As a lead up to Here We Still Stand 2019, the Thinking Fellows discuss the importance and use of creeds and confessions. The historic creeds are brief summations of Scriptural truth. Their use has been to combat heresy by gifting the words of faith and crediting Christ alone for salvation. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show.  Show Notes: Support the Thinking Fellows Here We Still Stand (PNET19) Lutheran Study Days The Soul of Christianity Know the Creeds

Question and Answer episodes give us a unique opportunity to directly engage with the Thinking Fellows audience. Today’s episode includes questions about Erasmus of Rotterdam, the Lord’s Supper, and Prayer companions. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show.  Show Notes: Support the Show Lutheran Study Days Norway The Essential Erasmus Lutheran Book of Prayer Prayers of the Reformers 

Did the Lutheran reformers influence the development of the Church of England? The Thinking Fellows chime in on this recently requested question. The conversation centers around politics, education, and the circulation of Lutheran theology. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show.  Show Notes: Support the Thinking Fellows Lutheran Study Days Bergen Norway Enthusiasm and the Enthusiasts 

On the 489th anniversary of the Augsburg confession, the Fellows ask the question, does the Church still stand or fall on justification? In other words, is justification the central doctrine of faith? The fellows give a resounding yes followed by what the bleak alternatives would be. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show. Show Notes: Support the Show 1517 Podcasts Lutheran Study Days Bergen Norway

Returning to their topical format, the Thinking Fellows talk about stoic philosophy. The conversation flows from classical stoicism to modern proponents like Jordan Peterson. Finally, the fellows ask the question are stoicism and Christianity compatible? Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show.   Show Notes Podcast Network HWSS (PNET19) Crucifying Religion  Neil Robinson the Stoic Bridge to Christianity  Jordan Peterson 12 rules Meditations   

The Thinking Fellows finish their six part series on Christianity in America led by Dan van Voorhis. Dan talks about the second half of the 20th century and how it has led to the current cloudy question of where Christianity is headed. Covered in this episode is the rise of evangelicals, religious nones, and the resurgence of high church worship. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show.  Show Notes: Support the Thinking Fellows Christian History Almanac The Soul of Christianity  4 Things You Loose when You Leave Christianity   

On this episode, Dan van Voorhis leads listeners through origins of fundamentalism and modernism in American Christianity. Dan explains how the battle between these two groups was not just in fighting but was a matter of national news and had social consequences. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show.  Show Notes: 1517 Podcast Network Here We Still Stand (PNET19) During the show, Dan talked about making outlines from this series available. Editing is not complete on those documents and they will be made available at a later date on the 1517 website.     

Dr. Dan van Voorhis is back to walk listeners through another segment of Christian history in America. The fellows discuss the differences between the first and second Great Awakenings as well as the impact of migration westward. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show.  Show Notes: 1517 Podcast Network Here We Still Stand (Pnet19) Christian History Almanac 

The Thinking Fellows are once again joined by Dr. Dan van Voorhis to discuss the history of Christianity in America. This time, they cover the context, characters, and development of the first great awakening. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show. Show Notes: Support the show Christian History Almanac  Christian History issue 8  

Is America a Christian nation? To help answer that question, Dr. Dan van Voorhis looks at the background and context of the constitution of the United States. The rest of the fellows ask Dan questions and then discuss the difference between toleration and liberality. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show.   Show Notes: Support this Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Here We Still Stand  code:(PNET19) The Constitution of the United States Founding Brothers