Doth Protest

An unintended multiple-sessions-in-the-making episode. James and Andrew revisit their favorite theologians list from two years ago and make some changes. James also fills us in on the research on church growth and travels he did during his sabbatical.

This is the third and final part of our series where we reviewed a set of statements put forth by the Episcopal Fellowship for Renewal.

Shownotes:

In this episode, Andrew mentions the article "Those Hyper-Politicized Evangelicals" by Timothy Dalrymple. 

James mentions the book Scandal of the Evangelical Mind by Mark A. Noll

James and Andrew dive into the Reformational distinction of Law and Gospel followed by a discussion on the 'uses' of the Law as they appear in Calvin's Institutes and in Luther's thought.

Shownotes:

The quotations on the three uses of the Law from Calvin are from Ford Lewis Battle's translation of Institutes of the Christian Religion Book 2, Chapter 7 

For further reading on the early development of the concept of a 'third use' in Lutheranism, Andrew mentioned the book Law and Gospel: Philip Melanchthon's Debate with John Agricola of Eisleben over Poenitentia by Timothy Wengert.

Andrew is thankful for his doctoral-supervisor Dr. Paul Hinlicky coming on the podcast. In this episode, Dr. Hinlicky discusses one of his earliest theological interests: Karl Marx's reception of Martin Luther. Enjoy! We are thankful for Queen of the Sciences for cross listing this episode.

About our guest: Paul R. Hinlicky is a Lutheran pastor, ecumenical theologian, and author of over a dozen books. He was the Tise Professor Lutheran Studies at Roanoke College for 22 years, and currently the Distinguished Fellow and Research Professor at the Institute of Lutheran Theology.  For a full list of the many books, articles, he has written, visit his website paulhinlicky.com

In this episode, we draw heavily from Dr. Hinlicky's article "Luther in Marx" from the Oxford Encyclopedia of Martin Luther. You can view and read this article on Dr. Hinlicky's Articles page on his website above.

Friend and co-host of the past Stephen Burnett joins Andrew to talk about a couple of interesting movements that have happened within, and perhaps on the fringes, of the church, and why they think both of these movements are missing something important.

Here is an article (Andrew found after the episode was recorded) that offers a very helpful commentary on the verse in 2nd Timothy that is used as the basis for Right-Dividers doctrine, and why the KJV translation may not the best...

We took a break from our normal routine of Reformational history and theology. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Frank Hughes, a friend and colleague in ministry who served in the same diocese as him. Frank is also New Testament scholar who has recently co-written a book with his friend and fellow New Testament scholar the late Robert Jewett titled The Corinthian Correspondence: Redaction, Rhetoric, and History. In this book, Hughes and Jewett argue for a partition theory of 1st & 2nd Corinthians (or, that the letters we have today are actually edited, or redacted, products pieced together after Paul from several smaller letters that Paul actually wrote.) This made for a fun talk considering that Frank is a self-described "unrepentant historical critic" while Andrew sees himself more as "post-critical". Enjoy!

Frank Hughes holds a Ph.D. through Northwestern University and Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary where he studied under Robert Jewett. He also holds degrees from the University of Chicago and Seabury-Western Seminary. He has taught New Testament at numerous institutions including Codrington College in Barbados where he was Senior Lecturer. He currently serves as Priest-in-Residence at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Ruston, LA. Visit his website here

-The books that Andrew studied in the seminar he mentioned that he took at Garrett were Theology and Ethics in Paul by V.P. Furnish  and Solidarity and Difference: A Contemporary Reading of Paul's Ethics.

-The books Frank mentioned that argued for 1st Corinthians being an integral letter were Paul and the Rhetoric of Reconciliation by Margaret Mitchell and Sacra Pagina: First Corinthians by Raymond Collins. The book Andrew mentioned that argued for both 1st & 2nd Corinthians as integral letters was Donald Hall's Unity of the Corinthian Correspondence.

-The past studies on partition theories that Frank referred to in the episode were Robert Jewett's article "The Redaction of I Corinthians and the Trajectory of the Pauline School" from the Journal of the American Academy of Religion and Günther Bornkamm's study "Die Vorgeschichte des sogenannten zweiten Korintherbriefes".

-Frank mentioned two important works on culture and rhetoric in Paul's time: George Kennedy's The Art of Rhetoric in the Roman World and Judaism and Hellenism by Martin Hengel. The book Andrew mentioned where Luke Timothy Johnson finds some New Testament rhetorical-criticism to be excessive is Constructing Paul: The Canonical Paul, vol. 1

We offer out apologies for people who listen to us via Spotify, who would not have been able to listen to our last couple of episodes. We initially had an issue with new episodes/updates appearing on Spotify because of our recent podcast host change. We have resolved the issue. This is our recent episode where Andrew and James go further down the list of the "95 Theses" from Episcopal Fellowship for Renewal. Details below.

James and Andrew continue down the list of the "95 Theses" from the Episcopal Fellowship for Renewal. 

SHOWNOTES:

Andrew made reference to the North American Anglican article "A Call to Arms to Restore the TEC: The Mission of the Episcopal Fellowship for Renewal" and the Infographics video "Was Jesus Actually Resurrected?"

James made reference to the following:

Mike Bird's book 7 Things I Wish Christians Knew About the Bible

William Mounce's book Why I Trust the Bible

Daniel Wallace's debate with Bart Ehrman (on YouTube)

We offer out apologies for people who listen to us via Spotify, who would not have been able to listen to our last couple of episodes. We initially had an issue with new episodes/updates appearing on Spotify because of our recent podcast host change. We have resolved the issue. This is our recent episode with Robert Kolb. Details below.

We were blessed to have world-renowned Luther scholar Robert Kolb today on Doth Protest. Dr. Kolb came on to discuss lesser-known figures in Wittenberg who were contemporaries of Luther. We discuss some of his friends and associates (and even some of his enemies), and also what daily life was like in 16th century Wittenberg. You're in for a fascinating discussion.