The Theology PugcastWho counts as a theologian? Who gets to address the deep things of God and creation? Tom is at the helm this week and he is joined by a special guest, Dr. Jahdiel Perez of Villanova University. Dr. Perez is a C. S. Lewis scholar, writing the first doctoral dissertation in ‘theology’ at the University of Oxford on C. S. Lewis. Wrapping up our Lewis theme, Tom and Jahdiel discusses many of the rich ‘theological’ insights of C. S. Lewis, from questions of evil and suffering in light of God’s goodness to questions of Christian enjoyment of created goods in contrast to Nietzsche’s criticism of Christian faith as wholly joy denying. The highlight of the conversation centers around C. S. Lewis as a theologian, not merely as apologist or academic.
Special appearance by Glenn Sunshine, whose personal computer may have been hacked by the ghost of Rousseau during the show.
The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-media
Who Counts as a Theologian? Reflections on Lewis with Dr. Jahdiel Perez : The Theology Pugcast Ep303The Theology Pugcast2024-08-19 | Who counts as a theologian? Who gets to address the deep things of God and creation? Tom is at the helm this week and he is joined by a special guest, Dr. Jahdiel Perez of Villanova University. Dr. Perez is a C. S. Lewis scholar, writing the first doctoral dissertation in ‘theology’ at the University of Oxford on C. S. Lewis. Wrapping up our Lewis theme, Tom and Jahdiel discusses many of the rich ‘theological’ insights of C. S. Lewis, from questions of evil and suffering in light of God’s goodness to questions of Christian enjoyment of created goods in contrast to Nietzsche’s criticism of Christian faith as wholly joy denying. The highlight of the conversation centers around C. S. Lewis as a theologian, not merely as apologist or academic.
Special appearance by Glenn Sunshine, whose personal computer may have been hacked by the ghost of Rousseau during the show.
The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-mediaA Talk with Allan C. Carlson : October 25-26 Fatherhood Intensive : TRAD DAD 2024The Theology Pugcast2024-10-18 | Trad Dad is back (Oct 25-26) in Battle Ground, Washington for our Second Annual Fatherhood Intensive. This year we will hear from Scott Yenor, Allan C. Carlson, and C.R. Wiley on Pro-Natal Fatherhood and the recovery of a proper philosophical, political, and most importantly, Biblical perspective on children.
Today’s conversation features CR Wiley and Allan C. Carlson, Professor of History at Hillsdale College, Founder of the World Congress of Families.
Register for the conference at solochristo.org/traddadOctober 25-26 Fatherhood Intensive: A Short Conversation with Scott Yenor : TRAD DAD 2024The Theology Pugcast2024-10-16 | Trad Dad is back (Oct 25-26) in Battle Ground, Washington for our Second Annual Fatherhood Intensive. This year we will hear from Scott Yenor, Allan C. Carlson, and C.R. Wiley on Pro-Natal Fatherhood and the recovery of a proper philosophical, political, and most importantly, Biblical perspective on children.
Today’s conversation features CR Wiley and Scott Yenor, Professor of Political Science at Boise State University, Washington Fellow at Claremont Institute.
Register for the conference at solochristo.org/traddadDark Enchantment: Theology Pugcast Episode 311 ShortThe Theology Pugcast2024-10-15 | "It's important to catechize .. but if that's all you do, it turns into an arbitrary set of beliefs that when they go out and encounter other beliefs, they have no means of negotiating between the two."
Tune in to "Dark Enchantment": The Theology Pugcast Episode 311:
youtube.com/watch?v=ZQh1hfpID4oDark Enchantment : The Theology Pugcast Episode 311The Theology Pugcast2024-10-14 | On today's show Chris leads the Pugs in a reflection on the story of Jonah--not the Biblical prophet, but the seminary student Rod Dreher interviewed for his book, Living in Wonder. Jonah was raised in an evangelical home, and was even homeschooled, yet fell into a spell of dark enchantment that included visions of demons and the use of psychedelic drugs. Eventually he was delivered through exorcism. What happened, and why does Jonah now say his evangelical upbringing did almost nothing to prepare him for any of this? Tune in and learn what the Pugs think.
Living in Wonder: Finding Mystery and Meaning in a Secular Age, by Rod Dreher: https://a.co/d/1EIlSua
Knowledge is Power (Icon Science): How Magic, the Government and an Apocalyptic Vision Helped Francis Bacon to Create Modern Science, by John Henry: https://a.co/d/3RNoQym
The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-mediaAre We Really Becoming Pagans Again?: Theology Pugcast Episode 310 ShortThe Theology Pugcast2024-10-09 | "What [transhumanism] is looking for is the glorified body. It's looking for a resurrection without a judgment ... for glorification without the spirit."
Tune in to "Are We Really Becoming Pagans Again?": The Theology Pugcast Episode 310:
youtube.com/watch?v=Kz2AnsGtf7gAre We Really Becoming Pagans Again? : The Theology Pugcast Episode 310The Theology Pugcast2024-10-07 | On today's show Tom brings along Paul Kingsnorth’s article, The Illusion of a Pagan West, for the Pugs to engage. Topics delved into range from why we still talk about Roman Civilization to the theatrics of subversive woke culture. Most interesting is Kingsnorth’s claim that we are not returning to paganism but are locked into to a shallow culture which subverts Christianity all the while being indebted to its ethical legacy, ending with nothing really worth living or dying for.
The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-mediaIdeological History: The Theology Pugcast Episode 309 ShortThe Theology Pugcast2024-09-30 | "If they accept the fact that they have power, then they have to accept the fact that they're the oppressor because that's what the ideology tells them is the essence of having power."
Tune in to "Ideological History": The Theology Pugcast Episode 309:
youtube.com/watch?v=kkvRZ3JRy7EIdeological History : The Theology Pugcast Episode 309The Theology Pugcast2024-09-30 | In this episode, Glenn the History Pug gets into revisionist histories on the left and the right that both argue that history has been distorted to favor elites, and that they have the real story about what happened. Oddly, they both identify people like Churchill as villains, though for different reasons, and functionally try to at least soften our view of the people traditionally seen as the bad guys. This opens up discussions with Chris and Tom on a whole set of related issues.
The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-mediaTake Your Pick Agency or Autonomy? : The Theology Pugcast Episode 308The Theology Pugcast2024-09-23 | Today the Pugs revisit Matthew B. Crawford's book, Shop Class as Soulcraft. Among the many fascinating things discussed in it is the essential difference between autonomy and agency. Ironically, we live in a world of manufactured illusions of autonomy. We're led to make choices between options presented to us by parties that profit no matter what choice is made. On the other hand, there are people who possess true agency. Those are the people who get things done, and consequently are people we respect. And yet most people chose the illusion of autonomy over agency. Why is that? Join the Pugs as they discuss why.
The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-mediaWhatever Became of Methodism?: The Theology Pugcast Episode 307 ShortThe Theology Pugcast2024-09-19 | Tune in to "Whatever Became of Methodism?": The Theology Pugcast Episode 307:
youtube.com/watch?v=IhlADW0oMn0Whatever Became of Methodism? : The Theology Pugcast Episode 307The Theology Pugcast2024-09-16 | Today the Pugs are shorthanded because Tom is in great demand. Never fear, Glenn and Chris are joined by Tim Adams, erstwhile conservative Methodist Minister. I know what you’re thinking, isn’t that an oxymoron? Sadly it seems so, but Methodism has a remarkable history and once was the fastest growing Protestant denomination in the United States. So, what happened? That’s what the show is about today. Join us for the cautionary tale of Methodism.
The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-mediaThe Delusion of Having a Meaningful Job: Theology Pugcast 306 ShortThe Theology Pugcast2024-09-12 | "You're not creating meaning; you're receiving the meaning of things, and that's really what we've lost."
Tune in to "The Delusion of Having a Meaningful Job": The Theology Pugcast Episode 306:
youtube.com/watch?v=ghVoQNIwFd4The Delusion of Having a Meaningful Job : The Theology Pugcast Episode 306The Theology Pugcast2024-09-09 | Can we really have a ‘meaningful job’? Is such a notion delusional? Tom initiates discussion with the other Pugs around the topic of whether the very notion of a ‘meaningful job’ in the contemporary understanding is delusional. Introducing the topic by way of Stuart Whately’s recent article in Unherd, the Pugs unpack rich threads of conversation sparked by the article as it engages the contrast between the excessively practical-oriented lives of those pursing individual satisfaction within their career ambitions and those who pursue something altogether ‘useless’ by today’s standards.
The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-mediaThe Artistic and Intellectual Temperaments: The Theology Pugcast Episode 305 ShortThe Theology Pugcast2024-09-03 | "I personally think that one of the things that we as Christians desperately need to rediscover is poetry."
Tune in to "The Artistic and Intellectual Temperaments": The Theology Pugcast Episode 305:
youtube.com/watch?v=kcUQJmHM0DAThe Artistic and Intellectual Temperaments : The Theology Pugcast Episode 305The Theology Pugcast2024-09-02 | In this episode, the Pugs use an article from The Imaginative Conservative called “The Artistic and Intellectual Temperaments” by Michael De Sapio as a jumping off point to discuss art, intellectual life, and the connections and disconnections between the two. The guys discuss medieval and Renaissance art, modern art, Romanticism, poetry, intellectual life and academia, and roller skating down the Gugenheim.
The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-mediaThe Grizzly Truth about the West: The Theology Pugcast Episode 304 ShortThe Theology Pugcast2024-08-27 | "Basically the idea is that if we tear everything down, all of the native goodness is gonna come to the surface .. What ends up happening is that somebody has to establish order."
Tune in to "The Grizzly Truth about the West": The Theology Pugcast Episode 304:
youtube.com/watch?v=Irabgk4xqBYWho Counts as a Theologian: The Theology Pugcast Episode 303 ShortThe Theology Pugcast2024-08-27 | "Lewis would say that joy is not in your control. It's when you're immersed in a God-given activity that points beyond itself."
Tune in to "Who Counts as a Theologian: Reflections on Lewis with Dr. Jahdiel Perez": The Theology Pugcast Episode 303:
youtube.com/watch?v=CI9l1Xu1yB0The Grizzly Truth about the West : The Theology Pugcast Episode 304The Theology Pugcast2024-08-26 | Today the Pugs discuss a fascinating article by Jacob Howland that was published in the always interesting online journal, "Unherd." The article reflects on the sad story of Timothy Treadwell documented by film maker Werner Herzog in his 2005 documentary, Grizzly Man. But that's just the occasion for reflecting on the even sadder story of the crisis of the west--a crisis with an ending prophesied in Euripides ancient tragedy, Bacchae. Tune in and learn why things might get even weirder in the days ahead, and why we can know what's coming.
The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-mediaThank God for Bitcoin? : The Theology Pugcast Episode 302The Theology Pugcast2024-08-12 | On today's show Glenn and Chris interview Jordan Bush--the man behind the "Thank God for Bitcoin Conference." If this sounds a bit odd to you, here's something else to consider--Glenn and Chris both spoke at this year's conference in Nashville. So, what is this Bitcoin thing, and why should Christians be grateful for it? Tune in and hear why and judge for yourself whether or not you should be grateful for Bitcoin!
Order Thank God for Bitcoin: The Creation, Corruption, and Redemption of Money: https://a.co/d/6lO35ZP Learn more about Thank God For Bitcoin Media: tgfb.com
The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-mediaOxford Wrap Up: The Theology Pugcast Episode 301 ShortThe Theology Pugcast2024-08-07 | "The Reformers talked about what they were doing as a reform of word and sacrament."
Tune in to "Oxford Wrap Up": The Theology Pugcast Episode 301:
youtube.com/watch?v=SshG7TTaxiMOxford Wrap Up : The Theology Pugcast Episode 301The Theology Pugcast2024-08-05 | On today's show the Pugs look back on their trip to Oxford and talk about some of the things they learned and enjoyed from the trip. Glenn leads off with three things he got a deeper appreciation for about C. S. Lewis, each of which brings in further discussion, ideas, and tangents from Chris and Tom. Throughout the conversation, all of the Pugs share experiences, ideas, and appreciation for Oxford and their time there.
The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-mediaOxford and Architecture: The Theology Pugcast Episode 300 ShortThe Theology Pugcast2024-07-29 | "We've lost the idea that truth can be found in goodness and beauty."
Tune in to "Oxford and Architecture": The Theology Pugcast Episode 300:
youtube.com/watch?v=oOHrWSiQTCYOxford and Architecture : The Theology Pugcast Episode 300The Theology Pugcast2024-07-29 | After a week at Oxford, surrounded by some of the best buildings to be found anywhere in the world when it comes to higher education, the Pugs discuss architecture on today's brief episode. "Why does beauty matter?" and “Why are all the science buildings ugly?” are among a host of questions addressed. Tune in as the guys long for a world that builds things the way they used to.
Today’s episode is sponsored in part by David Stocker and SHM Architects: shmarchitects.com
The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-mediaC. S. Lewis, Oxford Don: An Interview with Dr. Simon Horobin: The Theology Pugcast Episode 299 ShortThe Theology Pugcast2024-07-23 | "If you want to understand what a medieval man thought at night, go out in the dark and see the skies and stars.. and think about looking up into a cathedral."
Tune in to C. S. Lewis, Oxford Don: An Interview with Dr. Simon Horobin:
youtube.com/watch?v=WP6OAQiNr14&t=1908sC. S. Lewis, Oxford Don: An Interview with Dr. Simon Horobin : The Theology Pugcast Episode 299The Theology Pugcast2024-07-22 | The Pugs continue their adventure in Oxford with an interview with Dr. Simon Horobin, the man behind the recently released book ‘C. S. Lewis's Oxford’. Dr. Horobin is an authority in medieval literature and teaches at Magdalen College. The Pugs joined Dr. Horobin in his room at Magdalen, not for from the rooms where Lewis taught and met with the Inklings. The conversation was rich and covers a lot of ground. Enjoy!
Order C. S. Lewis's Oxford: https://a.co/d/05QZ0wdj
The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-mediaPost-Mortem for Christian Colleges? An Interview with Dr. Phil LaFountain : Theology Pugcast Ep298The Theology Pugcast2024-07-15 | Another Christian college has closed its doors. This time, one of Chris's alma maters, Eastern Nazarene College, aka, ENC. ENC was a small Christian college on the south shore of Massachusetts, not far from Boston. The usual things were cited by the Trustees of the college as reasons for its demise--declining enrollment, financial challenges, etc. What the announcement didn't mention was the growth of liberalism, or in contemporary parlance, "wokeism" among the faculty and administration, and how that undermined the support of the school among its constituency. Today the Pugs are joined by Dr. Phil LaFountain, an old friend and classmate of Chris's. Phil was a professor of theology at ENC for 20 years, and at the end, one of the few conservatives still there. Listen in as the guys discuss what happened at ENC, and what might be happening at a Christian college you might be connected to.
The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-mediaC.S. Lewis, Writer and Philosopher: Interview with Michael Ward: The Theology Pugcast 296 ShortThe Theology Pugcast2024-07-09 | "I've traced how Lewis uses waterfalls throughout his writings and it seems to me that he takes waterfalls as an emblem of love."
Tune in to "C.S. Lewis, Writer and Philosopher: An Interview with Michael Ward": The Theology Pugcast Episode 296:
youtube.com/watch?v=izU2ZQny0L0Science and Beauty: A Conversation with Ken Boa : The Theology Pugcast Episode 297The Theology Pugcast2024-07-08 | The Pugsters welcome back Dr. Ken Boa to talk about the importance of beauty for the Christian. Ken talks about seeing the beauty of the natural world and how we can use it as a force multiplier for our faith. This connects into a discussion of science and how it reveals the beauty in the world. The guys also talk with Ken about his upcoming events at the Museum of the Bible in Washington DC, and his Museum of Created Beauty app, both of which are designed to help Christians see and appreciate the wonders of creation and through that to enhance our worship.
Learn more about Reflections Ministries and Ken Boa at reflections.org
The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-mediaC. S. Lewis, Writer and Philosopher: An Interview with Dr. Michael Ward : The Theology Pugcast Ep296The Theology Pugcast2024-07-01 | The Pugs are still in Oxford, and today they're at the Kilns (Lewis's home) with their friend, Dr. Michael Ward, author of Planet Narnia and After Humanity: A Guide to C. S. Lewis's Abolition of Man. The conversation naturally cover's Dr. Ward's books. Join us for a conversation over tea at the Kilns as the Pugs speak with him about Narnia and the post-human dystopia Lewis predicted would follow a loss of objective value.
The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-mediaBonus Q&A with Dr. Alister McGrath : The Theology Pugcast Episode 295The Theology Pugcast2024-06-25 | Listen in for a short Q&A session at the Lamb and Flag pub in Oxford following the full episode ‘C. S. Lewis Apologist: An Interview with Dr. Alister McGrath.’
Order Christian Apologetics: An Introduction by Dr. McGrath: https://a.co/d/05lejP2B Order C. S. Lewis -- A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet by Dr. McGrath: https://a.co/d/0g8DyDzG
The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-mediaC. S. Lewis Apologist: An Interview with Dr. Alister McGrath : The Theology Pugcast Episode 294The Theology Pugcast2024-06-24 | The Pugs are still enjoying themselves at Oxford, and today they are joined by the venerable Alister McGrath at the Lamb and Flag, a pub known to have been frequented by C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and the other Inklings. (The famed Eagle and Child pub is just across the street and hopefully soon to reopen follow a Covid shutdown and change in ownership.) The crew is also joined by a live audience of loyal Pugcast fans at the end of an entertaining pub crawl across the city! The conversation with Dr. McGrath is rich, ranging widely over both Lewis's work in apologetics and Dr. McGrath's.
Order Christian Apologetics: An Introduction by Dr. McGrath: https://a.co/d/05lejP2B Order C. S. Lewis -- A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet by Dr. McGrath: https://a.co/d/0g8DyDzG
The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-mediaAt the Bodleian Library Short : The Theology Pugcast Episode 293:The Theology Pugcast2024-06-21 | Tune in to "At the Bodleian Library": The Theology Pugcast Episode 293:
"The fact that we are dealing with a place where generations of scholars have worked leaves a kind of imprint on the space that you cannot duplicate artificially."
youtube.com/watch?v=TEPEJa26sYwAt the Bodleian Library : The Theology Pugcast Episode 293The Theology Pugcast2024-06-17 | While in Oxford, the guys had the opportunity to visit the Duke Humfrey's Room at the Bodleian Library. This houses part of the library’s collection of rare books as well as some more recent sets. The conversation ranges over volumes in the collection that caught the attention of one or the other of the Pugsters, the architecture and decorations of the room, and the importance of the atmosphere and the sense of place in rooms like this for scholarly work. This is an episode you’ll want to see!
The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-mediaBen Merkle, Tom Price, and What They Learned about Learning at Oxford : The Theology Pugcast Ep. 292The Theology Pugcast2024-06-10 | Today begins the first of the shows recorded in Oxford! Tom and Chris are joined by Dr. Ben Merkle, President of New Saint Andrews College. Ben was visiting Oxford at the same time as the Pugs, and this afforded an opportunity to discuss with Tom and Chris what Ben learned at Oxford about post-secondary education and how those lessons are being applied at New Saint Andrews College half a world away.
Learn more about New Saint Andrews at https://nsa.edu/
The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-mediaTune in to A Look at the Sacraments: The Theology Pugcast Episode 291:The Theology Pugcast2024-06-07 | "The overwhelming metaphor for the body of Christ is the church ... if you eat and drink failing to discern the body, you are eating and drinking judgment on yourself."
youtube.com/watch?v=ghVoQNIwFd4If Were Not Saved by Our Works Why Work at All?: The Theology Pugcast Episode 290 ShortThe Theology Pugcast2024-06-07 | "As a Christian in the workplace, your primary responsibility is to be the best and most competent employee you can possibly be."
Tune in to "If We're Not Saved by Our Works Why Work at All? A Conversation with Steve Jeffery":
youtube.com/watch?v=OYVF2-ZK0o4A Look at the Sacraments : The Theology Pugcast Episode 291The Theology Pugcast2024-06-03 | On today's show the Pugsters consider the definitions of sacraments vs. ordinances before taking a closer look at baptism and the Lord’s Supper. They spend some time on the less discussed images of baptism in the New Testament (the Flood and the Exodus) and the use of the Greek word baptizo in the Septuagint. They then talk about the Lord’s Supper, noting the use of the phrase “body of Christ” in 1 Corinthians and both the vertical and horizontal dimensions of the Supper.
The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-mediaIf Were Not Saved by Our Works Why Work at All? A Conversation with Steve Jeffery : Episode 290The Theology Pugcast2024-05-27 | Today the Pugs interview Dr. Steve Jeffery, one of the minds behind The Works Based Conference being held in the Dallas/Fort Worth area June 28-29. The guys not only discuss the nature of the conference, the conversation addresses a theology of work, and even how our works will have a more enduring character than we generally appreciate. Included in the discussion is nature of our vocations in this creation, and the one to come. Enjoy!
Learn more about the Works/Based Conference June 28/29 in Dallas/Fortworth: worksbased.com
The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-mediaAcademic Herd-Minds and Twitter Mobs : The Theology Pugcast Episode 289The Theology Pugcast2024-05-20 | Today the Pugs react to an article in New Oxford Review entitled, "How Cowardice, the Herd Mind & Twitter Mobs Threaten Academia by Jason M. Morgan and Mark Ramseyer. If you're still under the impression that higher education is a disinterested pursuit of truth, think again. It has been reduced to political advocacy and ressentiment. (Yes, that's spelled correctly--en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ressentiment.) Morgan and Ramseyer had the temerity to correct conventional wisdom on something known as "the Comfort Women" of World War 2. There's no space here to treat this fully, but suffice it to say their scholarship was not received warmly by academic feminists. This resulted in a campaign to get them both cancelled. We're happy to report the cancelation failed. But the whole sorry episode has at least given the Pugs something to reflect upon.
The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-mediaBoredom, Nihilism, and Endless Entertainment: The Theology Pugcast Episode 288 ShortThe Theology Pugcast2024-05-15 | "If we find our delight in our work and in the wife of our youth ... that is God's response to secular boredom."
Tune in to "Boredom, Nihilism, and Endless Entertainment ": The Theology Pugcast Episode 288:Boredom, Nihilism, and Endless Entertainment : The Theology Pugcast Episode 288The Theology Pugcast2024-05-13 | On today's show Tom introduces the topic of boredom and its relation to a world that finds no meaning apart from the endless choices we draw from to gratify and distract ourselves. Glenn and Chris help unpack this timely topic, with its spiritual and historical roots and its impact upon the contemporary church.
The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-mediaThe Pugs Answer Your Questions! : The Theology Pugcast Episode 287The Theology Pugcast2024-05-06 | Today the Pugs answer questions prosed by supporters of the show on Patreon. Listen in to learn (among other things), where the guys first met and became friends, what they think about Annihilationism, why it really might come down to choosing between Aristotle and Nietzsche, why getting dressed up for church is a good thing--even though your salvation can't be boiled down to that, and a whole lot more!
The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-mediaThe 4B Movement, Misandry, and Anti-Natalism: The Theology Pugcast Episode 286 ShortThe Theology Pugcast2024-04-30 | "The answer to bad forms of anything are better forms of it."
Tune in to "The 4B Movement, Misandry, and Anti-Natalism": The Theology Pugcast Episode 286:
youtube.com/watch?v=izU2ZQny0L0The 4B Movement, Misandry, and Anti-Natalism : The Theology Pugcast Episode 286The Theology Pugcast2024-04-29 | In this episode, the guys talk about the 4B movement that originated in Korea and is getting some buzz in America. The 4Bs (in Korean) are no dating, no sex, no marriage, and no children. It’s partly responsible for the collapsing birthrate in Korea. The guys discuss the roots and implications of the movement with a tangent into ecology and forest management, though how they got there is anybody’s guess.
The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-mediaMen & Social Status, Women & College Debt, Hypergamy, and More! : The Theology Pugcast Episode 285The Theology Pugcast2024-04-22 | Today Chris takes the Pugs into the dark recesses of social status and asks questions few are willing to ask. For example: Why do so many women who apply to rent Chris's apartments have so much student loan debt, and such low credit scores? Why do young men in the trades with no debt and good income still lose out to flashy guys with tons of debt who flash shiny objects? And, can contemporary culture change its ways of measuring worth to reflect reality and not the image-generated fantasies of people on the make in higher education, corporate America, and left-wing ideologues? Tune in for these questions and many more!
The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-mediaCreation, Theophany, and Transcendence : The Theology Pugcast Episode 284The Theology Pugcast2024-04-15 | Today’s show builds on the conversation about imagination and C. S. Lewis last week. Tom and the guys continue the interaction with Lewis’ rich sacramental vision and its implications for how our human created natures are enriched and helped to come into their own principally by the vertical, our relation to God, but secondarily by the good gift of others that God has supplied for us to transcend and yet become ourselves in the rich fabric of created reality. Listen in!
The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-mediaImagination and Meaning : The Theology Pugcast Episode 283 ShortThe Theology Pugcast2024-04-09 | "The bottom line here is that reason cannot deal with raw sensory perception. It has to be filtered through something."
Tune in to "Imagination and Meaning": The Theology Pugcast Episode 283:
youtube.com/watch?v=koKTvlYzY8YImagination and Meaning : The Theology Pugcast Episode 283The Theology Pugcast2024-04-08 | C.S. Lewis said, “Reason is the natural organ of understanding, but imagination is the organ of meaning.” "Working off Holly Ordway's book "Apologetics and the Christian Imagination," the guys discuss what imagination is, how it connects to meaning, and how it is foundational to reason. They also discuss the role of imagination in Lewis’s conversion, the “good dreams” of paganism, and how these things can help lead people to Christ.
The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-mediaBonus Q&A: Anthony of the Desert and Defeating the Demons of Our Time : The Theology Pugcast Ep 282The Theology Pugcast2024-04-02 | Listen in for a short Q&A session following our previous episode.
The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-media