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Dr. Matthew Benton is a professor of philosophy at Seattle Pacific University, and author of the book "Knowledge and God" linked below.
Link to Dr. Benton's Book:
cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/philosophy/philosophy-general-interest/knowledge-and-god?format=HB&isbn=9781009533614
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Dr. Matthew Benton is a professor of philosophy at Seattle Pacific University, and author of the book "Knowledge and God" linked below.
Link to Dr. Benton's Book:
cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/philosophy/philosophy-general-interest/knowledge-and-god?format=HB&isbn=9781009533614
Link to Free Career Mentorship:
bit.ly/3YEziAz
![When Romans 13 Becomes a Political Weapon
I have seen many appeals to Romans 13:1-6 on social media lately to justify the violence and injustice that we are seeing perpetuated daily from President Trump. In this interview, Im joined by Dr. Mike Austin to discuss the way this passage has been used as a weapon by evangelical Christians today. I express my concerns more broadly with evangelical support for the MAGA movement, and at the end Dr. Austin mentions some helpful resources.
Link to Dr. Austins book on American Christian Nationalism
https://www.amazon.com/American-Christian-Nationalism-Neither-nor/dp/0802884350
Link to Caleb Campbells book on Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbor
https://www.amazon.com/Disarming-Leviathan-Christian-Nationalist-Neighbor/dp/1514008513/ref=pd_bxgy_thbs_d_sccl_2/137-8401436-1060627?pd_rd_w=S79Ol&content-id=amzn1.sym.dcf559c6-d374-405e-a13e-133e852d81e1&pf_rd_p=dcf559c6-d374-405e-a13e-133e852d81e1&pf_rd_r=DY4DKTZV12YBP73QD0B7&pd_rd_wg=qp8zh&pd_rd_r=04b53fbb-7cad-44e9-baf5-d72621532cdb&pd_rd_i=1514008513&psc=1
Link to Elizabeth Neumanns Substack
https://substack.com/@elizabethneumann?
Link to Jeremiah 29 Coalition
https://www.j29coalition.com/
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![This NEW Theodicy Explains Why Nature Is So Cruel
Im joined by Dr. Brian Cutter and Dr. Philip Swenson to discuss their forthcoming article titled, The Omission Theodicy linked below.
https://philarchive.org/rec/CUTTOT
0:00 Intro
1:01 What is a Subsumption Theodicy?
10:27 What is the Omission Theodicy?
15:42 Objection 1- Why Not Cut Out the Middle Man?
20:31 Objection 2- It’s Not Worth the Cost
23:46 Objection 3- What About Sufferer Centered Requirements?
27:46 Objection 4- It’s Ad hoc with Wild & Implausible Speculations
30:57 Objection 5- This Doesnt Fit With the Bible
36:36 Advantages of the Omission Theodicy Over Other Theodicies
53:21 Jordans Final Thoughts on the Theodicy
56:27 A Lingering Question
Links to two interview with Dr. Philip Swenson on objections to free will theodicies
https://youtu.be/-QbYRxcz_qc?si=dlMWZc5426EjBjoI
https://youtu.be/Wu7Vw6iDSgs?si=WFhYKTG7tIN4Fo21
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