Just and Sinner Podcast

This continuation of our study of the Formula of Concord overviews the distinction between the law and the gospel in light of debates among second generation Lutherans.

This fourth part of our series on the Formula of Concord address the relationship between good works and salvation.

This is the final lecture in the What's Wrong with Modern Thought series, in which I provide a Lutheran response to the basic questions and challenges of modernity.

This continuation of the Makers of the Modern World series examines the theories of gender theorist Judith Butler on gender which stands behind much modern confusion on the issue.

This episode discusses article three of the Formula of Concord on the nature of the righteousness of God and justifying faith.

This episode is a discussion of Roman Catholic political philosopher Patrick Deneen's book Regime Change.

This part of our Just & Sinner essentials series discusses the life and theology of Martin Luther.

This second part in our series on the Formula of Concord addresses the topic of free will in relation to the conversion of the sinner.

This program is a response to Bishop Barron's criticisms of Martin Luther's understanding of justification sola fide.

This video is a discussion of the Flacian controversy and the results of that as discussed in the Formula of Concord. This is the first in a series of programs on the Formula.

This is the final in a series of lectures on the Solas of the Reformation. In this talk, I discuss God's glory.

This is the fifth in a series of lectures on the solas of the Reformation. I discuss the Christocentric character of Lutheran theology.

This is the fourth in a series of talks on the solas of the Reformation. This talk discusses the semi-Pelagian controversy and the Council of Orange, and how that connects to the Lutheran Reformation.

This is the third of my talks on the five solas of the Reformation. In this talk, I discuss my transition from the Reformed to the Lutheran church and some differences between these two branches of the Protestant Reformation.

This is the second lecture in a series on the five solas of the Reformation. I discuss the role and authority of Scripture and tradition. 

This is a talk I delivered at Cornell University on the topic of rights. I contrast a classical Christian approach (using Petrus Nakskow and Friedrich Julius Stahl) with a post-Enlightenment view.

This show is a talk I gave on the subject of justification by faith alone in Denmark at the 2024 ECHO conference. This is part of a series of talks on the Solas of the Reformation.

This is a paper I originally wrote for a book which was canceled. It addresses the nature of forgiveness and justification in relation to conversion and daily repentance.

This is a talk first delivered at ETS in Denver in 2022 on the subject of the two kinds of righteousness in Luther's theology.

This final episode of the Augsburg Confession series addresses the role of the church and state.

This episode is a discussion of my newest book The Doctrine of God: A Defense of Classical Christian Theism.

This continuation of our Augsburg Confession series covers the subject of monasticism from a Lutheran approach.

This continuation of the Augsburg Confession series addresses the practice of private confession, penance, and absolution.

This is a talk I gave at Our Redeemer LCMS in Smithfield, RI on trends in the church, and why the world needs the Lutheran Reformation.

This program is an overview of the life and historical context of the Lutheran political philosopher Friedrich Julius Stahl. It is the first in a series that will be overviewing his ideas.

This program is a defense of Lutheranism in response to the charges that the Enlightenment and modernity were solely the cause of secularization.

This is an introduction to the transcendentals and their use in classical philosophy and theology.

This talk is a follow-up to An Intro to Lutheranism in which I explain the distinctives of Lutheran theology.

This is a paper first presented at the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society on theological anthropology in Revere Franklin Weidner.

This podcast is an overview of Lutheranism. I discuss history, theology, Confessions, and church bodies.

This part of our Augsburg Confession series addresses the Lutheran approach to the Mass in light of the developments in the medieval period.

This second part of the discussion of Patrick Deneen's work explores the difference between two different approaches to liberty, and how this understanding impacts how we view the world as Christians.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This continuation of our series on the Trinity discusses the growth and ideas of Unitarianism in the United States, as well as its decline.

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. 

This continuation of our series on Trinitarian heresies addresses the history and theology of the Socinians.

This part of the Trinitarian heresies series gives an overview of the life and beliefs of the controversial figure Michael Servetus.

This is a talk I delivered at the 2023 Henkel Conference in Nashville, TN on the subject of the Christian gentleman as an alternative to the popular Red Pilled ideology currently popular for many young men.

This third part in the series on Trinitarian heresies addresses the Manicheans and other related sects in the early church.

This episode overviews the Trinitarian heresies of Marcionism, Arianism, and others.

This is the first episode in a series that overviews Trinitarian heresies. We cover the earliest heresies here like Ebionism and Gnosticism.

This episode covers Wolfhart Pannenberg, Robert Jenson, and the third quest for the historical Jesus.

This episode covers the Christology of Jurgen Moltmann and the second quest for the historical Jesus.

This part of our Christology series discusses Neo Orthodoxy and the first quest of the historical Jesus.

This part of our series on Trinitarian theology addresses the distinction between the economic and ontological Trinity, as well as other important Trinitarian distinctions.

This part of our Christology series overviews the ideas of Protestant Liberalism with Friedrich Schleiermacher and Albrecht Ritschl.

This is the second part of a talk on the ideas of Renes Descartes and the birth of modern philosophy.

This part of the Makers of the Modern World series addresses the thought of Renes Descartes and the birth of Modern Philosophy.

This part of our Christology series addresses the  ideas of Socinius and other Rationist Christological systems.

This episode addresses the theology of Steven Paulson's ideas surrounding Law and Gospel, the Atonement, and God's self-consistency. 

This continuation of the Intro to Christology series continues with a discussion of Christ's exaltation.

This is part of our series on Trinitarian theology in which we explore some of the key theological concepts at work in Trinitarian thought.

This is a discusson of the Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed. I cover the history, theology, and Biblical exegesis involved in the debate.

This part of the Intro to Christology series discusses the development of the doctrine of Christ's humiliation within seventeenth century Lutheran orthodoxy.

This is a talk I gave at Cross and Crown Lutheran Church in Tucson, Arizona on the subject of theosis from a Lutheran perspective.

This program is a discussion of Eastern Orthodoxy from a Lutheran perspective. I discuss the arguments made by a convert from Lutheranism to the Eastern church.

This part of our Christology series addresses early Lutheran debates on the relationship between the divine and human natures of Christ in the state of humiliation.

This is the fourth part of our discussion of the relationship between Scripture and tradition as discussed in Martin Chemnitz' Examination of the Council of Trent.

This is a continuation of our study of Martin Chemnitz' defense of Sola Scriptura in his Examination of the Council of Trent.

This part of our series on Christology covers the humiliation of Christ as discussed by the church fathers.

This part of our Makers of the Modern World series explores the thought of Jacques Derrida and his conception of deconstruction.

This part of our Christology series explores Christ's humiliation in light of the controversies surrounding Kenoticism.

This is a critique of Gerhard Forde's book Where God Meets Man in which I address some of the problems with Radical Lutheranism in general, and Gerhard Forde in particular.

In this continuation of our series on Christology, I discuss the adoration of Christ's human nature and the debates on this issue between the Lutheran and Reformed traditions.

This is the second lecture on Martin Chemnitz' discussion of tradition in his Examination of the Council of Trent.

This is the first of a two part series in which I discuss the role of tradition in relation to Scripture, and critique the Roman Catholic view. The talk is based on Martin Chemnitz' Examination of the Council of Trent.

This episode in our Christology series covers the communication of attributes as described in Holy Scripture through an explanation of the ideas of the seventeenth century orthodox.

This episode in our Makers of the Modern World series explores the French Postmodern philosopher Michel Foucault.

This episode is a discussion of some recent controversy surrounding the nature of the presence of Christ in the Sacrament of the Altar.

This is a discussion of Richard Reeves' book Of Boys and Men and what the church can do to minister to disillusioned men.

This continuation of our Christology series covers some of the precision in language used to describe the two natures in Christ among Lutheran orthodox theologians.

This episode is a continuation of our series on the Augsbug Confession. On tis program, I discuss the medieval practice of withholding the cup from the laity.

This episode is a discussion of Martin Luther's thought in light of critique set forth by Dr. John Vervaeke in his series of lectures on the meaning crisis.

This continuation of the Makers of the Modern World series centers on Roland Barthes and the death of the author.

This continuing series on the Augsburg Confessions continues with a discussion of the veneration of saints and late medieval practice.

This continuation of the Makers of the Modern World series covers Ferdinand de Saussure and the Structuralist movement.