Just and Sinner Podcast

Just and Sinner Podcast episodes:

• 04.13.2024

  Solus Christus: Christ Alone

  This is the fifth in a series of lectures on the solas of the Reformation. I discuss the Christocentric character of Lutheran theology.

  
• 03.30.2024

  Sola Gratia: Grace Alone

  This is the fourth in a series of talks on the solas of the Reformation. This talk discusses the semi-Pelagian controversy and the Council of Orange, and how that connects to the Lutheran Reformation.

  
• 03.21.2024

  From Reformed to Lutheran

  This is the third of my talks on the five solas of the Reformation. In this talk, I discuss my transition from the Reformed to the Lutheran church and some differences between these two branches of the Protestant Reformation.

  
• 03.09.2024

  Sola Scriptura: Scripture Alone

  This is the second lecture in a series on the five solas of the Reformation. I discuss the role and authority of Scripture and tradition. 

  
• 03.04.2024

  What's Wrong with the Modern Conception of Rights?

  This is a talk I delivered at Cornell University on the topic of rights. I contrast a classical Christian approach (using Petrus Nakskow and Friedrich Julius Stahl) with a post-Enlightenment view.

  
• 02.26.2024

  Sola Fide: Justification by Faith

  This show is a talk I gave on the subject of justification by faith alone in Denmark at the 2024 ECHO conference. This is part of a series of talks on the Solas of the Reformation.

  
• 02.16.2024

  Is the Christian Forgiven of Past, Present, and Future Sins at the Moment of Conversion?

  This is a paper I originally wrote for a book which was canceled. It addresses the nature of forgiveness and justification in relation to conversion and daily repentance.

  
• 02.12.2024

  Luther's Contribution of the Two Kinds of Righteousness

  This is a talk first delivered at ETS in Denver in 2022 on the subject of the two kinds of righteousness in Luther's theology.

  
• 02.09.2024

  The Church, the State, and the Pope (ACXXVIII)

  This final episode of the Augsburg Confession series addresses the role of the church and state.

  
• 02.05.2024

  The Doctrine of God: A Defense of Classical Christian Theism

  This episode is a discussion of my newest book The Doctrine of God: A Defense of Classical Christian Theism.

  
• 01.30.2024

  On Monasticism (AC XXVII)

  This continuation of our Augsburg Confession series covers the subject of monasticism from a Lutheran approach.

  
• 01.01.2024

  Private Confession (AC Article XXV)

  This continuation of the Augsburg Confession series addresses the practice of private confession, penance, and absolution.

  
• 12.25.2023

  Lutheranism: What the Modern World Needs

  This is a talk I gave at Our Redeemer LCMS in Smithfield, RI on trends in the church, and why the world needs the Lutheran Reformation.

  
• 12.18.2023

  The Life and Times of Friedrich Julius Stahl

  This program is an overview of the life and historical context of the Lutheran political philosopher Friedrich Julius Stahl. It is the first in a series that will be overviewing his ideas.

  
• 12.11.2023

  How Roman Catholicism Led to the Enlightenment

  This program is a defense of Lutheranism in response to the charges that the Enlightenment and modernity were solely the cause of secularization.

  
• 12.08.2023

  The Transcendentals: Truth, Goodness, Beauty

  This is an introduction to the transcendentals and their use in classical philosophy and theology.

  
• 12.04.2023

  An Introduction to Lutheran Theology

  This talk is a follow-up to An Intro to Lutheranism in which I explain the distinctives of Lutheran theology.

  
• 12.01.2023

  Toward a Comprehensive Theological Anthropology: Revere Franklin Weidner as a Guide

  This is a paper first presented at the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society on theological anthropology in Revere Franklin Weidner.

  
• 11.27.2023

  An Introduction to Lutheranism

  This podcast is an overview of Lutheranism. I discuss history, theology, Confessions, and church bodies.

  
• 11.06.2023

  On the Mass (AC XXIV)

  This part of our Augsburg Confession series addresses the Lutheran approach to the Mass in light of the developments in the medieval period.

  
• 10.30.2023

  A Continued Discussion of Patrick Deneen's Why Liberalism Failed

  This second part of the discussion of Patrick Deneen's work explores the difference between two different approaches to liberty, and how this understanding impacts how we view the world as Christians.

  
• 10.23.2023

  Marriage and Celibacy (AC XXIII)

  This part of our series on the Augsburg Confession covers the topic of marriage and celibacy in light of the Roman requirements for priestly celibacy.

  
• 10.20.2023

  A Biblical Theology of the Temple

  This is a talk I gave at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Newtown, CT on the Biblical theme of the temple and how it develops from Genesis to Revelation.

  
• 10.09.2023

  A Discussion of Why Liberalism Failed by Patrick Deneen

  This is the first part of a discussion of Patrick Deneen's book Why Liberalism Failed, which addresses some of the assumptions taken for granted in Enlightenment Liberalism.

  
• 10.02.2023

  Late Medieval and Reformation Era Heresies

  This part of our walk through anti-Trinitarian heresies explores some ideas of the late medieval period along with anti-Trinitarianism in the era of the Reformation.

  
• 10.02.2023

  The Beginnings of Unitarianism

  This episode covers the birth of Unitarianism and some of their basic ideas. It is the first of two on Unitarianism in our Trinitarian theology series.

  
• 10.02.2023

  Unitarianism in the United States

  This continuation of our series on the Trinity discusses the growth and ideas of Unitarianism in the United States, as well as its decline.

  
• 09.18.2023

  Why Beauty Matters: A Christian Approach

  This is a lecture that Jordan B. Cooper delivered on the subject of beauty, in which he discusses the philosophical and theological foundations of beauty from a Christian approach. 

  
• 09.11.2023

  The Theology of Socinianism (Trinitarian Heresies)

  This continuation of our series on Trinitarian heresies addresses the history and theology of the Socinians.

  
• 09.04.2023

  The Life and Theology of Michael Servetus (Trinitarian Heresies)

  This part of the Trinitarian heresies series gives an overview of the life and beliefs of the controversial figure Michael Servetus.

  
• 08.29.2023

  A Case for the Christian Gentleman

  This is a talk I delivered at the 2023 Henkel Conference in Nashville, TN on the subject of the Christian gentleman as an alternative to the popular Red Pilled ideology currently popular for many young men.

  
• 08.14.2023

  Manichean Sects (Trinitarian Heresies)

  This third part in the series on Trinitarian heresies addresses the Manicheans and other related sects in the early church.

  
• 08.07.2023

  Marcionism and Arianism (Trinitarian Heresies Part 2)

  This episode overviews the Trinitarian heresies of Marcionism, Arianism, and others.

  
• 07.31.2023

  Trinitarian Heresies

  This is the first episode in a series that overviews Trinitarian heresies. We cover the earliest heresies here like Ebionism and Gnosticism.

  
• 07.24.2023

  Wolfhart Pannenberg, Robert Jenson, and the Third Quest

  This episode covers Wolfhart Pannenberg, Robert Jenson, and the third quest for the historical Jesus.

  
• 07.17.2023

  Jurgen Moltmann and the Second Quest (Intro to Christology)

  This episode covers the Christology of Jurgen Moltmann and the second quest for the historical Jesus.

  
• 07.10.2023

  Neo Orthodoxy and the Quest of the Historical Jesus

  This part of our Christology series discusses Neo Orthodoxy and the first quest of the historical Jesus.

  
• 07.03.2023

  The Economic Trinity and Ontological Trinity

  This part of our series on Trinitarian theology addresses the distinction between the economic and ontological Trinity, as well as other important Trinitarian distinctions.

  
• 06.26.2023

  The Christology of Protestant Liberalism

  This part of our Christology series overviews the ideas of Protestant Liberalism with Friedrich Schleiermacher and Albrecht Ritschl.

  
• 06.19.2023

  The Ideas of Renes Descartes (Part 2)

  This is the second part of a talk on the ideas of Renes Descartes and the birth of modern philosophy.

  
• 06.12.2023

  The Ideas of Renes Descartes (Part 1)

  This part of the Makers of the Modern World series addresses the thought of Renes Descartes and the birth of Modern Philosophy.

  
• 06.05.2023

  The Christology of Rationalism and Socinianism

  This part of our Christology series addresses the  ideas of Socinius and other Rationist Christological systems.

  
• 05.29.2023

  A Critique of Steven Paulson's Theology

  This episode addresses the theology of Steven Paulson's ideas surrounding Law and Gospel, the Atonement, and God's self-consistency. 

  
• 05.26.2023

  The Exaltation of Christ

  This continuation of the Intro to Christology series continues with a discussion of Christ's exaltation.

  
• 05.23.2023

  The Basics of Trinitarian Theology

  This is part of our series on Trinitarian theology in which we explore some of the key theological concepts at work in Trinitarian thought.

  
• 05.08.2023

  An Explanation and Defense of the Filioque

  This is a discusson of the Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed. I cover the history, theology, and Biblical exegesis involved in the debate.

  
• 05.01.2023

  The Humiliation of Christ in Lutheran Orthodoxy (Intro to Christology)

  This part of the Intro to Christology series discusses the development of the doctrine of Christ's humiliation within seventeenth century Lutheran orthodoxy.

  
• 04.28.2023

  A Lutheran Approach to Theosis

  This is a talk I gave at Cross and Crown Lutheran Church in Tucson, Arizona on the subject of theosis from a Lutheran perspective.

  
• 04.26.2023

  A Lutheran Response to Eastern Orthodox Theology

  This program is a discussion of Eastern Orthodoxy from a Lutheran perspective. I discuss the arguments made by a convert from Lutheranism to the Eastern church.

  
• 04.10.2023

  Debates on the Humiliation of Christ (Intro to Christology)

  This part of our Christology series addresses early Lutheran debates on the relationship between the divine and human natures of Christ in the state of humiliation.