Sola Gratia: Grace Alone
This is the fourth in a series of talks on the solas of the Reformation. This talk discusses the semi-Pelagian controversy and the Council of Orange, and how that connects to the Lutheran Reformation.
Mar 30, 2024•58 min
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From Reformed to Lutheran
This is the third of my talks on the five solas of the Reformation. In this talk, I discuss my transition from the Reformed to the Lutheran church and some differences between these two branches of the Protestant Reformation.
Mar 21, 2024•55 min
Sola Scriptura: Scripture Alone
This is the second lecture in a series on the five solas of the Reformation. I discuss the role and authority of Scripture and tradition.
Mar 09, 2024•1 hr 6 min
What's Wrong with the Modern Conception of Rights?
This is a talk I delivered at Cornell University on the topic of rights. I contrast a classical Christian approach (using Petrus Nakskow and Friedrich Julius Stahl) with a post-Enlightenment view.
Mar 04, 2024•49 min
Sola Fide: Justification by Faith
This show is a talk I gave on the subject of justification by faith alone in Denmark at the 2024 ECHO conference. This is part of a series of talks on the Solas of the Reformation.
Feb 26, 2024•1 hr 9 min
Is the Christian Forgiven of Past, Present, and Future Sins at the Moment of Conversion?
This is a paper I originally wrote for a book which was canceled. It addresses the nature of forgiveness and justification in relation to conversion and daily repentance.
Feb 16, 2024•45 min
Luther's Contribution of the Two Kinds of Righteousness
This is a talk first delivered at ETS in Denver in 2022 on the subject of the two kinds of righteousness in Luther's theology.
Feb 12, 2024•53 min
The Church, the State, and the Pope (ACXXVIII)
This final episode of the Augsburg Confession series addresses the role of the church and state.
Feb 09, 2024•1 hr 6 min
The Doctrine of God: A Defense of Classical Christian Theism
This episode is a discussion of my newest book The Doctrine of God: A Defense of Classical Christian Theism .
Feb 05, 2024•1 hr 17 min
On Monasticism (AC XXVII)
This continuation of our Augsburg Confession series covers the subject of monasticism from a Lutheran approach.
Jan 30, 2024•1 hr 3 min
Private Confession (AC Article XXV)
This continuation of the Augsburg Confession series addresses the practice of private confession, penance, and absolution.
Jan 01, 2024•1 hr 2 min
Lutheranism: What the Modern World Needs
This is a talk I gave at Our Redeemer LCMS in Smithfield, RI on trends in the church, and why the world needs the Lutheran Reformation.
Dec 25, 2023•54 min
The Life and Times of Friedrich Julius Stahl
This program is an overview of the life and historical context of the Lutheran political philosopher Friedrich Julius Stahl. It is the first in a series that will be overviewing his ideas.
Dec 18, 2023•54 min
How Roman Catholicism Led to the Enlightenment
This program is a defense of Lutheranism in response to the charges that the Enlightenment and modernity were solely the cause of secularization.
Dec 11, 2023•1 hr
The Transcendentals: Truth, Goodness, Beauty
This is an introduction to the transcendentals and their use in classical philosophy and theology.
Dec 08, 2023•1 hr 20 min
An Introduction to Lutheran Theology
This talk is a follow-up to An Intro to Lutheranism in which I explain the distinctives of Lutheran theology.
Dec 04, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Toward a Comprehensive Theological Anthropology: Revere Franklin Weidner as a Guide
This is a paper first presented at the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society on theological anthropology in Revere Franklin Weidner.
Dec 01, 2023•39 min
An Introduction to Lutheranism
This podcast is an overview of Lutheranism. I discuss history, theology, Confessions, and church bodies.
Nov 27, 2023•1 hr 12 min
On the Mass (AC XXIV)
This part of our Augsburg Confession series addresses the Lutheran approach to the Mass in light of the developments in the medieval period.
Nov 06, 2023•1 hr 1 min
A Continued Discussion of Patrick Deneen's Why Liberalism Failed
This second part of the discussion of Patrick Deneen's work explores the difference between two different approaches to liberty, and how this understanding impacts how we view the world as Christians.
Oct 30, 2023•58 min
Marriage and Celibacy (AC XXIII)
This part of our series on the Augsburg Confession covers the topic of marriage and celibacy in light of the Roman requirements for priestly celibacy.
Oct 23, 2023•1 hr 6 min
A Biblical Theology of the Temple
This is a talk I gave at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Newtown, CT on the Biblical theme of the temple and how it develops from Genesis to Revelation.
Oct 20, 2023•39 min
A Discussion of Why Liberalism Failed by Patrick Deneen
This is the first part of a discussion of Patrick Deneen's book Why Liberalism Failed, which addresses some of the assumptions taken for granted in Enlightenment Liberalism.
Oct 09, 2023•1 hr
Late Medieval and Reformation Era Heresies
This part of our walk through anti-Trinitarian heresies explores some ideas of the late medieval period along with anti-Trinitarianism in the era of the Reformation.
Oct 02, 2023•46 min
The Beginnings of Unitarianism
This episode covers the birth of Unitarianism and some of their basic ideas. It is the first of two on Unitarianism in our Trinitarian theology series.
Oct 02, 2023•56 min
Unitarianism in the United States
This continuation of our series on the Trinity discusses the growth and ideas of Unitarianism in the United States, as well as its decline.
Oct 02, 2023•52 min
Why Beauty Matters: A Christian Approach
This is a lecture that Jordan B. Cooper delivered on the subject of beauty, in which he discusses the philosophical and theological foundations of beauty from a Christian approach.
Sep 18, 2023•59 min
The Theology of Socinianism (Trinitarian Heresies)
This continuation of our series on Trinitarian heresies addresses the history and theology of the Socinians.
Sep 11, 2023•48 min
The Life and Theology of Michael Servetus (Trinitarian Heresies)
This part of the Trinitarian heresies series gives an overview of the life and beliefs of the controversial figure Michael Servetus.
Sep 04, 2023•54 min
A Case for the Christian Gentleman
This is a talk I delivered at the 2023 Henkel Conference in Nashville, TN on the subject of the Christian gentleman as an alternative to the popular Red Pilled ideology currently popular for many young men.
Aug 29, 2023•52 min
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