Episodes

Episodes

• Dr. William Lane Craig (Fails to) Refute Universalism | Feat. Andrew Hronich | RV #39 2024-02-24
  Andrew Hronich is a graduate of Liberty University and is currently pursuing his Master’s at Princeton Theological Seminary. In this interview, we…
• 2 Christians Respond to Sam Harris on God and Morality | Feat. Josh Yen | RV #38 2023-09-16
  In this video, Josh Yen joins me to respond to Sam Harris' opening statement of his debate with William Lane Craig on God and Morality. The podcast…
• 321. Dr. Matthew Ramage: The Theology of Creation 2023-08-26
  Dr. Matthew Ramage is a Professor of Theology at Benedictine College. In this interview, we talk about the theology of creation about topics…
• 319. Dr. William Hasker: A Deep Dive Into Social Trinitarianism 2023-08-12
  Dr. William Hasker joined me to discuss his model of Social Trinitarianism. We build the model, talk about objections, and then discuss other models…
• 318. Dr. Joshua Swamidass: The Misunderstood Science of Genetic Bottlenecks 2023-08-05
  In this interview, Dr. Joshua Swamidass joins the podcast to discuss the misunderstood science of genetic bottlenecks and how it relates to Adam and…
• 317. Dr. Tom Rudelius: How An Agnostic Physicist Became a Christian 2023-07-29
  In this interview, Dr. Tom Rudelius shares his journey to Jesus. We talk about his story, God and physics, his forthcoming book, and more! My…
• Richard Dawkins’ Five Best Reasons Examined | Feat. Invoking Theism | Response #37 2023-07-25
  Tim Howard from Invoking Theism joined me to respond to a Richard Dawkins video on reasons to not believe in God. Original Video:…
• 316. Fr. James Rooney: Does the Christian View of Hell Make Sense? 2023-07-22
  I am joined by Fr. James Rooney to talk about the Doctrine of Hell. We talk about what hell is, theology, ethics, and more! The podcast cuts out at…
• 315. Chad McIntosh: The Imago Dei and the Eternity of Hell 2023-07-15
  Dr. Chad McIntosh joins me to talk about his paper, A Spectrum View of the Imago Dei. We talk about what it means to be made in God's Image and how…
• 314. Justin Brierley: The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God 2023-07-08
  In this video, Justin Brierley joins me to chat about his new book, The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God: Why New Atheism Grew Old and Secular…
• 313. Jordan Burke: The Life and Demonic Exorcisms of Fr. Gabriele Amorth 2023-07-01
  Jordan Burke joined me to discuss the life of Fr. Gabriele Amorth. We talk about his life, demonic exorcisms, and more! The Pope's Exorcist:…
• 312. Mike Rea: Answering Divine Hiddenness 2023-06-24
  Dr. Michael Rea joined me to discuss Divine Hiddenness, and his book, The Hiddenness of God. We talked about attributes of God, God's presence in…
• 311. Josh Yen: Reflecting on Five Years in the World of Apologetics 2023-06-17
  In this video, Josh Yen ( @Phil4All ) joined me to reflect on our years in the apologetics world! We talked about our habits, how our views have…
• 310. Andrew Hronich: Christian Universalism is Beautiful (and True?) 2023-06-10
  Andrew Hronich joined me to discuss his new book, Once Loved Always Loved: The Logic of Apokatastasis. We talked about how Christian Universalism is…
• 309. Paul Copan: The Old Testament God is Morally Perfect 2023-06-03
  Dr. Paul Copan joined me to chat about Old Testament Ethics, and his new book, Is God a Vindictive Bully? We chat about slavery, difficult passages,…
• 308. Graham Oppy: From Balfour to Hasker: A Brief History of the Argument From Reason 2023-05-20
  Dr. Graham Oppy joins me to discuss the Argument from Reason. We sketch out arguments from Balfour, C.S. Lewis, Hasker, Plantinga, Moreland, and…
• 307. Nick Quient: Paul’s View of the Trinity 2023-03-04
  Nick Queint ( @NewTestamentTheologist ) joined me to chat about Paul's view of the Trinity. Nicholas Rudolph Quient is a PhD candidate in New…
• 306. Jonathan C. Rutledge: A Deep Dive Into the Meaning of the Atonement 2023-02-25
  Dr. Jonathan C. Rutledge is a John and Daria Barry Postdoctoral Fellow with the Human Flourishing Project at Harvard University and editor for a…
• 305. Randal Rauser: Where Christian Fundamentalism Goes Wrong 2023-02-18
  Dr. Randal Rauser joined me to chat about his new satire book, "Christian Bellows: Timeless Truth in a World of Lies: A Fundamentalist Apologetics…
• 304. Kenny Pearce: Contingency Arguments: The Best in History and the Best Today 2023-02-11
  Dr. Kenny Pearce is a historian of modern philosophy and philosopher of religion at James Madison University in Virginia. In this interview, we talk…
• 303. Jonathan McLatchie: Reviewing Cosmic Skeptic vs Jonathan McLatchie 2023-02-04
  Christian Dr. Jonathan McLatchie joined me to discuss his debate with Alex O'Connor. In this video, we take a look at Alex's opening statement. Dr.…
• 302. Brian Cutter: Psychophysical Harmony - Crazy Powerful Evidence for God 2023-01-23
  Dr. Brian Cutter is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. In this interview, we chat about psychophysical harmony…
• 301. Mike Huemer: Souls and Reincarnation are Real? A Philosophical Inquiry 2023-01-21
  Michael Huemer is a professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado, Boulder. In this interview, we chat about his work on souls and…
• 300. Beau Branson: The Monarchical View of the Trinity 2023-01-11
  In this interview, Dr. Beau Branson joins me to chat about the monarchical view of the Trinity. We chat about what this view is, heresy objections,…
• 299. L. Daniel Hawk: Making Sense of God, Violence, and the Old Testament 2023-01-05
  Dr. L. Daniel Hawk is a Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Ashland Theological Seminary. In this interview, I chat with Dr. Hawk about his…
• 298. Kyle Alander: Theism Makes Predictions 2022-12-31
  In this interview, Kyle Alander joins me to discuss how theism makes predictions. We look at the nature of theism, predictions, and more, and see…
• 297. Apologetics Squared: Atheists Cannot Beat this Argument for God (Psychophysical Harmony) 2022-12-24
  YouTuber and friend of the channel @ApologeticsSquared joined me to discuss psychophysical harmony and why it's a super powerful argument for God in…
• 296. Ted Poston: Intrinsic Probability and Theism: Laying the Foundations for a Theistic Case 2022-12-19
  Ted Poston is Professor of Philosophy and Inaugural Director of the McCollough Institute for Pre-Medical Scholars at the University of Alabama. In…
• 295. James Anderson: Logic Proves God? An Inquiry Into the Divine Mind 2022-12-17
  Dr. James Anderson is Professor of Theology and Philosophy at Reformed Theological Seminary. In this interview, I chat with Dr. Anderson about how…
• 294. Holly Ordway: The Christian World of J.R.R. Tolkien and the Lord of the Rings 2022-12-11
  Holly Ordway is the Cardinal Francis George Fellow of Faith and Culture for the Word on Fire Institute. In this interview, we chat about J.R.R.…
• 293. Ryan Mullins: One Hell of a Problem for Divine Love 2022-12-07
  R.T. Mullins (PhD, University of St Andrews). He has published over 50 essays on various topics in philosophical theology related to models of God,…
• 292. Mike Behe: Evolutionary Theory is Devolving 2022-11-19
  Michael J. Behe is Professor of Biological Sciences at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania and a Senior Fellow at Discovery Institute’s Center for…
• 291. Gray Sutanto: God’s Knowledge Controls Everything: The Epistemology of Herman Bavinck 2022-11-17
  Dr. Gray Sutanto is an assistant professor of systematic theology at Reformed Theological Seminary. In this interview, we chat about Herman…
• 290. There is a Foundation (Why Christianity is True Part 2/10) 2022-11-05
  This video brings forward part two of my cumulative case for Christianity. Here I argue for a foundation of the universe, through both a contingency…
• 289. Reviewing My Debate with Matt Dillahunty (w/ Caleb Jackson and Tim Howard) 2022-11-03
  Caleb Jackson and Tim Howard joined me to chat about my debate with Matt Dillahunty. We talked about God, standards of evidence, demonstrations, and…
• 288. Nelvin Climenhaga: Why (Some) Forms of Skeptical Theism Make Theism Irrational to Believe 2022-11-01
  Dr. Nevin Climenhaga is a Senior Research Fellow in the Dianoia Institute of Philosophy at Australian Catholic University. In this interview, we…
• 287. Taylor Cyr: Why Compatibilism Makes the Most Sense in the Free Will Debate 2022-10-29
  Dr. Taylor Cyr is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Samford University. In this interview, we chat about the free will debate, and why he…
• 286. Mike Heiser: Unlocking the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible 2022-10-20
  Michael S. Heiser is an American biblical Old Testament scholar and Christian author. His area of expertise is the nature of the spiritual realm in…
• 285. Geraint Lewis: Atheist Explains Why Fine-Tuning is Real and Needs an Explanation 2022-10-14
  Dr. Geraint Lewis is a Professor of Astrophysics at the Sydney Institute for Astronomy. In this interview, we talk about why fine-tuning is real…
• 284. Sam Lebens: You Don’t Exist? Exploring Hasidic Idealism 2022-10-11
  Samuel Lebens is an associate Professor in the philosophy department at the University of Haifa, he is also an Orthodox Rabbi and Jewish educator.…
• 283. Stephen Meyer: Intelligent Design and It’s Toughest Questions 2022-09-25
  Stephen C. Meyer received his Ph.D. in the philosophy of science from the University of Cambridge. A former geophysicist and college professor, he…
• 282. Scott Davison: Naturalist Intrinsic Value: Exploring a New Theodicy 2022-09-22
  Scott Davison is a Professor of Philosophy at Morehead State. In this interview, we chat about his natural intrinsic value theodicy. Check Out…
• 281. Justin McBrayer: Skeptical Theism is the Best Response to the Problem of Evil 2022-09-20
  Justin McBrayer joins me to discuss the problem of evil. We chat about theodicies and why he thinks that skeptical theism is the best response to…
• 280. Tyler Vela: How Calvinism Can Explain the Problem of Evil 2022-09-17
  Tyle Vela ( @The Freed Thinker ) joined me to discuss Calvinism and evil. We talked about how it looks at and addresses certain problems related to…
• 279. Foundations of Truth (Why Christianity is True Part 1/10) 2022-09-15
  This video is the beginning of my cumulative case for Christianity. In this video, I talk about what truth is, why it matters, and how it can be…
• 278. God is Probable: 2 Christians Respond to Emerson Green’s Case Against God (w/ Invoking Theism) 2022-09-13
  In this video, Tim Howard ( @Invoking Theism ) joins me to respond to Emerson Green's case against God in his debate with John Buck. We discuss…
• 277. Craig Keener: The Book of Acts: Apologetics, Theology, and Its Impact Today 2022-09-09
  Dr. Craig Keener joined me to chat about the book of Acts! We talked about apologetic implications, the theology of Acts, and how it impacts today.…
• 276. Are All Saved? Debating Universalism vs Annihilationism (Andrew Hronich vs. Jim Spiegel) 2022-09-06
  In this video Andrew Hronich (universalist) debates Jim Spiegel (annihilationist). They talk about history, Biblical passages, and philosophical…
• 275. Erik Manning: Maximal Data Versus the (Underwhelming) Minimal Facts Argument 2022-09-02
  In this video, Erik Manning joins me to discuss the case for the resurrection. In the first half, he critiques the minimal facts argument before…
• 274. Robin Collins: Connections are Good? Explaining Why God Allows Evil 2022-08-26
  Dr. Robin Collins joined me to discuss his inter-connectedness theodicy to the problem of evil! He currently serves as the Distinguished Professor…
• 273. Dustin Crummett: The Argument from Psychophysical Harmony for Dummies 2022-08-24
  Dustin Crummett joined me to discuss the argument from psychophysical harmony. We chat about the nature of the argument, objections, and more! The…
• 272. 2 Ways Protestants (Justly) Act Like (Some) Atheists (A Response to Trent Horn w/ Josh Yen) 2022-08-21
  In this video, Josh Yen joins me in responding to Trent Horn's video, "7 Ways Protestants Act Like Atheists." We look at lack-theism and shifting…
• 271. Andrew Hronich: A Comprehensive Case for Christian Universalism 2022-08-16
  Andrew Hronich is a graduate student at Princeton Theological Seminary. In this interview, we chat about his new book, "Once Love Always Loved," in…
• 270. Physically Debunked: God and Physics - Contemporary Science & The Existence of God 2022-08-12
  In this video, Matt ( @Physically Debunked ) joins me to discuss science and the existence of God. Matt, an atheist, talks about his view on God and…
• 269. Jonathan McLatchie: Evidentialism is Best? Exploring the World of Religious Epistemology 2022-08-10
  Dr. Jonathan McLatchie joins me to discuss religious epistemology. We talk about evidentialism, presuppositions apologetics, classical apologetics,…
• 268. Challenging Shabir Ally on the Resurrection of Jesus (w/ Caleb Jackson) 2022-08-07
  In this video, Caleb Jackson joins me to look at Shabir Ally's case against the resurrection. We look at his claims related to the Gospel of Mark,…
• 267. Scott Clifton: God, Atheism, Heaven & Hell 2022-08-05
  Scott Clifton is an actor and an atheist who has a deep interest in the philosophy of religion. In this interview, I chat with Scott about…
• 266. Bethany Sollereder: Why is There Suffering? How You Can Decide 2022-07-21
  In this interview, I talk with Dr. Bethany Sollereder about her new book, "Why is There Suffering?" We chat about how you can make a path trying to…
• 265. Emerson Green: Atheist Makes Case for Theism 2022-07-19
  In this video, I talk with Emerson Green from the podcast Counter Apologetics about his Devil's Advocate case for theism. We also talk about Hell…
• 264. Andrew Brenner: New Evidence for a Foundation? From Grounding to Unification to God 2022-07-16
  In this interview, Dr. Andrew Brenner joins me to discuss grounding and God. We talk about how grounding leads to a foundation along with…
• 263. Inspiring Philosophy: Defending Christian Virtue Ethics 2022-07-12
  Christian YouTuber and apologist Michael Jones ( @InspiringPhilosophy ) joins me to discuss his case for Christian virtue ethics. We discuss the…
• 262. Joe Schmid: Paradoxes Prove Causal Finitism? The Pros and Cons of Casual Finitism 2022-07-09
  Philosopher Joe Schmid joins me to talk about casual finitism. We chat about his recent paper on arguments for casual finitism and some of Joe's…
• 261. Mike Bird: What is the Bible? 2022-07-07
  In this interview, Dr. Mike Bird joins me to discuss his new book, Seven Things I Wish Christians Knew About the Bible. We talk about the basics of…
• 260. Apologetics Squared: Molinism Best Explains Evil? Models of God and the Problem of Evil 2022-07-05
  YouTuber @Apologetics Squared joined me to discuss Molinism and the problem of evil. We looked at theodicies, Scripture, Perfect Being Theism, and…
• 259. Liz Jackson & Justin Mooney: Philosophers Debate God’s Mind: Divine Beliefs and Credences 2022-07-02
  Justin Mooney and Liz Jackson recently published a paper titled, "Probing the Mind of God." In this video, Liz and Justin join me to discuss four…
• 258. Matthew Ramage: Christianity & Evolution: Friends, Not Enemies 2022-06-22
  Dr. Matthew Ramage joins me to discuss the relationship between Christianity and Evolution. Are they friends? Enemies? Or something else? Dr.…
• 257. Charles Taliaferro: Why You Are a Soul: A Defense of Dualism & Problems with Physicalism 2022-06-17
  In this interview, I talk with Charles Taliaferro about dualism, the mind, and problems with physicalism. Charles Taliaferro is an American…
• 256. William Hasker: Only an Open God Can Explain Evil? Models of God and the Problem of Evil 2022-06-14
  In this interview, I chat with William Hasker about models of God and the Problem of Evil. We chat about open theism, Calvinism, Molinism, and…
• 255. Graham Oppy: What is Atheism? What is Religion? Diving into Definitions 2022-06-11
  In this interview, I chatted with Graham Oppy! We talked about the purpose of a definition, and then how to define religion and atheism.…
• 254. Joshua Swamidass: The Problems & Successes of Intelligent Design 2022-06-06
  Dr. Joshua Swamidass joined me to discuss some of his criticisms of Intelligent Design. We talked about his story and the successes and failures of…
• 253. Kyle Alander: Progress is Good? An Evolving World Theodicy 2022-06-03
  Today, my friend Kyle Alander (Christian Idealism) joins me to discuss the development of his evolving world theodicy. We talk about the nature,…
• 252. Ryan Mullins: God and Time: Timelessness, Creation, and How to Make Sense of God and Time 2022-06-01
  Dr. Ryan Mullins of the Reluctant Theologian Podcast joins the show. We discuss the nature of time, divine timelessness, whether or not God created…
• 251. Chad McIntosh: Why Idealism May Be True - Exploring Three Kinds of Idealism with Common Sense 2022-05-20
  Dr. Chad McIntosh joins me to discuss his recent paper on Idealism and Common Sense. We discuss Absolute Idealism, Berkeleyan Idealism, and Dualstic…
• 250. Apologetics Squared: A Further Fine-Tuning Reply to James Fodor 2022-05-14
  In this video, YouTuber Apologetics Squared joins me to respond to James Fodor's criticisms of him on the fine-tuning argument. Please consider…
• 249. Rob Koons: How Strict Classical Theism Can Explain why God is Triune 2022-05-11
  Dr. Robert Koons joins me to discuss classical theism and the trinity. We discuss his paper Divine Persons as Relational Qua-Objects. Dr. Koon's…
• 248. Challenging TMM on the Problem of Evil (w/ Josh Yen) 2022-05-10
  In this video, Josh joins me to respond to @TMM on the problem of evil and animal suffering. Original Video: https://youtu.be/-Q5Um0vjCTg…
• 247. Christian Idealism: Four Reasons the Problem of Evil Fails 2022-05-07
  In this video, Kyle Alander joins me to discuss the ambitious idea that the problem of evil is a bad argument. We recognize the ambitious nature of…
• 246. Digital Gnosis: Christianity, Apologetics, & Truth 2022-04-23
  Today, Nathan Ormond joins me to discuss Christianity. We talk about apologetics, bad apologetics, arguments for God, and more.…
• 245. Rebutting Ben Watkins’ Case Against God (w/ Christian Idealism & Invoking Theism) 2022-04-19
  In this video, Tim Howard and Kyle Alander join me to look at Ben Watkins' case against God from his debate with Trent Horn.…
• 244. The Non-Alchemist: Christianity, Fundamentalism, Atheism, & Apologetics 2022-04-09
  In this video, Dustin ( @The Non-Alchemist ) joins me to discuss Christianity and Atheism. We talk about our stories, fundamentalism, and the beauty…