Just and Sinner Podcast

This program defends Lutheranism against the claim that the Enlightenment and modernity were solely the cause of secularization. It explores how Roman Catholicism influenced the Enlightenment and challenges the idea that the Reformation caused modernity and secularization. It discusses the Jesuits' use of skepticism and departure from classical proofs, analyzes Descartes' view of the knowledge of God, explores Sharon's evangelism strategy and views on faith and conduct, examines the influence of Sharon on ethics and secularism, and discusses the significant role of Jesuits in shaping Enlightenment thought.

This podcast explores the concept of transcendence and its origins, delves into different approaches to truth, discusses the role of mathematics in defining the transcendentals, and examines philosophical questions surrounding truth, goodness, and beauty. It emphasizes the importance of restraint and self-control, explores different perspectives on the objectivity of beauty, and discusses the significance of coherence, balance, and unity in storytelling and beauty.

This podcast explores the distinctives of Lutheran theology including the doctrine of justification, the concept of alien righteousness, the distinctions between law and gospel, the requirements and benefits of baptism, the significance of the Lord's Supper, and understanding saving grace.

Dr. Jordan Cooper explores the need to reevaluate traditional theological anthropological models and presents an alternative approach rooted in Lutheran Orthodoxy. The chapter discusses a contemporary theological anthropology rooted in scholastic realism as adopted by the Lutheran Orthodox writers of the 17th century. The author incorporates insights from Revere Franklin Widener's writings, explores the foundations of theological anthropology, and highlights the need for further development in the modern academy. Weidner's nuanced tricotomist view on the distinction between body, soul, and spirit, and their connection to God. Challenges faced by Lutheran Orthodoxy in understanding the relationship between the Amago Dei and fallen humanity. Difficulties faced by theological anthropology in the modern world, including materialism, existentialism, and post-structuralism/post-Marxism.

This podcast provides an overview of Lutheranism, including its history, theology, and Confessions. It explores the differences between traditionalism and radicalism in religious traditions, discussing the challenges faced by Lutherans during the Protestant Reformation. The podcast introduces Martin Luther as the foundational figure of Lutheranism and delves into his background and decision to join a monastery. It also explores the concepts of mortal and venial sins, indulgences in the medieval period, and the events surrounding Martin Luther's excommunication from the Catholic Church. The podcast concludes with an overview of different Lutheran groups and the broader Lutheran landscape.

This part of our Augsburg Confession series addresses the Lutheran approach to the Mass in light of the developments in the medieval period.

This podcast explores the difference between two approaches to liberty and how it impacts our worldview as Christians. They discuss the historical influences on liberty, the theological roots of volunteerism, the shift in our relationship with nature due to technology, the distortion of human nature and the rejection of ancient conceptions of liberty, the loss of social bonds in liberalism, the rise of gender ideology and subcultures, and the relation between cancel culture and religious excommunication.

This part of our series on the Augsburg Confession covers the topic of marriage and celibacy in light of the Roman requirements for priestly celibacy.

This is a talk I gave at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Newtown, CT on the Biblical theme of the temple and how it develops from Genesis to Revelation.

This is the first part of a discussion of Patrick Deneen's book Why Liberalism Failed, which addresses some of the assumptions taken for granted in Enlightenment Liberalism.