"Philippists", "Flacians", "Stoics", "Synergists". These are all names given, whether pejoratively or appropriately, to factions and groups that arose within the movement Luther started after his death. James and Andrew dive into this period of the second half of the 16th century to explore who some of these people were and what some of the debates were about. Enjoy! SHOWNOTES: Referenced in the show is Robert Kolb's book Andreae and the Formula of Conrod: Six Sermons on the Way to Lutheran Unit...
Jun 20, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 112
"Faith", "Righteousness", "Sin". These are terms that meant something different to the young Luther than the later Luther. What changed? According to a study done by Lutheran theologian the Rev. Dr. Lowell Green, it was Luther's young colleaugue and friend Philip Melanchthon who had a lot to do with it. In this episode, James and Andrew review this book. Enjoy! Shownotes: -A link to Green's book - Green's biography on Concordia-Fort Wayne's website...
Jun 06, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 111
Andrew shares his deep appreciation for Dietrich Bonhoeffer that he has gained since seeing the 2024 movie, reading primary and secondary resources on Bonhoeffer, and teaching a Bonhoeffer class at his parish. Shownotes Literature that Andrew recommended in the show: Charles B. Marsh's Strange Glory: A Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer Ferdinand Schlingensiepen's Dietrich Bonhoeffer 1906-1945: Martyr, Thinker, Man of Resistance Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works in English A Church Undone: Documents from the G...
Apr 17, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 110
James and Andrew share about their experience at the Anglican Way conference in February, 2025. Shownotes: -The videos of all the speaker presentations of the conference can be watched here . ( https://anglicanway.org/2025-conference/ ) -the name of the eccentric apocalypticist of the 1480's that Andrew and James couldn't think of was Johann Hilten of Eisenach
Apr 03, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 109
Dr. Lyndal Roper joins us on this episode to discuss the turbulent and devastating peasant wars of 1525, a series of events that comes up often in Reformation studies but are hardly in themselves ever the center of focus in historical study. Dr. Roper's most recent book Summer of Fire and Blood is the first major book in a generation devoted to this subject in detail. In this episode we discuss the motivations behind the peasant revolts, their devastation and their aftermath. Additionally, we di...
Mar 04, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 108
Mary Magdalene appears in the sermons and writings of Luther, Zwingli, Bullinger, Calvin, and Beza in ways that reflect their theological perspectives. Dr. Steven Tyra joins the podcast on this episode to discuss his work in this interesting area. Steven Tyra's work referenced: - "Mary Shames Us All": Martin Luther's Reception of the Medieval Magdalene as found in Church History and Religious Culture, Vol. 98, No. 3/4 (JStor link) -"Reformation Perspectives on Mary Magdalene from Luther to Zwing...
Feb 14, 2025•56 min•Ep. 107
James and Andrew continue the list, covering our top 5 most listened to episodes of Doth Protest. It was a wonderful opportunity to have a great discussion about topics often brought up on the show in general: Law & Gospel distinction (and uses of the Law), biblical interpretation, our confessional understanding of Anglicanism, and some good ol' 16th century history. Enjoy! Show notes: James brings up the 1517 article by Amy Mantravadi “Philip Melanchthon’s Most Formative Year” Link: https:/...
Feb 01, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 106
We're incredibly delighted to have Amy Mantravadi on this episode to talk about her book Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformation . Broken Bonds is a work of histoical-fiction centered on the historical figures Martin Luther, Desiderius Erasmus, and Philip Melanchthon. You can visit and check out more of Amy's work at her website (amymantravadi.com) and her work for 1517 here . Enjoy!...
Jan 21, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 105
Happy New Year! Andrew and James catch up on how Christmas and life-in-general went over the past few weeks, and then go through, discuss and reflect upong #10 to #6 of the top 10 most listened to Doth Protest episodes of all time. Then we ran out of time... so a second part going from #5 through #1 will be released soon. Blessings to you this new year.
Jan 05, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 104
The Rev. Ben Randall, senior associate rector of Galilee Church, Virginia Beach and author of the new book Introducing Anglicanism: A Catechism on the Thirty-Nine Articles joins Andrew and James on the podcast today to talk about his book, along with sharing the story of how he came to faith. Ben is an ordained priest in the Church of England but currently serving in the Episcopal Church. Prior to Galilee, he served in parish ministry in Yorkshire, England and then in rural parts of Tennessee. H...
Dec 19, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 102
Andrew comes on to share his thoughts on the 2024 movie "Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Spy, Assassin" and the way it has been received. Links: Statement made by the International Bonhoeffer Society Statement made by actors of the Bonhoeffer film Eric Metexas' book Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy . Charles Marsh's book Strange Glory: A Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer Podcast interview from Homebrewed Christianity with director of the movie (YouTube version) Myles Werntz's review of the movie in Christ...
Dec 06, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 103
Andrew and James had a wonderful conversation with Joshua Nickel on his book Walk Between Heaven and Earth: Listening to Martin Luther On How to Be a True Theologian . Visit Josh's website https://joshuamarknickel.com/...
Sep 26, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 101
The Reclamation joins forces with Doth Protest in this week's episode. Join Michael Lewis and Brad Kafer as we hear the stories of two Episcopal priests (James Rickenbaker and Kyle Tomlin) and how they each came to gospel clarity. We also discuss the fruits of Christ centered preaching and rightly understanding Jesus' disposition toward us as believers.
Sep 16, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 100
Renowned Luther scholar Volker Leppin comes on the podcast to for a great discussion on his most recent book Sola: Christ, Grace, Faith, and Scripture Alone in Martin Luther's Theology from Lutheran Quarterly Books and the famous debate between Martin Luther and Johann Eck in June and July of 1519 known as the Leipzig Debate which proved to be a turning point in Luther's understanding of Scripture's authority. Volker Leppin is the Horace Tracy Pitkin Professor of Historical Theology at Yale Divi...
Aug 22, 2024•54 min•Ep. 99
Mickey Mattox joins Andrew and Stephen on today’s podcast to discuss Roman Catholic scholars who have contributed to the study of Martin Luther. Dr. Mattox, a Roman Catholic theologian himself, is the Flack Family Foundation Chair and Professor of Theology at Hillsdale College. He has been lecturing and writing about Martin Luther for decades. SHOWNOTES: Some of Dr. Mattox’s books: The Substance of the Faith: Luther’s Doctrinal Theology for Today (with Dennis Bielfeldt and Mark Mattes) Luther at...
Aug 01, 2024•56 min•Ep. 98
Andrew and James were blessed to be joined by church historian Gerald Bray. In this episode, Dr. Bray discusses his studies of the early church father Tertullian, how we got the Christian Bible, and how people in the early church read, received, and interpreted the Bible. Tune in for a fascinating conversation. Dr. Gerald Bray is research professor of divinity at Beeson Divinity School and distinguished professor of historical theology at Knox Theological Seminary. He is the author of many works...
Jul 20, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 97
Doth Protest hosts Andrew and James along with friend of the show Connor Longaphie of Transcendent Truth Media attempt to answer some of the questions that popular Roman Catholic apologist says are questions that "Protestants can't answer" in his book A Blue Collar Answer to Protestantism: Catholic Questions Protestants Can't Answer . But more importantly, we address why cheap polemics and logical fallacies, be they Catholic, Protestant, or whatever, never make for good theology....
Jul 12, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 96
We are joined by the Rev. Dr. Joel Scandrett, associate professor of historical theology at Trinity Anglican Seminary, who was also a friend and colleague of J.I. Packer. Together they edited an Anglican catechism To Be a Christian . Dr. Scandrett joins us to talk about Packer as he knew him. Toward the end of the episode, he and James discuss Lord of the Rings (as Andrew doses off). Works by mentioned by or about Packer mentioned in this episode: The Heritage of Anglican Theology (J.I. Packer) ...
Jun 08, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 95
Dr. Ray Baker joins Andrew and James today to discuss C.S. Lewis' hermeneutics and approach to Scripture. It was such an enjoyable conversation. Shownotes: Dr. Baker's book that we referred to throughout the episode is Beyond Narnia: The Theology of C.S. Lewis Here is a link to other articles and essays written by Dr. Baker
May 22, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 94
James and Andrew were delighted to be joined by Jon Moffit and Justin Perdue from the podcast Theocast . In this episode, we get into: 1) What distinguishes a Reformed Baptist from most typical Baptists in North America (which is rather similar to what distinguishes Anglicans like Andrew and James from many Anglicans in North America) 2) Discussing the 'better way': an alternative out of dead-orthodoxy and pietism 3) The differences between Anglicans and Reformed Baptists on Baptism Theocast's m...
May 11, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 93
The Most Rev'd Peter D. Robinson, Presiding Bishop of the United Episcopal Church of North America joins the podcast to discuss Philip Melanchthon's influence on 16th-century Anglicanism. Shownotes: -In this episode we frequently refer back to Bishop Peter's article "Melanchthon and Anglicanism" in The North American Anglican and Dewey D. Wallace, Jr.'s article "The Anglican Appeal to Lutheran Sources: Philipp Melanchthon's Reputation in 17th Century England" . -Andrew referenced the books The L...
May 02, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 92
Drew Nathaniel Keane (who previously appeared on the episode "Samuel L. Bray and Drew Keane on the 1662 Book of Common Prayer International Edition" ) comes back on the podcast to discuss his 2024 book How to Use the Book of Common Praye r that he authored along with Samuel Bray. We had a great conversation on the contents of the classic Prayer Book. Shownotes: We also reference, toward the end of the episode: Book V of Richard Hooker's Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity and C.S. Lewis' essay ...
Apr 16, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 91
Doth Protest host Andrew delves into a recent series done on The Rest is History podcast about Martin Luther. Shownotes: Bernhard Lohse's book Martin Luther's Theology Steven Ozment's book The Age of Reform Erik Herrmann's article "Luther's Absorption of Medieval Biblical Interpretation and His Use of the Church Fathers" in The Oxford Handbook of Martin Luther's Theology...
Apr 10, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 90
The NIV, the RSV, the KJV? The Women's Bible, the Student's Bible, the Athlete's Bible, the Construction Worker's Bible? There's all kinds of Bibles out there, and where to start? Former guest of the pod the Rev. Jay Mills joins Andrew and James today. They each discuss the translations and editions of the Bible that they prefer, both for their own reading and for recommendation for others. Note* all the Bibles we are discussing are English language translations. Shownotes: -Jay discusses some o...
Mar 20, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 89
James and Andrew were honored to be guests on podcast Broken Vessels: Theology for a Broken Church hosted by Joshua Simpkins and Brad Kafer. Check out more content from The Broken Vessels Podcast here.
Mar 15, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 88
An unintended multiple-sessions-in-the-making episode. James and Andrew revisit their favorite theologians list from two years ago and make some changes. James also fills us in on the research on church growth and travels he did during his sabbatical. Shownotes -James referenced Alister McGrath's book Narrative Apologetics: Sharing the Relevance, Joy, and Wonder of the Christian Faith and Justin Holcomb's book On the Grace of God -Andrew referenced: -Armand Nicholi's book The Question of God: C....
Mar 09, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 87
This is the third and final part of our series where we reviewed a set of statements put forth by the Episcopal Fellowship for Renewal. Shownotes: In this episode, Andrew mentions the article "Those Hyper-Politicized Evangelicals" by Timothy Dalrymple. James mentions the book Scandal of the Evangelical Mind by Mark A. Noll...
Feb 09, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 86
James and Andrew dive into the Reformational distinction of Law and Gospel followed by a discussion on the 'uses' of the Law as they appear in Calvin's Institutes and in Luther's thought. Shownotes: The quotations on the three uses of the Law from Calvin are from Ford Lewis Battle's translation of Institutes of the Christian Religion Book 2, Chapter 7 Andrew brought up Luther's disputes with the Antinomians and quoted Luther from the book Only the Decalogue is Eternal: Martin Luther's Complete A...
Jan 29, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 85
Andrew is thankful for his doctoral-supervisor Dr. Paul Hinlicky coming on the podcast. In this episode, Dr. Hinlicky discusses one of his earliest theological interests: Karl Marx's reception of Martin Luther. Enjoy! We are thankful for Queen of the Sciences for cross listing this episode. About our guest: Paul R. Hinlicky is a Lutheran pastor, ecumenical theologian, and author of over a dozen books. He was the Tise Professor Lutheran Studies at Roanoke College for 22 years, and currently the D...
Jan 12, 2024•54 min•Ep. 84
Friend and co-host of the past Stephen Burnett joins Andrew to talk about a couple of interesting movements that have happened within, and perhaps on the fringes, of the church, and why they think both of these movements are missing something important. The beliefs and quotations that Stephen was referring to on the Right-Dividers came from this site . Here is an article (Andrew found after the episode was recorded) that offers a very helpful commentary on the verse in 2nd Timothy that is used a...
Dec 22, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 83
