Category: Church History

C.S. Lewis for Everyone

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The reception of C.S. Lewis has been a topic of conversation of late. The historian Mark Noll recently wrote a piece on the reception of Lewis in America for Ad Fontes. I also wrote a piece on Lewis, considering the importance of consideration of the context of the Church of England for understanding Lewis. Brad East, friend of the podcast, also wrote a blog post on Lewis, and whether he would have the same appeal among American evangelicals if he were writing today. Derek, Matt, and I discuss Lewis and his appeal in this episode.

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Knowing God (with Dr Fred Sanders)

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Fred Sanders (whose new book, The Holy Spirit: An Introduction, has just been released) joins Matt and me to discuss J.I. Packer’s classic, Knowing God, and evangelical spirituality more generally.

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1776 (with Andrew Wilson)

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Andrew Wilson, one of the hosts of Mere Fidelity, has (another!) new must-read book, Remaking the World: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West. We discuss his book and the significance of the late eighteenth century for understanding the world we live in.

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If you would like to support the production of the podcast, you can do so over on Patreon. If you want to find out more about the show, take a look at our website.

Reformation as Renewal (with Dr Matthew Barrett)

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Matthew Barrett recently released a weighty tome, The Reformation as Renewal: Retrieving the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. He joins us to discuss it.

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If you would like to support the production of the podcast, you can do so over on Patreon. If you want to find out more about the show, take a look at our website.

Should We Put Flags in Churches? (with Dr Miles Smith)

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A couple of years ago, our friend Miles Smith wrote a First Things piece on the history of national flags in churches. We brought him on the podcast to discuss the issue with us.

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If you would like to support the production of the podcast, you can do so over on Patreon. If you want to find out more about the show, take a look at our website.

Pierced by Love (with Dr Hans Boersma)

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We’ve wanted to talk about lectio divina for some time. Dr Hans Boersma, author of Pierced by Love: Divine Reading with the Christian Tradition, returns to the podcast for a conversation about it with us.

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The Nicene Creed (with Dr Philip Cary)

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Philip Cary, author of the recent Lexham Press volume The Nicene Creed: An Introduction, joins us to discuss it.

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Neo-Calvinism (with Cory Brock and Gray Sutanto)

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Cory Brock and Gray Sutanto, the authors of the recent Neo-Calvinism: A Theological Introduction join Matt, Derek, and me for a discussion of neo-Calvinism

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Protestants & History (with Paul Gutacker)

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Paul Gutacker, the author of The Old Faith in a New Nation: American Protestants and the Christian Past, joined us for a discussion of how American Protestant understandings of sola scriptura and biblical authority played out in the context of the Civil War and debates around slavery.

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