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The purpose of Intellectual Conservatism is to defend the true, good and beautiful things of life that are jeopardized in mainstream academia and society. On this page, you will find artwork, music, satire, academic papers, lectures and my own projects defending the duty of conserving these true, good and beautiful things.

Suan Sonna


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    Zeitoun, Mary, and the Resurrection of Jesus - Dale C. Allison Jr.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 47:29


    New Testament scholar Dale C. Allison Jr. discusses an alleged appearance of Mary in Zeitoun, Egypt which he considers the best documented miracle in history. 

    PART ONE: Did Jerome Change His Mind? A Full Response - William Albrëcht, David Száraz, Gary Michuta

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 121:02


    William Albrëcht, David Száraz, Gary Michuta respond to Gavin Ortlund on whether St. Jerome eventually accepted the Roman Catholic Old Testament. 

    From Inerrant Canon to Infallible Church - Suan Sonna

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 121:39


    Suan Sonna argues against Gavin Ortlund that not only is "a fallible list of infallible books" a disaster but that a case can be made from the canon to the infallibility of the Church on at least one occassion. 

    Protestants Can't Know the Canon - Peter D. Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 66:25


    British Catholic Apologist Peter D. Williams argues that Protestants don't have the resources within their own system to justify any knowledge claim of the biblical canon.

    An Eastern Orthodox Case for Universalism - Hunter Coates

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 67:45


    Suan Sonna (Roman Catholic - Infernalist) and Hunter Coates (Eastern Orthodox - Univeralist) talk about Hunter's new book in defense of universalism "Grace Abounds: A Holistic Case for Universal Salvation". 

    Yes The Saints Pray for You - Karlo Broussard

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024 59:32


    Catholic Answers Apologist Dr. Karlo Broussard defends the practice of venerating and praying to saints. 

    Pope Benedict XVI and the Historical-Critical Method

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 113:58


    Pope Benedict XVI vs. Bart Ehrman - Matthew J. Ramage

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 50:46


    Catholic theologian Matthew J. Ramage compares the approaches of Bart Ehrman and Pope Benedict XVI with respect to the study of Sacred Scripture. Along the way, Ramage discusses the Catholic Church's relationship to Biblical scholarship. 

    Pope Francis' Comments on Religions - Erick Ybarra & Daniel Vecchio

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 94:37


    Erick Ybarra and Daniel Vecchio debate about Pope Francis' comments in Singapore about world religions. 

    Mormon Convert to Catholicism Reviews Hansen vs. Horn - Isaac Hess & Suan Sonna

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 147:04


    Isaac Hess, an ex-Mormon convert to Catholicism, critiques the presenation of Mormon apologist Jacob Hansen on Pints with Aquinas. 

    A Theological Defense of Purgatory: The Application Account - Gregory Stacey

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 52:05


    Philosopher Gregory Stacey addresses Protestant and Orthodox objections to purgatory from a philosophical-theological perspective. 

    A Comprehensive Introduction to the Conquest of Canaan (Historicity) - Kipp Davis PART TWO

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 39:32


    Kipp Davis argues that the Conquest of Canaan did not happen as described in the Hebrew Bible. 

    A Comprehensive Introduction to the Conquest of Canaan (Exegesis) - Kipp Davis PART ONE

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 60:03


    Kipp Davis explains the meaning of the Conquest of Canaan in the Hebrew Bible. 

    Philosophy and Sola Scriptura - Tyler McNabb & Gregory Stacey

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 56:44


    Catholic philosophers Tyler McNabb and Gregory Stacey philosophically scrutinize the confidence of certain Protestants in sola scriptura. 

    Are All Religions Paths to God? - Tyler McNabb

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 63:52


    Catholic philosopher Tyler McNabb addresses concerns over Pope Francis' comments in Singapore about whether all religions are paths to God. 

    St. Thomas Aquinas, Pope Benedict XVI, and the Dark Passages of the Bible - Matthew J. Ramage

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 75:31


    Catholic theologian Matthew Ramage and Suan Sonna tackle the reality and specifics of the dark passages of the Bible, bringing along St. Thomas Aquinas and Pope Benedict XVI as guides. 

    Catholic Doctrine and the Literal Sense of Scripture - Gideon Lazar & Suan Sonna

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 121:26


    Suan and Gideon discuss the relationship between the literal sense of scripture, the human and divine authorial intent, and Catholic doctrine. They closely discuss the issue of slavery in the Bible, clarifying and assessing Suan's position. 

    Slavery in the Bible: A Roman Catholic Approach - Suan Sonna

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2024 120:27


    Suan discusses a possible theological reading of scripture that explains why God allowed for slavery passages in the Bible. Rather than denying that slavery is intrinsically evil or affirming that the Bible is errant, Suan finds a different avenue using resources only available to a Roman Catholic theologian. 

    Answering Objections to Mary - Fr. Gregory Pine, OP

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 58:59


    Fr. Gregory Pine, OP explains how exactly Catholics venerate the blessed Virgin Mary without falling down the slippery slopes Protestants fear. 

    Against Annihilationism: the New Testament

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 121:08


    Thomas Farrar continues his case against Edward Fudge's arguments for annihilationism. Last time he covered the Hebrew Bible and Second Temple literature. He now addresses the conception of hell in the New Testament. 

    Against Annihilationism: the Hebrew Bible & Second Temple Jewish Literature - Thomas Farrar

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 122:34


    Thomas Farrar argues against Edward Fudge's case for annihilationism from the Hebrew Bible and Second Temple Jewish literature. 

    Catholics and the Bible - Harold W. Attridge

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 46:00


    Yale professor emeritus Harold W. Attridge discusses a class he, as a Roman Catholic New Testament scholar, taught at Yale about Catholics and the Bible. 

    Paul and the Resurrection of Israel - Jason Staples

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 79:33


    New Testament scholar Jason Staples argues that Paul saw Gentile inclusion as part of the restoration of the northern kingdom Israel. 

    Pulpit Fiction: Debunking Popular Bible Misconceptions - Michael P. Barber

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 61:26


    Dr. Michael Barber debunks some popular misconceptions about ancient Judaism and early Christianity. 

    Myths about the Reformation - Joe Heschmeyer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 42:38


    The Original Sin Debate - Fr. John Ramsey & William Albrecht

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 125:30


    Fr. John Ramsey (Orthodox) and William Albrecht (Catholic) debate the doctrine of original sin. 

    REVIEW: Slavery in the Bible - Suan Sonna (Gavin Ortlund, Trent Horn, Joshua Bowen, Kipp Davis)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 71:42


    Suan Sonna reviews a dialogue on slavery in the Bible. 

    Two New Arguments against Sola Scriptura - Suan Sonna

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 77:43


    Suan Sonna presents two new arguments against Sola Scriptura, the Problem of Slavery and the Checks and Balances argument. 

    Jesus, Contradicted - Michael R. Licona

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 43:30


    Dr. Michael R. Licona talks about why the gospels tell the same stories differently and what this means for the doctrine of inerrancy. 

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    In Defense of Conciliar Christology - Timothy Pawl & Christopher Tomaszewski

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 116:27


    Profs. Timothy Pawl and Christopher Tomaszewski discuss the coherence of the Christology of the first seven ecumenical councils. What strategy is most effective for dealing with objections to the coherence of Christ being God and man? 

    Why Protestantism is not the Default: The Problem of Pious Bias - Suan Sonna

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 96:14


    In this episode, Suan Sonna explains why Protestants cannot begin with Protestantism as their default when investigating Catholicism. He shows how Protestantism is itself highly controversial, especially on the issues of sola scriptura and sola fide. 

    Seven Problematic Trends in Apologetics

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 63:05


    Suan discusses in this episode seven problematic trends in online apologetics.

    Handling Controversies in the Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 65:37


    Suan Sonna talks to Michael Lofton about his (Michael's) approach to handling controversies in the Catholic Church. 

    The Obscurity of Scripture - Casey Chalk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 61:53


    Casey Chalk, author of The Obscurity of Scripture, discusses why we need a magisterium and cannot rely upon the supposed clarity of the Bible alone for our theological disputes. 

    Spiritual Advice from Fr. Gale Hammerschmidt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 70:13


    Fr. Gale Hammerschmidt of St. Isidore's Catholic Student center answers questions from fans about spiritual matters. Fr. Gale confirmed Suan into the Church! 

    DEBUNKING Popular Misconceptions about the New Testament - Michael P. Barber PART THREE

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2023 39:32


    Michael P. Barber of the Augustine Institute debunks popular misconceptions about the New Testament. 

    DEBUNKING Popular Misconceptions about the First Christmas - Michael P. Barber PART TWO

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2023 15:27


    Michael P. Barber of the Augustine Institute examines popular misconceptions that people have aobut the first Christmas.

    DEBUNKING Popular Misconceptions about the Bible - Michael P. Barber PART ONE

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2023 48:57


    Dr. Michael P. Barber of the Augustine Institute debunks multiple misconceptions that people often have about the Bible.

    The Historical Christ - Fr. Anthony Giambrone, OP

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2023 44:12


    Fr. Anthony Giambrone, OP presents a view of Jesus and the historical critical method that is consonant with Church teaching. 

    When Popes Fail - Erick Ybarra

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 87:34


    Erick Ybarra discusses three famous episodes of papal failure and how to reconcile them with Catholic teaching on the papacy. 

    Who has the right Canon? - Matthew J. Thomas & Gary Michuta

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2023 88:54


    New Testament scholar Matthew J. Thomas and Catholic Apologist Gary Michuta discuss the case for the Catholic canon of the Old Testament from their respective approaches. 

    Why are there Differences in the Gospels? - Michael R. Licona

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2023 43:02


    Michael Licona discusses why there are differences in the Gospels based on ancient writing conventions. He also touches on inerrancy and his forthcoming book. 

    Vindicating the Filioque: Fr. Thomas Crean, OP & Erick Ybarra

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023 152:47


    Fr. Thomas Crean, OP and Erick Ybarra defend the Filioque on philosophical, historical, biblical, and theological grounds. 

    The Problem with Historical Retrieval - Suan Sonna

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023 61:01


    Suan explains the problem with "historical retrieval" as stated by Gavin Ortlund in this 5-minute case for Protestantism (2:43): "And to be sure many contemporary Protestants do have a shallow historical consciousness. But Protestantism as such is nothing other than an effort of historical retrieval. The magisterial reformers appealed to the church fathers just as much as, and sometimes more than, they appealed to scripture to oppose what they saw as the novel accretions and innovations of the medieval west." In short, historical retrieval eventually became the extreme secular form of the historical critical method. 

    Jerome and the Monepiscopacy - The Cordial Catholic & Suan Sonna

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023 75:56


    The Cordial Catholic (Keith Little) shows that although Jerome taught that presbyters and bishops are equals, Jerome also shows that the apostles universally decreed that one bishop-presbyter should be placed over the other bishop-presbyters. In other words, the monarchical episcopate, the structure of the Catholic Church, has its origins in the apostles. 

    How the Reformation led to Secularism - Alan Fimister

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023 49:13


    Alan Fimister, an atheist convert to Catholicism, argues that the Protestant reformation led to secularism. 

    Closing Thoughts on Nicaea II: Forgeries, Iconoclasm, and Development, - Suan Sonna

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2023 111:45


    Suan summarizes his position on Nicaea II and further defends his thesis. He shows that Nicaea II is simply silent on whether or not the apostles venerated icons like the 8th century iconodules. That's not the way of reasoning at the Council. Moreover, Suan explores the forgeries used at Nicaea II, finding them to not endanger any central teachings of the Council or his thesis. 

    The Trinity in Scripture: The Holy Spirit - Thomas Farrar PART THREE

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 46:49


    Thomas Farrar argues for the deity and personhood of the Holy Spirit. We conclude by reflecting on the meaning and significance of the Trinity. 

    The Trinity in Scripture: MORE Evidence that Jesus is God - Thomas Farrar PART TWO

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 75:45


    Thomas Farrar summarizes his previous presentation and provides MORE evidence that Jesus is God. 

    The Trinity in Scripture: Jesus is God - Thomas Farrar PART ONE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2023 133:04


    Thomas Farr presents scriptural evidence for the deity of Christ. 

    Why EVERY Protestant MUST believe in Transubstantiation - Erick Ybarra

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2023 74:04


    Erick Ybarra presents seven propositions on Melchizedek and the Last Supper that, together, constitute a case for transubstantiation. Erick discusses Paul's eucharistic texts and Orthodox and Protestant objections. 

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