RTS Washington Faculty Podcast
Reformed Theological Seminary, Washington, D.C.
Theologians discussing the Christian faith from their areas of expertise.
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Nov 26, 2025 • 27min
Principles for Pastor-Theologians (ft. Cory Brock)
We're continuing our Conference Conversations this week! Tommy and Gray recently sat down with Dr. Cory Brock, lecturer at Edinburgh Theological Seminary, minister at St. Columba's, and friend of the podcast. They're discussing best practices for weekly rhythms, energy management, and much more for today's pastor-theologians.
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Nov 21, 2025 • 19min
ShoRTS: William Goode and a Rooted Ecclesiology (ft. Crawford Stevener)
Tommy Keene takes the Faculty Podcast on the road this week at ETS, interviewing RTS grad Crawford Stevener on his recent publication: William Goode: Anti-Tractarian Polemicist. They discuss Goode's doctrine of the church and his polemic against the Roman Catholic-lurching Oxford Movement in the 19th century.
Grab Dr. Stevener's book here: https://www.routledge.com/William-Goode-1801-1868-Anti-Tractarian-Polemicist/Stevener/p/book/9781032864617
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Nov 12, 2025 • 12min
ShoRTS: Jesus' Emotional Life (ft. Dane Ortlund)
In this week's episode, Tommy Keene and Dane Ortlund visit a pub to chat about Jesus' emotional life, including how Jesus experienced emotions and what his emotional life means for us today.
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Nov 6, 2025 • 39min
Preaching Between Worlds
With the academic conference season upon us, we're beginning a brand new mini series: Conference Conversations. Each week, we'll discuss one paper or presentation that's making waves in the academic world. This week's discussion is centered on a presentation given recently by our own Paul Jeon, titled Preaching Between Worlds: How Second Generation Korean-American Identity Shapes the Interpretation and Proclamation of the Gospel.
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Oct 30, 2025 • 36min
The Leiden Synopsis ft. Hank van den Belt
This week, we’re pausing our Intellectual Imprints series to feature a recent lecture hosted by RTS Washington on the Leiden Synopsis, a 17th-century symposium of theologians which deeply impacted thinkers such as Herman Bavinck. Hank van den Belt introduced us to the history of this historic gathering, and posed an interesting question: are angels members of the church?
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Oct 24, 2025 • 34min
Ricoeur
We're continuing our Intellectual Imprints series this week by discussing a man who revolutionized the way we understand the science of hermeneutics: Paul Ricoeur (1913–2005). While you may not have encountered his name in the wild, you have certainly encountered his hermeneutical method with respect to narrative and metaphor from leading voices in biblical studies.
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Oct 16, 2025 • 46min
Turretin
This week, we're continuing our Intellectual Imprints series by discussing one of the greatest Reformed Scholastics to ever do it: Francis Turretin. We're appreciating his theological precision and its pastoral implications as it relates to the ongoing work of the ministry today.
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Oct 8, 2025 • 55min
Luther (ft. Ligon Duncan)
We're continuing our Intellectual Imprints series this week with a figure we all know and love: Martin Luther. We're joined by Dr. Ligon Duncan, Chancellor and CEO of Reformed Theological Seminary to discuss Luther's legacy both in the Reformation and today.
J.I. Packer's introduction to Bondage of the Will: https://a.co/d/eQyJDke
Between Wittenberg and Geneva: https://a.co/d/aH6Dtcl
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Oct 7, 2025 • 38min
Bonus Episode: A Sense of the Divine ft. Gray Sutanto
How do you make sense of the Christian confession that God has instilled a 'sense of divinity' in every person?
In today's episode, we're featuring Dr. Gray Sutanto's lecture from our recent event celebrating A Sense of the Divine's release.
Order A Sense of the Divine here: https://www.amazon.com/Sense-Divine-Affective-Revelation-Tradition/dp/1009527894

Oct 2, 2025 • 41min
Plato
We're continuing our Intellectual Imprints series this week with Plato. Some say that the entirety of the Western philosophical tradition is merely a footnote to Plato–is that really the case? Find out today.
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