God's Vindication and Character Formation

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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