Jake and Jesse discuss whether Baptists are evangelical.

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Jordan and Hunter talk with Tyler McNabb about reformed epistemology, classical theism, and aliens. They cover topis like: What is Reformed epistemology? How does it differ from other approaches? Is the Reformed Calvinistic? How does reformed epistemology differ specifically from something like scott oliphints "covenantal epistemology"? Is Reformed epistemology plausible outside our western context? What is classical theism? How does it compare or contrast with Buddhist thought? Can a buddhist be a classical theist? What are the main buddhist objections to classical theism? Do these map onto more modern western objections? And more!

Resources:

1) Religious Epistemology, Tyler McBabb
2) Classical Theism and Buddhism, Tyler McNabb
3) Eastern Philosophy, Victoria Harrison
4) Engaging Buddhism, Jay Garfield

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Jordan talks with Jess Joustra about Calvinism for a Secular Age. They cover topics like: Is it right to think of Calvinism as an entire life-system and worldview? What are the distinctive theological claims of neo-calvinism? Why did Kuyper think Calvinism was the only defense against modernism? What was Kuyper's thought on race? Should we reject his entire project given its problems here? How can we befriend and celebrate historical figures that have such sins? Is principled pluralism possible? Has it failed? Is it consistent with more traditional magisterial Protestantism? And more!

Resources:

1) Calvinism for a Secular Age: A Twenty-First-Century Reading of Abraham Kuyper's Stone Lectures

2) Creation Regained, Al Wolters

3) Christian Worldview, Herman Bavinck

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Jordan seeks to defend the notion of the ivory tower, especially as it is applied to Christians that seek to pursue very careful theological analysis for the sake of the church.

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Jake and Jesse discuss if Baptists are orthodox or not

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Jordan talks with Greg Welty about the life and thought of Alvin Platinga. They cover topics like who is Plantinga, why is he important? What is Platinga's model of faith and reason? How is it similar to John Owen's? Did Plantinga reference Owen at all? What is Plantinga's free will defense? Should Reformed Christians find it useful or plausible? What did Plantinga think about the divine attributes? Why did he reject classical theism? Was this important for his overall philosophical project? And more!

Resources:

1) Alvin Plantinga, Greg Welty
2) Why is There Evil in the World (and So Much of It)?, Greg Welty

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Jordan discusses how the intellectual life of the Christian church has sustained his faith.

Resources:

1) My Antidote to Deconstruction: Confessions of a Near Exvangelical

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Jordan and Matt Ntiros talk with Jeff Koperski about physics, metaphysics, and Thomism. They cover topics like: What are Thomistic metaphysics and physics? What are its central commitments? What are the key aspects of Thomistic physics and metaphysics that you find problematic? What metaphysical shifts needed to occur in order for modern science and the scientific revolution to take off? What alternative metaphysical commitments does modern science depend on? Does any of this change with the advent of quantum mechanics? Is quantum mechanics perhaps more consistent with Thomism than classical physics, or is the situation still the same? And more!

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Jordan discusses the necessity and role of confessions for local church and denominational life.

Resources:

1) The Creedal Imperative

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Jake and Jesse discuss why Baptist theology matters.

Resources:

1) The Renewal of Baptist Theology, Timothy George
2) The Future of Baptist Theology, Timothy George

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