The London Lyceum

Jordan and Brandon talk with Aimee Byrd about her new book Recovering from Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. We cover topics like what are masculinity and femininity? What is male headship and what grounds it? Why is the office of elder restricted to men? Should we use sources that are contrary to what we believe? Find more info about the London Lyceum or contact us at our website . 1) Recovering fr...

Jordan and Brandon talk with Jake and Conner about how to think through and apply Spurgeon's views on social activism. What areas surprised them? What areas would they like to emulate? What areas would they like to modify? Find more info about the London Lyceum or contact us at our website . Support the show Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-london-lyceum4672/exclusive-conten...

Jordan and Brandon talk with Alex DiPrima about Charles Spurgeon and social activism. Who was Spurgeon? What did he think about activism, justice, and social justice? How did he practice it? How would Spurgeon counsel contemporary pastors on social matters? Find out more from us at our website . Resources: 1) Susie: The Life and Legacy of Susannah Spurgeon , Ray Rhodes 2) An All-Around Ministry ,...

Jordan and Brandon talk with Jacob Denhollander about penal substitutionary atonement. What is it? What are the problems with it? Is it cosmic child abuse? Why does it often drift into abuse language? What is justice? What is the difference between the Westminster Confession and the Savoy Confession on the justice of God? How does penal substitutionary atonement positively address abuse? And more....

Jordan and Brandon talk with Joshua R. Farris and Ryan Brandt about the beatific vision. What is it? What have Baptist and Reformed thinkers thought about it? How have they contributed to the doctrine? How does the beatific vision fit within confessional boundaries? And more. Find out more from us at our website . Resources: 1) Baptist and Reformed Theologies of Vision and Deification (2). Constru...

Jordan and Brandon discuss several reviews and resources of note for August. Find out more from us at our website . Resources: 1) God and Creation in the Theology of Thomas Aquinas and Karl Barth , Tyler Wittman 2) Beyond the Control of God?: Six Views on The Problem of God and Abstract Objects , Ed. Paul Gould 3) How (Not) to Be Secular: Reading Charles Taylor , James K.A. Smith 4) A Critical Eva...

Jordan and Brandon talk with Rafel Bello about Christ's human nature. Did he assume a fallen or unfallen human nature? Why would he need to assume one or the other? How could Christ assume a fallen human nature and remain sinless? And more. Find out more from us at our website . Resources: 1) Sinless Flesh , Rafael Bello 2) Christ's Humanity in Current and Ancient Controversy: Fallen or No...

Jordan and Brandon are joined by Jake and Conner on the monthly Hanover House episode to discuss polity. Should churches have elders? How should they pursue such a polity if they dont? Should churches be in associations? How would this look for Baptist churches? Find out more from us at our website . Support the show Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-london-lyceum4672/exclusive-c...

Jordan and Brandon talk with Joshua R. Farris about substance dualism. What is it? What are the main reasons to believe it? What are the main reasons to be suspicious of it? Why are there fewer substance dualists now than in the past? And more. Find out more from us at our website . Resources: 1) Introduction to Theological Anthropology , Joshua R. Farris 2) The Soul of Theological Anthropology ,...

Jordan and Brandon talk with R.T. Mullins about Craig Carter's recent interview with Credo Magazine. What is Nicene theology? Is modern metaphysics completely at odds with it? What is theistic personalism? Must non-classical theology deny creation ex nihilo? And more. Find out more from us at our website . Resources: 1) God and Emotion , R. T. Mullins 2) The Problem of Arbitrary Creation for I...

Jordan and Brandon talk with Marc Cortez about Christological anthropology. What is it? What are some historical practitioners and what did they think? Why would anyone affirm the "incarnation anyway" position? What is the image of God? Find out more from us at our website . Resources: 1) Eccentric Existence , David Kelsey 2) Church Dogmatics 3/2 , Karl Barth 3) Christ the Key , Kathryn Ta...

Jordan and Brandon discuss several reviews and resources of note for July. Find out more from us at our website . Resources: Books: 1) God and Emotions , RT Mullins 2) Divine Impassibility: Four Views of God's Emotions and Sufferings 3) Darwin on Trial , Phillip Johnson Journals: 1) Omnisubjectivity and the problem of creepy divine emotions , RT Mullins 2) On Two Reasons Christian Theologians...

Jordan and Brandon talk with Matthew Bingham about baptistic congregationalism. What is a Baptist, especially in the 17th century? What is the congregational way? What is congregational ecclesiology? What is a "robust consociation"? How similar is congregationalism to Presbyterianism? How did Baptists think about paedobaptism? Find out more from us at our website . Resources: 1) Orthodox R...

Jordan and Brandon join Jake and Conner and discuss how Christians should engage in contentious topics, especially online. What are some examples of contentious topics? Is it even worth being online when it is so toxic? How should pastors train the church members to think about social media as well? Find out more from us at our website . Resources: 1) 12 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Posting So...

Jordan and Brandon talk with Roger Turner about God's foreknowledge and man's freedom. We learn about what counts as freedom, if there is a dilemma for God's foreknowledge and our freedom, what is accidental necessity, does ought imply can, and many other topics! Find out more from us at our website . You can find Roger's papers at his website . Resources: 1) Eternal God , Paul Hel...

Jordan and Brandon talk with former chemist Neil Shenvi about his Christian faith and apologetics. We talk to him about science and the Christian faith, his preferred apologetic "method", how church members can be better equipped to engage non-believers and more. You can find more of Neil's work at his blog . He also has written at The Gospel Coalition . Find out more from us at our we...

Jordan and Brandon talk with Dr. Crawford Gribben about the life and legacy of John Owen. Who was he? How did he become so popular in contemporary Reformed life? What was his relationship to scholasticism and medieval theology? What was his relationship to Reformed theology and confessionalism? And much more! Find out more from us at our website . Find Crawford writing at his blog . Resources: 1)...

Jordan and Brandon talk with Paul D. Miller about just war theory. They talk about topics like what counts as a war, what theories of war are there, when is war morally permissible, what scriptural texts speak to war, why would someone deny just war theory, and more! Find out more from us at our website . Check out more from Paul at his website . Resources on war: 1) In Defence of War , Nigel Bigg...

Jordan and Brandon discuss new and old resources of note. Find out more from us at our website . Resources: 1) The Physics of Theism , Jeff Koperski 2) The Way to Nicaea and The Nicene Faith , John Behr 3) Persons: Human and Divine , Edited by Dean Zimmerman and Peter van Inwagen 4) The Benedict Option , Rod Dreher 5) Love Thy Body , Nancy Pearcey 6) Beyond Racial Gridlock , George Yancey 7) Divin...

Jordan and Brandon talk with Carl Trueman about Karl Marx and Marxism. Who was Marx? What is Marxism? What is cultural Marxism? Has there been a revival of Marxism or cultural Marxism in contemporary culture or evangelicalism? How should Christians view pagan philosophies like Marxism? Find out more from us at our website . Resources: 1) Marx: A Very Short Introduction , Peter Singer 2) Karl Marx...

The first of a monthly series called the Hanover House where Jordan and Brandon join two local church pastors in Jake Stone and Conner McMakin to discuss previous podcast interviews and apply them more specifically to the local church for pastors and lay members. This months episode considers Revival and Revivalism. Find out more from us at our website . Resources: 1) Podcast Interview with Michae...

Jordan and Brandon talk with Chris Woznicki about theological anthropology and the image of God. What is theological anthropology? How does it differ from other disciplines like the philosophy of mind? What is the image of God? What views are there and what are the costs and benefits of each? Find out more from us at our website . Resources: 1) Refocusing the Image: Domestic Violence, Refugees, an...

Jordan and Brandon talk with Micah Caswell about Thomas Patient, the founder of the Irish Baptist church. Find out more from us at our website . Check out Micah's website . Resources: 1) Thomas Patient: The Father of the Irish Baptist Church , Micah Caswell 2) God's Irishmen , Crawford Gribben 3) Particular Baptist Press - British Baptist Series This episode is sponsored by H&E Publish...

Jordan and Brandon talk with Jeff Koperski about the laws of nature and God's action in the world. What are the basic views on God acting in the world? Must he break the laws of nature to act? Does he not act at all? Must he obey the laws of nature? What are the laws of nature? Find out more from us at our website . Resources: 1) Divine Action, Determinism, and the Laws of Nature , Jeff Kopers...

Jordan and Brandon review and recommend various resources for the month of May. Find out more from us at our website . Resources: 1) Gentle and Lowly , Dane Ortlund 2) Metaphysical Themes 1274-1671 , Robert Pasnau 3) An Invitation to Analytic Christian Theology , Tom McCall 4) Resourcing Theological Anthropology , Marc Cortez 5) Divine Bodies , Candida Moss 6) A Pastoral Theology of Suffering , De...