Paleo Protestant Pudcast

Hard questions on this episode, such as why Lutherans, who have the most members, don't get more respect from other Protestants. This is the first of several episodes (God willing) on prestige and status among confessional Protestants, such as how do they rank, who has the the most appeal to evangelicals, and what do Presbyterians, Anglicans, and Lutherans know about the other communions?

Still the same interlocutors, Korey Maas, Miles Smith (THE fourth), and D. G. Hart (introduced here).

For youngsters who don't know Rodney Dangerfield, here you go.

If you want to serve in a confessional Protestant communion as a minister, where should you go to seminary? Related to this is the role that seminaries play in the life of a denomination. Lutherans have closer ties to their seminaries, Presbyterians are all over the place (even though the OPC and PCA depended on seminaries for their start), and Anglicans rely often on evangelical and mainline institutions. Then there is the question of the laity (and especially women) and where they receive formal theological education. This episode has ideas, maybe a few answers.

Korey Maas teaches history at Hillsdale College. He also talks a lot about Lutheranism of the LCMS variety.

Miles Smith teaches history at Hillsdale College. He writes about Anglicanism.

D. G Hart teaches history at Hillsdale College. He talks about Presbyterians sometimes with other Presbyterians.

Thanks to Chortles Weakly for technical assistance.