Classical Theism Podcast John DeRosa

What is classical theism? What is sacred scripture? Is it possible to interpret Scripture without a particular metaphysics or particular philosophical assumptions? Is the God described in the Bible compatible with the classical theist conception of God? Dr. Gaven Kerr joins the show to tackle these topics (and more!).
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What is the doctrine of Divine Simplicity? What are Dr. Gavin Ortlund's thoughts on his recent exchange with Dr. Ryan Mullins on the topic? Is God really related to creatures or not? Why is Divine Simplicity such an important doctrine? Pat Flynn and John DeRosa sit down with Gavin Ortlund to debrief his recent exchange and examine Divine Simplicity from a philosophical perspective.
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What is the biblical book of Wisdom all about? Who wrote it? Is? Why is this an important book for philosophically interested Catholic Christians? Why is wisdom spoken about as female in various parts of the book? How does Wisdom point us to Jesus Christ? Dr. Mark Giszczak joins the show to discuss his new commentary on the book of Wisdom.
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This is a debrief of Jimmy Akin's two recent debates with Reformed Baptist James White. The first debate was on sola scriptura and the second debate was on how one has peace with God.
In this debrief, we look at the following topics:
Jimmy’s debate attire:
What were your debate goals?
Jimmy’s debate preparation
How did you plan for cross-ex?
Why did you use slides for rebuttals?
Is sola scriptura the default position? 
The charge of overloading
Weak response gish gallop 
Why avoid some common apologetics arguments?
White’s charge of equivocation
Jimmy’s examples of Apostolic Traditions
Cross-ex in the sola scriptura debate
Jimmy’s approach in the 2nd debate
White’s mentioning prior debates
“Not Disputing about words” - Jimmy’s inconsistency? 
 Romans 4:8 and the Blessed Man
The aorist verb in Romans 4:8
The Greek of 2 Cor 5:21
N.T. Wright on 2 Cor 5:21
Is Christ’s sacrifice once-for-all or ongoing?
Cross-ex in the 2nd debate
Did Jimmy’s approach obscure differences
Did White agree not to bring up topics?
Jimmy’s overall thoughts on the debates
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What is salvation? What is justification? Where should we start in explaining the Catholic viewpoint on these topics to others? How does the Catholic view of justification differ from other major Protestant conceptions? Can Catholics coherently interpret Romans 4? Should we think of justification as a legal declaration? Dr. Michael Dauphinais joins us to discuss these topics.
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Why bother to make technical distinctions in how we speak about God? How does St. Thomas Aquinas categorize the ways of speaking about God? Is it true that according to Aquinas, God is only Lord and Creator in our minds and not in reality? How should we understand the notion that in God there are no real relations to creatures? Ryan M. Hurd joins the show to sort through these topics.
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