Jordan talks with Thomas Kidd about the life and legacy of Thomas Jefferson. They cover topics like who is Thomas Jefferson? Should the historian ever judge someone of the past by our present standards? Is there a place for such historiography? What was Jefferson's religious life like? How did becoming a Unitarian solve his religious doubt? How did Jefferson envision the relationship between the church and state? What might pastors take away from Jeffersons life? How can learning about him benefit their ministries? And more.

Resources:

1) Thomas Jefferson: A Biography of Spirit and Flesh, Thomas Kidd

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Jordan is joined by Tom McCall, Scott Williams, Tim Pawl, and Oliver Crisp for a special edition live roundtable event. During this live discussion, our goal is to understand classical theism. Expect topics like: What is the proper way to think about the Trinity and Divine Simplicity? What has the Great Tradition thought about these doctrines? Are there only certain formulations allowed? Can we reject actus purus, the identity thesis for DDS, or affirm various "Social" Trinitarian models and remain within the bounds of the ecumenical creeds?

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Jordan and Brandon talk with Eric Hagedorn about William of Ockham. They cover topics like who is Ockham? What were his main theological and philosophical contributions? What is theological voluntarism and does Ockham represent this? What is the debate on universals and where does Ockham fit? What are the similarities and differences between Ockham and other well-known medievalists like Scotus, Thomas, and Bonaventure? And more.

Resources:

1) Ockham Explained, Rondell Keele
2) William of Ockham, Questions on Virtue, Goodness, and the Will, Translated by Eric Hagedorn
3) William Ockham, Marilyn McCord Adams
4) The Changing Role of Theological Authority in Ockham's Razor, Eric Hagedorn
5) The Ethics of Aquinas, Scotus, and Ockham from The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Ethics, Eric Hagedorn

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Jordan and Brandon talk with Gavin Ortlund about the history and meaning of baptism. They cover topics like what is baptism and what has been shared about baptism throughout the history of the church (if anything!)? What were the sacramental views on baptism of the early church (i.e. what did they think baptism accomplished? What was the role of baptism in salvation?)? How did this develop and change over time? Was there a majority view on paedobaptism or credobaptism in the patristic church? What was the rational for paedobaptism at different times in history? How does this contrast to the Reformed rational? And more!

Resources:

1) Baptism Debate at Mere Orthodoxy, Gavin Ortlund
2) Infant Baptism in Historical Perspective, David F. Wright
3) Baptism in the Early Church, Everett Ferguson

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Jordan and Brandon talk with Dru Johnson about biblical philosophy. They cover topics like what counts as philosophy, what is biblical philosophy, if the Bible has its own philosophy, if the Bible utilizes philosophical schools like Platonism and Aristotelianism, and much more.

Resources:

1) Biblical Knowing, Dru Johnson
2) Human Rites, Dru Johnson
3) Biblical Philosophy, Dru Johnson
4) Joshua Cockayne London Lyceum Interview

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Jordan is joined by the rest of the London Lyceum crew to talk with Joe Thorn and Robert Briggs about confessions and confessionalism. They cover topics like what it means to be confessional, the perils of confessionalism, advice for those considering changing confessions, and more.

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Jordan talks with Yoram Hazony about conservatism. They cover topics like what conservatism really means, what the greatest challenges to it are, its difference from classical liberalism and libertarianism, and more.

Resources:

1) Find all of Yoram's resources at his website
2) Conservatism: A Rediscovery, Yoram Hazony

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Jordan talks with Trenton Merricks about the self and identity. They cover topics like what those words mean, what the typical ways they are understood, what the relationship between persistence and what matters for survival, and more.

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Jordan and Brandon talk with Prof Robert Kolb about Martin Luther's view of reality. They cover topics like what is the overarching theme of his view of reality? What are the big ideas What is his concept of conscience and how does it develop and differ from others? What is the role of God's law? And much more.

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Jordan and Brandon talk with Michael Haykin about Baptists and the sacraments. They consider what is a sacrament and why do many contemporary Baptists avoid the terminology? Why was the terminology changed to ordinance in baptist history and confessions as well What does it mean for baptism to be a sacrament and means of grace? What is the sacramental participation in baptism for the baptize and the observers? And much more!

Resources:

1) Amidst Us Our Beloved Stands, Michael A.G. Haykin

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