Parker's Pensées

In this episode, Dr. Taylor Cyr schools us on various theories of time in order to help us think about the possibility of time travel. This dude is the man, you are going to learn something!  If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $1, $3, or $5 a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them inst...

This episode, while able to stand alone, is the third in a series on Critical Theory with Dr. Ed Uszynski. In part one we talked about Ed's lived experience studying Critical Theory in his PhD program. In part 2 we talked about the distinctives of Critical Theory, and in this third episode we talk about the related Critical Race Theory and how we as Christians should think about it. If you like th...

In this episode, Dr. Filson schools us on all thing Van Til as we discuss his dissertation on the beef between Cornelius Van Til and J. Oliver Buswell. If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $1, $3, or $5 a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check...

In this episode the legendary Dr. Tremper Longman III gives us an introduction and overview of my favorite book of the Bible, PROVERBS!!  If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $1, $3, or $5 a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiting for their release date. Check it out he...

In this episode, former New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs defense end, Mike DeVito, shares the story of how he went from tackling other NFL players to tackling the toughest philosophical ideas as they relate to God. Check out his podcast, Furthering Christendom, which he co-hosts with Dr. Tyler McNabb (of episode 10 of my show) at https://furtheringchristendom.com/ If you like this podcast, the...

Dr. Sean comes on the podcast to school me on all things black holes and we get into a little big of intro to physics and theoretical physics type stuff as well. Sean did his dissertation on black hole accretion and is a rockstar.  If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $1, $3, or $5 a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access...

In this episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Brant Bosserman to discuss his work on the Doctrine of the Trinity and his clarification and advancement of the theology of Cornelius Van Til. Bosserman, following Van Til, argues that the Trinity, rather than being an embarrassing mysterious doctrine, is actually the key to figuring out the ancient problem of the One and the Many....

In this episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, Pastor Scott Christensen and I discuss his brand new book What About Evil. In his book, Scott puts forth a theodicy (an explanation for why there is evil) called the Greater-Glory Theodicy. Give this episode a listen and a like! If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $1, $3, or $5 a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Par...

In this episode, I'm joined by Nate Lauffer, a PhD student in philosophy at Northwestern, to discuss epistemology and disagreement literature, specifically: is it possible for reasonable people to disagree?  If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $1, $3, or $5 a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I...

On this episode, Dr. Gavin Ortlund explains his project of theological retrieval for Evangelicals and Protestants. We Walk through portions of his book on the topic and focus in on the authorial analogy and divine simplicity as test cases. Check out his new channel for great apologetics/theology content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtWDnUokOD--s2aFxLT5uVA If you like this podcast, then suppor...

In this episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I discuss all things chiropractic with my two favorite chiropractors, Dr. Kevin McGarry and Dr. Ryan Pokrywka. Check them out at: https://www.synaptyxperformance.com/physicalmedicine  If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $1, $3, or $5 a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access...

In this episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, Dr. James Eglinton schools us on Herman Bavinck's Organic Motif and the gives us some gems from his brand new Biography on Bavinck! Check it out! If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $1, $3, or $5 a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instea...

In this episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, I interview Dr. J.P. Moreland on his argument from consciousness for the existence of God. He argues that out of the three answers for consciousness: naturalism, panpsychism, and theism, theism is the best explanation. If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $1, $3, or $5 a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pens...

In this episode, I work on giving you a stipulative definition of Christian theology pulling from Colossians 1 and employing the triperspectival method of John Frame which I also used in episode 11 "What Does it Mean to Be Human?"  Check out the blogpost for the all the theology definitions I quote at the end of the podcast:   https://parkersettecase.com/2019/08/09/what-is-christian-theo...

In this episode of the Parker's Pensées Podcast, Dr. Guillaume Bignon helps us wrestle with the Manipulation argument as it applies to theological determinism (read Calvinism). We then discuss determinism and epistemology and the problem of God authoring sin and evil.    If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $1, $3, or $5 a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a...

In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Owen Anderson to discuss knowledge of God from nature and reason. We get into a lot of related topics! It was a really fun episode for me. I know you guys will enjoy it.  If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $1, $3, or $5 a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I re...

In this episode, Dr. Michael Peterson and I discuss a couple different aspects of C.S. Lewis's worldview which he covered in his new book C.S. Lewis and the Christian Worldview .  If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $1, $3, or $5 a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record them instead of waiti...

In this episode, Dr. James Arcadi helps us define and understand the new field of Analytic Theology. Then he goes in depth on his own work on the doctrine of the eucharist. You're going to love it.  If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $1, $3, or $5 a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's Pensées sticker and instant access to all the episode as I record th...

In this episode, which is part 2 of 3 episodes on the topic of critical theory, Dr. Ed Uszynski and I discuss a bit more of the history and philosophy of Critical Theory and Ed goes more in depth on his what he's learned from it and what we have to reject from it.  If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $1, $3, or $5 a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Parker's P...

In this episode, and in good critical theorist fashion, Dr. Ed Uszynski and I discuss his lived experience studying critical theory at Bowling Green in his American Culture Studies PhD program. Stay tuned for part 2 on the philosophy and some history of critical theory and part three where we talk about the related but not identical Critical Race Theory.  If you like this podcast, then suppor...

In this episode, Dr. Aaron Preston explains how the turn to the analytic tradition of philosophy and the rejection of the person-first emphasis of Personalism has led to what Dallas Willard termed "the disappearance of moral knowledge". We get into phenomenology, Dallas Willard, Husserl, Boston Personalism, and finish up with a discussion of the philosophy of MLK.  If you like this podcast, t...

In this episode, I try to parse out the difference between these two questions, then I try to refute a popular pithy answer to whether or not your dog will be in heaven, and then I explain why I don't think we can answer the second question with any amount of certainty.  If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $1, $3, or $5 a month. Any amount helps, and for $5 you get a Park...

In this episode, we hear from another one of my heroes, John Richards of Loggerhead Acres Turtle Farm. John has probably done more to save alligator snapping turtles than anyone else in history. These turtles were in a bad way, being commercially harvested for Campbell's turtle soup and for the turtle meat market when John stepped in and saved over 1,000 adults from the market and began reproducin...

In this episode, Dr. Michael Riley and I discuss Cornelius Van Til's transcendental argument for the existence of God (TAG) and how philosopher Barry Stroud's arguments against transcendental arguments affect Van Til's argument. Now, that all may sound daunting, but Dr. Riley breaks it down for us nicely.  If you like this podcast, then support it on Patreon for $1, $3, or $5 a month. Any amo...

In this episode I have a conversation with professor and author, Michael Jahosky, about his new book, The Good News of The Return of The King. We get into Tolkien's intention behind the series and Michael schools us on literary devices. You're going to learn something!  Grab the book here: https://amzn.to/3nTTYBc Become a Patreon supporter to get instant access to all the new episodes as I re...