Classical Theism Podcast John DeRosa
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- Religion & Spirituality
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The Classical Theism Podcast aims to defend Catholic Christian ideas in conversation. With the help of various guests, I defend three pillars of the Catholic Christian worldview: (1) the God of classical theism exists, (2) Jesus is our Messiah and Lord, and (3) He founded the Catholic Church. We place a strong emphasis on the first pillar, defending classical theism, drawing upon the work of Thomistic philosopher Dr. Edward Feser and many others.
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John DeRosa
jderosa@classicaltheism.com
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Debate Debrief on DIvine Simplicity w/ Dr. Ortlund & Pat Flynn
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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Ep. #264 - The Book of Wisdom w/ Dr. Mark Giszczak
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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Debate Debrief | James White vs. Jimmy Akin on Sola Scriptura & Salvation
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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The Catholic View of Salvation w/ Dr. Michael Dauphinais
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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Divine Names; Is God Really Creator and Lord? w/ Ryan M. Hurd
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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The Important Catholic Intellectual You've Never Heard Of w/ Dr. Joseph Stuart
Who was Christopher Dawson? What made him such an important Catholic intellectual in the 20th century? What was the main focus of his work? How is his work relevant for those doing apologetics? Dr. Joseph T. Stuart joins the show to discuss these topics.
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Customer Reviews
Excellent theology primer
John DeRosa brings the finest theologians and philosophers to his podcast. If you want the education you missed in college just take a listen. Fr White’s explanation of the most influential 20th century theological schools helps me understand a little better how we as a culture wandered into the dreary contemporary deconstructionist landscape.
Great interlocutor
John is fanatic. Really sets up his guests to shine. Does his homework & is humble about his very sharp mind. Great guests.
The best apologetics and philosophy podcast
This is the best apologetics and philosophy podcast I have found. I find 80% of the show’s excellent and often listen to them twice but he does occasionally go into topics that are a little too deep or esoteric for my tastes.
John Derosa approaches all the topics from a Thomist perspective but gives a fair heart and explanation to other viewpoints and is always charitable in his criticisms.