Theology & Ethics

Greg Ganssle has been thinking about the intersection of Christian faith and contemporary scholarship for over thirty years. He earned his doctorate in philosophy from Syracuse University in 1995, where his dissertation on God's relation to time won a Syracuse University Dissertation Award. Greg is also the author of Our Deepest Desires: How the Christian Story Fulfills Human Aspirations, Thinking...

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics Podcast from the Kirkwood Center! In this episode, the KC team (and guest Bethel McGrew) discuss accusations that Christian apologists misrepresent scholarship, the rise of counter-apologists online, and the evolving landscape of religious debate in the social media era. Bethel McGrew is a freelance writer, teacher, maths Ph. D., cultural critic, and bad Anglic...

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics podcast! In this episode, the KC team (and guest J. Michael Thigpen) discuss the Documentary Hypothesis, its implications, and its problems. If you’d like to get in touch with us, give us a call or send us a text at (909) 493-7799, or send us an email at contact@kirkwoodcenter.org . Visit us on our website at kirkwoodcenter.org . Join the theology & ethics...

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics podcast! In this episode, the KC team (and guest Owen Anderson) discuss the recent controversy around Bishop Budde and its implications for the ways the liberal theologians abuse empathy. Owen's article: https://americanreformer.org/2025/01/the-new-christian-nationalism/ If you’d like to get in touch with us, give us a call or send us a text at (909) 493-7799,...

In this episode of the Theology and Ethics and Podcast, Dr. Michael Thighpen, OT scholar at Phoenix Seminary, discusses the second commandment, the biblical understanding of idolatry and imagery, and implications for Christians today. Dr. J. Michael Thigpen earned a BA in Religious Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an MDiv from Columbia Biblical Seminary, and an MPhil a...

In this episode of the Theology and Ethics and Podcast, Dr. Michael Thighpen, OT scholar at Phoenix Seminary, discusses the idea of divine retribution in the Old Testament. Does God operate differently in the Old Testament than He does in the New? How does God’s punishment work, is it aimed only at individuals, or is it applied to groups and even generations? Dr. J. Michael Thigpen earned a BA in...

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics Podcast from the Kirkwood Center! In this episode, the KC team discusses a recent trend of young men becoming Eastern Orthodox. If you’d like to get in touch with us, give us a call or send us a text at (909) 493-7799, or send us an email at contact@kirkwoodcenter.org . Visit us on our website at kirkwoodcenter.org . You can also join the conversation & see...

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics podcast! In this episode, the KC team discusses the modern definition of evangelical, and how this group is interacting with modern politics, namely, the 2024 Election exit polls. Also on the table are the many implications of this historic election across the country. If you’d like to get in touch with us, give us a call or send us a text at (909) 493-7799, or...

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics podcast! In this episode, the KC team (and Dr. Joshua Ryan Farris) talk about a recent book “The Origins of the Soul” which lays out five competing views on the origin and nature of the human soul from a Christian worldview. This book was discussed by the authors at the 2024 Evangelical Philosophical Society Annual Conference in San Diego. Joshua Ryan Farris, R...

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics podcast! In this episode, the KC team (and guest Dr. John Bloom) discuss the nature of science, and how modern science misunderstands its own role in determining truth and values. Dr. John Bloom’s interests center on physics and the integration of science and Christianity. At the undergraduate level he regularly teaches Astronomy and the Science and Origins cou...

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics podcast! In this episode, the Kirkwood Center team discusses the common misconception that the date of Christmas was based on a pagan, Roman holiday. However, the historical evidence shows something very different. Also, we talk about whether and how we should celebrate Christmas. If you’d like to get in touch with us, give us a call or send us a text at (909)...

In this podcast, we talk with researcher, author and speaker, Carl Teichrib, on the aggressive anti-life MAID laws in Canada. Are western nations like Canada intent on depleting their population through coerced suicide? What does this mean for western civilization more broadly? This and more on today’s Theology and Ethics podcast. Carl Teichrib is a Canadian-based researcher, writer, and lecturer...

In this podcast, we discuss the authorship of the Gospels with PhD candidate and NT scholar Wes Huff. Is the traditional authorship of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John still tenable in light of higher biblical criticism? Or did the Early Church Fathers basically get it right with regard to who penned the Gospels of Jesus Christ? Wes Huff is the Director for Central Canada with Apologetics Canada Minis...

In this podcast, we interview Carl Teichrib, an expert researcher in New-Age Spirituality, Neopaganism, the Occult and Witchcraft, who visits one of the most infamous new-age event in the world, Burning Man, every year. What is Burning Man? What is taught or experienced there? And how can Christians engage with those at Burning Man or other festivals like it? Carl Teichrib is a Canadian-based rese...

In this episode we talk to CR Wiley about his upcoming book "St. Antony's Guide to Your Best Life Now," which looks at the life of St. Antony the desert father as a way for Christians to be faithful in a world dominated by Artificial Intelligence. Bio: C. R. Wiley is a minister living in the Pacific Northwest. He has written for Touchstone Magazine, Modern Reformation, Sacred Architecture, The Ima...

In this episode of the Theology and Ethics podcast, the Kirkwood Center team breaks down what's ahead for a second term of Trump's presidency. What does a second Trump term mean for America, for conservatives and for Evangelicals? We talk about six positives of a Trump victory, and four negatives. #MAGA #election2024 #americanpolitics #USA #politics #evangelicals #trump #trumpvance #kirkwoodcenter...

In this episode of the Theology and Ethics podcast, the Kirkwood Center team (Dr. Darren Guerra, professor of Political Science at Biola University, Logan Zeppieri, Claremont Institute, and Lenny Esposito, Come Reason Ministries) discuss the incredible comeback of Donald Trump and what it means for America and American Evangelicalism. #MAGA #election2024 #americanpolitics #USA #politics #evangelic...

In this episode of the Theology and Ethics podcast, we sit down with Bethel McGrew (formerly “Esther O’Reily”) to talk about Megan Basham’s bombshell book: Shepherds for Sale , and give some theological and philosophical reflection about the current state of politics in the Church and how Christians should vote their conscience. Bethel McGrew is a freelance writer, teacher, maths Ph. D., cultural...

In this episode of the Theology and Ethics podcast, we sit down with Bethel McGrew (formerly “Esther O’Reily”) to talk about Megan Basham’s bombshell book: Shepherds for Sale , and give some theological and philosophical reflection about the current state of politics in the Church and how Christians should vote their conscience. Bethel McGrew is a freelance writer, teacher, maths Ph. D., cultural...

In this episode, the Kirkwood Center team discusses the role of Halloween and Horror in our culture. Is Halloween too pagan for Christians to celebrate, or does it still have a place in the Church? #halloween #Christianity #horror #paganism Chapters: 00:00:00-Intro 00:01:45-The Origins of Halloween 00:05:38-How the Early Church Approached Paganism 00:11:23-Halloween in the Modern Sense 00:20:33-Ev...

In this Roundtable, Lenny Esposito (Come Reason Ministries), Logan Zeppieri (Claremont Institute) and Tony Costello (Kirkwood Center) discuss the role of politics in contemporary American life. Is Politics now the realm in which we define what is real, true and good? Has Politics replaced Religion as the way human beings figure out what they are, and what they are supposed to do? If so, then what...

In part 2 of this podcast, Dr. Carl Mosser, an expert in Mormon theology discusses the Mormon doctrine of God and how Mormons tries to answer the Problem of Evil and Suffering. Carl Mosser (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is the pastor of House of God Lutheran Church in Highland, California. He previously served as Professor of Christian Theology at Gateway Seminary, Visiting Research Professor an...

In part 1 of this podcast, Dr. Carl Mosser, an expert in Mormon theology, discusses the Mormon doctrine of God and how Christians can respond to Mormon claims. Carl Mosser (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is the pastor of House of God Lutheran Church in Highland, California. He previously served as Professor of Christian Theology at Gateway Seminary, Visiting Research Professor and Analytic Theolo...