Just and Sinner Podcast

This is the first episode in a series on the Mystical Union. In this episode, I begin a discussion of the Lutheran orthodox theologian David Hollaz's take on the subject.

This is the first of three talks delivered at a men's conference on Long Island. These talks discuss the current crisis men in the West are facing. 

This episode covers a recent multi-part series on The Rest is History podcast hosted by historian Tom Holland on Martin Luther and the Reformation. I discuss the errors in the portrayal of the reform…

This episode is part of our Just & Sinner Essentials series. I give a background to each of the documents in the Lutheran Confessions, and discuss what it means to be a "Confessional" Lutheran.

This second in our series on Papal infallibility explores the maximal infallibility position taken by Henry Edward Manning.

This continuation of our discussion of the thought of Lutheran political philosopher Friedrich Julius Stahl covers his conception of rights.

This final talk in our series on the Formula of Concord covers the Lutheran doctrine of predestination as differentiated from that of the Calvinists.

This episode continues our discussion of the Formula of Concord as I discuss the descent of Christ into hell and the controversy surrounding adiaphora.

This program discusses article eight of the Formula of Concord in which the relationship between the divine and the human natures in Christ is discussed. This program covers the debates between Luthe…

This next part in the series of talks on the Formula of Concord addresses the debates surrounding the nature of Jesus's presence in the Lord's Supper.

This fourth lecture in a series on modern thought discusses how Christians should view the relationship between theology and philosophy, or faith and reason.

This third talk in the What's Wrong with the Modern World series addresses the end of modernity and the rise of postmodernity.

This is the second lecture in a series of talks on the ideas of modernity. In this talk, I discuss Rene Descartes. 

This is the first of five talks I gave on the problems with modern thought and how Lutherans should respond to these challenges. Here I discuss Pierre Charron and the birth of modern skepticism.

This is a talk I gave to the Graduate Christian Fellowship at Cornell University on the subject of beauty.

This continuation of our study of the Formula of Concord addresses controversies related to the third use of the law. 

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.