Into Theology

In this episode, Drs. Graham and Clary discuss whether or not we can see God's essence directly in heaven. In a surprising turn, Thomas Aquinas says we can see God's essence in heaven. Why does he affirm this when he has already argued we cannot know God's essence (in our life here below)? Because the Bible affirms it: "we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as...

In this episode, Wyatt and Ian discuss Thomas's view of God's immutability and eternity. They show how each of Thomas's affirmations of God fit together in a coherent way in accord with Scriptural teaching.

In this episode, Ian and Wyatt discuss how Thomas articulates God's infinity and how this Infinite God nevertheless is in all things (ST I.Q7-8). Join us to learn more about the living God!

In this episode, Ian and Wyatt return from their hiatus to discuss divine simplicity in Thomas Aquinas (ST I.Q3). While divine simplicity can be tough to understand, it's an important teaching for us to grasp as we seek to know the living God. Join us to learn more!

In this episode, we take a break from our reading of Thomas Aquinas's Summa and instead discuss Thomas Aquinas with Ryan Hurd. We discuss Thomas Aquinas's view of the doctrine of God and talk through some of his basic approaches to theology. If you have been reading Thomas with us, this episode will help you appreciate his intellectual context better to help you read and understand his works. If y...

After affirming God's existence since God himself says he exists (Exod 3:14), Thomas shares five ways that show God's existence. In the context of the Summa, Thomas here aims to establish the existence of his object of study, which in this case is God. Here he follows a standard procedure in pre-modern scientific study to first establish the existence of a subject before characterizing how it exis...

In this episode, Drs. Ian Clary and Wyatt Graham discussion Thomas's second question in the Summa. In Thomas's age, asking whether something exists was the first part of someone's study. Thomas obviously believes God does exist. In an almost comical line, Thomas answers the question "Whether God Exists" by saying "yes" because God says he does in Exodus 3:14, "I am who I am!" If God says it, then...

In this episode, Ian Clary and Wyatt Graham continue discussing Thomas Aquinas's view of Holy Scripture. They discuss his view of the four senses of Scripture: literal, allegorical, tropological, and anagogical. Thomas makes a (perhaps surprisingly) clear argument for the importance of the literal sense, and a way of grasping the spiritual sense of Scripture that neither negates nor destroys the l...

In this episode, Drs. Ian Clary and Wyatt Graham discuss how Thomas Aquinas is a teacher of common sense. As well, they discuss how Thomas Aquinas held to the authority and inspiration of Scripture for sacred doctrine.

In this episode, Ian Clary and Wyatt Graham introduce Thomas Aquinas in preparation for reading Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologiae.

In this episode, Ian Clary and Wyatt Graham finish their reading of Proverbs 1-9. They talk about wisdom and seduction and how living a wise life means you live a life of flourishing and more besides.

Join Ian Clary and Wyatt Graham as they discuss the theology of Proverbs. The Into Theology podcast reads through great books of theology, including biblical books.

In this episode, Ian and Wyatt invite Dr. Matthew Hoskin on to the podcast to discuss the Late Antique world of Augustine. They discuss the various names and people that live around Augustine's time, the nature of the Polis, Pope Leo and his famous letter on Christology. In a short episode, they basically cover the period between 350 and 450 in the Mediterranean world. Do register for one or both...

In this episode, Ian Clary and Wyatt Graham talk to Gavin Ortlund about Augustine and his doctrine of creation. We also talk about allegory and why people sometimes leave Protestantism. Check out Gavin's ministry Truth Unites as well: https://www.youtube.com/@TruthUnites.

Drs. Ian Clary and Wyatt Graham finish their read through of Augustine's Confessions. In this episode then, they discuss chapter 13---the final chapter of the Confessions. Here, Augustine's argument comes to rest as he finds his rest in God, and God rests in him. This chapter is a contemplation of Augustine's relationship to God (and so ours). It is a chapter worth reading and re-reading, as Augus...

In this episode, Drs. Ian Clary and Wyatt Graham discuss Book XII of Augustine's Confessions. In this book, Augustine seeks to understand the meaning of Genesis 1. On the basis of other Scripture that talks about creation (like Colossians 1 and Psalm 115), he sees that Genesis 1:1 must talk also about the invisible creation of thrones and powers and other non-visible creatures. At the same time, G...

In this short episode, Ian Clary and Wyatt Graham talk about Dr. Coleman Ford's new book on Augustine and friendship called,"A Bond between Souls." Dr. Ford was a guest on the podcast earlier this year, and we could not be happier for him to publish this new book with Lexham Press.   Here is the link to Dr. Ford's book: https://lexhampress.com/product/224279/a-bond-between-souls-friendship-in-the-...

Ian and Wyatt invited Dr. Caleb Cohoe to help guide us (and you) through some of the trickier philosophical contexts in the Confessions. We talk about Epicureanism, Stoicism, and Neoplatonism (and more) to help make sense of the world Augustine lived in. As well, we tackle the question of why Book 10-13 differ from Book 1-9 in the Confessions. See Dr. Cohoe's website at: http://www.ccohoe.com/.

Ian and Wyatt briefly discuss and recommend Scott Swain's new book, The Trinity: An Introduction.

Ian and Wyatt briefly discuss and recommend Dietrich Bonhoeffer's work Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible.

In this episode, we discuss book XI of Augustine's Confessions in which explores time and God's eternity.

In Book X of Augustine's Confessions, Augustine spends a considerable amount of time trying to understand his memory and how God can be in the memory when God is not an object of our experience. We don't see or taste God like we do food. He is not an emotion. He is not something normal in our experience. Yet we can know him. How? The answer involves God being nowhere in particular but everywhere p...

In this episode, Drs. Ian Clary and Wyatt Graham discuss Book Ten of Augustine's Confessions. They provide an introduction to the idea of memory in this lengthy chapter. In short, Augustine reflects on memory and the mind to explain how he came to know God and how others might do the same.