February 19, 2020

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
February 12, 2020

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?
January 31, 2020

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
January 30, 2020

In this episode we talk about the recently released Netflix film The Two Popes.

Episode 284: Merry Christmas
December 24, 2019

This is our annual Christmas episode. Have a great holiday!

Episode 283: Iconoclasm
December 07, 2019

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
November 29, 2019

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