Christ Over All

3.51 – Wellum Longform Reading Show Notes   Resources to Click · TillKingdom Come Conference at Christ Bible Church ·     “The Three Worlds of Evangelicalism” – Aaron Renn ·     Quote from Ronald Reagan’s “Encroaching Control” Speech ·      “Baptist Press Initial Reporting on Roe v. Wade” – Trevin Wax ·      “American Psychological Association Reiterates Support for Same-Sex Marriage” – APA ·      “Resolution 9 and the Southern Baptist Convention” – Tom Ascol ·      Give to Support the Work   Books to Read ·      Life in the Negative World – Aaron Renn ·      Democracy in America – Alexis de Tocqueville

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Listen in as Andy Naselli joins David Schrock and Stephen Wellum to discuss his longform essay "Politics, Conscience, and the Church: The Why, What, and How of Political Disagreement."

Listen in as Andrew Walker and Erik Reed from the Bully Pulpit Podcast talk with Stephen Wellum and David Schrock from Christ Over All about politics. Timestamps 00:36 – Intro 03:11 – How Did the Bully Pulpit Start? 07:12 – What is An Outward Facing Ministry and Should That Be Common Among Pastors? 10:36 – How Do You Help Pastors Think about Politics? 15:12 – Politics Follows After First Principles 21:10 – COA Birthday 22:50 – An Anti-Conservative Posture in the YRR Movement 26:38 – Conservatism is Built Off Borrowed Capital From Christianity 33:01 – Discipleship in Respect to Political Ideas 43:08 – Discipleship from the Wrong Sources & The Invasion of Progressivism 49:53 – Is This ‘Culture-Warring 2.0’? Do We Actually the Need the Culture War? 55:16 – Closing Thoughts & Outro Resources to Click The Bully Pulpit Podcast Center For Renewing America “Why Progressivism Destroys Everything” – Andrew T. Walker Theme of the Month: Voting to the Glory of God Give to Support the Work Books to Read Faithful Reason: Natural Law Ethics for God’s Glory and Our Good – Andrew T. Walker

The reasons why we all can’t just get along . . . and a test case regarding abortion and voting.

Listen in as Megan Basham joins David Schrock and Trent Hunter to discuss her new book Shepherds for Sale, as well as the state of evangelicalism.

What exactly are we doing when we vote? And how should that affect how we vote? Resources to Click “Make Civics Great Again: A Pastoral Guide to Casting Ballots Wisely” – Trent Hunter “Give to God What is God’s: Three Rules for (Political) Engagement” – Trent Hunter “Give to God What is God’s: Rule 1, Understand What You’re Doing as an American” – Trent Hunter “Give to God What is God’s: Rule 2, Engage in the Political Process as a Christian” – Trent Hunter “Give to God What is God’s: Rule 3, Reserve Your Greatest Energies for the Most Lasting Society, the Church” – Trent Hunter “One Constitution, or Two?: Reviewing The Age of Entitlement by Christopher Caldwell” – Brad Green “An Introduction to Lex Rex” – Douglas Wilson “What Am I Doing When I Vote?” – Kevin DeYoung “Trump Has Put Social Conservatives in a Dilemma” – Edward Feser “Voting as Christians: The Creawtion Order Political Scorecard” – Colin Smothers Theme of the Month: Voting to the Glory of God Give to Support the Work Books to Read The Total State: How Liberal Democracies Become Tyrannies – Auron MacIntyre Two Treatises of Government - John Locke The Federalist Papers

Listen in as Leonardo De Chirico joins David Schrock and Brad Green to discuss his appraisal of Thomas Aquinas. Timestamps 00:41 – Intro 04:43 – Dr. De Chirico’s Background 09:04 – Engaging With Thomas Aquinas 12:40 – What Should We Know About Aquinas for Today? 15:23 – The Place of Thomas Aquinas in Church History 19:32 – How Did Aristotle Influence Aquinas? 26:00 – Aristotle and Scripture in Dialogue for Aquinas 31:48 – Why Would Someone Today Be So Drawn to Aristotle? 37:46 – Distinctions Between Aristotle and Plato 41:47 – What Are Strengths, Weaknesses, and Cautions with Aquinas? 49:53 – Closing Thoughts 51:04 - Outro Resources to Click “Excerpt from Leonardo De Chirico’s Engaging with Thomas Aquinas: How Ought Evangelicals to Engage With Him” – Leonardo De Chirico Reformanda Initiative Vatican Files “Letter to Cardinal Sadoleto” – John Calvin “Upholding the Unity of Scripture Today” – J.I. Packer “25 Myths About Thomas Aquinas” – Matthew Barrett “Twenty Watershed Doctrines on Which Evangelicals Do Not Agree with Thomas Aquinas” – Pro Pastor Journal “A Trinitarian Reading of Aquinas’ Treatise on Law” - Angelicum “What Indeed Hath Thomas To Do With Vos?: A Review Article” – James Baird  Theme of the Month: Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts Give to Support the Work Books to Read Engaging with Thomas Aquinas: An Evangelical Approach – Leonardo De Chirico A Christian’s Pocket Guide to the Papacy: It’s Origin and Role in the 21st Century – Leonardo De Chirico Natural Theology – Geerhardus Vos Gamechangers: Key Figures of the Christian Church – Robert Letham ‘Aquinas on Nature, Grace, and the Moral Life’ by D. Spezzano in The Oxford Handbook on the Reception of Aquinas – eds. Matthew Levering & Marcus Plested Reformed Ethics, Vol. 1 – Herman Bavinck Roman Catholic Theology and Practice: An Evangelical Assessment – Gregg R. Allison Contemplating God with the Great Tradition: Recovering Trinitarian Classical Theism – Craig A. Carter Classical Apologetics: A Rational Defense of the Christian Faith and a Critique of Presuppositional Apologetics – eds. R.C. Sproul, John Gerstner, & Arthur Lindsley Evangelical Exodus: Evangelical Seminarians and Their Paths to Rome – ed. Douglas Beaumont Mind, Heart, and Soul: Intellectuals and the Path to Rome – eds. Robert P. George and R.J. Snell

Listen in as Louis Markos joins David Schrock and Brad Green to discuss Plato and what we can learn from this ancient philosopher. Timestamps 00:35 – Intro 03:15 – Who Was Plato? 15:08 – What Realities Would Need to Be Repented of in Plato? 23:54 – The Christian Faith Defeats, Rescues, and Perpetuates Greek Heritage & Thought 30:18 – From Plato to NeoPlatonism to Augustine 35:10 – Equipping Students to Engage the Rigors of Western Civilization While Submitting to the Lordship of Christ 40:05 – Plato’s Awareness of the Scriptures 47:11 – Remnantal Revelation 55:05 – Atlantis 58:50 – The Calvinist Joke 1:00:00 - Outro Resources to Click Theme of the Month: Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts Give to Support the Work Books to Read From Plato to Christ: How Platonic Thought Shaped the Christian Faith – Louis Markos Early Socratic Dialogues – Plato The Republic – Plato The Last Days of Socrates: Euthyphro; Apology; Crito; Phaedo – Plato Timaeus and Critias - Plato Laws – Plato The Toxic War on Masculinity – Nancy Pearcy

Listen in as Pierce Taylor Hibbs joins David Schrock and Stephen Wellum to discuss his longform essay "Can You Understand a Kangaroo Without a Bible? Why I Hold a Revelational Epistemology." Timestamps 00:30 – Intro 03:25 – Pierce Taylor Hibbs’ Background 06:55 – The Thesis of Hibbs’ Article: Christ, the Lord of All Knowing 09:09 – Thoughts on Revelational Epistemology 13:01 – A Summary of Dolezal’s Thomistic Approach and Hibbs’ Response 22:31 – Aquinas’ Understanding of Human Nature and Sin 28:22 – Hibbs’ Additional Thoughts on the Matter 33:39 – What is a Realist Epistemology and How Does that Compare to Biblical Revelation? 41:58 – Van TIl’s Lesson For Us 47:00 – Why People Choose the Epistemology They Do 51:46 – The Sufficiency of Scripture and The Doctrines of the Early Church 56:24 – The Terms of Creeds and Confessions 1:02:21 – Resources from Van Til 1:05:24 - Outro  Resources to Click “Can You Understand a Kangaroo Without a Bible? Why I Hold a Revelational Epistemology” – Pierce Taylor Hibbs “World through Word: Towards a Linguistic Ontology” – Pierce Taylor Hibbs “As Far As Curse is Found: Nature and Grace in Herman Bavinck” – Daniel Ragusa “Ep. 09 – James DOleal: Revelational Epistemology, Why It’s Problematic and Some Implications” – Coffee House Sessions “Nature & Scripture” – Cornelius Van Til PierceTaylorHibbs.com Theme of the Month: Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts Give to Support the Work  Books to Read The Speaking Trinity & His Worded World – Pierce Taylor Hibbs Post-Reformation Reformed Dogmatics – Richard Muller Reformed Dogmatics: A System of Christian Theology – Geerhardus Vos Common Grace and the Gospel – Cornelius Van TIl A Christian Theory of Knowledge – Cornelius Van Til An Introduction to Systematic Theology – Cornelius Van Til The Defense of the Faith – Cornelius Van Til Redeeming Philosophy: A God-Centered Approach to the Big Questions – Vern Poythress The Mystery of the Trinity – Vern Poythress A History of Western Philosophy and Theology – John M. Frame Word & Spirit: Selected Writings in Biblical and Systematic Theology – Richard B. Gaffin Jr. Physics – Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics - Aristotle