Just and Sinner Podcast

This episode is a discussion with Dr. Nathan Greeley about his book Philosophy and Theology: A Lutheran Perspective

This continuation of the Introduction to Christian Theology series covers the person and work of the Holy Spirit.

This episode is a discussion of the life and thought of American Lutheran theologian Revere Franklin Weidner.

This episode is a discussion with Dr. Joel Biermann on a number of issues related to the Lutheran church today and into the future. 

This episode in the Introduction to Christian Theology series covers the Kingdom of God.

This continuation of the Introduction to Christian Theology series covers Christ's office as King.

This episode covers the thought of Johann Wolfgang Jager who introduced Federal Theology into Lutheranism in the beginning of the eighteenth century.

This continuation of the Intro to Christian Theology series covers the priesthood of Christ, including his active and passive obedience and the nature of his satisfactory death.

This third talk from a recent conference on ethics discusses the thought of Revere Franklin Weidner in his work A System of Christian Ethics .

This is the second talk of three at a recent conference on Christian ethics at Hope Lutheran Church (AALC) in Williamsburg, VA. In this talk, I explain the teaching of the Lutheran confessions on sanctification, the third use of the law, and virtue.

In this latest episode in the Intro to Christian Theology series, I discuss the threefold office of Christ as Prophet, Priest, and King, focusing here on Christ's prophetic office.

This episode addresses claims that the supposed "Western" view of the atonement, as expressed by St. Anselm, was foreign to the early church, and that the Eastern church represents the authentic tradition.

This continued section of the Intro to Christian Theology series covers Christ's exaltation, including his descent into hell, resurrection, and ascension.

This part of the Makers of the Modern World series discusses the ideas of the Lutheran philosopher and theologian Christian Thomasius who changed the way people in Europe began to think about philosophy, law, and scholarship.

This episode is part of the ongoing "Makers of the Modern World" series. In this video, I look at an influential Lutheran philosopher and theologian named Samuel Pufendorf in the mid-seventeenth century and his contribution to the decline of traditional understandings of natural law.

This episode is an overview of the major names and trends in Lutheran theology from the sixteenth century through the beginning of the twentieth century.

This is the second of two lectures I delivered in Finland on Christian apologetics. This second part discusses how Christianity answers the fundamental questions and struggles of human life.

This is a talk I delivered at an apologetics conference in Finland in 2025 on the meaning crisis and how Christians can and should respond.

This episode is a response to some common misperceptions about the history of the Reformation which pervade many reenchantment narratives.

This continuation of the Introduction to Christian Theology series covers Christ's humiliation.

This part of the Makers of the Modern World series covers the thought of the last of the medieval scholastics: Gabriel Biel.

In this episode, we continue the Makers of the Modern World series with a discussion of William of Ockham, the most influential medieval nominalist.

This episode is part of a series of discussions between me, Gavin Ortlund, and Michael Horton, on the theology and history of the Reformation in response to common critiques.

In this part of our Intro to Christian Theology series, I discuss the two natures in Christ.

This episode covers some of the basic things everyone should know when engaging in argument or debate, including an overview of some of the most common logical fallacies.