Faith Seeking Understanding Podcast

Guest: Dr. Steve Duby | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Duby on the topic of who God is and what he is like. Topics of conversation include: 1) What are some challenges we face when trying to learn about God? 2) How does knowing Christ impact our ability to know God? 3) What are some incommunicable attributes of God? 4) Does God experience emotions? 5) How can we apply our knowledge of who God is to our daily lives?

Dr. Steve Duby is associate professor of Theology at Phoenix Seminary. He is the author of several books, including Divine Simplicity: A Dogmatic Account (T&T Clark, 2015) and God in Himself: Scripture, Metaphysics, and the Task of Christian Theology (IVP Academic, 2019). Dr. Duby holds a PhD in Systematic Theology from the University of St. Andrews.

Full show notes at https://ps.edu/can-we-know-what-god-is-like-steve-duby/

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Guest: Dean Inserra | Dr. Arnold interviews Dean Inserra about the topic of cultural Christianity and the importance of evangelism in addressing it. Topics of conversation include: 1) What are some characteristics of cultural Christianity? 2) What does it mean to be saved? 3) How can we engage “unsaved Christians” in gospel conversation? 4) What are some ways for the church to address this issue of cultural Christianity? 5) How do we know if our own faith is genuine?

Dean Inserra is the founding and lead pastor of City Church in Tallahassee, Florida. He is the author of several books, including Without a Doubt: How to Know for Certain That You’re Good with God (Moody, 2020) and The Unsaved Christian: Reaching Cultural Christianity with the Gospel (Moody, 2019). Dean is an advisory member of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission’s Leadership Council, and is also a member of Baptist 21.

Full shot notes at https://ps.edu/what-is-cultural-christianity-dean-inserra/. 

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Guest: Dr. John Meade | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Meade about the origin of the Bible and the criteria for canonicity. Topics of conversation include: 1) Where do we get the terms Bible and Canon, and what do we mean by them? 2) How did the church decide which books belonged in the Canon? 3) Which books were disputed by the early church, and why? 4) Why is the Catholic Bible different from the Protestant Bible?

Dr. John Meade is associate professor of Old Testament at Phoenix Seminary. He is the co-director of the Text and Canon Institute, as well as the author of The Biblical Canon Lists from Early Christianity (Oxford University Press, 2018). Dr. Meade holds a PhD from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Full show notes at https://ps.edu/how-did-we-get-the-bible-john-meade/

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Guest: Joshua Ryan Butler | Dr. Arnold interviews Josh Butler about the purpose of hell, a topic he deals with in his book, The Skeletons in God’s Closet: The Mercy of Hell, the Surprise of Judgement, and the Hope of Holy War. Topics of conversation include: 1) Universalism vs. Annihilationism, 2) The protective function of hell, 3) The punitive function of hell, 4) Resources for further study on heaven and hell.

Joshua Ryan Butler is the pastor of Leadership and Direction at Redemption Church in Tempe, Arizona. He is the author of The Pursuing God: A Reckless, Irrational, Obsessed Love That’s Dying to Bring Us Home (Thomas Nelson, 2016), as well as The Skeleton’s in God’s Closet: The Mercy of Hell, the Surprise of Judgement, and the Hope of Holy War (Thomas Nelson, 2014).

Full show notes at https://ps.edu/what-is-the-purpose-of-hell-joshua-ryan-butler/

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Guest: Dr. Carl Trueman | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Trueman about his latest book, The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self. Topics of conversation include: 1) How has the philosophy of Western society developed and evolved throughout history? 2) In what ways do the works of Charles Taylor, Philip Rieff, and Alasdair MacIntyre help us understand the nature of the world today? 3) What level of complicity has the church contributed to this movement? 4) What can we do as Christians moving forward in the current culture?

Dr. Carl Trueman is the professor of Biblical and Religious Studies at Grove City College. He is the author of several books, including Luther on the Christian Life: Cross and Freedom (Crossway, 2015), and The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution (Crossway, 2020). Dr. Trueman holds a PhD in Church History from the University of Aberdeen.

Full show notes at https://ps.edu/why-is-western-society-eroding-carl-trueman/.

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Guest: Dr. Patrick Schreiner | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Schreiner about the doctrine of the ascension. Topics of conversation include: 1) Why is Jesus’s ascension such good news for believers? 2) How did the ascension continue Jesus’s work in his role as Prophet? 3) How did the ascension continue Jesus’s work in his role as Priest? 4) How did the ascension continue Jesus’s work in his role as King? 5) How does the doctrine of Jesus’s ascension impact other doctrines, such as his incarnation and resurrection?

Dr. Patrick Schreiner is associate professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of several books, including The Kingdom of God and the Glory of the Cross (Crossway, 2018), Matthew, Disciple and Scribe (Baker, 2019), and The Ascension of Christ: Recovering a Neglected Doctrine (Lexham, 2020). Dr. Schreiner holds a PhD from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Full show notes at https://ps.edu/why-did-jesus-ascend-to-heaven-patrick-schreiner/.

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Guest: Dr. Gregg Allison | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Allison about the doctrine of the church. Topics of conversation include: 1) six characteristics of a church, 2) how to structure a church in order to  allow a congregation to contextualize the gospel and still remain biblically faithful 3) encouragement for pastors experiencing the pervasive lack of trust in the church today, 4) resources for learning more about the doctrine of the church.

Dr. Gregg Allison is a professor of Christian Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has 18 years of ministry experience as a part of Campus Crusade (Cru), and has served as a missionary in Italy and Switzerland. Dr. Allison currently serves as a pastor of Sojourn Church East in Louisville, KY, where he is also a part of the Leadership Council. He is the author of many books, including Historical Theology: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine, as well as Sojourners and Strangers: The Doctrine of the Church. Dr. Allison holds a PhD from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.

Full show notes at https://ps.edu/what-is-the-church-gregg-allison/

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Guest: Dr. Thomas Kidd | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Kidd about the confusion over the term evangelicalism and how it has come to be used in modern culture. Topics of conversation include: 1) Why is it so hard to define the word evangelical? 2) What are some distinguishing marks of evangelicalism? 3) How did evangelicalism become so intertwined with politics? 4) What are some resources for those struggling with confusion over evangelicalism?

Dr. Thomas Kidd is distinguished professor of History at Baylor University and the associate director of Baylor’s Institute for Studies of Religion. He has written for several outlets, including The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal, and blogs regularly at “Evangelical History” at The Gospel Coalition. He is the author of several books, including Who Is an Evangelical? The History of a Movement in Crisis. Dr. Kidd holds a PhD in history from the University of Notre Dame.

Full show notes at http://ps.edu/what-is-an-evangelical-thomas-kidd/

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Guest: Dr. J. Michael Thigpen | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Thigpen about how Christians can make sense of Old Testament texts that describe God’s judgement. Topics of conversation include: 1) Why do we need a God who judges? 2) How do we understand God’s justice in light of the killing of infants? 3) How should these Old Testament stories of judgement cause us to reflect on our own lives? 4) How is the Old Testament understanding of propitiation important for understanding the gospel?

Dr. J. Michael Thigpen is provost and professor of Old Testament at Phoenix Seminary. He previously served as the executive director of the Evangelical Theological Society as well as an associate professor of Old Testament and Semitics at the Talbot School of Theology. He is the author of several books, including Divine Motive in the Hebrew Bible: A Comprehensive Survey and Analysis. Dr. Thigpen holds a PhD from Hebrew Union College.

Full show notes at https://ps.edu/is-god-a-moral-monster-j-michael-thigpen/

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Guest: Dr. Darrell Bock | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Bock about how Christians can engage the culture while keeping the gospel central. Topics of conversation include: 1) Some of the inventions that have led to major cultural shifts in recent history, 2) The difference in cultural perspectives between the generations, 3) What it should look like to love our country and still live a faithful life as a Christian, 4) The triphonic model of conversation and how that can help us advance conversations and engage well.

Dr. Darrell Bock serves as the executive director of Cultural Engagement at the Hendricks Center and as the senior research professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. He is the author of many books, including How Would Jesus Vote?: Do Your Political Views Really Align With The Bible? (Howard Books, 2016) and Cultural Intelligence: Living for God in a Diverse, Pluralistic World (B&H Academic, 2020). Dr. Bock holds a Ph.D. from the University of Aberdeen.

Full show notes at https://ps.edu/how-should-christians-engage-culture-darrell-bock/.

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