Sed Contra: A Podcast of Catholic Theology
A podcast featuring some of the founding members of The Sacra Doctrina Project discussing theological questions with other academic theologians and philosophers. The podcast takes place in a quaestiones disputatae style, encouraging lively and charitable debate. Listen to the most recent episode below.
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Apr 30, 2020 • 1h 6min
The Passions of the Christ
Music attribution: "Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No 3, 3 allegro" by Advent Chamber Orchestra. Acquired here. Edited for length. Used under Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
Nov 12, 2019 • 1h 13min
Molinism vs. Báñezianism: A Debate
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Sep 10, 2019 • 40min
On the Extraordinary Minister of Sacraments and the Sacrament of Penance
Music attribution: "Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No 3, 3 allegro" by Advent Chamber Orchestra. Acquired here. Edited for length. Used under Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
Jun 19, 2019 • 1h 8min
Are the Bride and Groom Really the Ministers of the Sacrament of Matrimony?
Music attribution: "Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No 3, 3 allegro" by Advent Chamber Orchestra. Acquired here. Edited for length. Used under Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
May 13, 2019 • 1h 8min
Is the Crucifixion Necessary? (And Will the Entire Created Order be Saved?)
Main text of comment:Elizabeth Johnson Interview with US Catholic: "No one had to die for our sins"Other texts referenced in this episode:Elizabeth Johnson, She Who Is: The Mystery of God in Feminist Theological DiscourseFreeing Theology: The Essentials of Theology in Feminist Perspective, edited by Catherine M. LacugnaOpening the Field of Practical Theology: An Introduction, edited by Kathleen A. Cahalan and Gordon S. MikoskiChristopher J. Thompson, The Joyful Mystery: Field Notes Toward a Green ThomismMusic attribution: "Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No 3, 3 allegro" by Advent Chamber Orchestra. Acquired here. Edited for length. Used under Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
Mar 29, 2019 • 1h 17min
Contra Universalism (and Is This the Best of All Possible Worlds?)
Music attribution: "Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No 3, 3 allegro" by Advent Chamber Orchestra. Acquired here. Edited for length. Used under Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
Mar 27, 2019 • 27min
Compendia 01: How Can God Move the Will Infallibly and Yet Contingently?
Join us for our first episode of Compendia, a new series of mini-episodes of the Sed Contra podcast. In this episode, Dr. Taylor Patrick O'Neill will consider how St. Thomas Aquinas can maintain that God infallibly moves the human will (such as in the case of actual grace) but without imposing any necessity on the human will (and thus without falling into the errors of Calvinism or Jansenism).
Mar 27, 2019 • 58min
What is Sacra Doctrina?
Music attribution: "Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No 3, 3 allegro" by Advent Chamber Orchestra. Acquired here. Edited for length. Used under Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
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