

The London Lyceum
Jordan Steffaniak and Brandon Ayscue
The London Lyceum seeks to encourage serious thinking for a serious church by creating an intellectual culture of charity, curiosity, and critical thinking. Find out more about us at our website: www.thelondonlyceum.com
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Sep 16, 2020 • 52min
Spurgeon on Social Activism with Alex DiPrima
Jordan and Brandon talk with Alex DiPrima about Charles Spurgeon and social activism. Who was Spurgeon? What did he think about activism, justice, and social justice? How did he practice it? How would Spurgeon counsel contemporary pastors on social matters?Find out more from us at our website.Resources:1) Susie: The Life and Legacy of Susannah Spurgeon, Ray Rhodes2) An All-Around Ministry, Spurgeon3) Lectures to My Students, Spurgeon4) Spurgeon: A New Biography, Arnold A. Dallimore 5) Communion with Christ and His People, Peter MordenSupport the showSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-london-lyceum4672/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Sep 9, 2020 • 48min
Atonement, Justice, and Abuse with Jacob Denhollander
Jordan and Brandon talk with Jacob Denhollander about penal substitutionary atonement. What is it? What are the problems with it? Is it cosmic child abuse? Why does it often drift into abuse language? What is justice? What is the difference between the Westminster Confession and the Savoy Confession on the justice of God? How does penal substitutionary atonement positively address abuse? And more.Find out more from us at our website.Check out Jacob's wife Rachael's resources here.Resources:1) The Crucified King, Jeremy Treat2) Redeeming Power, Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church, Diane Langberg3) Suffering and the Heart of God, Diane Langberg4) Rid of My Disgrace, Justin and Lindsey Holcomb5) Hope & Restoration After Sexual Abuse, Brad Hambrick6) The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, Bessel van der Kolk Support the showSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-london-lyceum4672/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Sep 2, 2020 • 38min
The Beatific Vision with Ryan Brandt and Joshua Farris
Jordan and Brandon talk with Joshua R. Farris and Ryan Brandt about the beatific vision. What is it? What have Baptist and Reformed thinkers thought about it? How have they contributed to the doctrine? How does the beatific vision fit within confessional boundaries? And more.Find out more from us at our website.Resources:1) Baptist and Reformed Theologies of Vision and Deification (2). Constructive Issues in Contemporary Research2) Seeing God, Hans Boersma3) Theologica 2.2 on the Beatific VisionSupport the showSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-london-lyceum4672/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Aug 28, 2020 • 13min
Reviews and Resources - August 2020
Jordan and Brandon discuss several reviews and resources of note for August.Find out more from us at our website.Resources:1) God and Creation in the Theology of Thomas Aquinas and Karl Barth, Tyler Wittman2) Beyond the Control of God?: Six Views on The Problem of God and Abstract Objects, Ed. Paul Gould3) How (Not) to Be Secular: Reading Charles Taylor, James K.A. Smith4) A Critical Evaluation of Paedobaptism, Greg Welty5) Knowing God: Where Evangelicals Get the Doctrine of God Wrong and What To Do About It, Carl TruemanSupport the showSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-london-lyceum4672/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Aug 26, 2020 • 43min
Sinless Flesh with Rafael Bello
Jordan and Brandon talk with Rafel Bello about Christ's human nature. Did he assume a fallen or unfallen human nature? Why would he need to assume one or the other? How could Christ assume a fallen human nature and remain sinless? And more.Find out more from us at our website.Resources:1) Sinless Flesh, Rafael Bello2) Christ's Humanity in Current and Ancient Controversy: Fallen or Not?, E. Jerome Van Kuiken3) Jesus: Fallen?, Emmanuel HatzidakisSupport the showSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-london-lyceum4672/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Aug 24, 2020 • 51min
The Hanover House - Congregational Polity Recap
Jordan and Brandon are joined by Jake and Conner on the monthly Hanover House episode to discuss polity. Should churches have elders? How should they pursue such a polity if they dont? Should churches be in associations? How would this look for Baptist churches?Find out more from us at our website.Support the showSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-london-lyceum4672/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Aug 19, 2020 • 55min
Substance Dualism with Joshua R. Farris
Jordan and Brandon talk with Joshua R. Farris about substance dualism. What is it? What are the main reasons to believe it? What are the main reasons to be suspicious of it? Why are there fewer substance dualists now than in the past? And more.Find out more from us at our website.Resources:1) Introduction to Theological Anthropology, Joshua R. Farris2) The Soul of Theological Anthropology, Joshua R. Farris3) Disembodied Souls, Richard SteinerSupport the showSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-london-lyceum4672/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Aug 12, 2020 • 58min
Nicene, Classical, and Non-Classical Theology with R.T. Mullins
Jordan and Brandon talk with R.T. Mullins about Craig Carter's recent interview with Credo Magazine. What is Nicene theology? Is modern metaphysics completely at odds with it? What is theistic personalism? Must non-classical theology deny creation ex nihilo? And more.Find out more from us at our website.Resources:1) God and Emotion, R. T. Mullins2) The Problem of Arbitrary Creation for Impassibility, R. T. Mullins3) Studies in Relational and Classical Theism, ed. R.T. Mullins and John Peckham (forthcoming)4) Join the Ur-Platonist Alliance, Ed Feser5) Contemplating God with the Great Tradition: An Interview with Craig Carter Support the showSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-london-lyceum4672/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Aug 5, 2020 • 47min
Christological Anthropology with Marc Cortez
Jordan and Brandon talk with Marc Cortez about Christological anthropology. What is it? What are some historical practitioners and what did they think? Why would anyone affirm the "incarnation anyway" position? What is the image of God?Find out more from us at our website.Resources:1) Eccentric Existence, David Kelsey2) Church Dogmatics 3/2, Karl Barth3) Christ the Key, Kathryn TannerSupport the showSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-london-lyceum4672/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jul 31, 2020 • 14min
Reviews and Resources - July 2020
Jordan and Brandon discuss several reviews and resources of note for July.Find out more from us at our website.Resources:Books: 1) God and Emotions, RT Mullins2) Divine Impassibility: Four Views of God's Emotions and Sufferings3) Darwin on Trial, Phillip JohnsonJournals:1) Omnisubjectivity and the problem of creepy divine emotions, RT Mullins2) On Two Reasons Christian Theologians Should Reject The Intermediate State, JT Turner3) Are Created Spirits Composed of Matter and Form? A Defense of Pneumatic Hylomorphism, Nathan Jacobs4) Cappadocian or Augustinian? Adjudicating Debates on Gender in the Resurrection, Fellipe Do Vale5) The Sabbath Day and Recreations on the Sabbath: An Examination of the Sabbath and the Biblical Basis for the “No Recreation” Clause in Westminster Confession of Faith 21.8 and Westminster Larger Catechism 117, Lane Keister6) Reformed Baptist Covenant Theology and Biblical Theology, Micah and Sam RenihanSupport the showSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-london-lyceum4672/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy


