Apologetics 315 Podcast

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Joel Settecase to discuss parenting and apologetics, how we might teach young people to defend the faith using his 3-step method, discussing worldviews and more. Check out the Worldview Legacy Podcast here: https://link.chtbl.com/WLonA315 Check out Joel Settecase’s The Think Institute here: https://thethink.institute/ Check out Joel’s book: Cat...

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Dr. Lydia McGrew about making a case for the resurrection of Jesus with a “maximal data” approach. 0:43 - Where have we been? On Holidays!! 1:03 - Chad’s important info on two Walters… https://a315.co/3PLbTXo 4:10 - Intro to Lydia McGrew 7:00 - Welcome Lydia, about her background 9:08 - Methods of defending the resurrection 10:09 - Where to fin...

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross discuss a number of insightful quotes about Jesus and offer their thoughts and reflections. We appreciate your feedback. If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross discuss how apologetics can contribute to and enrich one’s worship of God. 0:28 - Chad did something exciting 2:09 - Current reading: • Evidences for Christianity by William Paley • Strategy: A History by Lawrence Freedman • A Rebel’s Manifesto by Sean McDowell 5:43 - What do I mean by worship and apologetics? 8:10 - Worship and loving God with your mind...

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Jonathan McLatchie. www.jonathanmclatchie.com . Jonathan discusses and critiques presuppositional apologetics, while advocating for an evidential approach to apologetics. 1:33 - Resources for Discussing Your Pro-Life Convictions: https://a315.co/3yDTgzl 2:35 - Intro to the topic and Jonathan McLatchie 5:08 - An outline of various apologetic met...

In this episode Brian Auten & Chad Gross interview Neil Shenvi about his new book Why Believe?: A Reasoned Approach to Christianity. We love this book and it was a great conversation unpacking his approach and some of the arguments from the book. 0:43 - Impressions of the book 3:36 - Neil’s crazy bio that we didn’t understand 5:19 - Welcoming Neil 7:07 - Neil’s background 9:58 - How Neil became a...

In this episode Brian Auten is interviewed by Eli Ayala of the Revealed Apologetics YouTube channel. From one interviewer to another, we touch on the many things we have learned from our conversations with various scholars, apologists, theologians, and philosophers. We welcome your feedback! If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Ap...

In this episode Brian Auten & Chad Gross interview Eli Ayala about the apologetic methodology known as presuppositional apologetics. The goal is to get a better understanding of the what and why of the approach. 2:28 - Who is Eli Ayala? https://a315.co/3MNxJrK 4:39 - Eli affirms 80’s movies and notes his favorites 6:05 - How did you get into apologetics? 13:28 - The Revealed Apologetics YouTube Ch...

In this episode Brian Auten & Chad Gross interview Clay Jones on evil, immortality, and the fear of death. Check out Clay’s website here: https://clayjones.net 1:03 - Intro to Clay Jones 2:52 - Why is Clay thinking about evil so much?! 6:11 - Why does God allow things like school shootings? 9:55 - Making sense of evil, thinking about God’s perspective 12:08 - Eternal perspective are often overlook...

In this episode Brian Auten & Chad Gross discuss what they think are five arguments every Christian should know. When in conversation, what are some useful arguments to keep handy that are simple, easy to use, and effective? Covered in this podcast: Cosmological Arguments Design Arguments Moral Arguments Resurrection Arguments New Testament Arguments Argument Against Religious Pluralism What argum...

In this episode Brian Auten & Chad Gross interview Wintery Knight and Desert Rose about their new podcast: The Knight & Rose Show. 0:23 - Intro 1:25 - What’s new with Wintery Knight 2:11 - Who is “Desert Rose”? 5:05 - How Knight and Rose got started 7:27 - An overview of the Knight and Rose Show 12:15 - Mentoring people in apologetics and using evidence and facts 19:36 - Why serving the boss is th...

In this episode Brian Auten & Chad Gross interview Casey Luskin of the Discovery Institute on the topic of intelligent design. https://www.discovery.org/p/luskin/ 0:22 - Casey Luskin Intro 3:23 - Casey’s background and how he got involved in ID 8:02 - Casey’s work with Discovery Institute 14:42 - What do we mean when we talk about Intelligent Design? 22:40 - How does creationism get confused with...

In this episode Brian Auten & Chad Gross interview Vocab Malone about his book Street-Level Apologetics. They discuss practical evangelism and apologetics. 0:21 - Intro to Vocab Malone 2:12 - Vocab’s background in Christian hip-hop & evangelism 4:26 - “Does your family call you ‘Vocab’?” 5:39 - How did Vocab get into evangelism and apologetics? 9:49 - What is contextualization and what does it loo...

In this episode Brian Auten & Chad Gross discuss the main takeaways from a number of previous podcast episodes. Don’t forget to fill out the PODCAST SURVEY for a chance to win a prize! 0:28 - The purpose of today's podcast review. 2:29 - Book recommendation: Is Atheism Dead? by Eric Metaxis https://a315.co/3KypuPa 5:29 - Book recommendation: Fearless Prayer by Craig Hazen https://a315.co/38EX60u 7...

In this episode Brian Auten & Chad Gross discuss the topic of slavery in the Bible. Did the Bible condone slavery? A wide-ranging discussion. This week’s book reading discussed: 1:54 - Peter J. Williams’ book: Can We Trust the Gospels? https://a315.co/3EHH8ic 2:25 - C. S. Lewis - A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet https://a315.co/3va7hTA 3:01 - Frank Turek’s Hollywood Heroes https://a315....

Did Jesus really claim to be God? In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross talk about the personal claims and actions of Jesus which clearly demonstrated his divinity. Further resources: *The Apologetics Study Bible for Students* https://a315.co/3uOfUD7 *Putting Jesus in His Place: The Case for the Deity of Christ by Robert Bowman & Ed Komoszewski* https://a315.co/3rU9UqX We welcome your feedba...

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross discuss Blaise Pascal’s Pensées. They discuss the topics of apologetic methodology, Pascal’s “Night of Fire,” Pascal’s reflections on distraction, the state of man, the hiddenness of God, the need for humility in approaching God, and Pascal’s appeal to the seeker. Further resources: The Pensées, FREE for Kindle: https://a315.co/FreePensees The best audio...

In this episode, Brian Auten interviews Brett & Erin Kunkle on the topic of parenting and apologetics. A great discussion! https://maventruth.com/team/brett-erin-kunkle 0:30 - Intro to the topic 1:06 - About MAVEN and Brett & Erin 2:30 - What is MAVEN? 4:12 - What is a worldview approach so important when parenting? 10:04 - How can parents adopt an intentional approach to discipleship? 22:20 - How...

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Christian philosopher Doug Groothuis about the argument from beauty, as well as the objection of divine hiddenness. https://douglasgroothuis.com 0:21 - Intro to Doug Groothuis 3:06 - Welcome to Dr. Groothuis 3:30 - Why write a second edition and what is new in this book? 5:37 - Why take a cumulative case approach to apologetics? 9:15 - What is...

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross speak with Doug Geivett and Holly Pivec about the “New Apostolic Reformation” (NAR) movement. This is a must-listen for those who have encountered the teachings about modern-day apostles and prophets in the church. 0:51 - Intro to the topic of the NAR 1:25 - Listener feedback about NAR 6:23 - Intro to our guests and the topic of the New Apostolic Reforma...

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross speak with Travis Dickinson about his recent book Logic and the Way of Jesus: Thinking Critically and Christianly. 0:35 - Review of Peter Kreeft’s book: Christianity for Modern Pagans: Pascal’s Pensées Edited, Outlined, and Explained http://a315.co/ChristianityForModernPagans 5:16 - Intro to Travis Dickinson and his book Logic and the Way of Jesus: Think...

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross are joined by Jacob Varghese (of SAFT Apologetics) to have a conversation about “Rules of Engagement.” How do we interact with gentleness and respect? How can we disagree without being divisive? 0:30 - Obligatory “witty banter” 1:45 - A discussion of Star Wars: what to watch first? 3:50 - Introduction to today’s topic of online engagement/social media 8:...

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross talk about Brian’s experiences with the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) in the past, and what can be learned. They give a book preview of "God’s Super Apostles" by Doug Geivett and Holly Pivec. This podcast describes some of the common terms and phrases you hear amongst those in the NAR movement, explores a bit about the idea of apostles and prophets amo...

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross talk to Mary Poplin about her book Is Reality Secular?: Testing the Assumptions of Four Global Worldviews. About Mary Poplin https://a315.co/3IcprrW 0:26 - Intro to Mary Poplin’s book 5:00 - About Mary and her work 7:00 - Mary’s radical conversion to Christianity 10:00 - What was Mary’s worldview like before becoming a Christian? 11:00 - A dream that imp...

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross talk to Christian philosopher Ken Samples about the importance of logic for Christians. 0:30 - Peter Kreeft’s audio series on the Philosophy of Thomas Aquinas https://a315.co/3gZwXuB 2:45 - Geisler’s book on Thomas Aquinas https://a315.co/3HZKzl2 3:34 - Intro to Dr. Ken Samples of Reasons to Believe https://a315.co/3LvRZij 6:00 - Why Christians should no...