New Persuasive Words

In this episode, continuing a series on law, grace, the Christian life and the nature of the human condition, we talk about Luther and the Reformation reception of Augustine, in conversation with Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, popularly know as "The Little Flower of Jesus."

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In this episode, continuing a series on law, grace, the Christian life and the nature of the human condition, Bill argues for a "Laodicean" Augustinian understanding of human nature.

In this episode we begin a new series of indeterminate length. We're attempting to talk through Creation, Fall and Redemption and everything in between and how this shapes how we discuss our understanding of salvation and the human condition.

In this episode, inspired by Richard Rohr and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, we talk about what it means for creation to look forward to its fulfillment.

You can find the Richard Rohr piece we reference here: https://cac.org/evolving-the-universe-2018-06-08/.

In this episode we consider what happens when faith is unreflective and ceases to seek continued understanding.

In this episode, inspired by a provocative and self-admittedly unorthodox sermon Trinity Sunday sermon posted on The Episcopal Cafe website, we reflect on the enduring significance of the doctrine of the Trinity.

We reference Colin Gunton's book The One, Three and the Many: God, Creation and the Culture of Modernity. You can find it here.

In this episode, inspired by a piece in the New York Times by a contemporary philosopher, we reflect on the contemporary relevance of an often maligned ancient Christian doctrine.

The article we mention by Professor Crispin Sartwell can be found here: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/21/opinion/original-sin-ethics.html.

In this Bullgeschichte episode we are joined by Doug Pagitt. Doug is the founder and director of the non-profit Greater Things Foundation, which is the umbrella organization that much of his work operates within. We talk about faith, life, evangelicalism and politics. And of course, a little Donald Trump.

Special Guest: Doug Pagitt.

In this episode we talk about Jerusalem and the tragedy in Gaza. We consider how things got here and if there's hope on the horizon. We also consider a past conversation "The Grace of Doing Nothing."

This is the fourth episode of a short series of podcasts we are doing on the identity of Jesus Christ. In this episode we consider Jesus as rabbi.

We regularly reference Robert Sherman's King, Priest, and Prophet: A Trinitarian Theology of Atonement. You can find it here: https://www.amazon.com/King-Priest-Prophet-Trinitarian-Atonement/dp/0567025608.