Full Proof Theology

Chase Davis
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Conversations with Christian intellectuals and thinkers about theology, scholarship, and life. 

  1. 4d ago

    202 - Joshua Herring on Why Lewis Said Gender Is More Real Than Sex

    Order "Offensive Christianity" here - https://offensivechristianitybook.com/ jchasedavis.com Support the show!! - https://patreon.com/chasedavis Josh Herring, Sons of Adam, Daughters of Eve - https://amzn.to/4cnYVgz The Logres Institute for Classical Liberal Studies (Josh's institute — C.S. Lewis Studies certificate) https://logresinstitute.org/ The Rafiki Foundation (classical Christian education across ten African countries) https://www.rafikifoundation.org/ Summary Is gender a social construct, or is it more real than your body? C.S. Lewis said the second one and he meant it literally. Chase sits down with Josh Herring, director of the Logres Institute and author of Sons of Adam, Daughters of Eve, to trace Lewis's account of masculinity and femininity from Perelandra to That Hideous Strength. They cover the linguistic history of "sex" and "gender" in the OED, Simone de Beauvoir and the three waves of feminism, why Lewis's Platonism puts the idea before the biology (and why Chase pushes back as an Aristotelian), what evangelical men's ministry gets wrong, and whether we will still be male and female in the resurrection. A conversation about receiving reality instead of constructing it. Support the show Sign up for the Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavis Follow Full Proof Theology on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fullprooftheology/ Follow Full Proof Theology on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fullprooftheology/

  2. Sep 2

    201 - Anthony Diehl and Matt Patrick on Testosterone, Gnosticism, and the Christian Body

    Order "Offensive Christianity" here - https://offensivechristianitybook.com/ jchasedavis.com Support the show!! - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavis Commonplace — AI-powered Reformed & Puritan theological research. 300+ years of primary sources, real citations, no hallucinated quotes. Start your 14-day free trial - https://commonplace.study/ Matt Patrick on X - https://x.com/MatPat1 Ion Layer (Matt's company — NAD+, peptides, TRT) - https://ionlayer.com/ Family Man Rx (Matt's new venture aimed at Christian men — launching soon) Anthony Diehl on X - https://x.com/meathead_prof Anthony Diehl on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/meatheadprofessor/ MODUS (Anthony's metabolic health and coaching company) - https://www.movewithmodus.com/ Lead Strong (MODUS group coaching for Christian men) - https://goleadstrong.com/ Note: Neither guest is a physician. Nothing in this episode is medical advice — get your own bloodwork and your own doctor. Summary Is your body a discipleship issue? Chase sits down with Anthony Diehl — pro strongman turned metabolic health coach, founder of MODUS — and Matt Patrick, co-lead pastor at The Well and an operator in the health space, for a conversation that starts with testosterone and ends up in anthropology. The three of them work through the collapse in male T levels, what actually causes it, and the difference between deficiency, optimization, and enhancement. But the real question underneath is theological: what do we make of a faith that confesses the resurrection of the body and then treats the body as spiritually irrelevant? Anthony calls it latent Gnosticism, and he traces the biblical alternative — David's aching bones, Paul's bowels of mercy, a Scripture that assumes your physiology and your affections are not sealed off from one another. Along the way: whether Adam and Jesus had "optimal" T, what low testosterone does to a man's agency and appetite for sin, why the myth of roid rage is mostly a myth, how to tell a good clinic from a predatory one, the honest case against steroids from a man who used them, and where the line falls between a biological deficiency and plain old spiritual laziness. If you've ever suspected the split between body and soul was doing damage in your church, this one names it. Support the show Sign up for the Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavis Follow Full Proof Theology on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fullprooftheology/ Follow Full Proof Theology on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fullprooftheology/

  3. Jul 27

    200 – Michael Clary on Loser Theology: Why the Weak Will Not Inherit the Earth

    Order “Offensive Christianity” here - https://offensivechristianitybook.com/ jchasedavis.com Support the show!! - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavis Pre-order Michael Clary’s “Loser Theology: Why the Weak Will Not Inherit the Earth” (Canon Press, ships Aug 4; Amazon ~2 weeks later) - https://losertheology.com/ Michael Clary’s Substack - https://dmichaelclary.com/ Michael Clary on X - https://twitter.com/DMichaelClary Referenced in the episode: Aaron Renn’s positive world / neutral world / negative world frameworkJamie Bambrick / Clear Truth Media, “How Loser Theology Is Poisoning the Church” (the article that named the concept)Michael’s original talk/essay, “The Poison of Pietism” Summary Is your church quietly training you to lose? Chase sits down with pastor and author Michael Clary to talk through his new book Loser Theology: Why the Weak Will Not Inherit the Earth (Canon Press). Michael diagnoses a malady in the modern church — a "fortune-cookie" spirituality that dresses up passivity as holiness, treats giving up power as the heart of the gospel, and conditions Christians (especially men) to be doormats. Chase and Michael, who go back to their Acts 29 days, dig into the sound-bite theology of Keller, Russell Moore, and Beth Moore, the difference between gentle-and-lowly and firm-and-direct pastoral care, and a whole-Bible reading of the hard sayings — turn the other cheek, servant of all, do not resist the evildoer — that refuses both wooden literalism and liberal escape hatches. The positive vision: high agency Christianity, rooted in the creation mandate and the Great Commission, that recovers authority, dominion, and courage as gifts to be stewarded rather than idols to be surrendered. Whether you’ve felt the dissonance and couldn’t name it or you’re ready to fight it, this one will put steel in your spine. Support the show Sign up for the Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavis Follow Full Proof Theology on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fullprooftheology/ Follow Full Proof Theology on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fullprooftheology/

  4. Jul 20

    199 - Charles Cornish-Dale (Raw Egg Nationalist) on Nietzsche, Vitalism, and Christian Masculinity

    Order "Offensive Christianity" here – https://offensivechristianitybook.com/ jchasedavis.com Commonplace — AI-powered Reformed & Puritan theological research. Search 200+ primary sources with real citations. https://commonplace.study/ Burn the Ships Men's Conference at The Well Church in Boulder, CO — register here: https://boulderwell.org/burntheships — Guest: Dr. Charles Cornish-Dale ("Raw Egg Nationalist") The Last Men: Liberalism and the Death of Masculinity (Amazon) — hardcover, Kindle, and audiobook - https://amzn.to/4w7aJvl Summary What if the crisis of modern masculinity isn't only spiritual — but biological? Chase sits down with Dr. Charles Cornish-Dale — the Oxford- and Cambridge-trained historian known online as Raw Egg Nationalist — to talk through his provocative new book, The Last Men: Liberalism and the Death of Masculinity. They trace Charlie's unlikely path from medieval church historian to one of the most influential voices in the MAHA movement, and dig into his central thesis: that liberalism itself is a low-testosterone system, that endocrine disruptors and processed food are quietly reshaping men, and that Francis Fukuyama's "last man" is now a physiological reality. Along the way they wrestle with the Christian temptation to divorce body from soul, Nietzsche's critique of Christianity as a slave morality, the guilty conscience, Christian vitalism, and whether the church still has the vitality to fight. Whether you're deep in this conversation already or skeptical of the whole thing, this one will sharpen you. Support the show Sign up for the Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavis Follow Full Proof Theology on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fullprooftheology/ Follow Full Proof Theology on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fullprooftheology/

  5. Jun 15

    198 - Isaac Botkin on Guns, Protestant Resistance, and Decentralizing Tech

    Order "Offensive Christianity" here - https://offensivechristianitybook.com/ jchasedavis.com Commonplace.study Support the show!! - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavis Seven Titans Jeans - https://seven-titans.com/discount/PROOF Legacy Profits Club - https://www.skool.com/legacyprofitscl... T.REX ARMS https://www.trex-arms.com/ Path of Liberty by Isaac Botkin — https://www.trex-arms.com/store/the-path-of-liberty-edited-by-isaac-botkin-1425868?stock_item_ref=1425871 Isaac Botkin on X — https://x.com/IsaacBotkin Summary Has the American church kept gun ownership as a cultural inheritance while losing the doctrine that justifies it? Chase sits down with Isaac Botkin of T.REX ARMS and author of Path of Liberty for a wide-ranging conversation on the biblical foundations of self-defense, the strange world of GunTube, why John Piper is wrong about home defense, what red flag laws actually do to common law, Protestant resistance theory and the 250th anniversary of America, and why AI is the new gunpowder. They get into Palantir, decentralization, the future of corporate America, and whether the citizenry is virtuous enough to handle the tools coming our way. Whether you're a Second Amendment absolutist, a curious pastor, or just trying to think Christianly about technology and power, this one will give you a lot to chew on Support the show Sign up for the Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavis Follow Full Proof Theology on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fullprooftheology/ Follow Full Proof Theology on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fullprooftheology/

  6. May 15

    197 - Connor Tomlinson on Why Britain Is Collapsing and Who Can Save It

    Show Notes Order "Offensive Christianity" here - https://offensivechristianitybook.com/ jchasedavis.com Support the show!! - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavis Go to ionlayer.com and use code FPT to get $100 off your first kit. Seven Titans Jeans - https://seven-titans.com/discount/PROOF Legacy Profits Club - https://www.skool.com/legacyprofitscl... Connor Tomlinson on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@ConnorTomlinson Connor Tomlinson on Substack - https://connortomlinson.substack.com/ Follow Connor on X - https://x.com/con_tomlinson Summary Is Britain finished, or is it finally waking up? Chase sits down with Connor Tomlinson — British commentator, writer, and former Lotus Eaters host — for a wide-ranging conversation on the collapse of the United Kingdom and the political insurgency rising to meet it. They cover Connor's path from Catholic revert and university free-speech fighter to independent commentator, the dilapidated state of British towns and the NHS, the demographic catastrophe of the Boris wave, and the Pakistani grooming gangs scandal that the state spent decades covering up. Then they dig into the recent local elections, the difference between Nigel Farage's Reform UK and Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain, why Keir Starmer is the most hated prime minister on record but refuses to leave, the House of Lords, and whether the King could actually do anything to save the country. If you want to understand what's happening across the pond and why Connor is more bullish on Britain than he is on America stick around to the end of the show.  Support the show Sign up for the Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavis Follow Full Proof Theology on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fullprooftheology/ Follow Full Proof Theology on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fullprooftheology/

  7. May 4

    196 - Emma Waters on How Faithfulness Equips Women to Fight Evil

    Start your 14-Day free trial of Commonplace.study here - https://commonplace.study/ Order “Offensive Christianity” here - https://offensivechristianitybook.com/ jchasedavis.com Order “Lead Like Jael” here - https://amzn.to/4f1K6lI Support the show!! - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavis Seven Titans Jeans - https://seven-titans.com/discount/PROOF Summary In this episode of Full Proof Theology, Chase interview Emma Waters about her new book Lead Like Jael. Emma Waters discusses biblical femininity, the dangers of modern narratives like tradwife, and how women can faithfully navigate their roles in today's culture. She explores the story of Jael and offers practical insights for women seeking to live biblically in a complex world. Support the show Sign up for the Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavis Follow Full Proof Theology on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fullprooftheology/ Follow Full Proof Theology on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fullprooftheology/

  8. Mar 23

    195 - Josh Tinkham on Confessions, Sacraments, and What Baptists Actually Believe

    Order “Offensive Christianity” here - https://offensivechristianitybook.com/ jchasedavis.com Support the show!! - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavis Go to ionlayer.com and use code FPT to get $100 off your first kit.  Seven Titans Jeans - https://seven-titans.com/discount/PROOF Legacy Profits Club - https://www.skool.com/legacyprofitsclub/about?ref=1b0c2acb5f0d4781be13ed56801c8fbb Founders Seminary https://www.foundersseminary.org/ Covenant Community Church, Newark, OH (Josh Tinkham's church) http://www.covenantcommunitychurchofnewark.com/ Josh Tinkham's episode on A Brief History of Power with Dr. Adam Koontz (The episode where Adam Koontz interviews Josh on Baptist confessions, associationalism, and the sacraments — this is the "Adam's podcast" you referenced) https://abriefhistoryofpower.com/ Hans Boersma, Heavenly Participation (Amazon) https://amzn.to/4bx7dS3 John Webster, The Domain of the Word (Amazon) (Contains the "Curiosity" essay Josh referenced, contrasting curiosity and studiousness) https://amzn.to/4rxzQEo Summary What does it mean to fully subscribe to a confession? Is the Lord's Supper just a memorial? And should we baptize young children? Chase sits down with Prof. Josh Tinkham — professor at Founders Seminary and pastor of Covenant Community Church in Ohio — for a deep conversation on confessional subscription, the 1689 London Baptist Confession, professing (not regenerate) church membership, the real presence of Christ in the Lord's Supper, and a Baptist theology of baptism. Whether you're new to confessional Christianity or deep in the weeds, this one will sharpen you. Support the show Sign up for the Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavis Follow Full Proof Theology on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fullprooftheology/ Follow Full Proof Theology on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fullprooftheology/

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Conversations with Christian intellectuals and thinkers about theology, scholarship, and life. 

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  • Creator
    Chase Davis
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    204
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Full Proof Theology
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