David and Adam discuss secularism and its challenges.

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David and Adam talk about Friedrich Nietzsche's parable of the madman and its implications for thinking about morality and ethics.

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• David Andersen

Do we have an obligation to find and furnish evidence for our beliefs? David and Adam reflect on W.K. Clifford's "The Ethics of Belief" (1877). Here is the article alluded to in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

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• Available Now: Encouragement for Motherhood Edited by Katie Koplin

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• 30 Minutes in the NT on Youtube

• Remembering Rod Rosenbladt

• Available Now: Be Thou My Song by Kerri Tom

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• Adam Francisco

• David Andersen

David and Adam use an old Greek myth as the starting point for a conversation about confirmation bias and other shortcomings to understand and make sense of things.

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• 30 Minutes in the NT on Youtube

• Remembering Rod Rosenbladt

• Available Now: Be Thou My Song by Kerri Tom

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• Adam Francisco

• David Andersen

David and Adam reflect on the parable of the invisible gardener, which John Wisdom (1904-1993) and Antony Flew (1923-2010) developed to illustrate epistemological and linguistic issues associated with theology.

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• Available Now: Encouragement for Motherhood Edited by Katie Koplin

• Pre-order: Hitchhiking with Prophets: A Ride Through the Salvation Story of the Old Testament by Chad Bird

• 30 Minutes in the NT on Youtube

• Remembering Rod Rosenbladt

• Available Now: Be Thou My Song by Kerri Tom

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• Adam Francisco

• David Andersen

David and Adam talk about the epistemologies and apologetics of Mormonism, Islam, and Christianity.

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• Support 1517 Podcast Network Fundraiser!

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What's New from 1517:

• Available Now: Encouragement for Motherhood Edited by Katie Koplin

• Pre-order: Hitchhiking with Prophets: A Ride Through the Salvation Story of the Old Testament by Chad Bird

• 30 Minutes in the NT on Youtube

• Remembering Rod Rosenbladt

• Available Now: Be Thou My Song by Kerri Tom

More from the hosts:

• Adam Francisco

• David Andersen

Show Notes:

• Support 1517

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What's New from 1517:

• Pre-order: Hitchhiking with Prophets: A Ride Through the Salvation Story of the Old Testament by Chad Bird

• 30 Minutes in the NT on Youtube

• Available Now: Be Thou My Song by Kerri Tom

More from the hosts:

• Adam Francisco

• David Andersen

This episode covers realism, nominalism, and much more in under 40 minutes. So, put on your rubber boots (or wellies), for it's about to get deep, but not too deep.

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• 30 Minutes in the NT on Youtube

• Available Now: Be Thou My Song by Kerri Tom

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• Adam Francisco

• David Andersen

David and Adam talk with Dr. Abigail Favale (of Notre Dame University) about sex, gender, and feminism. You can purchase her outstanding books here. We highly recommend The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory.

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• Support 1517

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• 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education

What's New from 1517:

• Pre-order: Hitchhiking with Prophets: A Ride Through the Salvation Story of the Old Testament by Chad Bird

• 30 Minutes in the NT on Youtube

• Available Now: Be Thou My Song by Kerri Tom

More from the hosts:

• Adam Francisco

• David Andersen

David and Adam explore the role that reason plays in a life of faith lived in today's world. (This episode was recorded months ago. S there will be some overlap with more recent ones. Nonetheless, it's still worth a listen.)

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• Support 1517

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More from the hosts:

• Adam Francisco

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