
Creedal
Zac Crippen discusses Catholic theology (and culture through the lens of Catholic theology) with guests from all over the world.
Latest episodes

May 8, 2023 • 1h 1min
E140 Is Scripture Clear? w/Casey Chalk
Today on the show, a longtime friend of the podcast--Casey Chalk--joins me to talk about his latest book, "The Obscurity of Scripture."
Buy Casey's book (and write a review): https://a.co/d/bImrguj

May 1, 2023 • 57min
E139 Terrorism, Tolkien, and Nietzsche: What a Week w/Andrew Petiprin
The return of What a Week w/Andrew Petiprin!

Apr 24, 2023 • 55min
E138 Storytelling and Filmmaking w/ Matheus Bazzo
Today on the show, entrepreneur, artist, and filmmaker Matheus Bazzo joins me to talk about his companies, how to make great films, the importance of storytelling, and much more.
For more info on Lumine, head to www.lumine.tv

Mar 20, 2023 • 42min
E137 The Emergence of AI w/Alex Fogassy
Today on the show, I welcome my friend Alex Fogassy, Air Force officer and doctoral candidate at the University of Oxford.
We talk about:
"What is Artificial Intelligence?"
The difference between Narrow AI and AGI
What the limitations and threats are of Narrow AI
What developments in these domains (or lack thereof) portend for our future
The parallels between transhumanism and Christianity
...and much more.
Feedback? Email me: zac@creedalpodcast.com

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Feb 27, 2023 • 58min
E136 Cardinal Cupich in the Abyss w/Larry Chapp
Today on the show, my good friend Larry Chapp joins me to talk about Cardinal Cupich's amateurish foray into the realm of moral theology, replete with misappropriations of the late Pope Benedict XVI's thought. We discuss what's really going on behind the scenes, Cardinal McElroy's recent piece, the Universal Call to Holiness, and much more.
Mentioned on the show:
The McElroy article: https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2023/01/24/mcelroy-synodality-inclusion-244587
The Cupich article: https://www.chicagocatholic.com/cardinal-blase-j.-cupich/-/article/2023/02/15/a-church-called-to-love-perfectly
Larry's response: https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2023/02/21/cardinal-cupich-and-the-hermeneutics-of-the-abyss/
And don't miss:
Larry's blog: https://gaudiumetspes22.com/
Larry's new podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1uaHLSSh7HfnDUKNoIOtBK

Feb 21, 2023 • 1h 2min
E135 Seminary, Faithfulness, and Moving East w/John Monaco
Seminary, Faithfulness, and Moving East w/John Monaco
Today on the show, Duquesne doctoral candidate and theologian John Monaco joins us to talk about his experience in seminary, remaining faithful in a church that is often faithless, and moving east--to the Eastern Catholic Churches.

Jan 26, 2023 • 49min
E134 Reflections on Benedict XVI and a New Year
Apologies for the lengthy delay since my last episode!
Today is a solo show--I share some life updates (nothing major--just very busy lately!), ask for your feedback on what you want to hear on the show in 2023, talk about some recent developments in the news, and share some of the things I most appreciate about Pope Benedict XVI, who entered into eternal rest on December 31, 2022.
Email me your feedback: zac@creedalpodcast.com

Dec 8, 2022 • 59min
E133 On Antisemitism: What a Week w/Andrew Petiprin
Today on the show we take a break from our regular programming to talk about antisemitism and the dangers of its counterfeit gospel. Using Ye's recent remarks about Hitler as a launching point, we discuss the rise of antisemitism on the political right and dissect Mit Brennender Sorge's, Pope Pius XI's encyclical to Germans in 1937, to talk about why and how antisemitism is antithetical to the Gospel and must be identified and condemned wherever it rears its ugly head.
Mentioned on the show:
Mit Brennender Sorge: https://www.vatican.va/content/pius-xi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xi_enc_14031937_mit-brennender-sorge.html
Alexandra Valdez's analysis: https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/elements/article/download/9021/8139/
Humani Generi Unitas: https://web.archive.org/web/20131010052806/http://www.bc.edu/dam/files/research_sites/cjl/texts/cjrelations/resources/education/humani_generis_unitas.htm

Nov 18, 2022 • 1h 5min
E132 Wakanda, Modernism, and Art Punching Through: What a Week w/Andrew Petiprin
On this week's installment, we banter a bit about film and storytelling and do a food-themed Misinformation segment before diving into our close read for the week: an interview of Fen de Villiers in the European Conservative. Then we wrap with our recommendations for the week (linked below).
Breakthrough: https://europeanconservative.com/articles/interview/interview-with-fen-de-villiers/
'Wakanda Forever' Review: https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/11/wakanda-forever-exploits-commercial-politics/
'First Man': https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1213641/

Nov 2, 2022 • 1h 11min
E131 Hummingbirds, Rushmore, and Mistaken Ideology: What a Week w/Andrew Petiprin
This week, we dive into Wes Anderson's masterpiece Rushmore before covering a misinformation segment that includes art vandalism, a malady called Alice in Wonderland Syndrome, and Heidi Klum's halloween costume. Then we do a close read of Kat Rosenfield's debut piece in National Review and uncover what it reveals about the state of American political polarization today.
Mentioned on the show:
Rushmore by Wes Anderson:
Why I Keep Getting Mistaken for a Conservative by Kat Rosenfield: https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2022/11/07/why-i-keep-getting-mistaken-for-a-conservative/
Depraved Activism by Casey Chalk: https://www.theamericanconservative.com/depraved-activism/
Consider the Hummingbird by Katherine Rundell: https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v44/n21/katherine-rundell/consider-the-hummingbird