The London Lyceum

Jordan talks with Ryan Fields about his new book on the free church and catholicity. They cover topics like: What is catholicity and why should we want it? Does catholicity involve more than unity? How do Episcopal groups typically define catholicity? Can one denomination monopolize the terminology of catholicity? Why do most think the free church cant have catholicity? Why do free churches not readily identify as catholic? Should they? How do we encourage if so? Is there historical precedent for catholicity in the free church tradition? Has the free church tradition barely studied the problem of catholicity? What does the free church have to contribute that is unique? And more!Resources:1) Local and Universal: A Free Church Account of Ecclesial Catholicity, C. Ryan FieldsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-london-lyceum4672/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jordan and Joseph talk with Kevin Kinghorn about his work on God and value judgments. They cover topics like: What is a value judgment? Are they beliefs with cognitive content or are they sentiments or something else? What does it mean to call intuitive judgments quasi-perceptions? Are our value judgments from God? In what sense are they from God? Are they special revelation or natural revelation? How are they formed? What are the implications for our views on this and spiritual formation? How much can we trust them? And more!Resources:1) God and Value Judgments, Kevin KinghornSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-london-lyceum4672/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jordan talks with Todd Haines and Natasha Kennedy about the FatCat series of books, how to catechize our children, why it matters, whether we can depict Jesus in books, and more!Resources:1) The entire FatCat series of books!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-london-lyceum4672/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jordan talks with Daniel Williams about the history of the pro-life movement before Roe v. Wade. They cover topics like: What does it mean to be pro-life? Why do many histories of postwar American politics treat the pro-life movement as a reaction against Roe vs Wade only? Who were the very first to be "pro-life"? Were Catholics the first pro-lifers? Did they initially see any distinction between contraception and abortion? What about Protestants? Why was there such a consensus for the legality of abortion initially in the 60's? What were they key strategic changes that the pro-lifers made in the late sixities and early seventies that helped? Why did they initially fail before making these changes? Was the pro-life movement just a republican platform from its inception? Did it cross political allegiances? Was it once a democractic platform? What happened? And more!Resources:1) Defenders of the Unborn: The Pro-Life Movement before Roe v. Wade, Daniel K. WilliamsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-london-lyceum4672/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jake and Jesse returnSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-london-lyceum4672/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jordan and Cody talk with Dru Johnson about his latest book on Darwin and Scripture. They cover topics like: What does Darwin have to do with Scripture? Why would anyone be uncomfortable with the idea that the biblical authors make our world existentially, ethically, and physically coherent in a way that can be harmonized with science? You claim that the biblical literature presents a coherent and sustained intellectual world for us to enter. In what ways does this open new possibilities and close them to our philosophical and theological imaginations? How would you respond to someone claiming your arguments vis-a-vis natural selection are anachronistic? And more!Resources:1) What Hath Darwin to Do with Scripture?, Dru JohnsonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-london-lyceum4672/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jordan talks with Han-Luen about Augustine and the will. They cover topics like: What is the will? Did Augustine invent our concept of the will? Why has Augustine's thought on the will been such a difficult topic? How much does his own maturation and development make it more difficult? Does Augustine's doctrine of providence fit with his view of free will? How do later thinkers, particularly Thomas and the Reformers, modify/adapt Augustine's approach to the will? How does baptism affect the will in Augustine’s thought? What implications does that have for those who reject his views on baptism? How much does Augustine's anthropology more generally influence his concept of the will? Is he a platonic dualist? Does that impact his thought? And more!Resources:1) Augustine on the Will: A Theological Account, Han-Luen Kantzer Komline2) The Myth of Pelagianism, Ali Bonner3) Augustine on the Nature of Virtue and Sin, Katherine Chambers4) The Byzantine Christ: Person, Nature, and Will in the Christology of Saint Maximus the Confessor, Demetrios BathrellosSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-london-lyceum4672/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jordan talks with Jesse Couenhoven about moral agency among children. They cover topics such as: What is moral theory and moral agency? Why do we have a tendency to exaggerate the agency of children, disabled persons, etc.? Why have studies in the past been systematically biased? Should we be cynical about studies like these? Why has the approach to putting the "age of reason" at 12 (or otherwise) come under empirical critique? Why is childhood theologically important? Are children responsible? Are they capable of virtue or vice? And more!Resources:1) Stricken by Sin, Cured by Christ: Agency, Necessity, and Culpability in Augustinian Theology, Jesse Couenhoven2) Predestination: A Guide for the Perplexed, Jesse CouenhovenSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-london-lyceum4672/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Andreas Beck, a theologian and academic dean at the Evangelical Theological Faculty in Leuven, dives into the life and thoughts of Gisbertus Voetius, highlighting his influence on Reformed theology. They discuss Voetius's connections to medieval philosophers like Aquinas and Scotus and his views on freedom and contingency. Beck also shares his academic journey from music to theology and examines Voetius's pastoral impact and debates in 17th-century academia, positioning him as a pivotal figure in the evolution of Reformed thought.

Jordan talks with Chris Chun about Jonathan Edwards and his relationship to and with Baptists. They cover topics like: Is Edwards a proto-baptist? Why did he ignore the topic of paedobaptism in his writings? How does his belief in baptism compare to his contemporary congregationalist ministers or to separate baptists like Backus? How did Baptists interact with Edwards? And more!Resources:1) The Legacy of Jonathan Edwards in the Theology of Andrew Fuller, Chris ChunSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-london-lyceum4672/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy