Wyatt Graham Podcast

Early Christians celebrated Good Friday and Easter at least as early as the 100s and probably much earlier.

Spence Spencer associate editor for books at The Gospel Coalition. I talked to him about the art of the book review.

Chapters

00:00 The Art of Book Reviews

06:57 Engaging with Popular Theology

13:24 The Influence of Popular Authors

19:50 The Human Element in Reviews

I recently published an article for TGC called, "A Half-Right Theology? Examining John Mark Comer’s View of God." I invited my friend Austin Gravley of TGC to talk a little more about Comer and his influence—especially his popularity online. See also my fuller article on JMC's theology here, and my review of his Practicing the Way here.

Chapters

00:00 Podcast Revival and Introduction

01:47 John Mark Comer: A Central Figure in Modern Discourse

04:28 The Accessibility of Spiritual Disciplines

09:04 Concerns About Theological Accuracy

12:04 The Harmony of Theology and Practice

On February 10th, Pope Francis wrote a letter to the bishops of the United States responding to Vice President Vance's statement about the Ordo Amoris.While not widely recognized as a formal doctrine today, the Ordo Amoris (order of loves) has played an important role throughout Christian theology. Augustine most famously expressed this doctrine in his theological writings.Learn more here: https://www.wyattgraham.com/p/jd-vance-pope-francis-and-the-ordo

In this episode, Wyatt Graham speaks with Bradford Littlejohn about the life and work of Richard Hooker. We also took about political theology more broadly, ecclesiology, and about John Davenant. Bradford is the president of the Davenant Institute, which retrieves the wisdoms of the Protestant tradition to renew and build up the church. To learn more, checkout DI's website here: https://davenantinstitute.org/

In this episode, I talk with Alastair Roberts about the importance of careful study of the Bible to understand its typological and symbolic structure. We also discuss why he recommended "Through New Eyes" by James Jordan online (which I then bought and read!). Check out his website where you can find links to his Soundcloud and YouTube page where he hosts his talks on biblical interpretation: https://alastairadversaria.com/. Be on the lookout for a Theopolis podcast series where he'll discuss Jordan's work with Peter Leithart and others, which should be out very soon (https://soundcloud.com/user-812874628).  Note: I called the Theopolis podcast Theophilus for some reason at the end, and I might have done it earlier too. In my defence, I think loving God is good.

In this episode, Drs. Wyatt Graham and Jim Payton talk about Irenaeus of Lyon as well Philip Melanchthon and Martin Bucer. Make sure to buy Dr. Payton's book where he condenses Irenaeus's great work "Against Heresies" into one volume here: https://www.amazon.ca/Irenaeus-Christian-Faith-Condensation-Heresies/dp/1608996247

In this episode, I speak with Professor Alex Tseng (PhD Oxford) about Carl F. H. Henry. Professor Tseng currently serves as research professor in the Department of Philosophy at Zhejiang University in China. In particular, we talk about how Carl Henry diverged from earlier classically Protestant distinctions such as Archetypal and Ectypal theology and affirmed a form of knowledge akin (but not exact) to univocalism. Do check out Prof Tseng's author page on Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/Shao-Kai-Tseng/....   [Sometime in the middle of the Podcast, I (Wyatt) mistakingly said that Carl Henry was part of the Evangelical Free Church. I correct myself at the end, but don't be misled by my mistake!]

In this discussion, Alan Hayes and I discuss Indigenous people in Canada. We cover, broadly speaking, the stages of European and Indigenous relations in Canada.