Banned Books
380 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 228 ratingsWelcome to Banned Books, where we read and converse with the rebel children, the holy mischief-makers of God, who fight against the kind of useless religious, spiritual, and moral methods of life improvement that seeks to smother the glory of God in Jesus Christ. We want to introduce you to those who forgot everything except Jesus Christ and him crucified. We all struggle with fear of being last, lost, least, littlest, and dead, and so we are here to encourage, challenge, provoke, and maybe even offend you by introducing you to theologians who at one time or another were banned by their church, declared dangerous, or simply vilified for daring to confess that Christ alone is the way, truth, and life. Welcome rebel children, holy mischief makers, and fools for Christ. This podcast is for you.
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213a: Paulson - Becoming a servant of all and a saint in this world
August 04, 2021 23:41 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBI’ve Got a Gun aka The Whole Armor of God. In this episode, we read and discuss Dr. Steven Paulson’s breakdown of Martin Luther’s explanation of the two kingdoms doctrine. Faith, family, and false idols form the backbone of our talk. SHOW NOTES: Luther for Armchair Theologians https://amzn.to/3zVq44z — CONTACT and FOLLOW [email protected] Facebook Twitter Telegram Telegram Chat SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn R...
212: Tocqueville - Religion Considered as a Political Institution
July 23, 2021 21:46 - 1 hour - 70.4 MBIn this episode, we read and discuss Alexis de Tocqueville’s apology for religion’s relevance to politics in Democracy in America. What happens when the two kingdoms are divided or collapsed into each other? SHOW NOTES: Democracy in America, p.330 (PDF) http://seas3.elte.hu/coursematerial/LojkoMiklos/Alexis-de-Tocqueville-Democracy-in-America.pdf Tocqueville’s Faith https://lawandreligionforum.org/2013/08/01/tocquevilles-faith-2/ Biography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_de_T...
211: Tocqueville - Life is neither a pleasure nor a sorrow
July 13, 2021 01:50 - 54 minutes - 50.7 MBFaith in What? Faith in Who? In this episode, we read Robert J. Delahunty’s article about Alex de Tocqueville’s faith. Tocqueville is a remarkable study in Enlightenment faith because he straddles the line between Christianity and the Enlightenment: Law and religion, belief and despair that concerns the relationships between Church and State in the United States and France. SHOW NOTES: Tocqueville’s Faith https://lawandreligionforum.org/2013/08/01/tocquevilles-faith-2/ Democracy in ...
210b: Hitchens - Eschatology is inseparable from religious faith
June 30, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 80.8 MB“Remember again part of our charge against religion, our belief that it is fundamentally wicked and antihuman, is precisely its eschatology. Religion is predicated on the idea that our time here is short and should be shorter, that our job is to bring on the end of days. This is just a veil of tears and guilt and shame. This, the only life we have—the only life we have that contains music and art and literature and solidarity and sex and love—all of this should be swept away. We can’t wait f...
210a: Hitchens - Religion is the first chance to explain human nature and the natural order
June 24, 2021 01:08 - 1 hour - 55.8 MB“We were baffled by climatic and cataclysmic events: earthquakes, tidal waves, storms, lightning. All of this was to us terrifying. Religion works as an attempt, then, to make sense of things. We are pattern-seeking mammals, after all. It’s a good thing that we are, because if we weren’t pattern-seeking mammals, our curiosity would have no outlet and we wouldn’t be capable of the great innovations that have liberated us from so many things, including religion.” SHOW NOTES: “God is Not Gr...
209b: Hitchens - Religion abolishes obligation to live in truth
June 18, 2021 20:33 - 59 minutes - 55.4 MBChristians Aren’t Good, or Moral. In this episode, we continue to read and discuss Christopher Hitchens’ speech on religion and morality. Does religion delete our need to confront reality? SHOW NOTES: “God is Not Great” https://ffrf.org/outreach/awards/emperor-has-no-clothes-award/item/11978-christopher-hitchens Hitchens books: https://amzn.to/3iGsX3S Hitchens vs. Hitchens https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=christopher+and+peter+hitchens Petersen vs. Harris https://...
209a: Hitchens - Is it moral to tell anybody that their sins can be forgiven?
June 17, 2021 21:12 - 1 hour - 68.5 MBGod is Good… or Not. In this episode, we read and discuss Christopher Hitchins’ speech about religion and morality. What’s the point of attaching the forgiveness of sins to morality? SHOW NOTES: “God is Not Great” https://ffrf.org/outreach/awards/emperor-has-no-clothes-award/item/11978-christopher-hitchens Hitchens books: https://amzn.to/3iGsX3S Hitchens vs. Hitchens https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=christopher+and+peter+hitchens Petersen vs. Harris https://www.yo...
208b: Nietzsche - Seeing the alternative between Dionysus and the “Crucified”
June 12, 2021 22:44 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBThe God that won’t stay dead. In this episode, we wrap up our discussion of God, Nietzsche, and how Jesus fights against our attempts at self-atonement. SHOW NOTES: A God Torn to Pieces: The Nietzsche Case (Studies in Violence, Mimesis & Culture) https://amzn.to/3fXcir1 A God Torn to Pieces: Good Friday, Nietzsche, and Sacrifice https://sojo.net/articles/god-torn-pieces-good-friday-nietzsche-and-sacrifice — CONTACT and FOLLOW [email protected] Facebook Twitter Telegra...
208a: Nietzsche - Human history is built upon sacrifice
June 09, 2021 23:20 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBGod is Dead again, because of us. In this episode, we discuss whether Friedrich Nietzsche was closer to the kingdom of God than most modern Christians, and how we can learn from him. SHOW NOTES: A God Torn to Pieces: The Nietzsche Case (Studies in Violence, Mimesis & Culture) https://amzn.to/3fXcir1 A God Torn to Pieces: Good Friday, Nietzsche, and Sacrifice https://sojo.net/articles/god-torn-pieces-good-friday-nietzsche-and-sacrifice — CONTACT and FOLLOW [email protected] ...
207: A Prayer for Memorial Day
June 01, 2021 04:14 - 1 hour - 97.5 MBSHOW NOTES: A Prayer for Memorial Day https://blog.cph.org/read/a-prayer-for-memorial-day Gracious Lord, heavenly Father, on this day we pause to remember the sacrifices made for freedom throughout the past centuries. We do indeed owe a debt of gratitude to those who have paid dearly for the liberty we enjoy. Yet, O Lord, I know that good government, peace, and freedom are really gifts granted from Your fatherly hand, as I confess in the Creed. As we remember those who have served our na...
206b: Eagleton - The figure of the tortured and executed Jesus is the overthrowing of the Satanic image of God
May 30, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 79.9 MBGod is Dead. In this episode, why the New Testament is more radical than Friedrich Nietzsche in its critique of false religion and false gods. SHOW NOTES: Eagleton - Nietzsche and Christ http://trinitycollegechapel.com//media/filestore/sermons/EagletonNietzsche231108.pdf Terry Eagleton bio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Eagleton 1979 Life of Brian church debate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeKWVuye1YE Thus Spoke Zarathustra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thus_Spoke_Zarat...
206a: Eagleton - Everyone knows that Nietzsche said "God is dead"
May 28, 2021 12:55 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBNietzsche is Dead. In this episode, learning from Friedrich Nietzsche how to repent and believe in Christ Jesus as Savior. SHOW NOTES: Eagleton - Nietzsche and Christ http://trinitycollegechapel.com//media/filestore/sermons/EagletonNietzsche231108.pdf Terry Eagleton bio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Eagleton 1979 Life of Brian church debate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeKWVuye1YE Thus Spoke Zarathustra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thus_Spoke_Zarathustra — CONTAC...
205b: Pastoral Debrief on ministry, vocation, and how we learn
May 23, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBThis, That, and Another Thing. In this episode, we do a pastoral debrief, discussing vocation, doctrine, and the daily struggles and afflictions of Christians. SHOW NOTES: Strauss–Howe generational theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strauss–Howe_generational_theory — CONTACT and FOLLOW [email protected] Facebook Twitter Telegram SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coff...
205a: Scott Keith - Debrief on Two Kingdoms, Social Media, and Local Vocation
May 22, 2021 03:13 - 54 minutes - 50 MBThree Men Enter, One Man Leaves. In this episode, we talk to Dr. Scott Keith about Christian doctrine and vocation. How do we live faithfully in Christ while simultaneously living in our vocations in a sinful, evil world? SHOW NOTES: Dr. Scott Keith https://www.1517.org/contributors/scott-keith Scott Keith is the Executive Director of 1517 and Adjunct Professor of Theology at Concordia University, Irvine. He is a co-host of The Thinking Fellows Podcast and a contributor to 1517 and ...
204: Luther - Difference between tolerating injustice and violence, and remaining silent
May 15, 2021 01:02 - 1 hour - 84.2 MBA Seditious Gospel. In this episode, Martin Luther preaches when Christians must rebuke sinful rulers, and when the Gospel becomes a seditious doctrine. SHOW NOTES: Luther's Works, Volume 69 (Sermons on the Gospel of John 17-20), p. 237 & 248 https://amzn.to/2Q7MpLe Bo Giertz, The Hammer of God https://amzn.to/3hc3Aq5 D. Martin Luthers Werke, Weimar 1883-1929 http://lutherdansk.dk/WA/D.%20Martin%20Luthers%20Werke,%20Weimarer%20Ausgabe%20-%20WA.htm The King's Two Bodies by Ernst H....
203: Robert Farrar Capon - A Free Gift Already Given, Without Condition, To Everybody
May 11, 2021 01:07 - 1 hour - 98.9 MBGuilty, Until Proven Gospeled. In this episode, we conclude our reading and discussion of Robert Capon’s, The Mystery of Christ & Why We Don’t Get It. How does the Gospel of Jesus Christ free us from wallowing in guilt and living in the comforting freedom of knowing we’ve been chosen in Christ since the foundation of the world? SHOW NOTES: Robert Farrar Capon, “The Mystery and Guilt” from “The Mystery of Christ . . . and Why We Don't Get It” https://amzn.to/3dUHqXs Robert Farrar Cap...
202b: Robert Farrar Capon - Be Authentic and Authoritative Proclaimers of the Gospel
May 01, 2021 12:08 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBYou Know, The Next Thing. In this episode, we continue reading Robert Capon’s The Mystery of Christ, and Why We Don’t Get It. We further discuss pastoral care, exegesis, the purpose of theology, and where Christian preaching points us. SHOW NOTES: Robert Farrar Capon, “The Mystery and Guilt” from “The Mystery of Christ . . . and Why We Don't Get It” https://amzn.to/3dUHqXs Robert Capon Retreat [Part 1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3EklwSwR8I Robert Capon Retreat [Part 2] http...
202a: Robert Farrar Capon - The Mystery and Guilt pt. 1
April 28, 2021 20:57 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBYou Know, The Thing. In this episode, Robert Capon on The Mystery of Christ, and Why We Don’t Get It. We discuss exegesis, pastoral care, preaching, and the task of a theologian. SHOW NOTES: Robert Farrar Capon, “The Mystery and Guilt” from “The Mystery of Christ . . . and Why We Don't Get It” https://amzn.to/3dUHqXs Robert Capon Retreat [Part 1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3EklwSwR8I Robert Capon Retreat [Part 2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp6K1MBI8Ok Robert Capon ...
201b: Weil - The false god changes suffering into violence
April 25, 2021 17:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBTurning Inward to Attack Evil. In this episode, we continue to discuss Simone Weil on Evil. The importance of Jesus’ sacrificial death as expiation and redemption and what happens when we try to make good apart from God. SHOW NOTES: Simone Weil, “Evil” from “Gravity and Grace” https://amzn.to/3t1gwSF 109: Viktor Frankl, “Man’s Search for Meaning,” part 1 https://www.1517.org/podcasts/banned-books/109-frankl 110: Viktor Frankl, “Man’s Search for Meaning,” part 2 https://www.1517.o...
201a: Weil - It is the innocent victim who can feel hell
April 24, 2021 13:10 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBAm I Evil? In this episode, we continue to read and discuss Simone Weil on Evil. Violence, suffering, and justice. What part does human evil play in Jesus’ sacrificial death? SHOW NOTES: Simone Weil, “Evil” from “Gravity and Grace” https://amzn.to/3t1gwSF 109: Viktor Frankl, “Man’s Search for Meaning,” part 1 https://www.1517.org/podcasts/banned-books/109-frankl 110: Viktor Frankl, “Man’s Search for Meaning,” part 2 https://www.1517.org/podcasts/banned-books/110-frankl Progres...
200b: Weil - It is Not Good Which Evil Violates, For Good is Inviolate
April 16, 2021 08:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBOh goodness, it’s so evil. In this episode, we continue reading and discussing Simone Weil on evil. If God alone is good what does that mean for our understanding of ourselves and the world? SHOW NOTES: Simone Weil, “Evil” from “Gravity and Grace” https://amzn.to/3t1gwSF The History of the World According to ‘Ancient Aliens’ https://youtu.be/vDq8vQ0t67A The Coddling of the American Mind https://amzn.to/3dg1WBk Sherlock (BBC) https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/sherlock — ...
200a: Weil - Evil is License and That is Why it Is Monotonous
April 13, 2021 23:01 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBAm I Evil? In this episode, Simone Weil on evil. What is evil, and how is it distinct from what is good? How does our understanding of evil, or our ignorance of it, affect the churches? SHOW NOTES: Simone Weil, “Evil” from “Gravity and Grace” https://amzn.to/3t1gwSF The History of the World According to ‘Ancient Aliens’ https://youtu.be/vDq8vQ0t67A The Coddling of the American Mind https://amzn.to/3dg1WBk Sherlock (BBC) https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/sherlock — CONT...
199: Weil - We Humiliate Ourselves Before False Gods
April 08, 2021 22:05 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBIdol Talk. In this episode, we return to Simone Weil’s book, Gravity and Grace. Idolatry is the topic of conversation. What is an idol? In what ways does idolatry infiltrate our churches, and what are the consequences? How do we guard against it? SHOW NOTES: Simone Weil, “Idolatry” from “Gravity and Grace” https://amzn.to/3t1gwSF — CONTACT and FOLLOW [email protected] Facebook Twitter Telegram SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google...
198: Simone Weil - The Cross
April 01, 2021 20:30 - 1 hour - 97.3 MBInto The Mystic. In this episode, we read and discuss the crucifixion as interpreted by Simone Weil, an anarchist, philosopher, and mystic. SHOW NOTES: Simone Weil, “Idolatry” from “Gravity and Grace” https://amzn.to/3t1gwSF — CONTACT and FOLLOW [email protected] Facebook Twitter Telegram SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gilles...
197b: Leo the Great - Use Lent for general improvement in the whole round of Christian duties
March 29, 2021 17:00 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBThe Right Man for The Job. In this episode, we finish reading and discussing Leo the Great’s Lenten sermon about Christ’s two natures. What happens when the old Adam adds to Scripture’s witness to Jesus’ two natures? SHOW NOTES: Sermon 46 https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/360346.htm Pope Leo I https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_I — CONTACT and FOLLOW [email protected] Facebook Twitter Telegram SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast ...
197a: Leo the Great - All the actions of Christ reveal the presence of the twofold nature
March 27, 2021 01:09 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBGod Really Bodies Our Salvation. In this episode, we read and discuss a Lenten sermon from Leo the Great. What happens when the two natures of Christ are divided? SHOW NOTES: Sermon 46 https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/360346.htm Pope Leo I https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_I — CONTACT and FOLLOW [email protected] Facebook Twitter Telegram SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT G...
196b: Luther - Paul cuts out all merit and gives glory only to God
March 19, 2021 08:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBGrace Means Never Having to Try Harder. In this episode, Martin Luther’s comments on the letter to the Galatians regarding God’s mercy and predestination. SHOW NOTES: Martin Luther's Commentary on St. Paul's Epistle To the Galatians (1535) https://shop.1517.org/products/martin-luthers-commentary-on-galatians-1535-lectures, p. 352 Banned Books - Luther’s Galatians Lectures episodes https://www.1517.org/podcasts/luther-galatians Meghan and Harry Oprah Interview Body Language Analysis...
196a: Luther - I was forgiven only by God’s boundless grace
March 16, 2021 02:30 - 55 minutes - 51.5 MBThe stunning truth about God’s grace. In this episode, Luther’s comments about Galatians 1:15. What do we do when it’s revealed God chooses to be gracious to us while we are wicked and blasphemous? SHOW NOTES: Martin Luther's Commentary on St. Paul's Epistle To the Galatians (1535) https://shop.1517.org/products/martin-luthers-commentary-on-galatians-1535-lectures, p. 352 Banned Books - Luther’s Galatians Lectures episodes https://www.1517.org/podcasts/luther-galatians The End of...
195b: Luther - Mesmerized by the wizardry of the devil
March 13, 2021 23:17 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBYou’re A Wizard, Lucifer! In this episode, Martin Luther continues to commentate on the apostle Paul’s letter to the Galatians, and his question, “Who has bewitched you...?” SHOW NOTES: Martin Luther's Commentary on St. Paul's Epistle To the Galatians (1535) https://shop.1517.org/products/martin-luthers-commentary-on-galatians-1535-lectures, p. 352 Banned Books - Luther’s Galatians Lectures episodes https://www.1517.org/podcasts/luther-galatians COVID Charts CNN Forgot https://to...
195a: Luther - Ancient serpent bewitches not only the senses but also the mind with false and evil thinking
March 10, 2021 22:31 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBSatan Rules The World, And Is It’s God. In this episode, Martin Luther expands on the apostle Paul’s question to the Galatians, “Who has bewitched your...?” SHOW NOTES: Martin Luther's Commentary on St. Paul's Epistle To the Galatians (1535) https://shop.1517.org/products/martin-luthers-commentary-on-galatians-1535-lectures, p. 352 Banned Books - Luther’s Galatians Lectures episodes https://www.1517.org/podcasts/luther-galatians COVID Charts CNN Forgot https://tomwoods.lpages.co/co...
194b: Luther - Our knowledge of God is merely passive
March 01, 2021 21:53 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBJust Sit Back and Let It Happen. In this episode, we continue our reading of Martin Luther’s Galatians lectures. This week, passive faith, internalizing virtue, and the law of the jungle. SHOW NOTES: Martin Luther's Commentary on St. Paul's Epistle To the Galatians (1535) https://shop.1517.org/products/martin-luthers-commentary-on-galatians-1535-lectures, p. 352 Banned Books - Luther’s Galatians Lectures episodes https://www.1517.org/podcasts/luther-galatians Heinrich Seuse Denif...
194a: Luther - God’s will is to bless all nations... through Christ
February 24, 2021 00:27 - 41 minutes - 38.8 MBFree Will Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be. In this episode, more from Luther’s Galatians lectures. This week, God’s will, free will, identity, and taking the moral low ground. SHOW NOTES: Martin Luther's Commentary on St. Paul's Epistle To the Galatians (1535) https://shop.1517.org/products/martin-luthers-commentary-on-galatians-1535-lectures Banned Books - Luther’s Galatians Lectures episodes https://www.1517.org/podcasts/luther-galatians — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517...
193b: Luther - Christ has made us free, not civilly, not physically, but divinely
February 20, 2021 18:00 - 49 minutes - 46.2 MBFree For It All. This week on the podcast, we continue our Lenten series on Christian freedom in Martin Luther’s Galatians lectures. In this episode, Gospel, Satan, and competing freedoms. SHOW NOTES: Martin Luther's Commentary on St. Paul's Epistle To the Galatians (1535) https://shop.1517.org/products/martin-luthers-commentary-on-galatians-1535-lectures Banned Books - Luther’s Galatians Lectures episodes https://www.1517.org/podcasts/luther-galatians Lego Movie https://www.just...
193a: Luther - It is for freedom that Christ has set us free
February 18, 2021 18:29 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBLent Is About Freedom. In this episode, we read Martin Luther’s 1525 Galatians commentary. Why is freedom a vulgar word to the old Adam? And we consider why freedom must be Lent's primary focus for Christians. SHOW NOTES: Martin Luther's Commentary on St. Paul's Epistle To the Galatians (1535) https://shop.1517.org/products/martin-luthers-commentary-on-galatians-1535-lectures Banned Books - Luther’s Galatians Lectures episodes https://www.1517.org/podcasts/luther-galatians — C...
192b: Solzhenitsyn - Never knowingly support lies!
February 13, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 71.2 MBA spirit of timidity and a Spirit of courage. In this episode, we conclude our reading of Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s Live Not By Lies. What happens when the church chooses a spirit of timidity in order to spare itself affliction? Also, the sins of the fathers and the true meaning of sanctuary. SHOW NOTES: Live Not By Lies - Alexander Solzhenitsyn https://www.solzhenitsyncenter.org/live-not-by-lies All Art Is Propaganda: Christopher Hitchens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W32BEjvU7QM ...
192a: Solzhenitsyn - “I am Violence! Make way, step aside, I will crush you!”
February 10, 2021 20:37 - 47 minutes - 44.1 MBHow Quickly They Forget. In this episode, we continue to read Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s Live Not By Lies. What happens when the church takes the easy path of learned helplessness? SHOW NOTES: Live Not By Lies - Alexander Solzhenitsyn https://www.solzhenitsyncenter.org/live-not-by-lies All Art Is Propaganda: Christopher Hitchens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W32BEjvU7QM 63: Chad Bird - "The Infant Priest Was Holy Born" https://www.1517.org/podcasts/banned-books/63-bird TIME - Th...
191b: Solzhenitsyn - We lie to ourselves for assurance
February 06, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 61 MBGag me with a spoon. In this episode, part two of Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s essay, “Live Not by The Lies.” We consider herd mentality, our fear of doing standing up to unjust authority, and the secular indoctrination that infects the church. SHOW NOTES: Live Not By Lies - Alexander Solzhenitsyn http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/articles/SolhenitsynLies.php Black Sabbath’s Vol. 4 to Get Expanded Deluxe Edition Reissue https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/12/black-sabbath-vol-4-super-delux...
191a: Solzhenitsyn - Things have almost reached rock bottom
February 04, 2021 19:29 - 54 minutes - 50.7 MBLies Taste Like Wonder-bread. In this episode, part one of Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s essay, “Live Not by The Lies.” We discuss the two kingdoms, the need for Christ alone with no additives, and the importance of having an ethos. SHOW NOTES: Live Not By Lies - Alexander Solzhenitsyn http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/articles/SolhenitsynLies.php Black Sabbath’s Vol. 4 to Get Expanded Deluxe Edition Reissue https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/12/black-sabbath-vol-4-super-deluxe-edition/ ...
190: Kennedy - The Gospel deals with all of life, because it comes to heal the whole man
January 26, 2021 19:57 - 1 hour - 105 MBKeep it Spiritual, Keep it Safe. In this episode, the conclusion to our discussion of Gerald Kennedy’s sermon, Communism in the Churches. Should churches mind their own business in regards to social and cultural matters? What happens when churches and Christian organizations avoid controversy in order to maintain the status quo? Does the Gospel have any power outside our churches’ walls? SHOW NOTES: Gerald Kennedy - Communism in the Churches https://wallbuilders.com/sermon-communism-ch...
189: Kennedy - A Christian stands for truth even when it hurts the most
January 19, 2021 17:59 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBWhite Bread with Bologna and Propaganda Spread. In this episode, we continue reading a sermon preached by Bishop Gerald Kennedy, on Communism in Churches (c. 1960). The discussion focuses on whether propaganda is more important than the truth. SHOW NOTES: Gerald Kennedy - Communism in the Churches https://wallbuilders.com/sermon-communism-churches-c-1960/# What Are the Seven Techniques of Propaganda? https://classroom.synonym.com/what-are-the-seven-techniques-of-propaganda-1208...
188: Kennedy - This communist doctrine that God is something we can take or leave
January 17, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 92.1 MBReligion is Extra Important. In this episode, is religion an extra? How has the communist doctrine on religion influenced our society and the churches? When is it time for churches to preach against society, and to what end? SHOW NOTES: Gerald Kennedy - Communism in the Churches https://wallbuilders.com/sermon-communism-churches-c-1960/# How to Watch TV News - Neil Postman (1992) https://amzn.to/35IPjdR 1917 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8579674/ Dark Docs https://www.youtube.com/c...
187: Gerald Kennedy - Contentiousness is not listed as Christian virtue
January 07, 2021 22:12 - 1 hour - 82.3 MBRed Dawn in the Church. In this episode, a sermon by Bishop Gerald Kennedy on communism in the churches. What did it mean in 1960, and what does it mean today that religion is an opiate? Also, we start with a debrief highlighting our brief hiatus. SHOW NOTES: Gerald Kennedy - Communism in the Churches https://wallbuilders.com/sermon-communism-churches-c-1960/# The Book of We https://www.gutenberg.org/files/61963/61963-h/61963-h.htm Metropolis critique https://youtu.be/DJjbfaEtPN0 ...
186: Christmas During the Civil War
December 17, 2020 19:17 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBCan We Just Have A Civil Christmas? In the episode, what was Christmas like during the Civil War? Puritans, holiday traditions, and why the Church is an incarnate Church. SHOW NOTES: Christmas During the Civil War https://civilwarsaga.com/christmas-during-the-civil-war/ Children of Men (2006) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_of_Men How War-Torn Savannah Celebrated Christmas 1864 https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121933069 General Sherman’s Christmas in ...
185: Christmas after the Enlightenment
December 11, 2020 00:04 - 1 hour - 86.3 MBHave Yourself A Very Enlightened Christmas. In this episode, an examination of the impact of the Enlightenment on the Church, especially the preaching and traditions of Advent and Christmas. SHOW NOTES: What was the Enlightenment, and what impact did it have on Christianity? https://www.gotquestions.org/Enlightenment-Christianity.html Bette Midler - From A Distance (Official Music Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN4AcFzxtdE Songbird (2020) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt125922...
185: The Enlightenment - The Monolithic Nature of the Church Has Come to an End
December 11, 2020 00:04 - 1 hour - 86.3 MBHave Yourself A Very Enlightened Christmas. In this episode, an examination of the impact of the Enlightenment on the Church, especially the preaching and traditions of Advent and Christmas. SHOW NOTES: What was the Enlightenment, and what impact did it have on Christianity? https://www.gotquestions.org/Enlightenment-Christianity.html Bette Midler - From A Distance (Official Music Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN4AcFzxtdE Songbird (2020) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt125922...
184: Bowler - Christmas in Nazi Germany
December 03, 2020 19:55 - 1 hour - 79.6 MBIt’s Christmas in Germany for Hitler. In this episode, a historical examination of Christmas in Germany during the Nazi regime, including new hymns, advent calendars, the emergence of Wotan, and Hitler’s Silent Night. SHOW NOTES: Christmas in Nazi Germany - Bowler https://blog.oup.com/2016/09/christmas-in-nazi-germany/ Masquerade ball https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masquerade_ball Christmas in Nazi Germany (wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_in_Nazi_Germany Christmas...
183: Sasse - The secular and the spiritual are indeed to be dearly distinguished
November 23, 2020 18:01 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBA shelter from pigs on the wing... In this episode, how do Christians interface with a godless state, love our neighbors without being complicit in promoting sin, and maintain the tension between the two kingdoms? SHOW NOTES: The Social Doctrine of the Augsburg Confession and its Significance for the Present — In this essay, Hermann Sasse describes the theology of the “two regimens” (more commonly called “two kingdoms”) of the state and the church. Sasse addresses the widespread misunder...
182: Sasse - The office of the governing authority belongs to God’s created order
November 20, 2020 19:29 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBYou Know Who Else Misunderstood The Kingdom of God? Hitler! In this episode, we read Herman Sasse’s 1930 essay on The Social Doctrine of the Augsburg Confession and its Significance for the Present. We discuss the two kingdoms doctrine, peoples’ station in life, and the need for public discussions of natural law. SHOW NOTES: The Social Doctrine of the Augsburg Confession and its Significance for the Present — In this essay, Hermann Sasse describes the theology of the “two regimens” (more...
181: Chesterton - Once abolish the God, and the Government becomes the God
November 17, 2020 18:18 - 1 hour - 82 MBChairman Mao Loves Ice Cream. In this episode, G.K. Chesterton on what happens when we abolish God, and the government becomes the god. We discuss “unalienable rights endowed by the Creator.” The language of freedom and rights belongs to the law. And we finish with Chesterton’s prompt to consider fraud. SHOW NOTES: Collected Works: Vol. XX https://www.chesterton.org/shop/vol-xx THE HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR - By Thucydides 431 BC https://www.gutenberg.org/files/7142/7142-h/7142...
178: Girolamo Savaronola - O you who have anything superfluous, give it to the poor!
November 12, 2020 18:00 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBThe Pirates of Penance part 2. In this episode, we continue to examine Girolamo Savaronola’s sermon on penance. What happened in Florence that occasioned this sermon, and what can it teach us about church and society today? SHOW NOTES: “PENITENZA, PENITENZA…!” http://www.elfinspell.com/ChurchHistory/Petry-NoUncertainSound/GirolamoSavonarola-59.html Girolamo Savonarola (bio) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girolamo_Savonarola Attack on Christianity - Kierkegaard https://archive.org/d...