Thinking Fellows

Caleb and Scott are joined by Dave Zahl to talk about the religious side of COVID. Zahl is the executive director of Mockingbird Ministries and the author of  Seculosity.  Zahl defines Seculosity as secular religiosity. On this episode we talk about how secular phenomena open up a new world of works righteousness. Show Notes: Support the Show HWSS videos Register for HWSS 2021 Seculosity

The Thinking Fellows are live from the 2020 Here We Still Stand Live-Stream. The Fellows talk about the events that unfolded in 1520 including the issue of a Papal Bull against Luther and the writing of The Three Treatises. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show. Show Notes: Support the Show 1517 on YouTube  HWSS livestreams 

As the Lutheran reformers moved toward a confession of faith it was important to identify where that confession would come from and by what authority doctrine could be revealed. Sola Scriptura or Scripture Alone answered these important questions. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show. Show Notes: Support the Show Here We Still Stand Livestream  

The Fellows talk about good works their necessity and imputation. Can a work be good and sinful? What does it mean that all my goodnesses even good works are a gift from Christ? Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show. Show Notes: Here We Still Stand Live Stream Support the Show Heidelberg Disputation 

Scott and Caleb are joined by Steve Paulson to talk about the Bondage of the Will. The Fellows discuss the timeline and context of changes Luther and the Lutherans made on the issue of the will. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show. Show Notes: Support the Show Rate the Show

During the Reformation, the gift of the gospel was often described as a promise. Caleb and Scott sit down with Steve Paulson to talk about what the promise is, and how it is received. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show.  Show Notes: Support the Show Outlaw God Podcast 

Scott and Caleb are joined by John Hoyum to talk about the Law. What was the reformations last shift on the Law and how is it relevant today? Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show. Show Notes: Support the Show 1517 Contributors  Article on the Law in Heidelberg Disputation 

Scott and Caleb are joined by John Hoyum to talk about how Luther and Melanchthon approached the doctrine of sin. Scott talks about how the shift on sin is the starting point for the reformational re-discovery of justification. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show. Show Notes 1517.org 1517 Contributors  

Scott and Caleb are joined by Philip Bartelt to talk about what doctrines and events which lead up to the Augsburg Confession. This will be a multi-part series with episodes highlighting each doctrine. Show Notes: Support the Show Contributors Page at 1517

Scott and Caleb are joined by Philip Bartelt to discuss Donatism. Phil highlights the history of this condemned teaching, while Scott and Caleb ask about the ways Donatism might show up today.  Show Notes Support the Show Rate the Show Philip Bartelt   

Caleb, Scott, and Rod record a special episode for the Lutheran Study Days conference in Bergen. The question: what is Christian Freedom and does it have any limitations? Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show. Show Notes: Lutheran Study Days on Youtube Support 1517

Scott and Caleb talk about Melanchthon's approach to education and how it might help parents dealing with kids going back to School during COVID. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show.  Show Notes: Support the Show Apple Podcasts Catechesis Blog 

Caleb, Scott, and Rod talk about the relationship between theology and literature. Scott also gives Caleb the opportunity to talk about his MA thesis. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show. Show Notes: Support the Show Being Dad Where Two or Three are Gathered Myth, Allegory, and Gospel

Caleb, Scott, and Rod talk about distinguishing sanctification from justification. Rod talks about how the weak on sanctification phrase developed. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show. Show Notes: Support the Show Thinking Fellows on Apple Podcasts Credo  

Scott and Caleb answer a question about studying historical and systematic theology vs. just studying the Bible. The conversation turns toward the context and transmission of the faith from one person to another or one generation to the next.  Show Notes:  Support the Show Rate the Show on Itunes Credo  

The Thinking Fellows tackle an epistemological problem and ask if churches are an essential service. This episode was inspired by a New York Times Article titled: Are Protests Unsafe? What Experts Say May Depend on Who's Protesting What. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show. Show Notes: Support the Show Rate the Show on iTunes The Craft of Preaching  Ringside

Rod, Scott, Adam, and Caleb are back in their regular studio to record a new episode on faith and reason. The conversation focuses in on the modern issue of scientism and how Christians can identify this as a religion. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show.  Show Notes: Support the Show Thinking Fellows on Apple Podcasts The Outlaw God Podcast  

Scott and Caleb are joined by John Hoyum to talk about Thomism and the unification of philosophical and theological systems. The conversation focuses on Luther's critique of the medieval Scholastic method and what it means for doing theology today. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show. Show Notes Support the Show Rate on Itunes  The Outlaw God Podcast

The regular hosts of the Thinking Fellows are back in the studio after a long time of phone-in episodes. During this episode, they talk about the separation between church and state, Luther's two kingdoms distinction, and vocation. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show.  Show Notes: Support the Show Apple Podcasts Uwe Siemon-Netto Article 

Scott and Caleb are joined by John Hoyum to talk about the theologian's craft. What makes one a theologian? And what considerations should be relevant to the theologian in training? Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show. Show Notes  Support the Show Rate on Apple Podcast The Theologians Craft Outlaw God Podcast

The Junior Fellows are back for a second episode. John Hoyum and Kelsi Klembara join Caleb Keith to discuss the relevance of the theology of the cross and the theology of glory distinction. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show. Show Notes Support the Show Outlaw God Podcast The Theology of the Cross On Being a Theologian of the Cross

This episode of the Thinking Fellows is hosted by members of 1517's junior fellowship. Caleb Keith, John Hoyum, and Kelsi Klembara answer a listener's request to do an episode on mortal and Venial sin. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show.  ShowNotes Rate the Show Donate The Theology of the Cross

Who can you trust? The Thinking Fellows are back around to one of their favorite topics, epistemology. This time, they talk about experts and expertism. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show.  Show Notes: Support the Show Rate on Apple Podcasts  

The Fellows have a conversation about the struggle of serving your neighbor in the time of coronavirus. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show. Show Notes: Rate on Apple Podcasts Support the Show

The Fellows sit-down and talk about what books they are reading during the quarantine. Sit back, relax, grab a drink, and enjoy the show. Show Notes: Support the Show Wager in the Wind Chasing the Demon The Last Town on Earth The Tip of the Iceberg The Abolition of Man The Other Worldview The Cruelest Miles Who Gets to Narrate the World Pastoral Prophet