Faith and Reason Exchange

Explore challenging questions about Christianity in thoughtful, informed, and intellectually stimulating conversations that deepen the connection between faith and reason. Set within the historic Christian tradition, this podcast discusses current scientific, philosophical, and cultural issues as it pursues a faith that better understands and an intellect that has reason to believe. In a time when the world seems to be losing its mind, and hope along with it, our goal is to equip a new generation of critical thinkers who can defend their faith with reason and evidence. Hosted by Dr. David Andersen & Dr. Adam Francisco

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A case for the resurrection, part 1

David and Adam begin to build a case for the resurrection of Jesus using minimal and uncontested facts from history—beginning with the crucifixion and death of Jesus. Some helpful resources: David Andersen, Faithless to Fearless: The Even that Changed the World Gary Habermas, The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus Show Notes: · Support 1517 · 1517 Podcasts · The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts · 1517 on Youtube What’s New from 1517: · Free 2023 Advent Resources · 2024(May 3-4) NWA Tickets...

Nov 01, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 12

The gospels as biography and eyewitness testimony

David and Adam continue their series on the reasonableness of Christianity. In this episode, they cover recent New Testament scholarship on the Gospels as biography and eyewitness testimony. Some helpful resources: Richard Bauckham, Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony Richard Burridge, What are the Gospels? A Comparison with Graeco-Roman Biography Show Notes: · Support 1517 · 1517 Podcasts · The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts · 1517 on Youtube What’s New from ...

Oct 25, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 11

Is the New Testament reliable?

Is the New Testament reliable? David and Adam begin a new series addressing the question: Is it reasonable to believe in Christ? They start with the most basic question: Is the New Testament reliable? Some helpful resources: Fragments of Truth (a Documentary) Bruce Metzger, The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration (3rd ed) John Warwick Montgomery, History, Law and Christianity David Andersen, Faithless to Fearless: The Event that Changed the World Show Notes: ...

Oct 18, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 10

Dr. Stephen C. Meyer on Intelligent Design (Bonus Episode)

For more on Dr. Stephen C. Meyer, see https://stephencmeyer.org/ . Show Notes: · Support 1517 · 1517 Podcasts · The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts · 1517 on Youtube What’s New from 1517: · 2023 HWSS Conference Livestream Signup · Free 2023 Advent Resources · 2024(May 3-4) NWA Tickets are Now Available! · Join the 1517 Academy · All Charges Dropped, Vol. 2 More from the hosts: · Adam Francisco · David Andersen...

Oct 12, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 9

Evolution, information, and design

This is the last episode in David and Adam’s series on the philosophical and scientific reasons for believing in God’s existence. The two take you through the argument from biology and the irreducibly complex and purposefully arranged information found in DNA to the existence of a designer. For more detail from the leading proponents of this argument, see Michael Behe’s Darwin’s Black Box and Stephen C. Meyer’s Signature in the Cell . Also, you may be interested to read how the “world’s most not...

Oct 11, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Part Two: A finely tuned cosmos and its implications

David and Adam dive back into the details of the universe’s fine tuning, explain alternative theories (e.g. multiverse theory) to the one advanced by intelligent design, and discuss the implications all this has for the theistic worldview. “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork” (Psalm 19:1). Show Notes: · The book David and Adam keep referring to is Stephen C. Meyer’s The Return of the God Hypothesis . · Also see William Lane Craig and Quentin Smith, Th...

Oct 04, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 7

A finely tuned cosmos and its implications

David and Adam are back at it, exploring the ramifications of philosophy and modern science on the question of God’s existence. They begin with a brief conversation about what it means to be a critical realist and then hone back in on Big Bang cosmology while introducing the notion of what is often described as the fine-tuning of the universe. Show Notes: · The book David and Adam keep referring to is Stephen C. Meyer’s The Return of the God Hypothesis . · Also see Alister McGrath’s A Fine-Tuned...

Sep 27, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Contingency, the cosmos, and God's existence

David and Adam begin their series on the various arguments for (and reasons to believe in) God’s existence. This episode begins with a little history behind the cosmological argument followed by a conversation about the implications of a contingent universe. Show Notes: · 1517 Podcast Survey · Support 1517 · 1517 Podcasts · The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts · 1517 on Youtube What’s New from 1517: · Faith and Reason Exchange @ 1517.org · 2023 HWSS Conference Livestream Signup · Join the ...

Sep 20, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Reason through the ages

David and Adam discuss how reason’s competence (with respect to the Christian tradition) has changed over the centuries. Plato and Aristotle, medieval schoolmen like Thomas Aquinas and William of Ockham, and modern thinkers such as René Descartes and Charles Darwin are all discussed to set the stage for subsequent episodes addressing the reasonableness of belief in God's existence. Show Notes: · 1517 Podcast Survey · Support 1517 · 1517 Podcasts · The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts · 151...

Sep 13, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 4

What is fideism?

What is fideism? David and Adam define fideism and discuss its problematic place in the epistemology of much contemporary Christian thought. Show Notes: · 1517 Podcast Survey · Support 1517 · 1517 Podcasts · The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts · 1517 on Youtube What’s New from 1517: · Faith and Reason Exchange @ 1517.org · 2023 HWSS Conference Livestream Signup · Join the 1517 Academy · Faith in the Face of Tyranny More from the hosts: · Adam Francisco · David Andersen...

Sep 06, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Defining faith and reason

David and Adam bring some nuance to the issues surrounding faith and reason by discussing the different ways the terms are used (and misused) in academic and popular discourse. Show Notes: · 1517 Podcast Network Survey · Support 1517 · 1517 Podcasts · The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts · 1517 on Youtube What’s New from 1517: · Faith and Reason Exchange @ Apple Podcasts · Faith and Reason Exchange @ 1517.org · Join the 1517 Academy More from the hosts: · Adam Francisco · David Andersen...

Aug 30, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 2

What does faith have to do with reason?

What does faith have to do with reason? In this first episode of the Faith and Reason Exchange, David and Adam introduce themselves and their work after which they discuss the relationship of faith and reason. They begin by reflecting on the common assumption and, sometimes, accusation that faith and reason have nothing to do with each other and conclude, after a wide-ranging discussion, that the two are inseparable. Show Notes: · 1517 Podcast Network Survey · Support 1517 · 1517 Podcasts · The ...

Aug 19, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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