Theology & Ethics

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics podcast! In this episode, the KC team discusses the Harry Potter series, revisits the 90s parent panic about it, and dives into the larger implications for modern-day paganism.If you’d like to get in touch with us, give us a call or send us a text at (909) 493-7799, or send us an email at contact@kirkwoodcenter.org. Visit us on our website at kirkwoodcenter.org.Join the theology & ethics conversation & see more from The Kirkwood Center on our socials!Facebook: https://shorturl.at/R3NKgInstagram: https://shorturl.at/UNcebX/Twitter: https://t.ly/Gt8f8YouTube: https://t.ly/LDbWOSubstack: https://t.ly/wBABvWebsite: https://kirkwoodcenter.org/If you enjoyed this episode, please take a second to leave us a review on your podcast app of choice. If this episode made you think of someone you know, shoot them a link!#harrypotter #hogwarts #jkrowling #youngadultfantasy #paganism #neopaganism #witchcraft #theologyandethicspodcast #kirkwoodcenter #church #christianity #theology #ethics #bibleCHAPTERS & TIMECODES00:00:00-Introduction00:03:18-Shane Morris and His Thoughts on Harry Potter00:08:14-Three Different Sides to the Harry Potter debate00:17:29-Harry Potter vs. Lord of the Rings00:24:49-The Danger of Viewing Magic as Benign00:34:30-Magic in Children's Entertainment00:39:02-Reflecting Back on 90's Parents

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics podcast! In this episode, the KC team (and guest Prashanth Daniel, founder of Reasonable Truth) discuss the return of Paganism in culture, and the upcoming Reasonable Truth Gravity Conference dedicated to the same topic.The conference is on April 12th at Gateway Seminary in Ontario, CA. Register now at:https://reasonabletruth.org/conf2025/Prashanth Daniel is a writer and speaker whose passion is to train and equip Christians to understand, articulate and defend their faith as winsome ambassadors of Christ, specifically in the fields of theology, philosophy and apologetics. He holds an M.A. in Christian Apologetics (Biola University, CA) and an MTh. in Systematic Theology (University of Aberdeen, UK). Prashanth is the President and Founder of Reasonable Truth.If you’d like to get in touch with us, give us a call or send us a text at (909) 493-7799, or send us an email at contact@kirkwoodcenter.org. Visit us on our website at kirkwoodcenter.org.Join the theology & ethics conversation & see more from The Kirkwood Center on our socials!Facebook: https://shorturl.at/R3NKgInstagram: https://shorturl.at/UNcebX/Twitter: https://t.ly/Gt8f8YouTube: https://t.ly/LDbWOSubstack: https://t.ly/wBABvWebsite: https://kirkwoodcenter.org/If you enjoyed this episode, please take a second to leave us a review on your podcast app of choice. If this episode made you think of someone you know, shoot them a link!#prashanthdaniel #jacobdaniel #paganism #neopaganism #witchcraft #reasonabletruth #gravityconference2025 #theologyandethicspodcast #kirkwoodcenter #church #christianity #theology #ethics #bibleChapters:00:00:00-Introduction00:06:07-The Purpose of the Gravity Conference00:11:43-Oneism and Its Influence on the West00:16:46-Gravity Conference Topics & Details00:20:41-The Paganism of Now00:31:02-Outro

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics podcast! In this episode, the KC team (and guest Tim Milosch) discuss how we can apply just war theory and biblical thinking to the war in Ukraine, and how to be rational and realistic with our expectations during global conflict.Tim Milosch is the Interim Director of Digital Learning and an adjunct faculty member in the Political Science Department at Biola University. He completed his doctoral studies at Claremont Graduate University where he did research on the effects of political culture on international crises. He currently teaches courses on international affairs and national security and writes about those subjects even more on Substack at Tim Talks Politics.Tim's Article: https://providencemag.com/2025/03/the-just-statecraft-of-trumps-ukraine-diplomacy-1/If you’d like to get in touch with us, give us a call or send us a text at (909) 493-7799, or send us an email at contact@kirkwoodcenter.org. Visit us on our website at kirkwoodcenter.org.Join the theology & ethics conversation & see more from The Kirkwood Center on our socials!Facebook: https://shorturl.at/R3NKgInstagram: https://shorturl.at/UNcebX/Twitter: https://t.ly/Gt8f8YouTube: https://t.ly/LDbWOSubstack: https://t.ly/wBABvWebsite: https://kirkwoodcenter.org/If you enjoyed this episode, please take a second to leave us a review on your podcast app of choice. If this episode made you think of someone you know, shoot them a link!#timmilosch #justwar #justwartheory #war #politics #russiaukraine #putin #zelenskyy #kirkwoodcenter #church #christianity #theology #ethics #bibleChapters:00:00:00-Intro00:02:16-Tim's Article About Ukraine00:13:26-Mark Tully's Response to Tim's Article00:16:37-Right to Defense vs. Likelihood of Success00:25:29-Is Ukraine Doing All It Can to Win?00:31:32-USA's NATO Policy & the Ukraine Stalemate00:44:17-Outro

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics podcast! In this episode, the KC team (and guest Tim Milosch) discuss just war theory, and whether Christians have any biblical basis for supporting a just war.Tim Milosch is the Interim Director of Digital Learning and an adjunct faculty member in the Political Science Department at Biola University. He completed his doctoral studies at Claremont Graduate University where he did research on the effects of political culture on international crises. He currently teaches courses on international affairs and national security and writes about those subjects even more on Substack at Tim Talks Politics.If you’d like to get in touch with us, give us a call or send us a text at (909) 493-7799, or send us an email at contact@kirkwoodcenter.org. Visit us on our website at kirkwoodcenter.org.Join the theology & ethics conversation & see more from The Kirkwood Center on our socials!Facebook: https://shorturl.at/R3NKgInstagram: https://shorturl.at/UNcebX/Twitter: https://t.ly/Gt8f8YouTube: https://t.ly/LDbWOSubstack: https://t.ly/wBABvWebsite: https://kirkwoodcenter.org/If you enjoyed this episode, please take a second to leave us a review on your podcast app of choice. If this episode made you think of someone you know, shoot them a link!#timmilosch #justwar #justwartheory #war #politics #russiaukraine #israelpalestine #kirkwoodcenter #church #christianity #theology #ethics #bibleChapters:00:00:00-Intro00:02:29-The Just War Tradition00:05:49-The Components of Just War Theory00:09:32-The Just War Tradition and the Bible00:20:51-How Just War Theory Should Inform the Church00:28:19-War and its Effects on Humans00:31:31-How the Just War Theory Should Inform Politics Through the Church00:39:20-Outro

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics podcast! In this episode, the KC team (and guest Harry Edwards) discuss global missions, how Christianity gets the Great Commission wrong, and the relationship between morality and customs.Harry Edwards has a Masters in Christian Apologetics from Biola University, and is the founder of Apologetics.com. Through his apologetics and missions work, Harry is keen on pursuing and developing methods to help the church restore her preeminence as the source of truth, goodness and beauty locally and globally.If you’d like to get in touch with us, give us a call or send us a text at (909) 493-7799, or send us an email at contact@kirkwoodcenter.org. Visit us on our website at kirkwoodcenter.org.Join the theology & ethics conversation & see more from The Kirkwood Center on our socials!Facebook: https://shorturl.at/R3NKgInstagram: https://shorturl.at/UNcebX/Twitter: https://t.ly/Gt8f8YouTube: https://t.ly/LDbWOSubstack: https://t.ly/wBABvWebsite: https://kirkwoodcenter.org/If you enjoyed this episode, please take a second to leave us a review on your podcast app of choice. If this episode made you think of someone you know, shoot them a link!#harryedwards #missions #evangelism #globalmissions #kingdomculture #nationalism #greatcommission #gospelproclamation #morality #culturalcustoms #kirkwoodcenter #church #christianity #theology #ethics #bibleCHAPTERS00:00:00-Introduction00:02:19-Harry’s Trip to the Philippines00:06:29-Morality vs. Customs00:10:14-Reinterpreting the Great Commission00:15:42-The Gospel & Morality00:21:27-How Important is Pre-Evangelism00:27:34-Missions to Every Socioeconomic Level00:30:29-Missions in the United States00:37:23-Preserving Customs to Help Missions00:43:00-Kingdom Culture, Not Ethnic Culture00:45:06-The Good & Bad of Nationalism00:50:48-Conclusion

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics Podcast from the Kirkwood Center! In this episode, the KC team discuss Christian morality in government policy, sparked by Vice President J.D. Vance’s comments on ordo amoris (ordered love). They explore its theological roots, public backlash, and whether biblical principles should guide national ethics and immigration policy.If you’d like to get in touch with us, give us a call or send us a text at (909) 493-7799, or send us an email at contact@kirkwoodcenter.org. Visit us on our website at kirkwoodcenter.org.You can also join the conversation & see extra content on socials by following us on Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube and Substack.If you enjoyed this episode, please take a second to leave us a review on your podcast app of choice. If this episode made you think of someone you know, shoot them a link!#christianethics #christianmorality #morality #biblicalethics #government #ordoamoris #orderedloves #loveofneighbor #moralobligation #churchandstate #kirkwoodcenter #church #christianity #theology #ethics #bibleChapters:00:00:00-Intro00:03:29-Ordo Amoris and Its Biblical Basis00:11:23-What is the Role of a Nation00:16:23-Do Governments have the Same Moral Obligations as Individuals?00:26:36-The Relationship between the Church and State00:35:17-The Role of Law and Its Roots in Christianity00:40:08-How to Apply Biblical Mandates to Government00:46:49-Outro

Greg Ganssle has been thinking about the intersection of Christian faith and contemporary scholarship for over thirty years. He earned his doctorate in philosophy from Syracuse University in 1995, where his dissertation on God's relation to time won a Syracuse University Dissertation Award. Greg is also the author of Our Deepest Desires: How the Christian Story Fulfills Human Aspirations, Thinking about God: First Steps in Philosophy and A Reasonable God: Engaging the New Face of Atheism. He is now a professor at Biola University Talbot School of Theology.#gregganssle #nietzsche #philosophy #godisdead #nihilism #germany #kirkwoodcenter #church #christianity #theology #ethics #bibleChapters:00:00:00-Intro00:05:26-The Resurgence of Nietzsche00:09:56-The Cultural Backdrop for Nietzsche's Work00:19:23-Nietzsche & the Drive for Power00:30:46-Nietzsche, Judaism, & the "Real Jesus"00:37:14-The Death of God & Anti-Nihilism00:57:51-Nietzsche's Transhumanism vs. Christian Art01:19:30-Nietzsche & Eternal Recurrence01:26:29-Is God Dead?01:30:31-Outro

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics Podcast from the Kirkwood Center! In this episode, the KC team (and guest Bethel McGrew) discuss accusations that Christian apologists misrepresent scholarship, the rise of counter-apologists online, and the evolving landscape of religious debate in the social media era.Bethel McGrew is a freelance writer, teacher, maths Ph.D., cultural critic, and bad Anglican. You might have spotted her at World, National Review, First Things, The Spectator, The Critic, Plough, or someplace else.Bethel’s Substack: https://substack.com/@bethelmcgrewIf you’d like to get in touch with us, give us a call or send us a text at (909) 493-7799, or send us an email at contact@kirkwoodcenter.org. Visit us on our website at kirkwoodcenter.org.You can also join the conversation & see extra content on socials by following us on Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube and Substack.If you enjoyed this episode, please take a second to leave us a review on your podcast app of choice. If this episode made you think of someone you know, shoot them a link!#apologists #atheism #youtube #christianinfluencers #apologetics #alexoconnor #weshuff #joerogan #billycarson #bartehrman #kirkwoodcenter #church #christianity #theology #ethics #bibleChapters:00:00:00-Intro00:02:05-Christian Apologists and Scholarly Consensus00:31:55-Apologetics in a New Medium00:52:59-Where Christian Apologists Get it Wrong01:07:23-Syncretism & Fame in the Faith01:22:00-Outro

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics podcast! In this episode, the KC team (and guest J. Michael Thigpen) discuss the Documentary Hypothesis, its implications, and its problems.If you’d like to get in touch with us, give us a call or send us a text at (909) 493-7799, or send us an email at contact@kirkwoodcenter.org. Visit us on our website at kirkwoodcenter.org.Join the theology & ethics conversation & see more from The Kirkwood Center on our socials!Facebook: https://shorturl.at/R3NKgInstagram: https://shorturl.at/UNcebX/Twitter: https://t.ly/Gt8f8YouTube: https://t.ly/LDbWOSubstack: https://t.ly/wBABvWebsite: https://kirkwoodcenter.org/If you enjoyed this episode, please take a second to leave us a review on your podcast app of choice. If this episode made you think of someone you know, shoot them a link!#JMichaelThigpen #documentaryhypothesis #oldtestament #authorship #moses #pentateuch #JEDP #kirkwoodcenter #church #christianity #theology #ethics #bibleCHAPTERS00:00:00-Intro00:01:42-Introduction to the Documentary Hypothesis00:10:16-The Four Sources (JEDP)00:14:52-Ramifications of the Documentary Hypothesis00:19:13-Reasoning Behind the Documentary Hypothesis00:22:06-Where is the Documentary Hypothesis Now? 00:27:41-The Authorship and Editing of the Old Testament00:34:28-Recommendations for Further Research00:36:58-Mosaic Authorship of the Pentateuch

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics podcast! In this episode, the KC team (and guest Owen Anderson) discuss the recent controversy around Bishop Budde and its implications for the ways the liberal theologians abuse empathy.Owen's article: https://americanreformer.org/2025/01/the-new-christian-nationalism/If you’d like to get in touch with us, give us a call or send us a text at (909) 493-7799, or send us an email at contact@kirkwoodcenter.org. Visit us on our website at kirkwoodcenter.org.Join the theology & ethics conversation & see more from The Kirkwood Center on our socials!Facebook: https://shorturl.at/R3NKgInstagram: https://shorturl.at/UNcebX/Twitter: https://t.ly/Gt8f8YouTube: https://t.ly/LDbWOSubstack: https://t.ly/wBABvWebsite: https://kirkwoodcenter.org/If you enjoyed this episode, please take a second to leave us a review on your podcast app of choice. If this episode made you think of someone you know, shoot them a link!#OwenAnderson #empathy #logicalfallacy #liberaltheology #episcopal #bishopbudde #donaldtrump #progressivechristianity #christianphilosophy #eleonorestump #richardswinburne #kirkwoodcenter #church #christianity #theology #ethics #bible00:00:00-Intro00:02:03-The Death of Liberal Theology00:06:05-Eleonor Stump, Bishop Budde, and the Abuse of Christian Empathy00:09:24-The Richard Swinburne Incident00:12:22-Identity Politics, the University, and the Elite00:18:20-Logical Fallacies Abusing Empathy & Fear00:24:36-Is Man or Society the Problem?00:27:45-Bishop Budde and “Poisoning the Well”00:34:14-Wisdom for the Christian Philosopher