Podcasts about Church Dogmatics

In this episode, Dr. Oord discusses a new book from Keith Ward entitled, Karl Barth on Religion: A Critique.  In this study, Keith Ward offers a detailed critique of Barth's views on religion and revelation as articulated in Church Dogmatics.ORTCON25 the annual Open and Relational Conference (ORTCON25) will take place from June 30 - July 4 at the beautiful Grand Targhee Resort in the Grand Teton mountains of Wyoming. The conference provides workshops, lectures, and social activities to deepen relationships and present new ways of imagining God and the universe.A number of Open and Relational speakers will be present at the conference including Anna Case-Winters and Brian McLaren.To register for the conference visit:  https://c4ort.com/ortcon/

Dr. Howell speaks with Marty Folsom, a relational theologian and counselor, about the theology of Karl Barth and how we can find freedom through a relationship with God. Folsom holds a PhD in Theology from the University of Otago and has authored numerous books including two recent volumes of Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics for Everyone. 

Episode: In this episode Chris Tilling interviews Marty Folsom about his second volume in the series, Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics for Everyone (Vol. 2 – The Doctrine of God) (Zondervan Academic). What […] The post Marty Folsom – Barth's Church Dogmatics for Everyone (vol. 2) – Doctrine of God first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: In this episode Chris Tilling interviews Marty Folsom about his second volume in the series, Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics for Everyone (Vol. 2 – The Doctrine of God) (Zondervan Academic). What […] The post Marty Folsom – Barth's Church Dogmatics for Everyone (vol. 2) – Doctrine of God first appeared on OnScript.

QUOTES FOR REFLECTION“The triunity of God is the secret of His beauty. If we deny this, we at once have a God without radiance and without joy (and without humor!)….”~Karl Barth (1886-1968) in Church Dogmatics “Creation's being is God's pleasure, creation's beauty God's glory; beauty reveals the shining of an uncreated light. … Creation is only a splendor that hangs upon that life of love and knowledge, and only by grace; it is first and foremost a surface, a shining fabric of glory, whose inmost truth is its aesthetic correspondence to the beauty of divine love. … It is delight that constitutes creation, and so only delight can comprehend it, see it aright, understand its grammar. Only in loving creation's beauty—only in seeing that creation truly is beauty—does one apprehend what creation is.”~David Bentley Hart in The Beauty of the Infinite (2003) “…all the beauty to be found throughout the whole creation is but the reflection of the diffused beams of that Being who hath an infinite fullness of brightness and glory; God . . . is the foundation and fountain of all being and all beauty.”~Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) in The Nature of True Virtue “A sin…consists in doing, saying, thinking, or imagining anything that is not in perfect conformity with the mind and law of God.”~J.C. Ryle (1816-1900), Anglican bishop, in Holiness “Sin is the dare of God's justice, the rape of His mercy, the jeer of His patience, the slight of His power, and the contempt of His love.”~John Bunyan (1628-1688), writer of The Pilgrim's Progress “If God is holy, then he can't sin. If God can't sin, then he can't sin against me. If he can't sin against me, shouldn't that make him the most trustworthy being there is?” “We will want and choose to put to death what is earthly in us when we believe God is infinitely better than everything we are tempted to leave him for.”~Jackie Hill Perry in Holier Than Thou: How God's Holiness Helps Us Trust HimSERMON PASSAGEGalatians 5:22-23, Psalm 118:1, Psalm 34:8-10 (ESV)Galatians 5 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. 24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Psalm 1181 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;  for his steadfast love endures forever!Psalm 348 Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good!  Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!9 Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints,  for those who fear him have no lack!10 The young lions suffer want and hunger;  but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

QUOTES FOR REFLECTION“Peace is more than the absence of war. Peace is accord. Harmony.”~Laini Taylor, award-winning fantasy author “Instead of hating the people you think are war-makers, hate the appetites and disorder in your own soul, which are the causes of war. If you love peace, then hate injustice, hate tyranny, hate greed – but hate these things in yourself, not in another.”~Thomas Merton (1915-1968), Trappist monk and writer “The theologian who has no joy in his work is not a theologian at all. Sulky faces, morose thoughts and boring ways of speaking are intolerable in this science.” “Loving us, God does not give us something, but Himself; and giving us Himself, giving us His Son, He gives us everything.”~Karl Barth (1886-1968), Swiss Theologian in Church Dogmatics “The Trinity is not some inessential add-on to God, some optional software that can be plugged into him. At bottom, this God is different, for at bottom, He is not creator, ruler, or even ‘God' in some abstract sense: He is the Father, loving and giving life and love to his Son in the joy of the Spirit. A God who is in himself love, who before all things could ‘never be anything but love.' Having such a God happily changes everything.”~Michael Reeves, Delighting in the Trinity “From harmony, from Heav'nly harmonyThis universal frame began…”~John Dryden (1631-1700), England's first Poet Laureate “Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in thee.”~Augustine of Hippo (354-430), Confessions “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”~Jesus in John 14:17 (ESV)SERMON PASSAGEGalatians 5:19-26 (ESV)Galatians 5 19 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, 21 envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. 24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. John 16 [Jesus speaking] 33 I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world. Romans 5 1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 8 5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. 6 For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. 7 For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot. Romans 14 17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

We were pleased to speak again to Dr. Marty Folsom about his latest work, Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics For Everyone, Vol 2 – The Doctrine of God: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners and Pros. Marty Folsom has taken up an expansive work of outlining the main points and the structure of Karl Barth's multi-volumed Church Dogmatics. Those two words, “church” and “dogmatics,” both carry negative perceptions for many people. What you will find in Church Dogmatics, however, is helpful and hopeful, positive and thoughtful, and even healing. Karl Barth presents a way of seeing faith and life that is bright, a way that calls us to solidarity rather than separation, all because God has chosen not to be God without us. You might find it hard to believe what you used to believe, or hard to believe in the way that you used to believe. Marty Folsom shows us, through presenting the work of Karl Barth, that there is a better, more faithful way of believing. Volume 2 of Folsom's Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics for Everyone has just been released. This book looks at Church Dogmatics 2 and outlines concepts such as the sovereignty of God in choosing to love humanity, and the hopeful doctrine of election, God's love for ALL. We are grateful for the conversation about the new book. If you'd like to listen to our interview with Marty about Volume 1 of his Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics for Everyone series, you can find that episode here.  

In this episode, we discuss preaching to those in prison, the consequences of sin, and the power of the gospel. We read excerpts from Karl Barth's prison sermons and converse about preaching, pastoral care to the vulnerable, where Jesus locates himself for the preaching of the Gospel, and how we can all “set the captives free” through the power of the Gospel proclaimed for the forgiveness of sin. SHOW NOTES:  Karl Barth's Sermons to the Basel Prisoners: How to Preach the Church Dogmatics https://postbarthian.com/2015/04/25/karl-barths-sermons-basel-prisoners-preach-church-dogmatics/ Karl Barth - Deliverance to the Captives Deliverance to the Captives Karl Barth bio https://www.britannica.com/biography/Karl-Barth How not to preach to prisoners https://youtu.be/i4WHi6Ykmo0?si=Bn6v8Lia6-fTz-EK    SUPPORT: Support the Podcast Network http://www.1517.org/donate-podcasts 1517 Podcasts http://www.1517.org/podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/1517-podcast-network/id6442751370 1517 on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChDdMiZJv8oYMJQQx2vHSzg   What's New from 1517: 2023 HWSS Conference Livestream Signup http://1517.org/livestream  Free 2023 Advent Resources https://learn.1517.org/advent-resources-2023  2024(May 3-4) NWA Tickets are Now Available! https://1517.regfox.com/2024-nwa  Join the 1517 Academy https://academy.1517.org/  All Charges Dropped, Vol. 2 https://shop.1517.org/products/all-charges-dropped-devotional-narratives-from-earthly-courtrooms-to-the-throne-of-grace-volume-2    More from the hosts: Donovan Riley https://www.1517.org/contributors/donavon-riley  Christopher Gillespie https://www.1517.org/contributors/christopher-gillespie   MORE LINKS: Tin Foil Haloes https://t.me/bannedpastors Warrior Priest Gym & Podcast https://thewarriorpriestpodcast.wordpress.com   St John's Lutheran Church (Webster, MN) - FB Live Bible Study Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/356667039608511  Gillespie's Sermons and Catechesis: http://youtube.com/stjohnrandomlake  Gillespie Coffee https://gillespie.coffee   Gillespie Media https://gillespie.media     CONTACT and FOLLOW: Email mailto:BannedBooks@1517.org  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BannedBooksPod/  Twitter https://twitter.com/bannedbooks1517   SUBSCRIBE: YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsvLQ5rlaInxLO9luAauF4A  Rumble https://rumble.com/c/c-1223313  Odysee https://odysee.com/@bannedbooks:5 Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/banned-books/id1370993639  Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2ahA20sZMpBxg9vgiRVQba  Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=214298  Overcast https://overcast.fm/itunes1370993639/banned-books  Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9iYW5uZWRib29rcy5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw TuneIn Radio https://tunein.com/podcasts/Religion--Spirituality-Podcasts/Banned-Books-p1216972/  iHeartRadio https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-banned-books-29825974/ 

The Apocalyptic Paul Booth is a series of episodes dedicated to apocalyptic readings of the apostle Paul's letters. Interviews situate Pauline apocalyptic—a stream of similar interpretations of Paul's writings originating in the work of exegetes like Rudolf Bultmann and Ernst Käsemann—among other interpretations (the Old and New Paul readings, for instance) as well as among Second Temple Jewish apocalyptic literature. Here we interview Douglas Harink, Professor Emeritus of Theology at The King's University in Edmonton, Alberta, whose main areas of interest are in Pauline studies and contemporary theology. His publications include Paul among the Postliberals: Pauline Theology beyond Christendom and Modernity (Wipf & Stock, 2013) and the edited volumes, Paul, Philosophy, and the Theolopolitical Vision: Critical Engagements with Agamben, Badiou, Zizek, and Others (Cascade, 2010) and (with Joshua Davis) Apocalyptic and the Future of Theology: With and Beyond J. Louis Martyn (Cascade, 2012). PODCAST LINKS: Dr. Harink's website: https://douglasharink.ca/ Dr. Harink's author page: https://wipfandstock.com/author/douglas-harink/    CONNECT: Website: https://wipfandstock.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/wipfandstock Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wipfandstock Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wipfandstock/   SOURCES MENTIONED: Agamben, Giorgio. The Time That Remains: A Commentary on the Letter to the Romans. Badiou, Alain. Saint Paul: The Foundation of Universalism. Barclay, John M. G. Paul and the Gift. Barth, Karl. Church Dogmatics. 14 vols. ———. The Epistle to the Romans. Beker, J. Christiaan. The Triumph of God: The Essence of Paul's Thought. Bowens, Lisa M. African American Readings of Paul: Reception, Resistance, and Transformation. Davies, Jamie. The Apocalyptic Paul: Retrospect and Prospect. Davis, Joshua B., and Douglas Harink. Apocalyptic and the Future of Theology: With and Beyond J. Louis Martyn. De Boer, Martinus C. Galatians. Eastman, Susan Grove. Paul and the Person: Reframing Paul's Anthropology. Harink, Douglas. Paul among the Postliberals: Pauline Theology Beyond Christendom and Modernity. ———. Resurrecting Justice: Reading Romans for the Life of the World. ———, ed. Paul, Philosophy, and the Theopolitical Vision: Critical Engagements with Agamben, Badiou, Žižek, and Others. Jervis, L. Ann. Paul and Time: Life in the Temporality of Christ. Martyn, J. Louis. Galatians. McKnight, Scot, et al., eds. Dictionary of Paul and His Letters: A Compendium of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship. Przywara, Erich. Analogia Entis: Metaphysics: Original Structure and Universal Rhythm. Sonderegger, Katherine. Systematic Theology. 2 vols.   OUTLINE: (02:18) – Starbucks coffee and (much better) craft coffee (05:20) – Apocalyptic Paul in a nutshell: Who rules the world? (08:32) – Tracking Pauline studies as a systematic theologian (by training) (09:46) – Why an apocalyptic reading of Paul? (14:40) – “Reveal/revelation” vs. “apocalypse” (18:53) – Major historic figures: Schweitzer, Bultmann, Käsemann, Beker, Martyn (26:28) – Pulling Pauline apocalyptic into theological territory (30:48) – . . . and on into philosophical territory: Badiou, Agamben, Žižek (36:42) – Kierkegaard: the radical claim God makes on our lives (38:47) – Catholic/Orthodox apocalyptic: O'Regan, Betz, Hart (45:36) – Reconciling Pauline apocalyptic and Paul within Judaism (49:45) – Barth and apocalyptic theology (50:58) – Bible commentaries written in an apocalyptic/theological mode (57:45) – Pauline apocalyptic's critique of salvation history (01:03:35) – Contemporary figures: Gaventa, Eastman, Barclay, de Boer, Brown, Bowens, Jervis, Davies (01:08:31) – Where to learn more about Harink's work

In this episode, Jimmy Johnson and Dewey Dovel interview Jim Cassidy on Karl Barth. Dr. Cassidy's Ph.D. dissertation is titled: “The God Who Has Time for Us: The Rapprochement of Eternity and Time in Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics.” Dr. James "Jim" Cassidy has been the pastor of South Austin Presbyterian Church since its inception in July 2014 as a daughter congregation of Providence Presbyterian Church in Pflugerville, Texas. Jim previously served in OPC pastorates in Pennsylvania (Johnstown) and New Jersey (Ringoes). In his ministry he has been and continues to be committed to proclaiming Christ and Him crucified from all the Scriptures. Jim earned an MDiv at Westminster Theological Seminary as well as the PhD in Historical and Theological Studies, concentrating in Systematic Theology. You can follow him on Twitter at @jjcassidy.

In this episode, Jimmy Johnson and Dewey Dovel interview Jim Cassidy on Karl Barth. Dr. Cassidy's Ph.D. dissertation is titled: “The God Who Has Time for Us: The Rapprochement of Eternity and Time in Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics.” Dr. James "Jim" Cassidy has been the pastor of South Austin Presbyterian Church since its inception in July 2014 as a daughter congregation of Providence Presbyterian Church in Pflugerville, Texas. Jim previously served in OPC pastorates in Pennsylvania (Johnstown) and New Jersey (Ringoes). In his ministry he has been and continues to be committed to proclaiming Christ and Him crucified from all the Scriptures. Jim earned an MDiv at Westminster Theological Seminary as well as the PhD in Historical and Theological Studies, concentrating in Systematic Theology. You can follow him on Twitter at @jjcassidy.

Professor Kimlyn Bender joins the podcast to share share about his farmers' town upbringing, how he first became interested in studying Karl Barth, and the importance of ecclesiology working out the tension between the academy and the church. Dr. Bender argues that Barth is the most important Protestant theologian to engage from the 20th century and that central to Barth's intent for the Dogmatics was that it would be a resource for pastors. With particular emphasis on volume of Church Dogmatics, Dr. Bender describes his project of helping pastors engage Barth and his work's relevance for the church today.

The Barth Booth is a virtual exhibit devoted to the life and work of Karl Barth. The exhibit is hosted on the Wipf and Stock Blog and includes a set of interviews with Barth scholars, as well as a selection of Wipf and Stock's books by and about Barth. You can find the link to the booth below. Dr. Stanley Hauerwas is the Gilbert T. Rowe Professor Emeritus of Divinity and Law at Duke Divinity School. In 2001, Time Magazine named him "America's Best Theologian." He is the author of a great many books, including his most recent, Fully Alive: The Apocalyptic Humanism of Karl Barth. PODCAST LINKS: The Barth Booth: https://wipfandstock.com/blog/2023/03/07/the-barth-booth/ Crackers and Grape Juice: https://crackersandgrapejuice.com/ "Jesus is Lord, everything else is bullsh*t" t-shirt: https://crackersandgrapejuice.bigcartel.com/product/hauerwas-mafia-shirt Water Avenue Coffee (Portland, OR): https://wateravenuecoffee.com/ CONNECT: Website: https://wipfandstock.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/wipfandstock Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wipfandstock Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wipfandstock/ SOURCES MENTIONED: Barth, Karl. Anselm: Fides Quarens Intellectum. ———. Church Dogmatics. 14 vols. ———. Protestant Theology in the Nineteenth Century. Hauerwas, Stanley. Fully Alive: The Apocalyptic Humanism of Karl Barth. ———. With the Grain of the Universe: The Church's Witness and Natural Theology. Hunsicker, David B. The Making of Stanley Hauerwas: Bridging Barth and Postliberalism. Niebuhr, Reinhold. The Nature and Destiny of Man: A Christian Interpretation. Scheeben, Matthias Joseph. Nature and Grace. OUTLINE: (02:06) – Colombian coffee and water (02:56) – Discovering Barth at Yale Divinity (05:00) – “Barth is always new” (07:06) – Saying what needs to be said without apology (08:16) – “Jesus is Lord, and everything else is bullsh*t" (10:32) – Barth and the dialectical theologians (12:16) – Barth's ecclesiology (15:57) – Barth's reading (17:21) – Barth and Anselm (21:01) – Barth and Wittgenstein (23:42) – Barth and postliberalism (25:08) – Theological language that “does work” (28:32) – Barth's apocalypticism (33:26) – Barthian humanism and “high humanism” (35:33) – Barth and America (37:51) – Barth's “complex simplicity” (40:25) – Dogmatics in Outline and CD 4/2 (42:19) – The future of Barth

The Barth Booth is a virtual exhibit devoted to the life and work of Karl Barth. The exhibit is hosted on the Wipf and Stock Blog and includes a set of interviews with Barth scholars, as well as a selection of Wipf and Stock's books by and about Barth. You can find the link to the booth below. Dr. Kara Slade is Associate Rector of Trinity Church in Princeton and Canon Theologian of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey. Dr. Slade earned a PhD in theology at Duke University and is the author of The Fullness of Time: Jesus Christ, Science, and Modernity (Cascade, 2023). PODCAST LINKS: The Barth Booth: [coming soon] The Barth Center: https://barth.ptsem.edu/ Karl Barth Graduate Student Colloquium: https://pts.events/2023-barth-graduate-student-colloquium/ Mockingbird Ministries: https://mbird.com/ Health-Ade Kombucha: https://health-ade.com/ CONNECT: Website: https://wipfandstock.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/wipfandstock Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wipfandstock Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wipfandstock/ SOURCES MENTIONED: Barth, Karl. Church Dogmatics. ———. Dogmatics in Outline. ———. The Epistle to the Romans. ———. Evangelical Theology: An Introduction. Busch, Eberhard. The Great Passion: An Introduction to Karl Barth's Theology. Jennings, Willie James. The Christian Imagination: Theology and the Origins of Race. Myers, Ben. The Apostles' Creed: A Guide to the Ancient Catechism. Nikolaus of Haguenau, and Matthias Grünewald. Isenheim Altarpiece. Scarry, Elaine. On Beauty and Being Just. Slade, Kara. The Fullness of Time: Jesus Christ, Science, and Modernity. OUTLINE: (01:45) – Coffee, kombucha, Coke (03:25) – Theology from the church, for the church (07:34) – The interwovenness of different doctrines in Barth (11:09) – God's conclusive action in Jesus Christ (16:38) – Barth and “bro theology” (19:41) – Beach reads: Dogmatics in Outline (23:16) – CD 4/1 (27:23) – Barth and North American Anglicans (34:26) – Barth's doctrine of reconciliation (38:35) – The inseparability of dogmatics and ethics (42:40) – Barth studies in North America today (48:37) – The “time of the resurrection” and the time of scientific modernity (57:26) – Barth and Kierkegaard (01:00:21) – The nuanced Barth (01:02:26) – Kait Dugan, the Barth Center, Willie Jennings

Our guest today is Marty Folsom. Marty lives in the state of Washington. He completed his PhD at the University of Otago, New Zealand. He has taught in New Zealand and in several Seattle area schools for 20 years. He has maintained a counseling practice for over a decade. He is an academic who believes that learning needs to be made accessible and practical. His new book is “Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics for Everyone, Volume 1---The Doctrine of the Word of God: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners and Pros.”

The Barth Booth is a virtual exhibit devoted to the life and work of Karl Barth. The exhibit is hosted on the Wipf and Stock Blog and includes a set of interviews with Barth scholars, as well as a selection of Wipf and Stock's books by and about Barth. You can find the link to the booth below. Dr. Kaitlyn Dugan is the Director of the Center for Barth Studies and co-author of The Finality of the Gospel: Karl Barth and the Tasks of Eschatology (2022) and Karl Barth and Liberation Theology (2023). Dugan's own research and writing focus on Pauline apocalyptic theology, eschatology, Karl Barth, Christian liberation theologies, and theologies of death. PODCAST LINKS: The Barth Booth: https://wipfandstock.com/blog/2023/03/07/the-barth-booth/ Center for Barth Studies: https://barth.ptsem.edu/ 2023 Karl Barth Conference: https://pts.events/2023-barth-conference/ 2023 Barth Graduate Student Colloquium: https://pts.events/2023-barth-graduate-student-colloquium/ Karl Barth Resource Guide: https://issuu.com/ptsem/docs/barth_resource_guide Outline of Church Dogmatics: https://barth.ptsem.edu/wp-content/uploads/CD-Outline_pdf.pdf Synergy Kombucha: https://gtslivingfoods.com/ CONNECT: Website: https://wipfandstock.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/wipfandstock Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wipfandstock Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wipfandstock/ SOURCES MENTIONED: Barth, Karl. Anselm: Fides Quaerens Intellectum. ———. Church Dogmatics. 14 vols. ———. Deliverance to the Captives. ———. Dogmatics in Outline. ———. The Epistle to the Romans. ———. Evangelical Theology: An Introduction. Busch, Eberhard, ed. Barth in Conversation. 3 vols. Chalamet, Christophe. Dialectical Theologians: Wilhelm Herrmann, Karl Barth and Rudolf Bultmann. Nimmo, Paul T. Being in Action: The Theological Shape of Barth's Ethical Vision. Ziegler, Philip G. Militant Grace: The Apocalyptic Turn and the Future of Christian Theology. OUTLINE: (01:55) – Kombucha and lapsang tea (05:53) – The Barth Center (09:41) – Gordon-Conwell – Princeton – Aberdeen (14:35) – Philip Ziegler and Pauline apocalyptic (16:30) – Barth's “expansive vision of God's grace” (18:55) – Barth on God's “Yes” and “No” (28:48) – The caricatured Barth (36:12) – Can Barth's theology handle the tragic? (41:07) – Church Dogmatics 4.1 (44:17) – Barth resource guide (48:52) – Influences: Herrmann, Kierkegaard, Calvin, Luther, Anselm, … (55:20) – Barth and the political (01:00:24) – The horizon for Barth studies: The Holy Spirit and actualism (01:04:59) – 2023 Karl Barth Conference and Graduate Student Colloquium

Rector's Cupboard is part of a larger non-profit that exists to articulate Hopeful Theology. A theologian whose work informs our perspective is Karl Barth.  This episode delves into the theology of Barth by way of the work of Dr. Marty Folsom. Barth's writing is extensive, with his major work, “Church Dogmatics” consisting of over 9,000 pages over multiple volumes.   Many Christians have pushed away from rigid and divisive understandings of faith. Some of those who have “deconstructed” their faith hang onto a desire for a meaningful more hopeful Christian faith. Barth's theology, while outlined decades ago, provides such a frame. Barth was known as “the cheerful theologian” and his theology gives what we think is a much healthier view of the Bible, salvation, belief and non-belief than we have often encountered in evangelicalism.  As Barth's writing is extensive, it helps to have informed guides. Marty Folsom fits the bill. We talk about his book, “Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics for Everyone: volume 1”. Dr. Folsom does not imply any advanced knowledge of Barth and guides us through even the basic structure of the dogmatics and some of the most important terms.   Everyone has a theology, a way of understanding the bigger things of life and the world. Barth offers a hopeful Christian theology that can contribute much to the necessary theological renewal of the church.   The episode opens with Rector's Cupboard hosts speaking about why Barth's theology might matter today. 

In this episode of the podcast Corey interviews Dr. Marty Folsom. Dr. Folsom holds a Ph.D from University of Otago and is an Adjunct Professor of Relational Theology at Shiloh University. He is also the author of “Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics for Everyone, Volume 1―The Doctrine of the Word of God: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners and Pros." In the episode we discuss how Dr. Folsom discovered Karl Barth and his book, “Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics for Everyone, Volume 1―The Doctrine of the Word of God: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners and Pros.” Thanks for listening! Twitter: @BarthPodcast

Karl Barth is one of the most significant theologians of the 20th century and has impacted the way that most if not all Protestants think about their theology (whether they know it or not). This is a little taste of Barth's famous behemoth of a work, Church Dogmatics, and in this chapter titled "The Task (of Dogmatics)" he lays out what Dogmatics are, and why we must do engage with them. Listen in and let me know what you think!

The Balthasar Booth is a virtual exhibit devoted to the life and work of Hans Urs von Balthasar. The exhibit is hosted on the Wipf and Stock Blog and includes a set of interviews with Balthasar scholars, as well as a selection of Wipf and Stock's books by and about HUVB. You can find the link to the booth below. Dr. Layton Friesen is the academic dean at Steinbach Bible College in Manitoba and formerly served as the Conference Pastor of the Evangelical Mennonite Conference of Canada. He is also the author of Secular Nonviolence and the Theo-Drama of Peace: Anabaptist Ethics and the Catholic Christology of Hans Urs von Balthasar. In our interview, Dr. Friesen and I discuss the work of Hans Urs von Balthasar and its relationship to ethics, contemplation, Karl Barth, contemporary Mennonite communities, and more. Apologies for the glitches and poor sound quality in parts of the episode. We are actively working to strengthen WiFi signals and microphone quality. PODCAST LINKS: The Balthasar Booth: https://wipfandstock.com/blog/2022/08/02/the-balthasar-booth/ Blog post: https://wipfandstock.com/blog/2022/08/01/ethics-and-the-acts-of-god-layton-friesen-on-hans-urs-von-balthasar/ CONNECT: Website: https://wipfandstock.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvht9V0Pndgvwh5vkpe0GGw Twitter: https://twitter.com/wipfandstock Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wipfandstock Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wipfandstock/ SOURCES MENTIONED: Balthasar, Hans Urs von. Engagement with God: The Drama of Christian Discipleship. ———. Prayer. ———. Theo-Drama: Theological Dramatic Theory. 5 vols. Barth, Karl. Church Dogmatics. 31 vols. Friesen, Layton Boyd. Secular Nonviolence and the Theo-Drama of Peace: Anabaptist Ethics and the Catholic Christology of Hans Urs von Balthasar. Long, D. Stephen: Saving Karl Barth: Hans Urs von Balthasar's Preoccupation. McIntosh, Mark A. Christology from Within: Spirituality and the Incarnation in Hans Urs von Balthasar. Oakes, Edward T. Pattern of Redemption: The Theology of Hans Urs von Balthasar. OUTLINE: (01:28) - Humility, Gentleness, and Voracious Curiosity (04:35) - Patience as a Virtue in Reading and Writing (06:07) - Curiosity as Vice? (08:31) - Prayer, Secondary Sources (12:20) - Prayer and Ethics (13:40) - Reading Balthasar as a Mennonite (16:13) - Jesus and Secularity (23:50) - Balthasar, Violence, and Pacifism (28:58) - Doctrine and Ethics (33:50) - Balthasar and Karl Barth

Episode: In this episode Chris Tilling interviews Marty Folsom about his new book, Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics for Everyone  (Zondervan Academic). What is it about Barth's Church Dogmatics that is […] The post Marty Folsom – Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics for Everyone first appeared on OnScript.

Episode: In this episode Chris Tilling interviews Marty Folsom about his new book, Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics for Everyone  (Zondervan Academic). What is it about Barth's Church Dogmatics that is […] The post Marty Folsom – Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics for Everyone first appeared on OnScript.

For the whole of August, we're celebrating hitting 1 Million downloads with a huge competition. We're giving away a genuine Roman Denarius from the time of Jesus – a Tiberius Denarius, to be exact, issued between AD 14-37. It was a day's wages in Jesus' day. It's worth considerably more today, and the one I've sourced is a beauty. It comes with a letter of authenticity and the excitement of owning a wonderful piece of ancient history. You'll also receive a new Amazon Kindle Paperwhite e-reader and a $150 Amazon voucher to fill it with a heap of history books, obviously. We've also got 10 more Amazon Kindle's and book vouchers for our runners up. You can enter once, or for more chances to win, the team has set up a treasure hunt for hidden codes that allow you extra entries. Collect the codes in our upcoming episodes throughout August, and follow the Undeceptions Network on Facebook and Instagram where the team will also be releasing hidden codes throughout the month. CLICK HERE FOR MORE. A huge thank you to all our listeners who helped us to reach this milestone! A million downloads is beyond our imagination, and we are so grateful for your ongoing support. It's our seasonal Q&A episode and there are actually quite a few curly questions about the future of the universe, heaven, as well as plenty of other questions about a bewildering range of topics, some of which push John to the edge of what he knows–perhaps beyond!  This episode of Undeceptions is sponsored by Zondervan Academic's new book Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics for Everyone, Volume 1 - The Doctrine of the Word of God: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners and Pros, by Marty Folsom. Visit the undeceptions.com for more content, including the full show notes for this episode.Follow the show on Facebook, Twitter and InstagramEmail the show with your comments / feedback: admin@undeceptions.comUndeceptions is the flagship podcast of Undeceptions.com: Letting the truth out.Theme music: JS Bach's Cello Suites, Prelude, performed by the Undeceptions Band. Hosted by John DicksonProduced by Kaley Payne Directed by Mark Hadley Audio Editing by Richard HamwiSocial Media by Sophie HawkshawAdministration by Lyndie LevistonLibrarian: Siobhan McGuinessCopyright Undeceptions Ltd 2022

Mark Edwards joins the podcast to talk about his new book "Christ Is Time: The Gospel according to Karl Barth (and the Red Hot Chili Peppers)."Christ Is Time: The Gospel according to Karl Barth (and the Red Hot Chili Peppers) welcomes you to the jungle of Barth's head-banging opus, the Church Dogmatics, with the beats, rhythms, and lyrics of Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam, Metallica, and more. Based on lectures at Princeton Seminary, Edwards distills Barth's treatment of key questions in philosophical and systematic theology, offering a playlist of greatest hits on trinity, Christology, prayer, and others. With the care of a scholar and the energy of a stack of Peaveys, Christ Is Time testifies that the eternal God "gives it away" as time through Jesus Christ. Let's face it: Karl's style is a bit Beastie. And since Depeche Mode can say it best, this just might be a match made in Nirvana. Go gaga.Mark James Edwards is an adjunct professor at Princeton Theological Seminary and The College of New Jersey; a Lecturer in the Department of Religion at Princeton University; and Director of Youth Ministry at Nassau Presbyterian Church in Princeton, New Jersey. He has a Ph.D. in philosophy and theology from Princeton Theological Seminary.____Don't forget to head over to https://www.crackersandgrapejuice.comClick on “Support the Show.”Become a patronSubscribe to CGJ+For peanuts, you can help us out….we appreciate it more than you can imagine.Follow us on the three-majors of social media:https://www.facebook.com/crackersnjuicehttps://www.instagram.com/crackersandgrapejuicehttp://www.twitter.com/crackersnjuice

In this episode, Matt Emerson and Luke Stamps summarize and discuss several classic Baptist and Reformed works from the CBR Theology Classics Reading Challenge, including: Institutes of the Christian Religion (Calvin), 1689 Confession, Orthodox Creed, Catechism (Keach), Our Reasonable Faith (Bavinck), and Church Dogmatics (Barth).John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion (Book II), 1559: The touchstone of Reformed theology, this book is grounded in the conviction that to truly know ourselves we must know God. Book II lays out Calvin's biblical theology from the fall of humanity to our redemption in Christ. Buy here.Baptist Confessions of Faith, 1689 Confession, Orthodox Creed, Keach's Catechism, 17th Century: Contrary to popular opinion, early Baptists were deeply rooted in the Great Tradition of the church while maintaining a commitment to the supreme authority of the Bible. These early confessions highlight the orthodox pedigree and unique features of Baptist life and teaching.Herman Bavinck, The Wonderful Works of God, 1921: Also published as Our Reasonable Faith, this work is one of the greatest single-volume systematic theologies of all time. In it, Bavinck scripturally and methodically unpacks the fundamental doctrines of the Reformed tradition while guided by the principle of his opening sentence: “God, and God alone, is man's highest good.” Buy here.Karl Barth, Church Dogmatics (a selection), 1932-67: Compiled from lectures delivered over the course of his career, Church Dogmatics represents Barth's crowning achievement. The work builds on the thought of the Fathers and Reformers to call Christians back to the Trinitarian faith of the Scriptures. Buy here.Subscribe to the CBR podcast: Apple | Spotify | YouTubeFollow us:Website | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube

This week, we'll continue the story as God concedes to Israel's demand for a King and selects a young man named Saul to be the first official monarch of Israel. It's a story of heartache as we watch God's people dive headlong into their rebellious desires, but God's fingerprints are also all over the story as he directs the events according to his purposes. - Karl Barth, Church Dogmatics, IV.1, 437-445. - The David Story, By Robert Alter - 1 & 2 Samuel for Everyone, by John Goldingay - 1 Samuel for You, by Tim Chester - 1 and 2 Samuel, by Walter Brueggemann - “Hell,” Sermon by Tim Keller, Jun 8, 1997.

Sometimes God just needs to give us a new umbrella... Join us for the next installment of our "Radical Faith" series, where Pastor Clint explores the story of three strangers showing up at Abraham and Sarah's doorstep, how God works through those strangers, and what we learn about trusting in God in the process. Sermon Resources: 1. "“The comedy of grace as what needn't happen and can't possibly happen because it can only impossibly happen in the dark that only just barely fails to swallow it up.” -Frederick Buechner, "Telling The Truth: The Gospel as Tragedy, Comedy, and Fairy Tale 2. Karl Barth, Church Dogmatics, I. 2 pp.1-10) Learn more by joining us below! Facebook: www.facebook.com/thespringmid...​ Instagram: www.instagram.com/spring.midtown​ Website: www.thespringmidtown.org/​ Community Groups: www.thespringmidtown.org/comm...​ Sunday Services: www.thespringmidtown.org/

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Dr. Jennifer Rosner, Affiliate Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary. She also holds academic posts at The King's University, Azusa Pacific University, and the Messianic Jewish Theological Institute. Her passion is to explore the relationship with Judaism and Christianity, and she spent time living in Jerusalem with her husband, Yonah, before returning to the States. They have two children.Jen Rosner's WebsiteKeely Boeving, Literary Agent and Freelance EditorAt the Foot of the Mountain by Joshua M. Lessard and Jennifer M. RosnerThe Torah and the Spirit (Part 1) with Jen Rosner and Josh LessardThe God of Israel and Christian Theology by R. Kendall SoulenUnderstanding the Jewish Roots of Christianity by Gerald McDermottHealing the Schism by Jennifer M. RosnerKarl Barth — WikipediaChurch Dogmatics by Karl BarthFranz Rosenzweig — WikipediaJen Rosner on Twitter Special Guest: Jen Rosner.

Rev. Glen Scrivener discusses the bible as the word of God and how Christ-centeredpreaching is the word of God spoken by a pastor to His people. Have you ever considered yourself a herald of the voice of Christ? Glen also shares some inspiration for his theological approach to preaching and why he expects Jesus to speak to the congregation through his words.Glen recalls his first sermon during an Easter communion service, his time as a comedian, and a later request for God to draw Glen closer through suffering. Glen was provided with a fresh set of trials, a new reminder that God answers prayer, and experienced how God walked with him through the furnace.Resources mentioned:Glen's blog: https://christthetruth.netThe Preaching of the Word of God is the Word of God: https://christthetruth.net/2008/02/06/preaching-of-the-word-of-god-is-the-word-of-god/A Year Out Programme For Creatives: https://speaklifefoundry.com/Speak Life Podcast: https://speaklife.org.uk/slp/The Second Helvetic Confession: https://www.ccel.org/creeds/helvetic.htmKarl Barth Church Dogmatics 1.1: The Doctrine of the Word of God :https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/131730.Church_Dogmatics_1_1Recommended episodes:Preaching the Law and Gospel from the Lutheran Perspective:https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2020/12/29/preaching-the-law-amp-preaching-the-gospel-bob-hillarRev Bruce Clarke on the emotional weight of Expository Preaching:https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2019/12/29/episode-081-the-emotional-weight-of-expository-preachingThe Power (and danger) of Humor in Preaching -https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2020/7/14/the-power-of-humor-in-preaching-joel-turnerHard Work, Charles Spurgeon and You:https://www.expositorscollective.com/podcast/2018/9/11/episode-12-hard-work-charles-spurgeon-and-youThe Expositors Collective podcast is part of the GoodLion podcast network, for more thought provoking Christian podcasts visit https://goodlion.io

The greatest Protestant theologian of the 20th Century, today we look at the life and thought of Karl Barth 

Among a certain kind of Lutheran theologian, liking Barth just isn't done. We are not that kind. In this episode, Dad walks us through the theological development of the great Swiss Reformed theologian, why Lutherans made it difficult for Barth to receive Luther and what Barth nevertheless gained from Luther, and highlights of Barth's massive theological oeuvre. And we once again discuss the distinction between law and gospel, because what else would we do? Support us on Patreon! Notes: 1. Barth is not the easiest read, but if you're feeling inspired to try, here are some suggestions. For absolute beginners, Evangelical Theology and Prayer. Next step up, try his Anselm: Fides Quaerens Intellectum. When you're ready to tackle the Church Dogmatics, any of these three: volume I/1 on the Word of God, volume II/2 on election, or volume IV/1 on reconciliation. 2. Excellent secondary studies on Barth: McCormack, Barth's Critically Realistic Dialectical Theology; Hunsinger, Disruptive Grace; and Jenson, God after God. More about us at sarahhinlickywilson.com and paulhinlicky.com!

A year of engaging with Scripture and Theology from Church Dogmatics organized by G.W. Bromiley & T.F. Torrance.Unrehearsed and unedited. Read in my natural environment so you may catch sounds of wind, rain, birds, trains, and even background noise from within my office.

A year of engaging with Scripture and Theology from Church Dogmatics organized by G.W. Bromiley & T.F. Torrance.Unrehearsed and unedited. Read in my natural environment so you may catch sounds of wind, rain, birds, trains, and even background noise from within my office.

A year of engaging with Scripture and Theology from Church Dogmatics organized by G.W. Bromiley & T.F. Torrance.Unrehearsed and unedited. Read in my natural environment so you may catch sounds of wind, rain, birds, trains, and even background noise from within my office.

A year of engaging with Scripture and Theology from Church Dogmatics organized by G.W. Bromiley & T.F. Torrance.Unrehearsed and unedited. Read in my natural environment so you may catch sounds of wind, rain, birds, trains, and even background noise from within my office.

A year of engaging with Scripture and Theology from Church Dogmatics organized by G.W. Bromiley & T.F. Torrance.Unrehearsed and unedited. Read in my natural environment so you may catch sounds of wind, rain, birds, trains, and even background noise from within my office.

A year of engaging with Scripture and Theology from Church Dogmatics organized by G.W. Bromiley & T.F. Torrance.Unrehearsed and unedited. Read in my natural environment so you may catch sounds of wind, rain, birds, trains, and even background noise from within my office.

A year of engaging with Scripture and Theology from Church Dogmatics organized by G.W. Bromiley & T.F. Torrance.Unrehearsed and unedited. Read in my natural environment so you may catch sounds of wind, rain, birds, trains, and even background noise from within my office.

A year of engaging with Scripture and Theology from Church Dogmatics organized by G.W. Bromiley & T.F. Torrance.Unrehearsed and unedited. Read in my natural environment so you may catch sounds of wind, rain, birds, trains, and even background noise from within my office.

A year of engaging with Scripture and Theology from Church Dogmatics organized by G.W. Bromiley & T.F. Torrance.Unrehearsed and unedited. Read in my natural environment so you may catch sounds of wind, rain, birds, trains, and even background noise from within my office.

A year of engaging with Scripture and Theology from Church Dogmatics organized by G.W. Bromiley & T.F. Torrance.Unrehearsed and unedited. Read in my natural environment so you may catch sounds of wind, rain, birds, trains, and even background noise from within my office.

A year of engaging with Scripture and Theology from Church Dogmatics organized by G.W. Bromiley & T.F. Torrance.Unrehearsed and unedited. Read in my natural environment so you may catch sounds of wind, rain, birds, trains, and even background noise from within my office.

A year of engaging with Scripture and Theology from Church Dogmatics organized by G.W. Bromiley & T.F. Torrance.Unrehearsed and unedited. Read in my natural environment so you may catch sounds of wind, rain, birds, trains, and even background noise from within my office.

A year of engaging with Scripture and Theology from Church Dogmatics organized by G.W. Bromiley & T.F. Torrance.Unrehearsed and unedited. Read in my natural environment so you may catch sounds of wind, rain, birds, trains, and even background noise from within my office.

A year of engaging with Scripture and Theology from Church Dogmatics organized by G.W. Bromiley & T.F. Torrance.Unrehearsed and unedited. Read in my natural environment so you may catch sounds of wind, rain, birds, trains, and even background noise from within my office.

A year of engaging with Scripture and Theology from Church Dogmatics organized by G.W. Bromiley & T.F. Torrance.Unrehearsed and unedited. Read in my natural environment so you may catch sounds of wind, rain, birds, trains, and even background noise from within my office.

A year of engaging with Scripture and Theology from Church Dogmatics organized by G.W. Bromiley & T.F. Torrance.Unrehearsed and unedited. Read in my natural environment so you may catch sounds of wind, rain, birds, trains, and even background noise from within my office.

A year of engaging with Scripture and Theology from Church Dogmatics organized by G.W. Bromiley & T.F. Torrance.Unrehearsed and unedited. Read in my natural environment so you may catch sounds of wind, rain, birds, trains, and even background noise from within my office.

A year of engaging with Scripture and Theology from Church Dogmatics organized by G.W. Bromiley & T.F. Torrance.Unrehearsed and unedited. Read in my natural environment so you may catch sounds of wind, rain, birds, trains, and even background noise from within my office.

A year of engaging with Scripture and Theology from Church Dogmatics organized by G.W. Bromiley & T.F. Torrance.Unrehearsed and unedited. Read in my natural environment so you may catch sounds of wind, rain, birds, trains, and even background noise from within my office.

A year of engaging with Scripture and Theology from Church Dogmatics organized by G.W. Bromiley & T.F. Torrance.Unrehearsed and unedited. Read in my natural environment so you may catch sounds of wind, rain, birds, trains, and even background noise from within my office.

A year of engaging with Scripture and Theology from Church Dogmatics organized by G.W. Bromiley & T.F. Torrance.Unrehearsed and unedited. Read in my natural environment so you may catch sounds of wind, rain, birds, trains, and even background noise from within my office.

A year of engaging with Scripture and Theology from Church Dogmatics organized by G.W. Bromiley & T.F. Torrance.Unrehearsed and unedited. Read in my natural environment so you may catch sounds of wind, rain, birds, trains, and even background noise from within my office.

A year of engaging with Scripture and Theology from Church Dogmatics organized by G.W. Bromiley & T.F. Torrance.Unrehearsed and unedited. Read in my natural environment so you may catch sounds of wind, rain, birds, trains, and even background noise from within my office.

A year of engaging with Scripture and Theology from Church Dogmatics organized by G.W. Bromiley & T.F. Torrance.Unrehearsed and unedited. Read in my natural environment so you may catch sounds of wind, rain, birds, trains, and even background noise from within my office.

A year of engaging with Scripture and Theology from Church Dogmatics organized by G.W. Bromiley & T.F. Torrance.Unrehearsed and unedited. Read in my natural environment so you may catch sounds of wind, rain, birds, trains, and even background noise from within my office.

A year of engaging with Scripture and Theology from Church Dogmatics organized by G.W. Bromiley & T.F. Torrance.Unrehearsed and unedited. Read in my natural environment so you may catch sounds of wind, rain, birds, trains, and even background noise from within my office.

A year of engaging with Scripture and Theology from Church Dogmatics organized by G.W. Bromiley & T.F. Torrance.Unrehearsed and unedited. Read in my natural environment so you may catch sounds of wind, rain, birds, trains, and even background noise from within my office.

A year of engaging with Scripture and Theology from Church Dogmatics organized by G.W. Bromiley & T.F. Torrance.Unrehearsed and unedited. Read in my natural environment so you may catch sounds of wind, rain, birds, trains, and even background noise from within my office.

A year of engaging with Scripture and Theology from Church Dogmatics organized by G.W. Bromiley & T.F. Torrance.Unrehearsed and unedited. Read in my natural environment so you may catch sounds of wind, rain, birds, trains, and even background noise from within my office.

A year of engaging with Scripture and Theology from Church Dogmatics organized by G.W. Bromiley & T.F. Torrance.Unrehearsed and unedited. Read in my natural environment so you may catch sounds of wind, rain, birds, trains, and even background noise from within my office.

A year of engaging with Scripture and Theology from Church Dogmatics organized by G.W. Bromiley & T.F. Torrance.Unrehearsed and unedited. Read in my natural environment so you may catch sounds of wind, rain, birds, trains, and even background noise from within my office.

Dream Word – DISCOVERMatthew 13:20-21 But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles. NKJV“Whoever is uprooted himself, uproots others. Whoever is rooted in himself does not uproot others.” So says the ‘mad mystic’ Simone Weil and of course, I do believe she is quite correct.Now, I do not wish to disparage Simone, this woman of phenomenal intelligence and courageous conviction, but her mysticism was quite, shall we say, ‘rooted in a broad spiritual context,’ rather than Christianity per se. Weil died aged just 34 years, during WWII. She was working 'beyond enthusiasm' for the ‘Free French,’ allowing herself only to eat what the Nazi imposed food ration in occupied France allowed. Diagnosed already with T.B. she probably ate even less. Upon her death, it was ruled that she had committed suicide by starving herself while the balance of her mind was disturbed. In all probability, Simone was severely Anorexic.Weil’s last piece of work before her death was called ‘The Need for Roots’. In this work, Simone, while addressing the past of her defeated and dispossessed country of France, both proposes and plans an intricate way ahead for the future of her country after WWII. That is the context from which I have plucked here, her most interesting observation on roots, “Whoever is uprooted himself, uproots others. Whoever is rooted in himself does not uproot others.” I think it somewhat lines up with some of Karl Barth’s observations on the love of God, wherein he argues that because ‘God is rooted in Himself,’ therefore, ‘His love is an overflow of His essence that He turns toward us’ (Church Dogmatics, p273).Extending these similar propositions of Weil and Barth, I wonder if it is correct that people who are rooted in completeness, overflow in giving life, and people who have no root, do not just wither and die themselves, but (and you will forgive my mixed metaphors here) like a drowning man clutching at his rescuer, will in the power those same panicked, angry, self soul-satisfying, iron-gripped fingers, try and pluck out of the ground even those very folks exuding the completeness and wholeness, that they so desperately desire to possess for themselves. I think there is some merit in my thinking because Jesus alludes to this very fact as not only a natural calamity of growing wheat in this fallen world but as an act of total war from the great enemy of our souls himself, waged against the church of Christ. So, what can be said about these things?Firstly then, that we need to make sure we have a root within ourselves which is fixed in the completeness of God. The root is within us, but the fruit is outside of us, it overflows from us, it hangs down full of righteous seduction, dripping with succulent juices and ready to be plucked from full and bent branched trees. Always, always dear friend, look at your root and before you look at your fruit.Secondly, that the felt choking from the world and even from professors in the church, of which there are many, are more indicative of their state than of yours. The strangling tare and the care of the things of this world will always produce a choking on the fruit-bearing trees of God. Be wise in these things, for you will know in your spirit, what the personal barrenness of incompleteness feels like and what the coughing, and choking, of life-sucking, power-hungry, black hole, critical and condemning bad-breatSupport the show (http://www.victorrobert.tv)

Article Tom Referenced: https://biologos.org/articles/n-t-wright-on-scripture-and-the-authority-of-god (Gabriel) N. Gordon’s Book on Amazon: https://smile.amazon.com/Late-Night-Meanderings-God-Collection-ebook/dp/B07WZGQFLC/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=G.N.+GORDON&qid=1576682553&sr=8-1 The Misfits Theology Club Blog - http://misfitstheology.com/ http://misfitstheology.com/2019/08/08/an-old-commentary-of-hebrews-412-13/ Quotes provided by G.N. Gordon"And the things which are spoken through a prophet are not always to be taken as spoken by God. And even though through Moses God spoke many things, nevertheless Moses commanded other things by his own authority [the bill of divorce is given as an example]....And Paul also shows things in his letters, when he says concerning some things: 'The Lord says and not I,' and concerning others, 'These things moreover I say, not the Lord' (1 Cor. 7)" Quoted from "A High View of Scripture?" by Craig D. Allert Pg. 183 “Understanding the Word of God not as proclamation and Scripture alone but as God’s revelation in proclamation and Scripture, we must understand it in its identity with God Himself. God’s Revelation is Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The equation of God’s Word and God’s Son..." Church Dogmatics 1:1 By Karl Barth Pg. 137 "God's Word is God Himself in His revelation.." "Church Dogmatics 1:1" By Karl Barth Pg. 295 "The Bible itself is not the Word of God. Rather, it is supposed to be the witness to the living Word. For Christians, the living Word is Jesus, the Christ, and our knowledge of his love through the Holy Spirit...Please remember. The Bible is not the word. The Bible is a witness, an authoritative witness to the ways and works of the living God, who cannot be captured in propositions and arguments." "51% Christian" By Mark Stenberg. Pg. 113. "It is Christ Himself, not the Bible, who is the true word of God. The Bible, read in the right spirit and with the guidance of good teachers, will bring us to Him." "From a letter to Mrs. Johnson, November 8, 1952" By C.S. Lewis "by the way," the Word of God" is never used in the Bible to refer to the Bible. It couldn't since the Bible as a collection of 66 books hadn't been complied yet." "A Generous Orthodoxy" By Brian McLaren. Pg. 163 "In its primary sense, the Word of God is none other than God...The Bible itself declares that, strictly speaking, the Word of God is none other than God the Son, the Second Person of the Trinity, the Word who was made flesh and dwelt among us...Given this biblical understanding of the Word of God, what makes the Bible the word of God is not that it is infallible, nor that it can serve as a source of authority for theological and religious debate. The Bible is the Word of God because in it Jesus, the Word incarnate, comes to us. Any who read the Bible and somehow do not find Jesus in it, have not encountered the Word of God...Final authority rests neither in the church nor in the Bible, but in the gospel, in the message of Jesus Christ, who is the incarnate Word of God." "The Story of Christianity Volume Two" By Justo Gonzalez about Martin Luther's view of the Bible. 29-31 "So it is essentially wrong, in the final analysis, to ask if the Word of God is a book, or if it is found in a book or within the text of a book. The Bible itself and the Tradition of Faith in the Church respond to another question. That question is: "WHO is the Word of God?" The Word of God is a person: Jesus Christ! (John 1:1-5)." "Orthodox Christian Beliefs About the Bible" By Stanley Samuel Harakas. Pg. 3 Find us on Twitter and Facebook at @fundrainpod We’d like help in steering our topics so feel free to let us know what topics you would like us to explore. If you enjoy what we do, please go and give us a review on iTunes. Thank you for listening.  We enjoy these discussions and hope you do as well. Peace

Gratia: grace and gratitude. Veritas: Truth. Lumen: Light. In this episode, I have the pleasure of talking with Rod Lampard. Rod hails from 14 years in the retail industry, 12 of those years in Christian Retail, working for Koorong.com; 11 of those years in retail management. He graduated from Tabor Adelaide in 2013/2014, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Ministry & Theology. He is a husband, and for the past four years, a full-time homeschool dad to five. More recently, together with Homeschooling, He's been doing independent study, with the aim of one day attaining a Masters of Education & Theology. His current goal is to study through all of Karl Barth’s, 13 volume, Church Dogmatics, along with a large number of his other works. For a short time, he was a guest writer at XYZ.net.au and currently is a contributing writer at The Caldron Pool. His academic research interests include Karl Barth, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Jacques Ellul, Simone Weil, Albert Camus, Jean Bethke Elshtain, Hannah Arendt, Augustine, Victor Frankl, C.S Lewis, Reinhold Niebuhr, Church History, Pastoral Leadership, and Political Theology. Rod Lampard | Instagram @rod_lampard Website https://rodlampard.com/ FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1423542163 Contributing Writer http://caldronpool.com/author/rodlampard/ Ever Vigilant | Instagram @theevervigilant Website https://www.vigilantwolf.com Patreon https://www.patreon.com/evervigilant T-Shirts, Hoodies, and Swag https://www.teespring.com/stores/evervigilant Visit https://www.Vigilantwolf.com for Holsters and Belts Subscribe at https://www.Vigilantwolf.com to stay up to date on what I'm up to, the podcast, and store sales, etc. Visit https://www.Patreon.com/evervigilant and become a part of what we have going on here, Join The Pack! Use Patreon.com/evervigilant to engage, encourage and challenge one another in our daily battle to become better men, better husbands, better fathers, and better leaders. Hold Fast & God Bless

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This week we have Author Stephen D. Morrison on the show to discuss his latest book "Karl Barth in Plain English" and his journey from legalistic Arminianism, through the grace saturated charismatic movement, and finally into the beautiful theology of Karl Barth. Stephen D. Morrison http://www.sdmorrison.org/ Karl Barth in Plain English https://www.amazon.com/Barth-Plain-English-Stephen-Morrison-ebook/dp/B072MGF6JF/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=&linkCode=ll1&tag=stedmor-20&linkId=6afdf1ac6133ff231be447f365429039 Exile Liturgy https://ryancagle.com/exileliturgy/ Subscribe to Signposts! http://eepurl.com/bFY_qv Music provided by Alex Sugg, and songsforstory.com Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ryancagle)

This is the beginning of what will be several ongoing episodes of Voices In My Head dealing with the sermons of Karl Barth. In this episode I share a sermon of Barth from March 4th, 1917. The text is Mark 10:46-52.About Karl Barth - From WikiKarl Barth (/bɑːrt/; German: [baʀt]; May 10, 1886 – December 10, 1968) was a Swiss Reformed theologian who is often regarded as the greatest Protestant theologian of the twentieth century. Pope Pius XII called him the most important Christian theologian since St. Thomas Aquinas. His influence expanded well beyond the academic realm to mainstream culture, leading him to be featured on the cover of Time on April 20, 1962.Beginning with his experience as a pastor, Barth rejected his training in the predominant liberal theology typical of 19th-century European Protestantism. He also rejected more conservative forms of Christianity. Instead he embarked on a new theological path initially called dialectical theology due to its stress on the paradoxical nature of divine truth (e.g., God's relationship to humanity embodies both grace and judgment). Many critics have referred to Barth as the father of neo-orthodoxy – a term that Barth emphatically rejected. A more charitable description of his work might be "a theology of the Word." Barth's work had a profound impact on twentieth century theology and figures such as Dietrich Bonhoeffer – who like Barth became a leader in the Confessing Church – Thomas F. Torrance, Reinhold Niebuhr, Jacques Ellul, Stanley Hauerwas, Jürgen Moltmann, and novelists such as John Updike and Miklós Szentkuthy.Barth's unease with the dominant theology which characterized Europe led him to become a leader in the Confessing Church in Germany, which actively opposed Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime. In particular, Barth and other members of the movement vigorously attempted to prevent the Nazis from taking over the existing church and establishing a state church controlled by the regime. This culminated in Barth's authorship of the Barmen Declaration, which fiercely criticized Christians who supported the Nazis.One of the most prolific and influential theologians of the twentieth century, Barth emphasized the sovereignty of God, particularly through his reinterpretation of the Calvinistic doctrine of election, the sinfulness of humanity, and the "infinite qualitative distinction between God and mankind". His most famous works are his The Epistle to the Romans, which marked a clear break from his earlier thinking, and his massive thirteen-volume work Church Dogmatics, one of the largest works of systematic theology ever written. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rickleejames.substack.com/subscribe

This is the beginning of what will be several ongoing episodes of Voices In My Head dealing with the sermons of Karl Barth. In this episode I share a sermon of Barth from March 4th, 1917. The text is Mark 10:46-52.About Karl Barth - From WikiKarl Barth (/bɑːrt/; German: [baʀt]; May 10, 1886 – December 10, 1968) was a Swiss Reformed theologian who is often regarded as the greatest Protestant theologian of the twentieth century. Pope Pius XII called him the most important Christian theologian since St. Thomas Aquinas. His influence expanded well beyond the academic realm to mainstream culture, leading him to be featured on the cover of Time on April 20, 1962.Beginning with his experience as a pastor, Barth rejected his training in the predominant liberal theology typical of 19th-century European Protestantism. He also rejected more conservative forms of Christianity. Instead he embarked on a new theological path initially called dialectical theology due to its stress on the paradoxical nature of divine truth (e.g., God's relationship to humanity embodies both grace and judgment). Many critics have referred to Barth as the father of neo-orthodoxy – a term that Barth emphatically rejected. A more charitable description of his work might be "a theology of the Word." Barth's work had a profound impact on twentieth century theology and figures such as Dietrich Bonhoeffer – who like Barth became a leader in the Confessing Church – Thomas F. Torrance, Reinhold Niebuhr, Jacques Ellul, Stanley Hauerwas, Jürgen Moltmann, and novelists such as John Updike and Miklós Szentkuthy.Barth's unease with the dominant theology which characterized Europe led him to become a leader in the Confessing Church in Germany, which actively opposed Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime. In particular, Barth and other members of the movement vigorously attempted to prevent the Nazis from taking over the existing church and establishing a state church controlled by the regime. This culminated in Barth's authorship of the Barmen Declaration, which fiercely criticized Christians who supported the Nazis.One of the most prolific and influential theologians of the twentieth century, Barth emphasized the sovereignty of God, particularly through his reinterpretation of the Calvinistic doctrine of election, the sinfulness of humanity, and the "infinite qualitative distinction between God and mankind". His most famous works are his The Epistle to the Romans, which marked a clear break from his earlier thinking, and his massive thirteen-volume work Church Dogmatics, one of the largest works of systematic theology ever written.

The moral view of the image of God relates to righteousness or holiness. This is the view Luther held but is not popular today because of the degeneration seen in man after Genesis 6. The image of God cannot mean upright for they were not upright. The fourth view is the relational view. God is intrinsically relational and we are intrinsically relational. The man is incomplete apart from fellowship which relates to sexuality. We are people defined by our relationships. Barth notes that in Genesis 1:27, each time the image of God is used, it further hones what it is saying, "So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them." Concerns about this view include that engendered difference may be here in this context but does not seem to appear later in the New Testament when the phraseology appears. Also, this is not even a distinguishing mark of humans. Consider an that an assessment is that each of these views have weaknesses. What is an image? It is proposed that the image of God, as in a mirror, is not us. It means we are not defined by anything within us but defined by someone outside of us. We are called to consciously depend on God. To be the image of God is to depend on God for existence. There are two theological observations we can make. God is an imaging God. Ian McFarland in The Divine Image: Envisioning the Invisible God states, "That God has an image means that God incorporates otherness within God’s own life . . . that God’s life is intrinsically self-communicating." Another profound observation is that humans are derivative beings. Again, Anna Williams in The Divine Sense says, "One of the definitive features of Christian anthropology is that it declines to define humanity in solely human terms." Barth puts it this way in Church Dogmatics," [I]t not only belongs to the nature of the creatures, but constitutes its true honour, not merely occasionally but continuously to need and receive the assistance of God in its existence.” Being made in the image of God shows that God graciously freely gives life and love to those who are genuinely different from Him. It says remarkably that our need for God is good and is what it means to be human.

Even the very existence of something other than God speaks of His kindness, generosity, and overflowing goodness. He is a God of grace. God’s life giving work in Creation is often tied directly to God’s life giving work in Salvation. Consider 2 Corinthians 4: 3-6, "And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. For we do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bond-servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, who said, “Light shall shine out of darkness,” is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ." Paul identifies God who saves with God who declared the light to shine out of darkness. Consider the beginning and nature of creation. The structure of the Bible contains two testaments and the story does not begin with Israel. The God of Israel is the God of the whole world, not just a local deity. The Doctrine of Creation funds or supports our belief in the promises of God. It is important in understanding the Gospel itself. Anna Williams states in The Divine Sense, “One of the definitive features of Christian anthropology is that it declines to define humanity in solely human terms.” Also, Karl Barth states in Church Dogmatics, “[I]t not only belongs to the nature of the creatures, but constitutes its true honour, not merely occasionally but continuously to need and receive the assistance of God in its existence.” Consider Psalm 29: A Psalm of David. Ascribe to the LORD, O sons of the mighty, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. Ascribe to the LORD the glory due to His name; worship the LORD in holy array. The voice of the LORD is upon the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD is over many waters. The voice of the LORD is powerful, the voice of the LORD is majestic. The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; yes, the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox. The voice of the LORD hews out flames of fire. The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; the LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh. The voice of the LORD makes the deer to calve and strips the forests bare; and in His temple everything says, “Glory!” The LORD sat as King at the flood; yes, the LORD sits as King forever. The LORD will give strength to His people; the LORD will bless His people with peace. Romans 11:36 expresses like this, "For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen." The right response to creation according to the Bible is praise and worship.

Consider the nature of God’s works or all the many things God does in respect to others. All flow from divine freedom and divine love. St. Augustine stated in Homilies on the Gospel of John, “If you are without God, you will be less; if you are with God, God will not be greater. He is not made greater by you, but without him you are less.” Karl Barth stated in Church Dogmatics, “God would be no less God if he had created no world and no human being. The existence of the world and our own existence are in no sense vital to God, not even as the object of his love. The eternal generation of the Son by the Father tells us first and supremely that God is not at all lonely even without the world and us. His love has its object in himself.” Divine freedom means everything God does is by grace and an expression of love. Irenaeus said, “The glory of God is man fully alive.” In Richard Sibbes Works we read, “God’s goodness is a communicative, spreading goodness. . . . If God had not a communicative, spreading goodness, he would never have created the world. The Father, Son and Holy Ghost were happy in themselves and enjoyed one another before the world was. But that God delights to communicate and spread his goodness, there had never been a creation nor a redemption. God useth his creatures not for defect of power, that he can do nothing without them, but for the spreading of his goodness. . . Oh that we had hearts to make way for such a goodness as God would cast into us, if we were as we should be. God’s goodness is a spreading, imparting goodness.” Consider Job 7: 17-21, “What is man that You magnify him, and that You are concerned about him, that You examine him every morning and try him every moment? Will You never turn Your gaze away from me, nor let me alone until I swallow my spittle? Have I sinned? What have I done to You, O watcher of men? Why have You set me as Your target, so that I am a burden to myself? Why then do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For now I will lie down in the dust; and You will seek me, but I will not be.” Also, consider Deuteronomy 7 which reminds the Israelites that God chose them to be His people from nothing. God's works flow from His freedom and thus by love. It is by grace and we never relate to God apart from grace.

Continue to explore John’s Gospel Chapter 1 as God’s perfection overflows into God’s presence. Consider the rhythm of the Gospel. "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us." We need a Savior who is fundamentally different. The glory of the Gospel is that someone not worthy of the curse and not guilty of sin would come and take our sin. The Gospel shows us that there is someone who has life in Himself and reveals that God's perfection is an overflowing perfection. God’s glory and perfection goodness is a spreading goodness. God's justice is defined by sacrificial generosity and God's perfection is a love-showing perfection. Isaak Dorner, in System of Christian Doctrine stated, "God is not merely distinct from the world, but also distinguishes Himself from it and it from Himself . . . and by means of this absolute inalienable Self-mastery of God, this doctrine opens the prospect that God can communicate Himself to the world without detriment." Because God is perfect, God is able to be near and that is what makes the Gospel good news, not bad news. Karl Barth, in Church Dogmatics stated, "It is just the absoluteness of God properly understood which can signify not only his freedom to transcend all that is other than himself, but also his freedom to be immanent within it, and at such a depth of immanence as simply does not exist in the fellowship between other beings. No created being can be inwardly present to another, entering and remaining in communion with it in the depths of its inner life." Augustine writes in Confessions, "You were more inward than my most inward part and higher than the highest element within me."

Explore some common ways God's attributes have been classified. Some attributes speak of the removal of limits, negation, or causation of God. Some of God's attributes are incommunicable and some are communicable. There are many things that God is and by the grace of His Gospel we shall become but there are many things as well we will never become because we are creatures and He is God. Some of God's attributes are negative and some positive. His negative attributes are unity, simplicity, immutability, infinity, omnipresence, and eternity. His positive attributes are life, knowledge, wisdom, will, holiness, justice, truthfulness, goodness, mercy, love, grace, longsuffering, and patience. Some attributes are relative and absolute. God is “the living God and the everlasting King” (Jeremiah 10:10) Consider divine love and divine freedom. Karl Barth states in Church Dogmatics, "God is who He is in the act of His revelation. God seeks and creates fellowship between Himself and us, and therefore He loves us. But He is this loving God without us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, in the freedom of the Lord, who has His life from Himself." God really does love us and secondly, God loves out of fullness. Barth tells us there are two kinds of attributes: the attributes of Loving - grace and holiness, mercy and righteousness, patience and wisdom, and attributes of Freedom - unity and omnipresence, constancy and omnipotence, eternity and glory.

Consider that theology is having your mind sanctified. Explore Romans 12:1-2 as the biblical author makes this point and is the best synopsis of what theology is all about and what it is for. The main point is an appeal for us to be living sacrifices. "Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect." When our minds are renewed that is what transforms us. The goal of Romans and Paul's whole apostolic ministry is the obedience of faith. Consider that this sacrifice and obedience is not our achievement but of God's grace. We need to be reminded again and again that our presuppositions are set to the wrong frequencies but God's grace is ongoing and by the mercies of God we are transformed. Explore Karl Barth's three reminders of God’s grace for theology as taken from Church Dogmatics. What is Dogmatics? “As a theological discipline dogmatics, is the scientific self-examination of the Christian Church with respect to the content of its distinctive talk about God.” What do we hear? “Dogmatics invites the teaching Church to listen again to the Word of God in the revelation to which Scripture testifies. It can do this only if for its own part it adopts the attitude of the hearing Church and therefore itself listens to the Word of God as the norm to which the hearing Church knows itself to be subject.” What do we speak? “Dogmatics summons the listening Church to address itself anew to the task of teaching the Word of God in the revelation attested in Scripture. It can do this only as it accepts itself the position of the teaching Church and is therefore claimed by the Word of God as the object to which the teaching Church as such has devoted itself.”

This episode is titled, “Not Really an Apology.”Anyone who embarks on a study of church history and starts at the beginning will soon run in to a pile of church leaders known as the Church Fathers. They're often divided into the Ante-Nicean and Post-Nicean Fathers; meaning the church leaders who lived ante-before the First great Ecumenical Church Council of Nicea in AD 315, and those who lived during & after it.; thus the prefix – post.The Fathers can further be broken up into 3 groups, based on the primary focus of their writings. Those 3 groups are the Apostolic Fathers, the Apologists and the Theologians.While there's some overlap time-wise, we can say that generally the period of the Apostolic Fathers was from the end of the 1st to mid-2nd C. As we saw in a previous episode, the Apostolic Fathers weren't Apostles; they were followers & students of the Apostles & had a close relationship with them.Then from the mid-2nd C thru the end of the 3rd is the time of the Apologists. They're called this because their work focused on defending the Faith against attacks both from without & within.Following the Apologists were the Theologians who provided leadership of the Church from the beginning of the 4th thru the 6th C.  Their work hammered out precisely what it was Christians believed regarding some of the more complex aspects of the Faith.In the previous episode we considered the Apologist Justin Martyr who wrote 2 important defenses of the Faith and addressed them to 2 Roman Emperors, Antoninus Pious and Marcus Aurelius.Now we look at another important Apologist, Irenaeus.But before we dive into his story, let me be clear for those unfamiliar with the term ‘Apologist.'The modern English word “apology” means to say you're sorry for having made an error. It's an acceptance of blame and a way to restore good will. That's not what the Apologists gave. They had nothing to be sorry for. The word comes from the Greek word Apologia – which was a formal defense of one's position. It's a legal word. An apologia is something an attorney would prepare going into court. It was an attempt to prove something by use of evidence and reason. That's why today Apologetics is the term used for defending the Faith. The tradition of Apologetics goes all the way back to the earliest days of Church History when the Christian Faith was emerging into a hostile pagan world.The Apologists were those Early Church Fathers, usually pastors of local churches, who wrote up formal works to be given to Roman officials like the Emperor or a provincial governor, explaining why persecution was an inappropriate reaction to the followers of Jesus.One of the premier Apologists who was also one of the earliest Theologians, was Irenaeus, bishop of Lyon, in France. His career was spent battling the dangerous threat of Gnosticism.Born in Asia Minor, probably the city of Smyrna about 135, he was influenced by the Apostolic Father & student of the Apostle John, Polycarp. Irenaeus was deeply affected by his mentor, saying he wrote down what he learned from him, not on paper but on his heart.After attending school in Rome, Irenaeus went out as a missionary to Southern Gaul. He served as an elder in a couple churches that witnessed the heavy persecution born by the believers there during the reign of Marcus Aurelius.It was during this time that the Montanist controversy broke. We talked about them in a previous episode. Here's where we find out it was an issue many churches weighed in on. One faction thought the Montanists ought to be declared heretical and banned. Others found their theology aberrant but didn't qualify as heresy. They thought the Montanists ought to be reined in, not kicked out.The churches of Southern Gaul were of this second persuasion and in AD 178 sent Irenaeus to Rome to voice their opinion. When Irenaeus returned to Lyon, he learned its Bishop had been martyred. He was selected to fill his place.From then till his death in 14 yrs later, Irenaeus stayed a busy man. He was a prolific writer and tireless pastor & missionary.Irenæus proved to be a great asset for the Church in the later 2nd C and provided a solid foundation for the Church of the next 2 centuries. While he struggles w/the native language of Gaul, he was a master of Greek. He was adept at using Greek culture, language and thought forms in the defense of the Faith and helped lay a philosophical & theological foundation later church leaders drew on.And don't forget, Irenaeus' connection back to Christ was close, though he lived toward the end of the 2nd C. His teacher was the long-lived Polycarp, who'd been the disciple of the aged John – direct disciple of Jesus!This helps us put his emphasis on apostolic succession in perspective. This became a key concept in his writing. Irenaeus didn't argue for some kind of dynastic principle in Church leadership so much as the idea that the Faith itself; its doctrines, tenets, values & mission where drawn from the original Apostles, passed on to their followers, then passed on to the next generation, and so forth. Church leaders obtain authority only to the degree they were loyal to the foundation the Apostles laid. Their authority was derived directly from their adherence to what was already given, it did not originate with them or merely with the office they held.Okay è Personal Comment Alert: What follows is my personal commentary.Church leaders today would do well to remember this when they're pressed to compromise with the World on moral & spiritual issues. The authority of pastors and church leaders comes from one place – God. It does not adhere to some office in the Church. A title means nothing, no matter how big the hat or fancy the label. God gives authority to fulfill HIS calling and mission for that person. When they step outside that role, they possess no real authority. The authority of the minister is derived and directly proportional to their loyalty to the Apostolic message & Mission.That's what Irenaeus was saying in his writings. And while there was an extension of this principle into the realm of church leadership, Irenaeus didn't advocate some kind of spiritual dynastic principle whereby Church leadership & hierarchy was bequeathed by one leader to the next.Irenæus was a fierce opponent of error & schism, and the most orthodox of the ante-Nicene fathers. It may be of interest to some listeners that Irenaeus, along with the Church Father, Papias and most of his contemporaries, were pre-millennarian in their eschatological views. Those views were later abandoned by the Church as too Jewish in origin. While laboring hard for the spread & defense of the Faith on Earth, Irenaeus was à “gazing up into heaven,” like the original disciples, anxiously waiting for the return of the Lord and the establishment of his kingdom.Irenæus was the first of the Church Fathers to make full use of the NT. While the Gnostics he spent much of his time refuting wanted to carve up the Bible, whittling it down to just a handful of texts, Irenaeus referred to all 4 Gospels and nearly all the epistles as Scripture.Though he had great zeal for essential doctrine, Irenæus was tolerant toward differences over non-essentials. He urged the bishop of Rome to lighten up in his demands about how & when people could celebrate the Resurrection.2 major works of Irenaeus have survived. Against Heresies & The Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching.Against Heresies was written about 185, while he was bishop of Lyon. It's aimed at the error of Gnosticism we've already considered. Against Heresies has 5 parts.Book 1 is an historical sketch of various Gnostic sects alongside a statement of Christian faith.Book 2 is a philosophical critique of Gnosticism.Book 3 is a Scriptural critique of it, while …Book 4 answers Gnosticism from the words of Christ Himself.It wraps up with Book 5; a vindication of the resurrection against Gnostic arguments denying it.In a quote from early in the work, Irenaeus says, “Error is never set forth in its naked deformity, lest, being thus exposed, it should at once be detected. But it is craftily decked out in an attractive dress, so as, by its outward form, to make it appear to the inexperienced (ridiculous as the expression may seem) more true than the truth itself.”Irenaeus has been called “Father of Church Dogmatics” because he sought to formulate the principles of Christian theology and provide an exposition of the church's beliefs. That was especially clear in his other writing, The Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching.  There he laid down the premise that the Christian faith finds its revelation & authority in the Scriptures. He refers to both the Old & New Testaments to prove this and as I said earlier, quotes from all but 4 of the NT books.Irenaeus is an important figure for the development of Christian theology because in his battle with Gnosticism, he lays down the principle of recapitulation, that is, that Jesus Christ is the core & essence of all true theology. He's both Creator & Redeemer. What was lost in Adam is regained in Christ. What he says about Jesus, as drawn from the Scriptures, would be used later by the Theologians when they had their discussion & debates over the nature of Christ.Besides these 2 works we know were authored by Irenaeus, there are several other fragments and some works attributed to him by people like Eusebius. We'll skip reviewing all those except one that deserves mention. In the Epistle to Florinus, Irenaeus writes to a friend who'd at one time served with him in ministry. In fact, they'd both grown up in the Faith, side by side at the feet of Polycarp. Florinus became an elder at the Church in Rome, but was deposed when he embraced Gnosticism. Irenæus reminded him touchingly of their friendship & past. You can hear the ache in Irenaeus' words that someone who'd been so close and so clear on the things of God, could throw it all aside for such silliness as the error of the Gnostics. Irenaeus dissects that error so skillfully, it's difficult to imagine anyone could read the letter and not return to the faith of his youth. But we don't know what came of Florinus.As we end this episode, let me once again encourage you to stop by both the sanctorum.us website and the CS FB page to leave a comment. Be sure to tell us where you live so we can get an idea of where the CS family is.If you enjoy the podcast, why not recommend it to your friends. Turns out that's by far how most people find out about CS – word of mouth.