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Featured text: "On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin" — Augustine
Who's Running the Verbs of Grace? In this episode, we discuss Augustine's defense of God's grace against the Pelagians, with a healthy dose of Reformation theology added for seasoning.
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Augustine - On the Grace of Christ, and on Original Sin https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/15061.htm
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Featured text: "The Purpose of Christmas" — Tim Keller
They Call Me… Tim. In this episode, we discuss Tim Keller's sermon, The Purpose of Christmas. Does it matter that Jesus' birth is a historical fact? What's the difference between an eyewitness account and a legend? What are we really preaching at Christmas, and why should anyone care?
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Tim Keller - The Purpose of Christmas https://www.preachingtoday.com/sermons/sermons/2005/august/244.html
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Featured text: "The Christological Controversy (Sources of Early Christian Thought) by Richard A. Norris" — Nestorius
Divide by Two, but Add by One. In this episode, we discuss Nestorius' sermon on whether Mary was Theotokos or not and what happens when one tries to comment on the two natures of God using Greek philosophy to exegete Scripture.
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Nestorius - First Sermon Against The Theotokos
The Christological Controversy (Sources of Early Christian Thought) by Richard A. Norris https://amzn.to/3XgI6ek
FC SD VIII. The Person of Christ https://thebookofconcord.org/formula-of-concord-solid-declaration/article-viii/
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Featured text: "The Message of the Prophets" — Gerhard von Rad
God Doesn't Do Prophet-sharing. In this episode, we discuss Gerhard von Rad's explanation of a prophet's freedom and lack of choice regarding his call and proclamation. What's at stake for preachers, and all Christians, when God calls us to speak a specific word, to a specific people, at a specific time according to his decision?
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Von Rad Biography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_von_Rad and https://www.theopedia.com/gerhard-von-rad
The Message of the Prophets by Gerhard Von Rad https://amzn.to/3EscScR
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Featured text: "On the Flesh of Christ" — Tertullian
God Has No Skin in The Game? In this episode, we discuss Tertullian's argument against Marcion about God's being born flesh and blood in his treatise, On The Flesh of Christ. What's at stake when well-meaning Christians disembody God and, consequently, Christians?
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Tertullian bio https://www.theopedia.com/tertullian
Tertullian - On the Flesh of Christ - Chapters III & IV: https://ccel.org/ccel/tertullian/christ_flesh/anf03.v.vii.iii.html
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Featured text: "The Epistle to the Romans" — Karl Barth
What We've Got Here Is Failure to Communicate. In this episode, we discuss Karl Barth's Roman's commentary, which cast a long and influential shadow over much of twentieth-century theology, and what it can teach today.
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The Epistle to the Romans https://amzn.to/3E1xZSZ
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Featured text: "The Christological Controversy (Sources of Early Christian Thought)" — Irenaeus
The Stuff That Heresies Are Made Of. In this episode, we discuss Ireneaus' attack on the Marcionite and Gnostic heresies, which sought to divide Christ's two natures, and the ramifications of this teaching for the churches today.
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The Christological Controversy (Sources of Early Christian Thought) https://amzn.to/3fCTrEv
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Featured text: "Theology is for Proclamation" — Gerhard Forde
Did Jesus Have to Die For That Sermon? In this episode, we discuss Gerhard Forde's book "Theology is For Proclamation," specifically the focus and function of all Jesus' preaching and how it defines Christian preaching in every generation.
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Forde - Theology is for Proclamation https://amzn.to/3SG7zu8
The Crucified God: 40th Anniversary Edition https://amzn.to/3TOtErH
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Featured text: "Confessions" — Augustine
Blind Faith Is Worthless Unless It's Blind Faith in Us. In this episode, we discuss Augustine's Confessions, specifically Augustine's reflection on the Manichaeans and the effect God's Word had on his conversion to Christianity.
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Augustine - Confessions https://amzn.to/3DFhBau
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