Doth Protest

Zac Hicks joins James and Andrew today to discuss his latest book Worship by Faith Alone: Thomas Cranmer, the Book of Common Prayer, and the Reformation of Liturgy- a book that demonstrates that the Reformational teaching of ‘faith alone’ (or Sola Fide) was the driving force for Thomas Cranmer in his liturgical revision and in his composition of the Book of Common Prayer.

Zac Hicks holds a Doctor of Ministry from Knox Theological Seminary. He is a pastor, a songwriter, and music producer. Go to Zac’s website to listen to some of his music, as well as to find downloadable resources for music worship leaders.

Dr. Matthew Barrett joins Andrew and James on the podcast today to discuss his new book The Reformation as Renewal: Retrieving the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church that will be released in June, 2023. Go here to order or pre-order a copy.

The four hosts return to conclude the lists of their favorite hymns (some even written in our lifetimes).

A last-minute put together episode from Andrew on a woman who mothered a highly regarded doctor and theologian of Western Christianity. This was inspired by the date of the recording being the appointed feast day for her. Tune in to hear why Andrew has personally been impacted by these two Christians who lived long ago but whose stories are timeless.

Show notes:

The movie Andrew referred to is Augustine: Son of Her Tears

As Andrew recommended: Henry Chadwick's biography of Augustine of Hippo

The quote from the Confessions was from the Maria Boulding translation.

Dr. Jack Kilcrease joins us again on the podcast to discuss Sola Scriptura and how it was classically understood in the 16th-century Reformation which may differ from what is came to mean by some Protestants later. We also get into what some of the straw man arguments against Sola Scriptura are, what the term 'Tradition' means in theological discourse, and more! Stephen joins us for this episode as well and shares about a couple recent development in his life (one that may surprise you!)

In the episode we reference quite a few people and works, but we will point you to the one we discuss at length:

Jack Kilcrease's article "Is Sola Scriptura Obsolete? An Examination and Critique of Christian Smith's The Bible Made Impossible" from Concordia Theological Quarterly

Heiko Oberman's essay "Quo Vadis, Petre? Tradition from Irenaeus to Humani Generis" in the book Dawn of the Reformation: Essays in Late Medieval and Early Reformation Thought

The Rev. Jay Mills, retired Episcopal priest out of North Carolina, joins Andrew and James today to discuss a recent article he wrote titled "There and Back Again: Historical-Critical Skepticism and Renewed Faith" that was published in the Living Church.

In the article, Jay shared about his growing up in the Episcopal Church, coming of age in the late 1960’s and leaving the the church, his return to faith, his time in the early 1970’s Jesus Movement, his years as a theology student and seminarian where encountered the historical-critical method of teaching the Bible, how due to this he became skeptical of the historicity of events as described in the Bible (especially the Old Testament), and his eventual return to the belief of the Bible as authoritative and reliable.

Show notes:

The episode on the Jesus Seminar from Sarah Wilson Hinlicky and Paul Hinlicky's podcast that Andrew referred to can be accessed here.

James joins to Andrew in this episode to discuss his recent article for EFAC-USA's blog "39+" titled "If Anglicanism is Everything, It's Nothing". Read the article here.

We also discussed a recent article for Living Church from the Rev. David Beadle "Bibliolatry: the Exvangelical Boogeyman"

Shownotes:

When we discussed "literalism", Andrew referenced the following:

Dr. Iaian Provan's interview on the On Script podcast- episode On Reading the Bible Literally

and Dr. Garwood Anderson's article for Living Church on biblical literalism

The Rev. Bryan Jarrell recently wrote an article for Mockingbird about the Asbury Revival. We thank him for giving the time to be on Doth Protest Too Much to discuss what he wrote, as well as revivalism in general. Tune in for a great conversation.

Bryan is the pastor of Epiphany Anglican Fellowship in Ligonier, PA. Check his other pieces he has written for Mockingbird here.

The article from the Asbury student Anna Lowe about her experience at the revival can be accessed here.

The excerpt from Thomas Garrett Isham's biography of Charles McIlvaine that Andrew read the quote from can be found here.

Deaconess Ellie Corrow and Dr. Bethany Kilcrease join the podcast to discuss their review of Beth Allison Barr's popular book The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth. Their review was published in 2021. 

Part 1 of their review can be read HERE.

Deaconess Ellie Corrow serves as missionary care coordinator for the LCMS Office of International Mission. She also serves on the board of Higher Things- a Lutheran ministry to youth and young adults. Ellie writes, along with others including Dr. Kilcrease on their substack titled “Lutheran Women on the Road”, a blog and newsletter about "loving God and loving neighbor, and walking faithfully in this tension of Christian discipleship". 

Dr. Bethany Kilcrease is a professor of History at Aquinas College in Michigan. She holds a Ph.D. in modern British history from Boston University. She specializes in British and European modern intellectual and religious history. She is also the author of the recent book Falsehood and Fallacy: How to Think, Read, and Write in the Twenty-First Century

Additional show notes: Andrew made a reference to the book which argues for the commonly called 'egalitarian' position (men and women can share in ordained ministry) Bourgeois Babes, Bossy Wives, and Bobby Haircuts: A Case for Gender Equality in Ministry by Michael F. Bird.