Divine Simplicity faces a significant objection from "modal collapse. If God is simple and His one simple act of creation is identical to Himself, then doesn't that imply creation is necessary? How can the absolutely simple God bring about a world chock full of contingency? Christopher Tomaszewski, a PhD student at Baylor, joins us to discuss his article responding to the "modal collpase" objection.

The Classical Theism Podcast aims to defend Catholic Christian ideas in conversation. With the help of various guests, I defend three pillars of the Catholic Christian worldview: (1) the God of classical theism exists, (2) Jesus is our Messiah and Lord, and (3) He founded the Catholic Church. We place a strong emphasis on the first pillar, defending classical theism, drawing upon the work of Thomistic philosopher Dr. Edward Feser and many others.

 

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In the incarnation, the Son of God assumed a human nature . Men are composite in all sorts of ways. So, how can absolute divine simplicity fit with the Incarnation? Must Christians assert contradictories that God is both simple and composite? How can we think about this? Dr. Timothy Pawl is back on the podcast to answer these questions and more.

The Classical Theism Podcast aims to defend Catholic Christian ideas in conversation. With the help of various guests, I defend three pillars of the Catholic Christian worldview: (1) the God of classical theism exists, (2) Jesus is our Messiah and Lord, and (3) He founded the Catholic Church. We place a strong emphasis on the first pillar, defending classical theism, drawing upon the work of Thomistic philosopher Dr. Edward Feser and many others.

John DeRosa

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In the incarnation, the Son of God assumed a human nature . Men are composite in all sorts of ways. So, how can absolute divine simplicity fit with the Incarnation? Must Christians assert contradictories that God is both simple and composite? How can we think about this? Dr. Timothy Pawl is back on the podcast to answer these questions and more.

I provide commentary on a conversation between Christian Apologist Greg Koukl and an atheist caller Doug.

The Classical Theism Podcast aims to defend Catholic Christian ideas in conversation. With the help of various guests, I defend three pillars of the Catholic Christian worldview: (1) the God of classical theism exists, (2) Jesus is our Messiah and Lord, and (3) He founded the Catholic Church. We place a strong emphasis on the first pillar, defending classical theism, drawing upon the work of Thomistic philosopher Dr. Edward Feser and many others.

John DeRosa

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How does absolute divine simplicity cohere with the trinity? What is meant by trinitarian monotheism? Doesn't Aquinas' exposition lead us to inevitable contradictions in the Godhead? Paul Chutikorn joins us to unpack the concepts and vocabulary needed to understand the trinity. He argues that Trinitarian monotheism is compatible with the absolutely simple God.

The Classical Theism Podcast aims to defend Catholic Christian ideas in conversation. With the help of various guests, I defend three pillars of the Catholic Christian worldview: (1) the God of classical theism exists, (2) Jesus is our Messiah and Lord, and (3) He founded the Catholic Church. We place a strong emphasis on the first pillar, defending classical theism, drawing upon the work of Thomistic philosopher Dr. Edward Feser and many others.

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I recorded an interview with Dr. Gaven Kerr O.P. who is a lay Dominican. He's written an outstanding new book on Aquinas and Creation. It's definitely an academic work, but Dr. Kerr explains the thought of Aquinas clearly and systematically. 

Topics covered:

- An overview of the book

- The Agent of Creation

- The Meaning of Creation

- How can we analyze creation in terms of the four causes?

- Does creation threaten divine immutability? 

- Does God's creation threaten creaturely freedom?

- Kerr's analysis of what he calls Aquinas' proof in the De Ente

- Discussion of the controversy over whether Aquinas proves God in the De Ente (cf. Wippel and Owens)

Why is absolute divine simplicity an important doctrine for Christians? What are his primary arguments from philosophy? How does Scripture support the position? What are the best objections to the doctrine? Dr. James Dolezal joins us to answer those questions as we look into his book God Without Parts: Divine Simplicity and the Metaphysics of God's Absoluteness.

The Classical Theism Podcast aims to defend Catholic Christian ideas in conversation. With the help of various guests, I defend three pillars of the Catholic Christian worldview: (1) the God of classical theism exists, (2) Jesus is our Messiah and Lord, and (3) He founded the Catholic Church. We place a strong emphasis on the first pillar, defending classical theism, drawing upon the work of Thomistic philosopher Dr. Edward Feser and many others.

John DeRosa

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Should Christians subscribe to sola scriptura? What arguments would come up in a debate on this topic? How does the Catholic position differ from a sola scriptura approach? What objections do we need to consider? We're joined by Jimmy Akin to address these issues.

The Classical Theism Podcast aims to defend Catholic Christian ideas in conversation. With the help of various guests, I defend three pillars of the Catholic Christian worldview: (1) the God of classical theism exists, (2) Jesus is our Messiah and Lord, and (3) He founded the Catholic Church. We place a strong emphasis on the first pillar, defending classical theism, drawing upon the work of Thomistic philosopher Dr. Edward Feser and many others.

John DeRosa

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In this bonus episode, Dr. Jennifer Frey tackles a bunch of hard questions about evil, sin, and Aquinas. She provides some helpful examples to illustrate the key ideas. I ask her about comments she's made on the free-will defense and theodicy. It's an engaging batch of topics!

The Classical Theism Podcast aims to defend Catholic Christian ideas in conversation. With the help of various guests, I defend three pillars of the Catholic Christian worldview: (1) the God of classical theism exists, (2) Jesus is our Messiah and Lord, and (3) He founded the Catholic Church. We place a strong emphasis on the first pillar, defending classical theism, drawing upon the work of Thomistic philosopher Dr. Edward Feser and many others.

 

John DeRosa

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Did the early Church believe in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist? What early evidence supports this? Also, if transubstantiation is based on Aristotelian categories that weren't brought into Christianity until the 12th century, how can the doctrine be biblical or historical? Dr. Doug Beaumont joins us to answer these questions and more.

The Classical Theism Podcast aims to defend Catholic Christian ideas in conversation. With the help of various guests, I defend three pillars of the Catholic Christian worldview: (1) the God of classical theism exists, (2) Jesus is our Messiah and Lord, and (3) He founded the Catholic Church. We place a strong emphasis on the first pillar, defending classical theism, drawing upon the work of Thomistic philosopher Dr. Edward Feser and many others.

 

John DeRosa

www.classicaltheism.com/support