

Just and Sinner Podcast
Jordan B Cooper
A weekly discussion of theology from a Lutheran perspective.
Episodes
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Nov 27, 2023 • 1h 12min
An Introduction to Lutheranism
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.

Nov 6, 2023 • 1h 1min
On the Mass (AC XXIV)
This part of our Augsburg Confession series addresses the Lutheran approach to the Mass in light of the developments in the medieval period.

Oct 30, 2023 • 58min
A Continued Discussion of Patrick Deneen's Why Liberalism Failed
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.

Oct 23, 2023 • 1h 6min
Marriage and Celibacy (AC XXIII)
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.

Oct 20, 2023 • 39min
A Biblical Theology of the Temple
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.

Oct 9, 2023 • 1h
A Discussion of Why Liberalism Failed by Patrick Deneen
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.

Oct 2, 2023 • 46min
Late Medieval and Reformation Era Heresies
This part of our walk through anti-Trinitarian heresies explores some ideas of the late medieval period along with anti-Trinitarianism in the era of the Reformation.

Oct 2, 2023 • 56min
The Beginnings of Unitarianism
This episode covers the birth of Unitarianism and some of their basic ideas. It is the first of two on Unitarianism in our Trinitarian theology series.

Oct 2, 2023 • 52min
Unitarianism in the United States
This continuation of our series on the Trinity discusses the growth and ideas of Unitarianism in the United States, as well as its decline.

Sep 18, 2023 • 59min
Why Beauty Matters: A Christian Approach
This is a lecture that Jordan B. Cooper delivered on the subject of beauty, in which he discusses the philosophical and theological foundations of beauty from a Christian approach.