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.

From Reformed to Lutheran

Mar 21st, 2024 54m 46s

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.

Sola Scriptura: Scripture Alone

Mar 9th, 2024 1h 6m

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.

What's Wrong with the Modern Conception of Rights?

Mar 4th, 2024 49m 29s

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.

Sola Fide: Justification by Faith

Feb 26th, 2024 1h 8m

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.

Is the Christian Forgiven of Past, Present, and Future Sins at the Moment of Conversion?

Feb 16th, 2024 45m 14s

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.

Luther's Contribution of the Two Kinds of Righteousness

Feb 12th, 2024 53m 18s

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.

The Church, the State, and the Pope (ACXXVIII)

Feb 9th, 2024 1h 6m

This final episode of the Augsburg Confession series addresses the role of the church and state.

The Doctrine of God: A Defense of Classical Christian Theism

Feb 5th, 2024 1h 17m

This episode is a discussion of my newest book The Doctrine of God: A Defense of Classical Christian Theism.

On Monasticism (AC XXVII)

Jan 30th, 2024 1h 3m

This continuation of our Augsburg Confession series covers the subject of monasticism from a Lutheran approach.

Private Confession (AC Article XXV)

Jan 1st, 2024 1h 1m

This continuation of the Augsburg Confession series addresses the practice of private confession, penance, and absolution.

Lutheranism: What the Modern World Needs

Dec 25th, 2023 54m 15s

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.

The Life and Times of Friedrich Julius Stahl

Dec 18th, 2023 53m 50s

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.

How Roman Catholicism Led to the Enlightenment

Dec 11th, 2023 1h

This program is a defense of Lutheranism in response to the charges that the Enlightenment and modernity were solely the cause of secularization.

The Transcendentals: Truth, Goodness, Beauty

Dec 8th, 2023 1h 19m

This is an introduction to the transcendentals and their use in classical philosophy and theology.

An Introduction to Lutheran Theology

Dec 4th, 2023 1h

This talk is a follow-up to An Intro to Lutheranism in which I explain the distinctives of Lutheran theology.

Toward a Comprehensive Theological Anthropology: Revere Franklin Weidner as a Guide

Dec 1st, 2023 39m 11s

This is a paper first presented at the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society on theological anthropology in Revere Franklin Weidner.

An Introduction to Lutheranism

Nov 27th, 2023 1h 11m

This podcast is an overview of Lutheranism. I discuss history, theology, Confessions, and church bodies.

On the Mass (AC XXIV)

Nov 6th, 2023 1h 1m

This part of our Augsburg Confession series addresses the Lutheran approach to the Mass in light of the developments in the medieval period.

A Continued Discussion of Patrick Deneen's Why Liberalism Failed

Oct 30th, 2023 57m 32s

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.

Marriage and Celibacy (AC XXIII)

Oct 23rd, 2023 1h 5m

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.

A Biblical Theology of the Temple

Oct 20th, 2023 38m 42s

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.

A Discussion of Why Liberalism Failed by Patrick Deneen

Oct 9th, 2023 1h

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.

Late Medieval and Reformation Era Heresies

Oct 2nd, 2023 45m 49s

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.