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What happens when the world of Plato meets the world of Christ? In the final installment of this three-part series on Platonism, Dr. Anthony Alberino sits down with Dr. Michael Wiitala to explore the fascinating relationship between Christianity and the Platonic tradition. From the Gospel of John’s doctrine of the Logos to the profound influence of Platonism on the Church Fathers, creeds, and clas...

In this episode of Think for Christ, Anthony Alberino is joined again by philosopher Dr. Michael Wiitala to explore the origins, development, and enduring significance of Neoplatonism. Together they trace the history of Platonism from Plato’s Academy through the Hellenistic and Roman periods before examining the thought of Plotinus, the founder of Neoplatonism. The discussion covers the famous hie...

How should we understand Plato—what exactly is Platonism? In this episode of Think for Christ, Anthony Alberino sits down with philosopher Dr. Michael Wiitala for a deep exploration of Plato, Socrates, the theory of Forms, dialectic, metaphysics, and the true nature of philosophy itself. Drawing from the Platonic dialogues, the conversation examines how Plato sought not merely to construct a philo...

What does it mean to say that God is eternal? Is God simply everlasting—or does He exist beyond time altogether? In this episode, Anthony Alberino explores the classical doctrine of divine eternity, drawing on Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, and Boethius. You’ll learn why time is the measure of change, why all changeable beings exist in time, and why a changeless God must be timeless. We also clear up...

What does it mean to say that God cannot change? And why did the vast majority of the Christian tradition affirm the doctrines of divine immutability and impassibility? In this episode, Anthony Alberino explores the classical Christian understanding of God’s changelessness through the metaphysics of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas. By examining the principles of act and potency, divine simplicity, an...

Is God good because He follows moral rules—or is He goodness itself? All Christians confess that God is good. But what does that actually mean? In this episode, Anthony Alberino challenges the modern assumption that divine goodness is simply maximal moral perfection and show why that view leads straight into a classic philosophical dilemma. Drawing from Aristotle, Aquinas, and the classical Christ...

We live in an age of unprecedented information abundance. Knowledge is instant, unlimited, and available to everyone. And yet, confusion, fragmentation, and distrust have never been greater. In this episode, The Democratization of Information and the Crisis of Discernment, Anthony Aberino argues that information abundance without intellectual and moral formation accelerates epistemic and ethical c...

Anthony Alberino sits down with philosopher and author Pat Flynn for a rigorous and insightful discussion on one of the most important questions in Christian philosophy: How is morality grounded in God? Most Christians sense that moral truths and moral obligations are rooted in God—but how exactly? Is morality based on God’s authority, His will, or His nature? And how do we avoid the classic pitfa...

In this episode, we dive deep into one of the most striking features of our cultural moment: the explosive rise of conspiracy thinking—and why the digital environment is the perfect greenhouse for its growth. The internet doesn’t just expose us to conspiracy theories. It disposes us toward conspiratorial thinking. From the Charlie Kirk assassination narrative to the viral success of commentators l...

Dr. Brian Kemple of the Lyceum Institute joins Anthony Alberino for a discussion on digital technology and its relation to the human soul. Together they reflect philosophically on: the nature of technology the way in which technology psychologically attunes and structures us the prevalence of conspiratorial thinking in the digital environment the technologically mediated fragmentation of the human...

In this second episode of The Dangers of the Digital Age, we reflect philosophically on how digital technology poses a profound threat to our humanity. What does it mean to be human in an age when our perceptions, desires, and attention are absorbed by screens? To illuminate this question, we turn to one of the most powerful allegories in the history of philosophy: Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave.”...

We are all participants—willing or not—in the greatest social experiment in human history. In this inaugural episode of The Dangers of the Digital Age, we explore how the rise of the digitally networked environment has radically reshaped what it means to be human. Once a tool for information and communication, the digital world has evolved into the place where we live, move, and have our being. Fr...

Christian philosophers Anthony Alberino, Andrew Payne, and J. T. Bridges share their thoughts on the Charlie Kirk assassination.

What does it really mean to say that God is perfect and infinite? Too often, modern theology treats perfection simply as a value title—God as “the greatest being we can imagine.” But in the classical Christian tradition, perfection is not just a label. It is a deep metaphysical truth about God’s very being. In this episode, Anthony Alberino explores: The traditional meaning of perfection as excell...

For most of church history, Christians have confessed the doctrine of divine simplicity—the teaching that God is not composed of parts. But what does this mean, and why does it matter? In this episode, Anthony Alberino explores the profound connection between God’s simplicity and His unity. We’ll see why the classical tradition insists that God is not only without physical parts but also without m...

At the very heart of classical theism stands the doctrine of Divine Aseity—the truth that God exists a se, “from Himself.” Unlike all created beings who are contingent, dependent, and derived, God alone is self-existent, self-sufficient, and uncaused. He is the ultimate explanation of His own being, the First Cause, and the ground of all reality. In this video, Anthony Alberino explores the rich m...

In this episode, Anthony Alberino and Andrew Payne critically interact with one of the most popular and philosophically sophisticated attempts to reconcile God’s sovereignty with human libertarian freedom: Molinism. We’ve already considered the Thomistic “Dual Sources” view with Dr. Matthews Grant, and in the last episode we examined Open Theism. Now, we look at Molinism — a view originating with...

In this in-depth conversation, Anthony Alberino and Andrew Payne tackle a theological proposal that has gained traction among some evangelicals: Open Theism. This view seeks to solve the long-debated tension between divine sovereignty and human freedom by rethinking the nature of God and especially his relationship to time and his knowledge of future free acts. Anthony and Andrew first explain the...

When it comes to the question of divine and human agency, the prevailing view among Christian theologians and philosophers (not to mention Christian laypeople) is that it is zero sum game. In other words, the more agency God exercises over the human will, the less agency the human has. It seems like we have to make a choice here. We have to either choose to uphold God’s universal causality and dim...

In this video, Anthony Alberino presents a basic argument against the idea that machines—no matter how advanced—can actually think or possess understanding. Drawing from philosopher Edward Feser's 2024 book Immortal Souls: A Treatise on Human Nature, Alberino examines why understanding the nature of a computer is the key to seeing why Artificial Intelligence can only ever simulate or mimic human i...

In recent years, an old and largely discarded view of Christ’s atonement has been quietly resurfacing on the internet. Known historically as the Ransom Theory (or the Ransom from Satan Theory) this idea suggests that Jesus died as a payment to Satan in order to free humanity from his grasp. According to this view, as a result of Adam's sin, Satan was given legal and rightful authority over the los...

In this compelling conversation, James Dolezal returns to Think for Christ with Anthony Alberino to explore the classical doctrine of the Trinity. For centuries, divine simplicity was considered essential to maintaining a truly monotheistic understanding of the Christian God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. But in modern Protestant theology, the neglect of this doctrine has led to confusion and, in m...

Is the universe bereft of meaning, goodness, and purpose? Has modern science revealed to us our ultimate cosmic insignificance? According to the intellectual vision of cosmological nihilism, the answer to these questions is yes. What is the nature of this view? What motivates it? And how has it come to form the background image of Western society? Philosopher Dr. Brian Kemple joins Anthony Alberin...

What does it mean to say that God is without passions? Why does it matter? In this thought-provoking episode of Think for Christ, Dr. James Dolezal joins Anthony Alberino to explore the vital doctrine of divine impassibility. Together, they dive deep into questions like: Does God feel emotions the way we do? Can He truly understand human suffering if He doesn’t experience it? Dr. Dolezal brings cl...

In an interview with Tucker Carlson, evolutionary biologist and podcaster Bret Weinstein explains why he does not believe in God. In the is episode, Anthony Alberino critically analyzes Weinstein's case for atheism. Alberino argues that given Weinstein's guiding principle for getting at the truth, he ought to embrace theism and not atheism.