Philosophy for Theologians
By Reformed Forum
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Podcast Description
Philosophy for Theologians aims to provide a critical look at philosophers and the problems of philosophy by considering everything in light of God’s revelation. Philosophy for Theologians not only wants to address philosophical questions, but also to equip you with a way to think about these questions.
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CleanEngaging Philosophy as a Christian | Jared Oliphint sits down with Dr. K. Scott Oliphint to speak about how Christians should approach the subject of philosophy. They speak about the necessity of the Christian position, the questions asked and answers offered by secular philosophers, and the | 3/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe Pastors College and the Philosophy of Hume | We speak with Nathan Sasser, Assistant Director of Academic Affairs at the Pastors College for Sovereign Grace Ministries and PhD student in philosophy at the University of South Carolina. Nathan describes the format and goals of the Pastors College, as w | 8/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanAn Introduction to Universals | Philosophy for Theologians opens up the subject of universals by discussing the basic approaches to reality found in thinkers such as Plato and Aristotle. After laying an introductory foundation, the panel discusses Bavinck's approach to the subject and h | 7/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe Relationship of Philosophy to Theology | For Reformed theologians it can be rather difficult to articulate the relationship between philosophy and theology. Is philosophy simply theology asking different questions? Is it a distinct discipline that can be differentiated from theological inquiry? | 3/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe Untamed God | Jared Oliphint and Nate Shannon lead a discussion on Jay Wesley Richards' book The Untamed God: A Philosophical Exploration of Divine Perfection, Simplicity, and Immutability. | 11/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThomas’ Second Way | Bob LaRocca leads a discuss on Thomas Aquinas' Second Way. The Second Way is an argument for the existence of God from efficient causes. The flow of the argument is as follows: We perceive a series of efficient causes of things in the world. | 9/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanPhD Studies | PhD students Gabe Fluhrer (MDiv, Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary), Carlton Wynne (MDiv RTS, Charlotte) and Nate Shannon (ThM, Westminster Theological Seminary) share what led them to PhD studies, how their seminary experience prepared them, a | 8/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThomas’ First Way | Bob LaRocca brings Thomas Aquinas' famous first way to the table. Thomas' ways have become staples in apologetic discussions. | 8/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanHume’s Argument Against Belief in Miracles, Part 2 | Daniel Schrock stops by to discuss Hume and his philosophical position on miracles. This is part two of a two part discussion. Download Daniel Schrock's paper Hume's Argument Against Miracles. | 8/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanHume’s Argument Against Belief in Miracles, Part 1 | Daniel Schrock stops by to discuss Hume and his philosophical position on miracles. This is part one of a two part discussion. Daniel Schrock Hume's Argument Against Miracles Hume entry on Wikipedia Hume's works on the Gutenberg Project | 8/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanQuine’s Two Dogmas of Empiricism | Willard Van Orman Quine (June 25, 1908 – December 25, 2000) (known to intimates as "Van") was an American philosopher and logician in the analytic tradition. From 1930 until his death 70 years later, Quine was continuously affiliated w | 7/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe Metaphysics of Aristotle | The crew spends a few minutes discussing the metaphysical system of Aristotle, one of philosophy's greatest minds. | 6/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanLogical Positivism | Logical positivism is a combination of empiricism and mathematical and logico-linguistic constructs and deductions in epistemology. The crew provides a brief overview of the view and major players. They then proceed to offer a short critique. post | 5/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBertrand Russell’s (Un)Apologetic | The group discusses Bertrand Russell's infamous essay Why I Am Not a Christian. Russell led the 20th century British revolt against idealism and contributed greatly to the philosophical field of logic. Jared Oliphint leads a march through Russell's essa | 5/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanRené Descartes | René Descartes (31 March 1596 - 11 February 1650), was a French philosopher, mathematician, and physicist. He has been dubbed the "Father of Modern Philosophy," and much of subsequent Western philosophy is a response to his writings. Many | 5/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBavinck, Reid and Realism | We realized many of our discussions on the Reformed Media Review were drifting toward the philosophical. And we also believe there is a general lack of good philosophical resources – at least from people working from a Reformed theological framew | 4/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Very interesting
I enjoyed all of these podcasts. Good stuff. It's hard to find audio material on philosophy an theology. I'm glad you're bringing it.
