The final part of a 3 part series on Calvinism (aka Divine Command Theory, aka you're probably screwed) with Sam Brunaugh. Scott joins us to set Sam straight about whether goodness has any meaning once it has been divorced from human understand

133: Divine Command Theory with Sam Brunaugh, pt. 2

Apr 22nd, 2018 1h 39m

Sam joins Emery to continue his discussion of Divine Command Theory and Calvinism. We look at whether we can predict the contents of God's character, where sin nature comes from, and whether Jesus and Adam were on equal footing when faced with

132: Divine Command Theory with Sam Brunaugh

Mar 15th, 2018 1h 30m

Sam Brunaugh joins us to discuss the Divine Command Theory. Sam believes that good is what God decides that it is. Emery argues that this makes morality arbitrary, plus goodness is not a thing. Join Sam, Emery, and Scott in a discussion of how

131: We're sort of back

Feb 24th, 2018 1h 10m

The forum has died, Scott is no longer a pastor, and Emery started playing the piano again. Has the world come to an end? Find out as Scott and Emery return to discuss what it is that God wants us to be, and how Christians decide when a law con

130: A rolling stop

Apr 21st, 2014 1h 25m

Well this is it, the final episode of A Christian and an Atheist with Emery as co-host. Please join Emery, Scott, Norton, and a few special guests as we discuss the podcast and what it has meant to us over the years. The future promises many su

129: Straight to hell with Glen Veltum

Feb 11th, 2014 1h 13m

Glen Veltum of Thinkbetweenthelines.com joins us again to complete the Fundamentals of Fundamentalism series. We end with, where else, hell. Can God still be moral while souls are suffering in hell? Find out here.

128: Fundamentals of Fundamentalism: Sacrifice and Atonement with Glen Veltum

Jan 18th, 2014 1h 11m

Glen Veltum of Thinkbetweenthelines.com joins us again to continue the series, this time looking at why God would require sacrifice for atonement of sin.

127: Fundamentals of Fundamentalism: Original Sin with Glen Veltum

Dec 8th, 2013 1h 9m

Glen Veltum of Thinkbetweenthelines.com joins us again to continue the series. This time we tackled original sin (eventually), with some detours into what would make Adam and Eve even want to sin in the first place.

126: Fundamentals of Fundamentalism: Sin, part 1b with Glen Veltum

Nov 24th, 2013 1h 1m

At A Christian and an Atheist, we like talking about sin as much as any Sunday morning televangelist. We like it so much that sometimes we get off on a tangent or three. This episode is a reboot of the Fundamentalism series, starting again (thi

125: Fundamentals of Fundamentalism: Sin, part 1 with Glen Veltum

Nov 15th, 2013 1h 16m

Come get a helping of some old time religion when Glen joins Emery to discuss religion and morality from a fundamentalist perspective. Our series starts with sin, and will hit the classic pulpit-pounding topics that still form the backbone of C

124: Defining good, part 3: discussion with Glen Veltum

Oct 14th, 2013 1h 16m

Our series on defining good continues with Glen Veltum from the podcast "Think Between the Lines." Glen joins Emery to give his take on the first two shows in this series, and to discuss whether humans have intrinsic value.

123: Would Jesus support Obamacare?

Oct 2nd, 2013 1h

Scott and Emery discuss Obamacare, whether Jesus would support it, and the proper role of government social programs in society.

122: Defining good, part 2: discussion with Sean McDowell

Sep 21st, 2013 1h 19m

What does it mean to call something good? Attempts by Christians and atheists to discuss morality often end up in straw man debates because the definition of "good" has not first been defined. This is the second part in a series of discussions

121: Defining good, part 1: discussion with Tony English

Sep 8th, 2013 1h 7m

120: Scott the Humanist 2.0

Aug 25th, 2013 1h 13m

This week Emery continues his discussion with Scott about his humanism. Scott also discusses a possible miracle, Emery dishes about Tony, and we have a real life Stryper encounter.

119: Harry Harrison

Aug 3rd, 2013 1h 10m

Thanks to forum member Moonwood the Hare for introducing us to his friend Harry Harrison, who is our first Greek Orthodox Christian guest. Join us for an interesting conversation with Harry as we introduce him to Stryper, and in turn learn abou

118a: Ontological Tony, part 1

Jul 21st, 2013 39m 20s

Tony and Emery discuss the Modal Ontological argument in two parts, this is part one.

118b: Ontological Tony, part 2

Jul 21st, 2013 31m 26s

Tony and Emery discuss the Modal Ontological argument in two parts, this is part two.

117: Scott the humanist?

Jun 16th, 2013 1h 3m

Scott argues that there are certain rules that Christians should not try to impose on others. Emery wonders why not, and concludes that Scott is really a humanist in Christian clothing. Oh yeah, and a libertarian. It's good to have Scott back o

116: Sean McDowell

Jun 8th, 2013 51m 55s

Christian listeners may be especially interested: Sean McDowell lends his street cred to the show this week. Sean is an author and lecturer, and a co-author with his dad Josh McDowell. We talk to Sean about his dad and about Sean's own conversi

115: The nature of knowledge, part 2

May 18th, 2013 1h 7m

Joey and Glen continue the conversation on how we know stuff. Joey describes how it is that he knows God is real, and no, it is not based on what you think. Glen and Emery also pick at the presuppositional argument.

114: The nature of knowledge

May 9th, 2013 1h 3m

Joey and Glen from the fine podcast "Think Between the Lines" join Emery to discuss the nature of knowledge. This discussion is developing into a multi-part series as we try to pinpoint what underlies the general inability of Christians and Ath

113: Gay marriage 2013

Apr 13th, 2013 1h 10m

Tony gives his take on gay marriage. Is it normal? What is the standard of normal? And is it bad for the children? Join us for the discussion, and continue the debate on our forum.

112: God of the gaps

Mar 25th, 2013 1h 2m

Tony joins us to discuss some of his favorite arguments in light of new discoveries about the mysteries of the universe, and whether he is merely exploiting gaps in human knowledge. And that pesky infinite regress argument is also looked at aga

111: Gun control

Mar 10th, 2013 36m 4s

Would Jesus pack heat? Probably he wouldn't need to. But how about his followers--should they carry guns? What if gun ownership were a fundamental right like free speech? And if the Bible tells us to "take no thought for tomorrow," should we ta