Banned Books
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Welcome to Banned Books, where we read and converse with the rebel children, the holy mischief-makers of God, who fight against the kind of useless religious, spiritual, and moral methods of life improvement that seeks to smother the glory of God in Jesus Christ. We want to introduce you to those who forgot everything except Jesus Christ and him crucified. We all struggle with fear of being last, lost, least, littlest, and dead, and so we are here to encourage, challenge, provoke, and maybe even offend you by introducing you to theologians who at one time or another were banned by their church, declared dangerous, or simply vilified for daring to confess that Christ alone is the way, truth, and life. Welcome rebel children, holy mischief makers, and fools for Christ. This podcast is for you.
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Nov 20, 2020 • 1h 2min
182: Sasse - The office of the governing authority belongs to God’s created order
You Know Who Else Misunderstood The Kingdom of God? Hitler! In this episode, we read Herman Sasse’s 1930 essay on The Social Doctrine of the Augsburg Confession and its Significance for the Present. We discuss the two kingdoms doctrine, peoples’ station in life, and the need for public discussions of natural law. SHOW NOTES: The Social Doctrine of the Augsburg Confession and its Significance for the Present — In this essay, Hermann Sasse describes the theology of the “two regimens” (more commonly called “two kingdoms”) of the state and the church. Sasse addresses the widespread misunderstanding of the kingdom of God. — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517
Nov 17, 2020 • 1h 29min
181: Chesterton - Once abolish the God, and the Government becomes the God
Chairman Mao Loves Ice Cream. In this episode, G.K. Chesterton on what happens when we abolish God, and the government becomes the god. We discuss “unalienable rights endowed by the Creator.” The language of freedom and rights belongs to the law. And we finish with Chesterton’s prompt to consider fraud. SHOW NOTES: Collected Works: Vol. XX https://www.chesterton.org/shop/vol-xx THE HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR - By Thucydides 431 BC https://www.gutenberg.org/files/7142/7142-h/7142-h.htm Lecture 65: Christendom in Dublin https://www.chesterton.org/lecture-65/ Bourbons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Bourbon Bolsheviks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolsheviks Never Forget What Joe Biden Did to Clarence Thomas https://rumble.com/vaz2r1-never-forget-what-joe-biden-did-to-clarence-thomas.html Crowder gun show video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq-UElS4U7I 156: Pastoral Debrief on Civil Disobedience and the Christian https://www.1517.org/podcasts/banned-books/156-debrief — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517
Nov 12, 2020 • 44min
179: Girolamo Savaronola - O you who have anything superfluous, give it to the poor!
The Pirates of Penance part 2. In this episode, we continue to examine Girolamo Savaronola’s sermon on penance. What happened in Florence that occasioned this sermon, and what can it teach us about church and society today? SHOW NOTES: “PENITENZA, PENITENZA…!” http://www.elfinspell.com/ChurchHistory/Petry-NoUncertainSound/GirolamoSavonarola-59.html Girolamo Savonarola (bio) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girolamo_Savonarola Attack on Christianity - Kierkegaard https://archive.org/details/kierkegaardsatta00kier Judge for Yourself and for Self-Examination - Kierkegaard https://archive.org/details/forselfexaminati0000kier — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517
Nov 10, 2020 • 46min
178: Girolamo Savaronola - Do penance, Do it now!
The Pirates of Penance, part 1. In this episode, we look at pre-Reformation preaching. Girolamo Savaronola’s sermon on penance is read and discussed. What is penance, what effect did the sacrament of penance have on church and society, and what effect does it have on us at present? SHOW NOTES: “PENITENZA, PENITENZA…!” http://www.elfinspell.com/ChurchHistory/Petry-NoUncertainSound/GirolamoSavonarola-59.html Girolamo Savonarola (bio) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girolamo_Savonarola Attack on Christianity - Kierkegaard https://archive.org/details/kierkegaardsatta00kier Judge for Yourself and for Self-Examination - Kierkegaard https://archive.org/details/forselfexaminati0000kier — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517
Nov 4, 2020 • 1h 56min
180: Whitford - The Church and State Have Existed in An Often Unhealthy Tension
It’s The Most Important Election of Our Lives, Until The Next Election In this special election episode, Gillespie and Riley read David Whitford’s book, "Tyranny and Resistance," and discuss church, state, and the two kingdoms doctrine. SHOW NOTES: Tyranny and Resistance: The Magdeburg Confession and the Lutheran Tradition https://amzn.to/34Pvem8 David Whitford, Ph.D. (bio) - https://www.baylor.edu/religion/index.php?id=933200 Two Who Survived; Keeping Hope Alive While Surviving the Holocaust https://amzn.to/3oPHAmb Fourth Industrial Revolution https://www.weforum.org/focus/fourth-industrial-revolution “President Harrison provides a Lutheran view of church and state” https://blogs.lcms.org/2016/president-harrison-provides-a-lutheran-view-of-church-and-state Freedom of the Christian https://shop.1517.org/products/the-freedom-of-the-christian?variant=32812568870997 — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517
Oct 26, 2020 • 40min
177: Clement of Alexandria - True martyrdom is the knowledge of the only true God
Stop Showing Off and Get Back in Line... In part two of our reading of Clement of Alexandria’s, The Praises of Martyrdom Those Who Offered Themselves for Martyrdom Reproved, we discuss when martyrdom isn’t martyrdom and why the topic is more relevant today than ever. SHOW NOTES: CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA (c. 150-c. 215) from The Miscellanies (Stromata) The Praises of Martyrdom Those Who Offered Themselves for Martyrdom Reproved https://ethicsofsuicide.lib.utah.edu/selections/clement-alexandria/ Whether One May Flee From A Deadly Plague - Luther https://blogs.lcms.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Plague-blogLW.pdf Voice of the Martyrs https://www.persecution.com — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517
Oct 23, 2020 • 44min
176: Clement of Alexandria - Martyrdom: A Witness Both by Life and Word
Easy There, Fella, Everybody’s Gonna Get a Turn... In this episode, we begin a reading of Clement of Alexandria’s, "The Praises of Martyrdom Those Who Offered Themselves for Martyrdom Reproved." What constitutes martyrdom for Christians? Where does the idea of martyrdom originate, and is it still a relevant topic for us today? SHOW NOTES: CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA (c. 150-c. 215) from The Miscellanies (Stromata) The Praises of Martyrdom Those Who Offered Themselves for Martyrdom Reproved https://ethicsofsuicide.lib.utah.edu/selections/clement-alexandria/ Whether One May Flee From A Deadly Plague - Luther https://blogs.lcms.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Plague-blogLW.pdf Voice of the Martyrs https://www.persecution.com — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517
Oct 19, 2020 • 46min
175: Patrick Henry Reardon - Death is Sin Rendered Visible
This isn't a plus one... The second part of our episode on Patrick Henry Reardon's book, Christ in the Psalms. Taking a hard look at how we confuse the two kingdoms, avoid controversial topics in the church and the tragic consequences of not taking everything captive to Christ. SHOW NOTES: Christ in the Psalms - Patrick Henry Reardon https://amzn.to/3jNYDSN Siege of Magdeburg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sack_of_Magdeburg Hillary Clinton email https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/14333 Sergio and Rhoda in Israel https://www.youtube.com/c/sergiorhodainisrael — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517
Oct 17, 2020 • 51min
174: Patrick Henry Reardon - Divine Wrath is not Some Sort of Irritation
This is not a drill... We return to Patrick Henry Reardon's book, Christ in the Psalms. In this episode, we consider Psalm 6 and the very real, earthly effects of God's wrath, along with political bookends. SHOW NOTES: Christ in the Psalms - Patrick Henry Reardon https://amzn.to/3jNYDSN Siege of Magdeburg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sack_of_Magdeburg Hillary Clinton email https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/14333 Sergio and Rhoda in Israel https://www.youtube.com/c/sergiorhodainisrael — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517
Oct 14, 2020 • 57min
173: Henry Patrick Reardon - The Moral Sentiments of the Psalms are Christian Sentiments
My God can beat up your god... The second part of our discussion of Christ in the Psalms, by Patrick Henry Reardon. What is the temptation when Christians assume that our enemies are God's enemies? How do we pray for and against ourselves at the same time? What's happened to our piety that we are afraid to make demands of God? SHOW NOTES: Christ in the Psalms - Patrick Henry Reardon https://amzn.to/3jNYDSN Rule of St. Benedict http://www.archive.osb.org/rb/text/toc.html PTSD Service Dogs https://www.ptsd.va.gov/gethelp/dogs_ptsd.asp Clarence Thomas Hearing on Natural Law https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4l77rnlI8I&feature=emb_title Chuck Colson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Colson — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517
