The Role of God's Severity in Philosophy and Theology

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Christian philosophy Paul K. Moser. They discuss the themes in Moser’s book The Severity of God: Religion and Philosophy Reconceived - https://a315.co/3sOD6mx

0:24 - Intro to Paul Moser
3:33 - Welcome to Paul Moser
4:00 - What do you mean by “God’s severity”?
9:06 - We’ve lost the message of suffering and hardship
11:25 - The moral perfection of God and his intentions
18:20 - Why is this theme lacking?
22:42 - The experience of Gethsemane and submission
29:09 - Skeptical expectations and “not my will”
33:09 - Meeting God on his terms
34:00 - Reorienting our Christian epistemology with a willing heart
41:24 - The challenge of the obstinate will (turning to Christ)
45:30 - The flux and despair of life, pushing us to God
49:45 - Changing our approach to philosophy
55:30 - The God who vindicates Himself

Further Resources:
Paul Moser’s website: http://pmoser.sites.luc.edu/
Paul Moser’s faculty page at Loyola - https://a315.co/44McpvG
Paul Moser’s books on Amazon - https://a315.co/PaulMoserBooks

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