Philosophers Dr. Daniel Vecchio and Pat Flynn are back to chat with Anthony Alberino about another paper that they've collaborated on titled "Euthyphro 2.0: The Metaphysical Dilemma of (God's) Essence and Existence." Daniel and Pat argue that theists who reject the classical notion of divine simplicity face an ontological priority problem that is structurally similar to the Euthyphro Dilemma. Moreover, they contend that to reject divine simplicity is to give up the principles needed for divine ultimacy and ontological grounding.

• Pat's Philosophy for the People YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PhilosophyforthePeople
• Pat's Journal of Absolute Truth Substack: https://journalofabsolutetruth.substack.com
• Daniel's Vexing Questions blog: https://vexingquestions.wordpress.com/about/

The logical problem of evil is dead and cannot be resurrected as an argument against a philosophically robust understanding of God. Dr. Daniel Vecchio and Pat Flynn join Anthony Alberino to defend this claim and to discuss their paper, "There Can Be No Succesful Logical Argument from Evil."

• You can find a link to the paper here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/new-blackfriars/article/abs/there-can-be-no-successful-logical-argument-from-evil/F15FE474998459B90C70849E58088385
• Pat's Philosophy for the People YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PhilosophyforthePeople Pat's Journal of Absolute Truth Substack: https://journalofabsolutetruth.substack.com
• Daniel's Vexing Questions blog: https://vexingquestions.wordpress.com/about/

Join philosophers Anthony Alberino and Andrew Payne as they dive deep into a thought-provoking critique of the presuppositional transcendental argument. In this engaging discussion, they explore the origins, nature, and limits of transcendental reasoning. They also seek to answer the question of whether a presuppositional transcendental argument for Christian Theism has ever actually been formulated in a philosophically rigorous way and in way that sufficiently distinguishes it from arguments in the classical method of apologetics. Find the article referenced in this video by Dr. James Anderson titled "If Knowledge Then God" here: https://www.proginosko.com/docs/If_Knowledge_Then_God.pdf

Join philosophers Richard Howe, Anthony Alberino, and Andrew Payne as they examine the foundations and challenges of presuppositional apologetics. While acknowledging its influence in contemporary Christian thought, the panel explores philosophical concerns, internal tensions, and practical limitations of the presuppositional method. The dialogue contrasts it with classical apologetics and probes whether presuppositionalism provides a coherent basis for defending the Christian faith.

In this episode Anthony Alberino explains the classical and traditional understanding of divine revelation as expressed in Scripture and in creation. The notions of supernatural theology and natural theology are explored as are the related ideas of faith and reason. The traditional view of philosophy as the handmaiden of theology and of the idea that grace perfects nature are also considered.

What is classical theism? In its broadest characterization, classical theism is a theological and philosophical tradition committed to a certain way of understanding the nature of God and his relationship to the world. Classical theists are united in their commitment to a single, fundamental, controlling idea: divine ultimacy. For the classical theist, God is to be conceived of first and foremost as the ultimate reality in the order of being, and the ultimate explanation of things in the order of discovery.

In this concluding episode of the series, We Who Wrestle with Jordan Peterson, Anthony Alberino and Andrew Payne review the final chapter of We Who Wrestle with God: Perceptions of the Divine in which Jordan Peterson treats of the biblical story of Jonah. Anthony and Andrew then provide their final summary analysis of the book.

The critical review of Jordan Peterson's book, We Who Wrestle with God: Perceptions of Divine continues as Anthony and Andrew consider chapter 8 of the work in which Peterson treats of the golden calf incident and the subsequent 40 years of wilderness wandering by Moses, Aaron, and the Children of Israel.

Anthony and Andrew continue their critical analysis of Jordan Peterson's best selling book, We Who Wrestle with God: Perceptions of the Divine. In this episode, they review and analyze chapter seven of the book in which Peterson considers the biblical story of Moses and the Exodus.

In his book, The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God, former UK broadcaster Justin Brierley offers a bold proposition: That the "withdrawing Sea of Faith is beginning to reach its farthest limit and that we may yet see the tide of faith come rushing back in again within our lifetimes.” Brierley argues that the first two decades of the 21st century represent the low tide of Christian belief in the West, a period that coincides with the rise and triumph of the New Atheism in popular culture. But recently things have begun to change. The New Atheism has suddenly become old and the intellectual climate in the Anglo-American world is shifting. Brierley's bold proposition may have just received some empirical support from the findings of the Religious Landscape Study conducted by the Pew Research Center and released in February of this year (2025). The study shows that the decline of Christianity in U.S. has stabilized over the last 4 or 5 years and may have reached something of a plateau. Is this a sign of a rebirth of Christianity in the Western World? If Brierely's own experience and assessment is on target, it just may be.