141: Randal Rauser & The Dangers of Progressive Christianity (with David Wolcott)

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics podcast! In this episode, the KC team (and guest David Wolcott) discuss Anthony’s back and forth with Randal Rauser, and the many pitfalls of Progressive Christianity that Rauser invokes along the way.

An autodidactic Christian apologist specializing in primary-source research of Progressive Christianity and the 1946 arsenokoites argument, David Wolcott is passionate about raising up the next generation of Christian apologists and elevating the standards of conduct and content within the Christian apologetics community. Founder of The Academy at thedavidwolcott.com, he creates lots of memes, reads lots of books, and spends his free time sharing memes and books with his friends.

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CHAPTERS & TIMECODES

00:00:00-Introduction

00:03:57-Randal Rauser & The Canaanite Conquest Debate

00:10:54-Rauser's Crusade Against Conservative Apologists

00:14:02-Wolcott's Background with Progressive Christianity

00:18:14-Rauser, ProgressiveChristianity.org, and PC Authority

00:28:19-The Condescension & Logical Fallacies of Progressive Christianity

00:36:48-Rauser's Bad Faith Attacks Against Popular Theology

00:47:39-Rauser's Background & Current Work

00:49:42-Rauser's Hypocrisy Toward Alisa Childers

00:55:52-We're Losing Good Faith Disagreement

00:57:13-The Dogmatic Exclusivity of Progressive Christianity

01:03:19-Keith Giles and Progressive Christian Inconsistency

01:09:34-Rauser, Marcionism, and Failed Moral Intuition

01:14:39-Progressive Christianity vs. The Creeds

01:24:02-Abandoning Doctrine is Abandoning Christianity

01:27:01-Why Call Yourselves Christians?

01:35:29-Conclusion