Back to the Church Fathers
by Mark Bauerleinjoins in to discuss his new book, Engaging the Church Fathers in Nineteenth-Century Catholic Theology: The Patristic Legacy of the Scuola Romana. Continue Reading »
The Best Consoler
by Mark BauerleinDavid Bonagura joins the podcast to discuss his new book Jerome’s Tears. Continue Reading »
Protestants Need to Go Back to Basics
by Carl R. TruemanThe Center for Classical Theology is a wonderful step in the right direction for Protestantism. May it help us to recover our roots in Nicaea and classical theism and to understand our confessions more accurately.
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George Pell, Lion of the Church
by Joseph HamiltonCardinal Pell's tireless witness to the Christian faith resembles that of many great confessor bishops. Continue Reading »
Pope Francis and St. Vincent of Lérins
by Thomas G. GuarinoThe theologian of Lérins is one of the few ancient Christian writers who tackles the question of doctrinal development over time—and he does so head-on. Continue Reading »
Theology Is Not Archaeology
by Peter J. LeithartIf retrieval becomes the be-all of theology, theology is in danger of being reduced to an antiquarian, archaeological enterprise. All theology is historical, but theology cannot be only historical. Continue Reading »
Why Preaching Is Central to Priesthood
by Carl R. TruemanPreaching lays claim to that power of language with the authority of God behind it. It is thus an assertion of reality, a reminder of God’s sovereignty and our dependence upon him. Continue Reading »
Philosophers Come to Catholicism
by Mark BauerleinBrian Besong joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Faith and Reason: Philosophers Explain Their Turn to Catholicism. Continue Reading »
Fear of the Word
by Hans BoersmaMy students are afraid to preach—not all of them, but more and more, it seems. And it is often the brightest and most eloquent, those who are least justified in parroting Moses’s excuse—“I am slow of speech and of tongue”—who lack the confidence to open the Scriptures for the . . . . Continue Reading »
Advent Arrow
by Hans BoersmaScripture demands an Advent posture. The most important things are not the ones we see. Continue Reading »
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