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Banned Books

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Welcome to Banned Books, where we read and converse with the rebel children, the holy mischief-makers of God, who fight against the kind of useless religious, spiritual, and moral methods of life improvement that seeks to smother the glory of God in Jesus Christ. We want to introduce you to those who forgot everything except Jesus Christ and him crucified. We all struggle with fear of being last, lost, least, littlest, and dead, and so we are here to encourage, challenge, provoke, and maybe even offend you by introducing you to theologians who at one time or another were banned by their church...

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17: I feel the need… the need for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ! 01.08.2018 1:06:23

Featured text: "To the People of Prague" — John Hus In this episode, Gillespie and Riley jump back into another letter from John Hus. This week, they discuss Hus' letter to the people of Prague, urging them not to give up hope in the midst of persecution. Our Text: John Hus, To the Same [To the People of Prague] (Without date: January (?) 1413) Show Notes : Iron Sky Treebeard (Lord of the Rings...

16: No, boys. There's two "O"s in Goose. 25.07.2018 1:09:57

Featured text: "To the Faithful Bohemians" — John Hus In this episode, Gillespie and Riley dive into another letter from John Hus. This week, they take a critical look at Hus and discuss the influence of traditional Roman doctrine on Hus' calls for reform. Our Text: John Hus, To the Faithful Bohemians (Without date: December 1412) Show Notes : Mad Max Beyond Thunderdrome Penance A Christmas S...

15: With this collar on, my superpower is just unbridled preaching 18.07.2018 1:06:01

Featured text: "To John Barbatus and the People of Chrumnaw" — John Hus Pastors Gillespie and Riley read a letter from John Huss to John Barbatus about the biblical teaching on who can (and cannot) preach. Our Text: John Hus, To John Barbatus and the People of Chrumnaw ( May 25, 1411) Show Notes : John Huss: Pre-Reformation Reformer (Christianity Today) Roundabout (Rick Beato breakdown) Anima...

14: Wait, no, stop! - part 2 11.07.2018 1:26:28

Featured text: "The Astonished Heart: Reclaiming the Good News from the Lost-and-Found of Church History" — Robert Capon Riley and Gillespie wrap up their conversation about Robert Capon's "The Astonished Heart" No really, this is it. Our Text: The Astonished Heart: Reclaiming the Good News from the Lost-and-Found of Church History by Robert Farrar Capon, pp. 115-116 — Questions? Comments? Show...

13: Wait, no, stop! - part 1 04.07.2018 1:24:22

Featured text: "The Astonished Heart: Reclaiming the Good News from the Lost-and-Found of Church History" — Robert Capon Riley and Gillespie wrap up their conversation about Robert Capon's "The Astonished Heart" kind of... sort of... or maybe not. Our Text: The Astonished Heart: Reclaiming the Good News from the Lost-and-Found of Church History by Robert Farrar Capon, pp. 105-106 Show Notes: L...

12: We're not going to walk this one off. 27.06.2018 1:20:49

Featured text: "The Astonished Heart: Reclaiming the Good News from the Lost-and-Found of Church History" — Robert Capon Riley and Gillespie continue their theological adventure through Robert Capon's "The Astonished Heart." This week, they examine the corporate model of the church, then get transparent critiquing themselves in relation to the church as an institution. Our Text: The Astonished H...

11: Pump the moralistic, therapeutic, deism brakes, American Christianity. 20.06.2018 1:04:46

Featured text: "The Astonished Heart: Reclaiming the Good News from the Lost-and-Found of Church History" — Robert Capon Pastors Riley and Gillespie can't get enough of Robert Capon's "The Astonished Heart," so this week, they talk about the roots of American Christianity, and how to establish churches that function without the Gospel. Our Text: The Astonished Heart: Reclaiming the Good News fro...

10: According to the Kübler-Ross model, starting your own church is just one of the five stages of divorce. 13.06.2018 1:09:08

Featured text: "The Astonished Heart: Reclaiming the Good News from the Lost-and-Found of Church History" — Robert Capon Pastors Riley and Gillespie jump back into Robert Capon's "The Astonished Heart," to discuss Henry VIII, Catholic elasticity, and mini Christendoms. Our Text: The Astonished Heart: Reclaiming the Good News from the Lost-and-Found of Church History by Robert Farrar Capon, pp. 6...

9: I Guess Reformation Theology and Dubstep Never Dies 06.06.2018 1:16:15

Featured text: "The Astonished Heart: Reclaiming the Good News from the Lost-and-Found of Church History" — Robert Capon Pastors Riley and Gillespie jump back into Robert Capon's "The Astonished Heart," to discuss Martin Luther, the Reformation, and what happens when justification by faith alone busts loose in Christendom. Our Text: The Astonished Heart: Reclaiming the Good News from the Lost-an...

8: Who are you? I'm Batma... I'm Constantine. 30.05.2018 1:19:29

Featured text: "The Astonished Heart: Reclaiming the Good News from the Lost-and-Found of Church History" — Robert Capon Pastors Riley and Gillespie jump into Robert Capon's "The Astonished Heart," to discuss Constantine, Christendom and it's consequences. Our Text: The Astonished Heart: Reclaiming the Good News from the Lost-and-Found of Church History by Robert Farrar Capon Show Notes: Rober...

7: Part 2 - Rounding up all the Christendom in the world and launching it into space so it cannot ever hurt us again 23.05.2018 1:13:29

Featured text: "Preparation for a Christian Life" — Søren Kierkegaard Pastors Riley and Gillespie continue to discuss Soren Kierkegaard's "Preparation for Christianity," where the Dane criticizes the church for making sin to be of little consequence and therefore making the Savior and His forgiveness of little importance. Our Text: Preparation for a Christian Life [on Matthew 11:28] ( https://www...

6: Part 1 - Rounding up all the Christendom in the world and launching it into space so it cannot ever hurt us again. 16.05.2018 1:20:52

Featured text: "Preparation for a Christian Life" — Søren Kierkegaard Pastors Riley and Gillespie discuss Soren Kierkegaard's "Preparation for Christianity," where the Dane criticizes the church for offering people a Christ strictly in his ascended and victorious state and neglecting Jesus in his humiliation and in his human and highly controversial form. Our Text: Preparation for a Christian Lif...

5: Part 2: Two Natures and Maximum Effort 09.05.2018 1:18:54

Featured text: "On the Incarnation" — Athanasius Riley and Gillespie continue to talk about Athanasius' , "On The Incarnation", but this week they get into the historical, bodily resurrection of Jesus, and why Jesus' resurrection upends our search for self-discovery and meaning. Athanasius' On the Incarnation ( https://www.ccel.org/ccel/athanasius/incarnation ), para. 29 Show Notes: Dr. Eric Ber...

4: Part 1: Two Natures and Maximum Effort 02.05.2018 1:10:22

Featured text: "On the Incarnation" — Athanasius Riley and Gillespie talk about Athanasius' apology in his writing, "On The Incarnation", for the historical, bodily death of Jesus, and why Jesus' death and resurrection is the end of religion. Athanasius' On the Incarnation ( https://www.ccel.org/ccel/athanasius/incarnation ), para. 24. Show Notes: Thor - Ragnarok More Than a Carpenter by Josh...

3: Part 3: "Piss Off, Athanasian Ghost!" 25.04.2018 1:22:12

Featured text: "On the Incarnation" — C.S. Lewis Theological Inception, episode 3 - Riley and Gillespie continue to talk about C.S. Lewis talking about Athanasius talking about Jesus, and offer lots of explanations for what they said in episode 2. Introduction to Athanasius' On the Incarnation ( http://silouanthompson.net/library/early-church/on-the-incarnation/introduction/ ) Show Notes: Inceptio...

2: Part 2: "Piss Off, Athanasian Ghost!" 18.04.2018 1:22:04

Featured text: "On the Incarnation" — C.S. Lewis Theological Inception, episode 2 - Riley and Gillespie continue to talk about C.S. Lewis talking about Athanasius talking about Jesus, but there's no tub of water to fall back into at the end of this podcast. Introduction to Athanasius' On the Incarnation ( http://silouanthompson.net/library/early-church/on-the-incarnation/introduction/ ) Show Notes...

1: C.S. Lewis' Introduction to Athanasius' "On the Incarnation" Part 1 11.04.2018 1:07:18

Featured text: "On the Incarnation" — C.S. Lewis Theological Inception, episode 1 - Riley and Gillespie talk about C.S. Lewis talking about Athanasius talking about Jesus. Introduction to Athanasius' On the Incarnation ( http://silouanthompson.net/library/early-church/on-the-incarnation/introduction/ ) Show Notes: CS Lewis - Thinking Fellows Podcast Athanasius Memes Kazoh Kitamori Sebastian Junger...