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Faith and Reason Exchange

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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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Some resources for thinking about faith and reason

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May 29, 202442 min

Realism and nominalism through the ages

This episode covers realism, nominalism, and much more in under 40 minutes. So, put on your rubber boots (or wellies), for it's about to get deep, but not too deep. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What’s New from 1517: Pre-order: Hitchhiking with Prophets: A Ride Through the Salvation Story of the Old Testament by Chad Bird 30 Minutes in the NT on Youtube Available Now: Be Thou My Song by Kerr...

May 22, 202442 min

Sex, gender, and feminism with Dr. Abigail Favale

David and Adam talk with Dr. Abigail Favale (of Notre Dame University) about sex, gender, and feminism. You can purchase her outstanding books here . We highly recommend The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory . Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What’s New from 1517: Pre-order: Hitchhiking with Prophets: A Ride Through the Salvation Story of the Old Testament by Chad Bird 30 Minutes in the NT ...

May 15, 202439 min

Is faith without reason dead?

David and Adam explore the role that reason plays in a life of faith lived in today's world. (This episode was recorded months ago. S there will be some overlap with more recent ones. Nonetheless, it's still worth a listen.) Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education More from the hosts: Adam Francisco David Andersen...

May 08, 202436 min

Being Christian in academia

David and Adam recall their time as students and professors in higher education and discuss the issues associated with being a Christian in academia today. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What’s New from 1517: 30 Minutes in the NT on Youtube Remembering Rod Rosenbladt Preorder: Encouragement for Motherhood Edited by Katie Koplin Available Now: Be Thou My Song by Kerri Tom Last Chance: NWA Conf...

May 01, 202442 min

Truth in a post-truth age

David and Adam reflect on the nature of truth in a post-truth age while discussing the controversy concerning Uri Berliner, NPR, and its new CEO. Here's the article that started the controversy: https://www.thefp.com/p/npr-editor-how-npr-lost-americas-trust . Katherine Maher's full TED talk is available here: https://youtu.be/r2gsj0EEE3I?si=WZXKmqXS-XG1ez7L . Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education Wh...

Apr 24, 202439 min

Christians in the political arena

David and Adam reflect on the Christian disposition toward politics in general and American politics in particular. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What’s New from 1517: 30 Minutes in the NT on Youtube Remembering Rod Rosenbladt Preorder: Encouragement for Motherhood Edited by Katie Koplin Available Now: Be Thou My Song by Kerri Tom Last Chance: NWA Conference May 3rd-4th More from the hosts: ...

Apr 17, 202443 min

Has atheism run its course?

David and Adam reflect on some recent comments from the leading atheist Richard Dawkins and raise the question: has atheism run its course? (You can watch the full interview with Dawkins on LBC here .) Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What’s New from 1517: 30 Minutes in the NT on Youtube Remembering Rod Rosenbladt Preorder: Encouragement for Motherhood Edited by Katie Koplin Available Now: Be T...

Apr 10, 202441 min

He is risen indeed!

David and Adam reflect on the significance of Jesus' resurrection for Christian faith and life. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What’s New from 1517: 30 Minutes in the NT on Youtube Remembering Rod Rosenbladt Preorder: Encouragement for Motherhood Edited by Katie Koplin Available Now: Be Thou My Song by Kerri Tom Last Chance: NWA Conference May 3rd-4th More from the hosts: Adam Francisco David...

Apr 03, 202443 min

Arianism, Nicæa and Constantinople

In this episode, David and Adam conclude their brief overview of the heresies that preceded and led to the ecumenical councils of Nicæa (325) and Constantinople (381). Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 on Youtube What’s New from 1517: New 1517 Academy Course: The Early Church: Christ, Controversies and Characters with Bruce Hillman Preorder: Encouragement for Motherhood Edited by Katie Koplin Preorder: Be Thou My Song by Kerri Tom Here We Stil...

Mar 27, 202443 minSeason 3Ep. 6

Early Christian Heresies: Ebionites and Arians

In this episode, David and Adam talk about the Jewish-Christian Ebionites (and their adoptionist Christology) and begin to introduce Arianism. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 on Youtube What’s New from 1517: New 1517 Academy Course: The Early Church: Christ, Controversies and Characters with Bruce Hillman Preorder: Encouragement for Motherhood Edited by Katie Koplin Preorder: Be Thou My Song by Kerri Tom Here We Still Stand 2023 Videos are A...

Mar 20, 202441 minSeason 3Ep. 5

Faith, Reason, and Thomas Aquinas with Dr. Francis Beckwith

David and Adam talk with Dr. Francis Beckwith about faith and reason, natural law, and theology in view of one of the most influential Christian thinkers of the catholic tradition, Thomas Aquinas. Dr. Beckwith's book Never Doubt Thomas: The Catholic Aquinas as Evangelical and Protestant explores these and other topics in more detail and in a way that is helpful for protestants who wonder about this fascinating medieval theologian. You can find all of Dr. Beckwith's books here . Show Notes: Suppo...

Mar 13, 202440 min

Early Christian Heresies: Marcionism

In this episode, David and Adam talk about the second-century heresy of Marcionism. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 on Youtube What’s New from 1517: Remembering Rod Rosenbladt New 1517 Academy Course: The Early Church: Christ, Controversies and Characters with Bruce Hillman Preorder: Encouragement for Motherhood Edited by Katie Koplin Preorder: Be Thou My Song by Kerri Tom Here We Still Stand 2023 Videos are Available on YouTube Last Chance:...

Mar 06, 202441 minSeason 3Ep. 4

Early Christian Heresies: Docetism/Gnosticism

David and Adam begin a new miniseries covering the major Christian heresies that preceded the Council of Nicaea (AD 325). Today's episode looks at Docetism, which is an expression of a Greek spiritualist philosophy known as Gnosticism. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 on Youtube What’s New from 1517: Remembering Rod Rosenbladt New 1517 Academy Course: The Early Church: Christ, Controversies and Characters with Bruce Hillman Preorder: Encourag...

Feb 28, 202446 minSeason 3Ep. 3

St. Paul at Athens (Acts 17:16-34)

Luke's Acts of the Apostles tells the story of the earliest Christians. The second half of the book centers on the evangelistic (and apologetic) activity of St. Paul. In this episode, David and Adam talk about Paul's trip to the birthplace of philosophy--Athens--and the stoic and epicurean philosophers he spoke to on Mars Hill. (We encountered some audio issues in this episode. Most of it was rectified in the processing of editing, although we are aware there are a few seconds-worth of glitches ...

Feb 21, 202442 minSeason 3Ep. 2

Are there ontological strings attached to methodological naturalism?

David and Adam discuss what is often called methodological naturalism and whether or not it is presumes a naturalistic ontology or worldview. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 on Youtube What’s New from 1517: Bible in One Year with Chad Bird Freedom Lessons Album Your God is too Glorious, 2nd Edition by Chad Bird Schweitzer's Psychoanalysis of Jesus Christ: & Other Essays in Christian Psychotherapy by John Warwick Montgomery NWA Conference...

Feb 14, 202439 minSeason 3Ep. 1

G.K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy, Part 3

David and Adam finish their series on G.K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy. This episode covers the last four chapters. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 on Youtube What’s New from 1517: Bible in One Year with Chad Bird Freedom Lessons Album Your God is too Glorious, 2nd Edition by Chad Bird Schweitzer's Psychoanalysis of Jesus Christ: & Other Essays in Christian Psychotherapy by John Warwick Montgomery NWA Conference May 3rd-4th More from the host...

Feb 07, 202444 minSeason 2Ep. 10

G.K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy, Part 2

David and Adam continue their series on G.K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy. This episode covers chapters 4 and 5. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 on Youtube What’s New from 1517: Bible in One Year with Chad Bird Freedom Lessons Album Your God is too Glorious, 2nd Edition by Chad Bird Schweitzer's Psychoanalysis of Jesus Christ: & Other Essays in Christian Psychotherapy by John Warwick Montgomery NWA Conference May 3rd-4th More from the hosts: A...

Jan 31, 202442 minSeason 2Ep. 9

G.K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy, Part 1

David and Adam begin a series on G.K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy. This episode covers chapters 1-3. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 on Youtube What’s New from 1517: Bible in One Year with Chad Bird Freedom Lessons Album Your God is too Glorious, 2nd Edition by Chad Bird Schweitzer's Psychoanalysis of Jesus Christ: & Other Essays in Christian Psychotherapy by John Warwick Montgomery NWA Conference May 3rd-4th More from the hosts: Adam Francis...

Jan 24, 202440 minSeason 2Ep. 8

C.S. Lewis's "The Poison of Subjectivism"

David and Adam reflect on C.S. Lewis's "The Poison of Subjectivism". You can find the essay at: https://williamwoodall.weebly.com/uploads/1/0/2/2/10226906/the_poison_of_subjectivism.pdf . Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 on Youtube What’s New from 1517: Bible in One Year with Chad Bird Freedom Lessons Album Your God is too Glorious, 2nd Edition by Chad Bird Schweitzer's Psychoanalysis of Jesus Christ: & Other Essays in Christian Psychothe...

Jan 17, 202439 minSeason 2Ep. 7

Wokeism, part 2

David and Adam continue the discussion on woke culture and ideology. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 on Youtube What’s New from 1517: Bible in One Year with Chad Bird Freedom Lessons Album Your God is too Glorious, 2nd Edition by Chad Bird Schweitzer's Psychoanalysis of Jesus Christ: & Other Essays in Christian Psychotherapy by John Warwick Montgomery NWA Conference May 3rd-4th More from the hosts: Adam Francisco David Andersen...

Jan 10, 202440 minSeason 2Ep. 6

Ideology in a woke age

This episode introduces the topic of our next few episodes, where David and Adam discuss woke culture and ideology. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 on Youtube What’s New from 1517: Freedom Lessons Album Your God is too Glorious, 2nd Edition by Chad Bird Schweitzer's Psychoanalysis of Jesus Christ: & Other Essays in Christian Psychotherapy by John Warwick Montgomery 2024 NWA Tickets (May 3-4) More from the hosts: Adam Francisco David Ande...

Jan 03, 202442 minSeason 2Ep. 5

Apologetic methodology

David and Adam talk about the primary methods of Christian apologetics--focusing on evidentialism and presuppositionism. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 on Youtube What’s New from 1517: Freedom Lessons Album Your God is too Glorious, 2nd Edition by Chad Bird Schweitzer's Psychoanalysis of Jesus Christ: & Other Essays in Christian Psychotherapy by John Warwick Montgomery 2024 NWA Tickets (May 3-4) More from the hosts: Adam Francisco David...

Dec 27, 202340 minSeason 2Ep. 4

The logos in Greco-Roman and Christian thought

David and Adam finish their conversation about the Regensburg lecture. This time, however, they talk about the concept of logos in the history of Greco-Roman and Christian thought and its culmination in the person and work of Jesus. Show Notes: Support 1517 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 on Youtube What’s New from 1517: Freedom Lessons Album Your God is too Glorious, 2nd Edition by Chad Bird Schweitzer's Psychoanalysis of Jesus Christ: & Other Essays in Christi...

Dec 20, 202338 minSeason 2Ep. 3

The basics of Islam

David and Adam continue their conversation about Islam, venturing beyond the issues raised about in the Regensburg lecture (see season 2, episode 1). They discuss the religion's basic doctrine and some of its parallels and contradictions with Christianity. Show Notes: 1517 Podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 on Youtube What’s New from 1517: Freedom Lessons Album Free 2023 Advent Resources Your God is too Glorious, 2nd Edition 2024 NWA Tickets (May 3-4) Join the 1517 Academy...

Dec 13, 202340 minSeason 2Ep. 2

Ratzinger, voluntarism, and Islam

Nearly two decades ago, Pope Benedict XVI (formerly Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger) delivered what is often called the Regensburg lecture. Though it was meant to rekindle the relationship between faith and reason (or science and theology) in higher education, much of the world—or at least the Muslim majority world—got distracted by a brief reference he made to a fifteenth-century dialogue about Islam, its theological voluntarism, and the consequences of such a view of God. This episode marks the begi...

Dec 06, 202344 minSeason 2Ep. 1

Some final observations on the evidence for the Christian faith

David and Adam have spent the last two and half months exploring both the philosophical and scientific evidence for God's existence and the historical evidence for the resurrection and deity of Jesus. The case for both is strong (and your hosts have only really scratched the surface). Even so, unbelief persists. In fact, the data from every relevant survey suggests it is on the rise. This episode reflects on this issue--that despite the evidence, Christianity is still regarded as something akin ...

Nov 29, 202340 minSeason 1Ep. 16

The deity of Jesus and the resurrection

The first Christians believed Jesus was Lord and God. This episode explores how this could be given the monotheism of Judaism. The only explanation, David and Adam argue, is the fact of the resurrection. Some helpful resources: Richard Bauckham, Jesus and the God of Israel Martin Hengel, Studies in Early Christology Show Notes: · Support 1517 · 1517 Podcasts · The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts · 1517 on Youtube What’s New from 1517: · Freedom Lessons Album · Free 2023 Advent Resources ·...

Nov 22, 202341 minSeason 1Ep. 15

Evolution, irreducible complexity, and the demise of Darwin's theory with Dr. Michael Behe

Biochemist Dr. Michael Behe joins David and Adam in this special episode of the Faith and Reason Exchange where they talk about Dr. Behe's life's work demonstrating the failure of Darwin's theory of evolution and promoting the theory of intelligent design. For more on Dr. Behe's work, see https://michaelbehe.com/ . To purchase Dr. Behe's books on amazon.com, click here. * We will return to our series on the reasonableness of Christianity next week. Show Notes: · Support 1517 · 1517 Podcasts · Th...

Nov 16, 202343 minSeason 1Ep. 14

Faithless to fearless: The resurrection and the conversion of the apostles

David and Adam continue their conversation about the historical reasons for believing in Jesus' resurrection from the dead. On the conversion of the apostles, see David Andersen, Faithless to Fearless: The Even that Changed the World . 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 are Now Available! · Join the 1517 Academy · All Charges Dropped, Vol. 2 More f...

Nov 08, 202345 minSeason 1Ep. 13
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