Theology & Ethics

In this episode we talk to CR Wiley about his upcoming book "St. Antony's Guide to Your Best Life Now," which looks at the life of St. Antony the desert father as a way for Christians to be faithful in a world dominated by Artificial Intelligence.Bio: C. R. Wiley is a minister living in the Pacific Northwest. He has written for Touchstone Magazine, Modern Reformation, Sacred Architecture, The Imaginative Conservative, Front Porch Republic, Scenes Media, and National Review. His short fiction has appeared in The Mythic Circle (published by the Mythopoeic Society) and elsewhere, and he has published young adult fiction. He has been a commercial real estate investor, a building contractor, and a college professor. He is a member of the Academy of Philosophy and Letters.Books by CR Wiley:In the House of Tom Bombadil:https://www.amazon.com/House-Tom-Bombadil-C-R-Wiley-ebook/dp/B09LSCR7LT/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=Fuiqf&content-id=amzn1.sym.e5c4b41c-5fcc-40aa-ba1a-d4f042d962e8&pf_rd_p=e5c4b41c-5fcc-40aa-ba1a-d4f042d962e8&pf_rd_r=144-9031752-5433267&pd_rd_wg=lWf2l&pd_rd_r=c6d6bc76-965b-46dc-99c0-edcca2350c42&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dskThe Household and the War for the Cosmos:https://www.amazon.com/Household-War-Cosmos-Recovering-Christian-ebook/dp/B07SZB38CY/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=2Hdcy&content-id=amzn1.sym.e5c4b41c-5fcc-40aa-ba1a-d4f042d962e8&pf_rd_p=e5c4b41c-5fcc-40aa-ba1a-d4f042d962e8&pf_rd_r=144-9031752-5433267&pd_rd_wg=rruek&pd_rd_r=eb1cf2da-c2ce-485f-99c8-20ec07f3a933&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk#AI #Christianity #paganism #materialism #technology #transhumanism #kurzweil #harariChapters:00:00:00-Intro00:05:20-Kurzweil’s Vision of Transhumanism and AI Totalitarianism00:11:07-The AI Threat to Religious Freedom00:19:28-The All-Encompassing Power of AI00:27:09-How Technology Debilitates Our Creative Powers00:34:55-Is There an Upside to AI?00:36:57-Who are the Conditioners?00:40:21-St. Antony vs. AI?00:45:46-AI and the Aesthetic World00:54:48-Why We Can’t Ignore the Threat of AI01:05:31-AI Demonic?01:08:32-Living Faithfully in the AI World01:13:34-Outro

In this episode of the Theology and Ethics podcast, the Kirkwood Center team breaks down what's ahead for a second term of Trump's presidency. What does a second Trump term mean for America, for conservatives and for Evangelicals? We talk about six positives of a Trump victory, and four negatives.#MAGA #election2024 #americanpolitics #USA #politics #evangelicals #trump #trumpvance #kirkwoodcenter #church #christianity #theology #ethics #bibleChapters:00:00:00-The Surprise of Trump Victory00:07:20-The Repudiation of the Cultural Elite00:23:11 Curbing Democrat Totalitarianism under Trump00:37:33-Validating the Experience of Legal Immigrants00:47:49-Stopping Trans-Insanity under Trump00:52:41-Trump Better for Israel and for Jewish People00:58:37-The End of Cancel Culture under Trump01:05:15-Trump is a Liberal President01:10:24-Trump is a Pro-Choice President (in A Pro-Choice Country)01:12:01-Trump is a Same-Sex Marriage President01:16:53-Trump’s Horrible Speaking Ability01:24:26-Trump, Political Idolatry and the World

In this episode of the Theology and Ethics podcast, the Kirkwood Center team (Dr. Darren Guerra, professor of Political Science at Biola University, Logan Zeppieri, Claremont Institute, and Lenny Esposito, Come Reason Ministries) discuss the incredible comeback of Donald Trump and what it means for America and American Evangelicalism.#MAGA #election2024 #americanpolitics #USA #politics #evangelicals #trump #trumpvance #kirkwoodcenter #church #christianity #theology #ethics #bibleChapters:00:00:00-The Historic Comeback of Donald Trump00:05:23-The Biggest Loser: The Mainstream Media00:09:02-The Role of Alternative Media Platforms00:12:00-The Reasons for Trump’s Victory00:26:28-The Evangelical Christian Vote00:37:22-How Should We View The Morality of Candidates?00:41:49-What About The Pro-Life Issue00:58:05-Some Predictions for Trump 47

In this episode of the Theology and Ethics podcast, we sit down with Bethel McGrew (formerly “Esther O’Reily”) to talk about Megan Basham’s bombshell book: Shepherds for Sale, and give some theological and philosophical reflection about the current state of politics in the Church and how Christians should vote their conscience.Bethel McGrew is a freelance writer, teacher, maths Ph.D., cultural critic, 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/@bethelmcgrewBethel’s Review of Shepherd’s for Sale at First Things: https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2024/08/how-the-evangelical-elite-failed-their-flock#shepherdsforsale #bethelmcgrew #politics #election2024 #meganbasham #MAGAChapters:00:00:00-Intro00:00:17-Trump and True Conservatism 00:14:11-Trump & Harris: Egoists or Ideologues? 00:21:48-Leftist Totalitarianism, The Liberal Trump Voter and a bit about NAR00:28:09-The Degradation of Culture and Politics 00:34:34-Outro

In this episode of the Theology and Ethics podcast, we sit down with Bethel McGrew (formerly “Esther O’Reily”) to talk about Megan Basham’s bombshell book: Shepherds for Sale, and give some theological and philosophical reflection about the current state of politics in the Church and how Christians should vote their conscience. Bethel McGrew is a freelance writer, teacher, maths Ph.D., cultural critic, 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/@bethelmcgrewBethel’s Review of Shepherd’s for Sale at First Things: https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2024/08/how-the-evangelical-elite-failed-their-flock#shepherdsforsale #bethelmcgrew #politics #election2024 #meganbasham #MAGA Chapters:00:00:00-Intro and Megan's Book00:09:14-Mission Drift and the Christian Elite00:14:25-How The Left Made Political Stances into Religious Commands 00:21:48-The Crisis of Pastoral Authority in the Culture00:25:27-Is Basham Unfair to Those She’s Criticizing? 00:37:29-Basham vs. Ortlund00:45:42-Is There Any Accountability for The Shepherds For Sale?00:52:03-Are Basham’s Critics Being Disingenuous?00:57:18-Basham Doing The Same as Those She Criticizes01:07:52-Responding to Basham’s Reviewers01:17:47-Outro

In this episode, the Kirkwood Center team discusses the role of Halloween and Horror in our culture. Is Halloween too pagan for Christians to celebrate, or does it still have a place in the Church?#halloween #Christianity #horror #paganismChapters:00:00:00-Intro00:01:45-The Origins of Halloween00:05:38-How the Early Church Approached Paganism00:11:23-Halloween in the Modern Sense00:20:33-Evangelicals, Halloween and Horror00:28:34-Redeeming the Liminal Spaces of the Psycho-Spiritual00:37:12-Has Death Become Too Unfamiliar to Us?00:42:02-Shock and Pushing the Limits of Horror00:45:30-Honoring God By Redeeming Halloween00:48:16-Outro

In this Roundtable, Lenny Esposito (Come Reason Ministries), Logan Zeppieri (Claremont Institute) and Tony Costello (Kirkwood Center) discuss the role of politics in contemporary American life. Is Politics now the realm in which we define what is real, true and good? Has Politics replaced Religion as the way human beings figure out what they are, and what they are supposed to do? If so, then what is the Church for? #politcs #religion #Christianity #christiannationalism #naturallaw Links: Matthew Burdette’s Substack: https://substack.com/home/post/p-148096086Why Millennials Aren’t Having Children: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2797yoiotOE&t=1783sCome Reason Ministries: http://www.comereason.org/Chapters:00:00:00-Intro00:01:35-The Ice Cream Cone Experiment00:07:33-The Crisis of Christianity and Its Effect on Politics00:12:57-Different Metaphysical Worlds and The Role of the Politics00:19:07-Have We Lost the Vision of the American Project?00:22:38-When Everything Becomes Religious00:38:00-When the Church Fails, the State Will Take Over00:41:54-Not Having Children and the Coming Crisis00:53:17-Outro

In part 2 of this podcast, Dr. Carl Mosser, an expert in Mormon theology discusses the Mormon doctrine of God and how Mormons tries to answer the Problem of Evil and Suffering.Carl Mosser (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is the pastor of House of God Lutheran Church in Highland, California. He previously served as Professor of Christian Theology at Gateway Seminary, Visiting Research Professor and Analytic Theology Fellow at the University of Notre Dame, and Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at Eastern University.#mormonism #theology #God #atheism #polytheism #monotheism #problemofevil #kirkwoodcenter #theology #ethics #apologetics #bible #church #christianityLinks:Carl’s Academia Page: https://independent.academia.edu/CarlMosserClassifying Mormon Theism: https://www.academia.edu/219780/_Classifying_Mormon_Theism_Exaltation and Gods Who Can Fall: https://www.academia.edu/185243/_Exaltation_and_Gods_Who_Can_Fall_Some_Problems_for_Mormon_Theodicies_Podcast on Theosis with Carl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO4rV8cxWnU&t=949sChapters:00:00:00-Intro00:00:14-Intro to the Mormon Problem of Evil00:10:17-Joseph Smith's Evolving Views on God and Evil00:14:51-The God Who Can Sin and Lucifer's Plan of Redemption00:18:44-Evil World = Evil God?00:26:33-Is Evil Ever Overcome in Mormonism?00:32:09-Mormon Piety and the Problem of Evil00:39:32-Outro

In part 1 of this podcast, Dr. Carl Mosser, an expert in Mormon theology, discusses the Mormon doctrine of God and how Christians can respond to Mormon claims.Carl Mosser (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is the pastor of House of God Lutheran Church in Highland, California. He previously served as Professor of Christian Theology at Gateway Seminary, Visiting Research Professor and Analytic Theology Fellow at the University of Notre Dame, and Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at Eastern University.Links:Carl’s Academia Page: https://independent.academia.edu/CarlMosserClassifying Mormon Theism: https://www.academia.edu/219780/_Classifying_Mormon_Theism_Exaltation and Gods Who Can Fall: https://www.academia.edu/185243/_Exaltation_and_Gods_Who_Can_Fall_Some_Problems_for_Mormon_Theodicies_Podcast on Theosis with Carl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO4rV8cxWnU&t=949sChapters:00:00:00-Introduction00:03:23-Engaging with Mormon Scholarship00:09:58-Engaging Charitably with Mormon Scholars00:13:34-What is the Mormon Doctrine of God?00:17:36-What are Mormonism's Sacred Texts?00:21:49-Problems in the Book of Mormon00:23:30-Views of God in Mormon history00:30:57-The Many Theologies of Joseph Smith00:35:27-The Mormon Ontology of God and the World00:45:40-How Can God Evolve, and Us Along with Him?00:50:29-The Four Characteristics of the Mormon God00:59:21-Of "God" and "gods"01:07:28-What about the Trinity in Mormonism?01:13:47-The "Ad Hoc" Holy Ghost01:18:27-Outro