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Welcome to A Church of Pure Imagination. Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss Friedrich Nietzsche’s “Antichrist.” This episode, what happens when Christianity disconnects itself from what’s concrete and real, especially the incarnation of God. Text: The Antichrist (1888), Aphorisms 15 Show Notes:  Nietzsche (bio) Problem of Evil When Bad Things Happen to Good People - Rabbi Harold Kushner Warrior Priest Podcast Free Solo — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at BannedBooks@1517.org. And, of course, share us with a friend or two! Please subscribe, rate, and review us on the following Podcast portals and apps: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. We’re proud to be part of 1517 Podcasts, a network of shows dedicated to delivering Christ-centered content through weekly, monthly, and seasonal audio platforms. Our podcasts cover a multitude of content, from Christian doctrine, apologetics, cultural engagement, and powerful preaching. Support the work of 1517 today. And lastly, don't forget Gillespie's coffee for your caffeinated needs and especially the 1517 Reformation Roast.

All right, let's put a pin in this, I gotta help your pathetic faith. Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss Friedrich Nietzsche's "Antichrist." How does the Christian church promote weak piety and a denial of life? How does Christianity as a religion of pity weaken believers and society? What happens to Christianity when it mixes philosophy and theology together? Text: The Antichrist (1888), Aphorisms 7 & 8   Show Notes:  Nietzsche (bio) Strange Brew (1983) Jocko Podcast 219: Auschwitz. You Had To Have Guts To Survive. With Rose Schindler. Two Who Survived   — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at BannedBooks@1517.org. And, of course, share us with a friend or two! Please subscribe, rate, and review us on the following Podcast portals and apps: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. We’re proud to be part of 1517 Podcasts, a network of shows dedicated to delivering Christ-centered content through weekly, monthly, and seasonal audio platforms. Our podcasts cover a multitude of content, from Christian doctrine, apologetics, cultural engagement, and powerful preaching. Support the work of 1517 today. And lastly, don't forget Gillespie's coffee for your caffeinated needs and especially the 1517 Reformation Roast.

That was really traumatizing! I quit! I'm out! Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Friedrich Nietzsche's "Antichrist." This episode, we talk about how Nietzsche’s critique of Christianity can help us check our presuppositions about what Christianity is and is not today.  Text: The Antichrist (1888), Aphorisms 2, 4, ff   Show Notes:  Nietzsche (bio) Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) The Astonished Heart Series - Robert Capon — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at BannedBooks@1517.org. And, of course, share us with a friend or two! Please subscribe, rate, and review us on the following Podcast portals and apps: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. We’re proud to be part of 1517 Podcasts, a network of shows dedicated to delivering Christ-centered content through weekly, monthly, and seasonal audio platforms. Our podcasts cover a multitude of content, from Christian doctrine, apologetics, cultural engagement, and powerful preaching. Support the work of 1517 today. And lastly, don't forget Gillespie's coffee for your caffeinated needs and especially the 1517 Reformation Roast.

Alright. That’s it. No more Old Testament proofs for you. Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss Erasmus’ diatribe on Salvation and Free Will. This episode, how to squeeze free will out of the Old Testament. Text: Luther and Erasmus: Free Will and Salvation, p. 56   Show Notes:  Erasmus (bio) The Bondage of the Will by Martin Luther (Author), J. I. Packer (Translator), O. R. Johnston (Translator) Luther’s Sacristy Prayer — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at BannedBooks@1517.org. And, of course, share us with a friend or two! Please subscribe, rate, and review us on the following Podcast portals and apps: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. We’re proud to be part of 1517 Podcasts, a network of shows dedicated to delivering Christ-centered content through weekly, monthly, and seasonal audio platforms. Our podcasts cover a multitude of content, from Christian doctrine, apologetics, cultural engagement, and powerful preaching. Support the work of 1517 today. And lastly, don't forget Gillespie's coffee for your caffeinated needs and especially the 1517 Reformation Roast.

What, Have You Come to Rub My Face in Inferences Again? Gillespie and Riley continue their reading and discussion of Erasmus’ diatribe on Salvation and Free Will. This episode, forgiveness, free will, and how to get around the Bible not saying what you need it to say. Text: Luther and Erasmus: Free Will and Salvation, p. 48   Show Notes:  Erasmus (bio) The Bondage of the Will by Martin Luther (Author), J. I. Packer (Translator), O. R. Johnston (Translator) Warrior Priest - 34: Gilgamesh – Did We Just Become Best Friends? Ignatius the Ultimate Youth Pastor Pinky and the Brain — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at BannedBooks@1517.org. And, of course, share us with a friend or two! Please subscribe, rate, and review us on the following Podcast portals and apps: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. We’re proud to be part of 1517 Podcasts, a network of shows dedicated to delivering Christ-centered content through weekly, monthly, and seasonal audio platforms. Our podcasts cover a multitude of content, from Christian doctrine, apologetics, cultural engagement, and powerful preaching. Support the work of 1517 today. And lastly, don't forget Gillespie's coffee for your caffeinated needs and especially the 1517 Reformation Roast.

Yeah, well, you know, that’s just, like, your opinion, man! Gillespie and Riley continue to read and discuss Erasmus’ diatribe on Free Will and Salvation. How does Erasmus read the Bible and how does his interpretation continue to influence the church today? How does Erasmus’ anthropology determine how the church continues to preach and teach Christian doctrine? Text: Luther and Erasmus: Free Will and Salvation Show Notes:  Erasmus (bio) The Bondage of the Will by Martin Luther (Author), J. I. Packer (Translator), O. R. Johnston (Translator) OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017 - Radiohead In Absentia - Porcupine Tree Kid A - Radiohead God of the gaps Warrior Priest Podcast - Gilgamesh — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at BannedBooks@1517.org. And, of course, share us with a friend or two! Please subscribe, rate, and review us on the following Podcast portals and apps: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio You can also like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.  We’re proud to be part of 1517 Podcasts, a network of shows dedicated to delivering Christ-centered content through weekly, monthly, and seasonal audio platforms. Our podcasts cover a multitude of content, from Christian doctrine, apologetics, cultural engagement, and powerful preaching. Support the work of 1517 today. And lastly, don't forget Gillespie's coffee for your caffeinated needs and especially the 1517 Reformation Roast  

Hey, careful, man, there’s a theologian here! Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Erasmus of Rotterdam’s discourse on The Freedom of The Will. In his debate with Martin Luther, how did Erasmus lose the battle but win the war over the doctrine of free will? How does it continue to influence the church today? Text: Luther and Erasmus: Free Will and Salvation   Show Notes:  Erasmus (bio) Rev. Cwirla on Ashes Bondage of the Will series (Episodes #86-#99) Lutheran Insulter — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at BannedBooks@1517.org. Please subscribe, rate, and review the show on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/banned-books-podcast/id1370993639?mt=2. We’re proud to be part of 1517 Podcasts, a network of shows dedicated to delivering Christ-centered content through weekly, monthly, and seasonal audio platforms. Our podcasts cover a multitude of content, from Christian doctrine, apologetics, cultural engagement, and powerful preaching. Support the work of 1517 today. And as always, don't forget Gillespie's coffee for your caffeinated needs and especially the 1517 Reformation Roast

You’re not making Christianity better; you’re making Stoicism worse. Gillespie and Riley continue their discussion of free will and predestination by reading Clement of Alexandria. Where does the doctrine of free will originate? What happens when a Christian blends biblical theology and philosophy? Why doesn’t Riley like Star Wars sermons? Text: Writings of Clement of Alexandria   Show Notes:  Clement of Alexandria Pilgrim’s Progress Series (#73 - #81) Coffee by Gillespie Bill and Ted Watch Movies Beowolf Counterpart (Amazon Prime) — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at BannedBooks@1517.org. Please subscribe, rate, and review the show on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/banned-books-podcast/id1370993639?mt=2. We’re proud to be part of 1517 Podcasts, a network of shows dedicated to delivering Christ-centered content through weekly, monthly, and seasonal audio platforms. Our podcasts cover a multitude of content, from Christian doctrine, apologetics, cultural engagement, and powerful preaching. Support the work of 1517 today. And as always, don't forget Gillespie's coffee for your caffeinated needs and especially the 1517 Reformation Roast

I thought we had something, but then you do and pull this. Gillespie and Riley read and discuss Iranaeus on free will and predestination. What part do Christians play in their salvation? Do we choose to sin? Who goes to hell? Text: Writings of Iranaeus Show Notes:  Iranaeus (bio) Man and the Incarnation: A Study in the Biblical Theology of Irenaeus Paperback by Gustaf Wingren — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at BannedBooks@1517.org. Please subscribe, rate, and review the show on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/banned-books-podcast/id1370993639?mt=2. We’re proud to be part of 1517 Podcasts, a network of shows dedicated to delivering Christ-centered content through weekly, monthly, and seasonal audio platforms. Our podcasts cover a multitude of content, from Christian doctrine, apologetics, cultural engagement, and powerful preaching. Support the work of 1517 today. And as always, don't forget Gillespie's coffee for your caffeinated needs and especially the 1517 Reformation Roast

Just Think of This As a Friendly Test That Could Get You Thrown into Hell, Or Not... Your Choice. Gillespie and Riley continue their discussion of Justin Martyr on free will and predestination. They also read and discuss the writings of Justin’s student, Tatian, on the same topic. Why do we demand that the choice be ours as regards our salvation or damnation? How does the doctrine of free will result in us hating God and each other? What about the influence of free will and predestination on popular culture? Text: Writings of Justin Martyr Show Notes:  Crucifying Religion (1517 Publishing) This Present Darkness- Frank Peretti Left Behind Series Supernatural (CW) Ret-Con (Retroactive Continuity) Horatio Alger story Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog Cadfael Father Ted Moorish Art And Architecture — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at BannedBooks@1517.org. Please subscribe, rate, and review the show on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/banned-books-podcast/id1370993639?mt=2. We’re proud to be part of 1517 Podcasts, a network of shows dedicated to delivering Christ-centered content through weekly, monthly, and seasonal audio platforms. Our podcasts cover a multitude of content, from Christian doctrine, apologetics, cultural engagement, and powerful preaching. Support the work of 1517 today. And as always, don't forget Gillespie's coffee for your caffeinated needs and especially the 1517 Reformation Roast