

Credo Podcast
Matthew Barrett
Welcome to the Credo Podcast where doctrine matters. Eavesdrop on conversations between Matthew Barrett and top theologians about the most pressing and important theological issues today.
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Jan 31, 2023 • 0sec
How to be a Joyful Calvinist: James Montgomery Boice and the Life of the Mind – Philip Ryken and Matthew Barrett
Who was one of the great influences on today’s leading theologians and university presidents? James Montgomery Boice. Educated at Harvard University and Princeton Seminary, the late James Montgomery Boice was… Download Audio

Jan 18, 2023 • 0sec
Why did C.S. Lewis think natural law could make us human again? Michael Ward and Matthew Barrett
The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but irrigate deserts.” With these words C.S. Lewis opened The Abolition of Man. Lewis spent his life standing against the modern… Download Audio

Dec 14, 2022 • 0sec
Modern Trinity or Classical Trinity? Thomas Joseph White and Matthew Barrett
Many moderns constructed their doctrine of the Trinity according to Rahner’s rule, which says the immanent Trinity is the economic Trinity and the economic Trinity is the immanent Trinity. But… Download Audio

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Nov 22, 2022 • 0sec
What are the processions of the Trinity? Glenn Butner and Matthew Barrett
What are eternal processions? The language of “processions” may be foreign to some today, but the Great Tradition capitalized on this language to describe the Trinity and keep heresy at… Download Audio

Oct 31, 2022 • 0sec
Why is Zwingli the forgotten Reformer? Bruce Gordon and Matthew Barrett
Bruce Gordon, an expert on ecclesiastical history from Yale and author on Zwingli, unveils the often-overlooked figure of Huldrych Zwingli. The conversation highlights Zwingli's pivotal yet eclipsed contributions to the Reformation, detailing his complex relationship with Calvin and the conflict over the Lord's Supper with Luther. Gordon shares insights into Zwingli's journey from humble beginnings to a revolutionary preacher, his tension-fraught ties with Erasmus, and the military dilemmas he faced, emphasizing the dramatic stakes of his religious convictions.

Oct 5, 2022 • 0sec
How can the man of sorrows be impassible? Steven J. Duby and Matthew Barrett
The doctrine of God’s impassibility may seem counterintuitive to many Christians today, but actually, impassibility is an essential belief of Christian orthodoxy. Impassibility was not only affirmed in the great… Download Audio

Sep 21, 2022 • 0sec
What did Thomas Jefferson think about Christianity? Matthew Barrett and Gary Steward with Thomas S. Kidd
Thomas Jefferson continues to elicit a wide-range of reactions. Jefferson had a brilliant mind and engaged with Christianity in ways that were both sympathetic and critical. Along with many others… Download Audio

Sep 6, 2022 • 0sec
Why did R.C. Sproul think Classical Theism was his legacy? Matthew Barrett and Stephen J. Nichols
From his books to the chalkboard, R.C. Sproul communicated the deep things of God in an accessible way. When asked what the core of his legacy was all about he… Download Audio

Aug 23, 2022 • 0sec
Podcast Throwback: What is Christian Platonism? Matthew Barrett and Hans Boersma
What should we think of Plato? Do his ideas have any profit for Christianity? Can the Platonic philosophical heritage serve Christianity as a handmaiden to biblical interpretation and theological construction?… Download Audio

Aug 16, 2022 • 0sec
What is Partitive Exegesis? Matthew Barrett with Bobby Jamieson and Tyler Wittman
How can we hold our systematic theology in one hand and take seriously the exegetical task in the other? How do we interpret scripture in light of Christ’s two natures?… Download Audio