Thinking Christianly

By Stan W. Wallace

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April 15, 2025#40 – “The Unity of the Soul and Body”: Chapter 6 of Have We Lost Our Minds?
In this episode, we continue our series by engaging Chapter 6 of Stan’s new book, Have We Lost Our Minds?: Neuroscience, Neurotheology, the Soul, and Human Flourishing.

In this episode, we discuss:
What is the nature of the relationship between the body and soul?
Do ears hear? How can we understand the way souls and bodies interact?
What are the key differences between the various kinds of dualism?
What is traducianism, and how is it different from creationism?
What are some of the implications of holistic dualism in how we understand health?
How should we understand the context of the conversations about the relationship of the body and the soul?
What can Christian thinkers do to engage this topic well?
Why do theologically trained scholars tend to have a difficult time with substance dualism?

Resources mentioned during our conversation:
Find out more about Have We Lost Our Minds?
Get the introduction to the book for free on the Global Scholars website.
A printable group discussion guide can be found here.
Thinking Christianly Episode #7: What is the Soul, and Why Should We Care? (Part 1)
Thinking Christianly Episode #8: What is the Soul, and Why Should We Care? (Part 2)
P. Moreland, Finding Quiet: My Struggle of Overcoming Anxiety and the Practices that Brought Peace
Lesslie Newbigin, Foolishness to the Greeks: The Gospel in Western Culture
...more
37min
March 15, 2025#39 – “The True Nature of the Soul”: Chapter 5 of Have We Lost Our Minds?
In this episode, we continue our series by engaging Chapter 5 of Stan’s new book, Have We Lost Our Minds?: Neuroscience, Neurotheology, the Soul, and Human Flourishing.

We discuss:
What is an “individuated human nature,” and why is each of these words important?
Natures have capacities; the ability to manifest a capacity is a faculty. What kinds of faculties do humans have?
What makes human consciousness unique?
How can asking “What is it like?” questions help engage people in conversation about the soul?
How do our human faculties interact?
How do studies on near-death (or after-death!) experiences help us understand the nature of the soul?
What does it mean to be a substance that has properties?

Resources and Citations:
Find out more about Have We Lost Our Minds?
Get the introduction to the book for free on the Global Scholars website.
A printable group discussion guide can be found here.
The Lausanne Movement’sThe Seoul Statement, Preamble to Section IV: “The Human Person: The Image of God Created and Restored”
Thinking Christianly Episode #7: What is a Soul and Why Should We Care? (Part 1)
Thinking Christianly Episode #8: What is a Soul and Why Should We Care? (Part 2)
John Burke, Imagine Heaven: Near-Death Experiences, God’s Promises, and the Exhilarating Future That Awaits You
Gary Habermas & J.P. Moreland, Beyond Death: Exploring the Evidence for Immortality
Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy
...more
41min
February 11, 2025#38 – “Neurotheology’s Wrong Conclusion About What We Are”: Chapter 4 of Have We Lost Our Minds?
In this episode, we continue our series by engaging Chapter 4 of Stan’s new book, Have We Lost Our Minds?: Neuroscience, Neurotheology, the Soul, and Human Flourishing.
We discuss:
Why neurotheologians are mistaken about our true nature.
Why it isn’t possible to reduce mental properties to physical events.
How we should understand our unity through time.
How the modal argument helps us understand identity.
Why non-reductive physicalism or “emergence” is of no help to the physicalist position.
What a “brute fact” is.
What did Dallas Willard meant when he talked about the nature of the body.
Thoughts on human flourishing and why it matters.

Resources and Citations:
Find out more about Have We Lost Our Minds?
Get the introduction to the book for free on the Global Scholars website.
A printable group discussion guide can be found here.
P. Moreland, “Substance Dualism and the Unity of Consciousness”: The Blackwell Companion to Substance Dualism
Gary W. Moon, Becoming Dallas Willard: The Formation of a Philosopher, Teacher, and Christ Follower
Thinking Christianly Episode #6: What is Human Flourishing and How Do We Achieve it?
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37min
December 16, 2024#37 – J.P.’s Return and Reflections on His Foreword to Have We Lost Our Minds?
J.P. rejoins the podcast! In this episode, he shares good news about his health and reflects on why he was eager to write the Foreword to Have We Lost Our Minds?: Neuroscience, Neurotheology, the Soul, and Human Flourishing.
We discuss:
J.P.’s health journey over the last few months
How Christians have contributed to the secularization of culture
The importance of the conversation about what it means to be human
Why the arguments in Stan’s book have personal meaning for J.P.
The importance of responsible scholarship, especially as Christians
The crucial difference between acknowledging a “soul” and acknowledging a “substantial soul”

Resources and Citations:
Find out more about Have We Lost Our Minds?
Get the introduction to the book for free on the Global Scholars website.
A printable group discussion guide can be found here.
Brandon Rickabaugh and J.P. Moreland, The Substance of Consciousness: A Comprehensive Defense of Contemporary Substance Dualism.
Stan Wallace, “Continuing the Conversation: Clarifying the Central Ideas of Have We Lost Our Minds?”
The Lausanne Movement’sThe Seoul Statement, Preamble to Section IV: “The Human Person: The Image of God Created and Restored”
...more
36min
November 15, 2024#36 – “Neurotheology’s Wrong Assumption About our Mental Life”: Chapter 3 of Have We Lost Our Minds?
In this episode, we continue our series by engaging Chapter 3 of Stan’s new book, Have We Lost Our Minds? Neuroscience, Neurotheology, the Soul, and Human Flourishing.
In this episode, we discuss:
What do neurotheologians get wrong about identity?
How can understanding identity help us understand neural events and mental events?
What properties belong to the mind that do not belong to the brain?
What are the key differences between reductive and non-reductive physicalism?
Does the physicalist anthropology make a difference in how we view human persons?

Resources and Citations:
Find out more about Have We Lost Our Minds?
Get the introduction to the book for free on the Global Scholars website.
A printable group discussion guide can be found here.
...more
28min
October 21, 2024#35 – “The Bible and the Soul”: Chapter 2 of Have We Lost Our Minds?
In this episode, we continue our series by engaging Chapter 2 of Stan’s new book, Have We Lost Our Minds?: Neuroscience, Neurotheology, the Soul, and Human Flourishing.
In this episode, we discuss:
What are the key passages related to the topic of Biblical anthropology?
What is the difference between an ontological unity and a functional unity of body and soul?
What witness does church history give to this topic?
Where did “neurotheology” go wrong in explaining the nature of the human person?
What is our soul doing when it is no longer united with the body?
Resources and Citations:
John W. Cooper, Body, Soul, and Life Everlasting: Biblical Anthropology and the Monism-Dualism Debate
John Burke, Imagine Heaven: Near-Death Experiences, God’s Promises, and the Exhilarating Future That Awaits You
Find out more about Have We Lost Our Minds?
Get the introduction to the book for free on the Global Scholars website.
A printable group discussion guide can be found here.
...more
18min
September 16, 2024#34 – “Neuroscience, Neurotheology, and the Soul”: Chapter 1 of Have We Lost Our Minds?
In this episode, we continue our series by engaging Chapter 1 of Stan’s new book, Have We Lost Our Minds?: Neuroscience, Neurotheology, the Soul, and Human Flourishing.
In this episode, we discuss:
Why is it critical that Christians acknowledge well-done science?
What are some implications of the assertion that the brain is fundamentally what we are?
The difference between Dallas Willard’s “VIM” model and Jim Wilder’s version.
Tips for listeners who want to be more aware of places where they have absorbed Physicalist assumptions.
What can we know about what we are? Where does that information come from?

Resources and Citations:
Find out more about Have We Lost Our Minds?
Get the introduction to the book for free on the Global Scholars website.
A printable group discussion guide can be found here.
...more
23min
August 22, 2024#33 – An Introduction to Have We Lost Our Minds?
In this episode, we kick off a new series by engaging the introduction of Stan’s new book, Have We Lost Our Minds?: Neuroscience, Neurotheology, the Soul, and Human Flourishing.
In this episode, we discuss:
Why did Stan write this book?
What is “neurotheology”? Is it helpful for Christians?
How can we think well about the central question, “What are we?”
What motivated the departure from traditional Christian beliefs about the soul?
What experiences and relationships shaped Stan’s perspective on this topic?
How can listeners get involved in this conversation?
Resources and Citations:
Find out more about Have We Lost Our Minds?
Get the introduction to the book for free on the Global Scholars website.
A printable group discussion guide can be found here.
...more
32min
April 25, 2024#32 – Having Better Conversations by Avoiding Logical Fallacies
J.P, Stan, and Jordan discuss how to have better conversations. They discuss how three informal fallacies (the Red Herring Fallacy, the Genetic Fallacy, and the Ad Hominem Fallacy) can shut down healthy dialogue and how to develop habits that help us avoid using them.
In this episode, we discuss:
What is an informal logical fallacy?
What does the Red Herring Fallacy sound like in a conversation?
Practical ways to get a conversation back on track
What is the Genetic Fallacy? How can we avoid using it?
How do we evaluate ideas fairly, even if we don’t like the person?
What is the Ad Hominem Fallacy and how does it sabotage conversations?
How is the Ad Hominem Fallacy related to the Tu Quoque Fallacy?
Tips to encourage understanding in conversations and when to disengage
Making the distinction between “nice” and “kind” in best loving our neighbor
Resources and References:
Koh Ewe, “The Ultimate Election Year: All the Elections Around the World in 2024,” Time Magazine
A quick video explaining many informal fallacies
Stan Wallace, “Three Ways to Shut Down Healthy Conversations”
Wireless Philosophy, Lessons and quizzes on several informal fallacies via Khan Academy.
The Winsom Conviction Project Podcase
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54min
March 15, 2024#31 – Understanding Free Will and Living Well
Stan, JP, and Jordan delved deeper into the concepts of libertarian free will, compatibilism, and determinism, extending their discussion beyond theological topics to many other important issues.

In this episode, we discuss:
Implications of our understanding of freedom related to law and politics
The difference between freedom and determinism in the social sciences
Understanding counseling in light of our free will
How understanding the nature of free will helps us grow in Christ
Free will as a reason to believe we have a soul
The theme of hope and redemption in Scripture, and why this should inform our views on freedom

Resources and References:
John Seale, The National Endowment for the Humanities
Mass Shootings: The Role of the Media in Promoting Generalized Imitation
Peggy Noonan, “We’re More Than Political Animals” – Wall Street Journal
Thinking Christianly #19: Finding Quiet When Experiencing Anxiety and Depression
Dallas Willard, The Spirit of the Disciplines
...more
47min

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