Podcast appearances and mentions of William D Dennison

In this episode, we are joined by Rev. Dr. William D. Dennison, pastor of Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Kent, Washington, to reflect on Cornelius Van Til's student paper “Evil and Theodicy” and the enduring challenges of explaining evil in a world governed by a sovereign, good God. Dennison has edited The Problem of Evil, a new volume that includes an edition of this paper and a helpful introductory essay that brings Van Til’s paper in dialogue with contemporary thinkers. Dr. Dennison offers a deeply personal and theological meditation on Van Til's conviction that God himself is the only sufficient theodicy. We explore how the mystery of evil cannot be unraveled by philosophical speculation or evidentialist reasoning, but only understood through the revelation of the triune God in Scripture. The conversation moves from Van Til's early insights as a seminary student to the contemporary relevance of his critique of autonomy, his rejection of theistic rationalism, and his insistence on beginning all thinking with the self-attesting Christ of Scripture. Along the way, Dr. Dennison shares biographical reflections on Van Til, his own pedagogical experiences in teaching apologetics, and the pastoral importance of grounding theological inquiry in the redemptive narrative of Scripture rather than speculative philosophy. This episode is a must for those who desire to think confessionally and presuppositionally about one of the most difficult questions in theology. Watch on YouTube Chapters [0:00:07] Introduction [0:05:04] Background to the Project [0:16:55] The Historical and Biographical Context of Van Til’s Student Paper [0:22:55] Van Til’s Main Point [0:28:21] God Is His Own Defense [0:35:26] Van Til and Plantinga's Free Will Defense [0:41:59] The Fourfold Estate of Man [0:54:42] Van Til’s Critique of Kant [0:58:40] Treating Theodicy as a Fundamentally Religious Matter [1:08:45] Conclusion Participants: Bill Dennison, Camden Bucey, Danny Olinger, Lane G. Tipton

In this episode, we are joined by Rev. Dr. William D. Dennison, pastor of Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Kent, Washington, to reflect on Cornelius Van Til's student paper “Evil and Theodicy” and the enduring challenges of explaining evil in a world governed by a sovereign, good God. Dennison has edited The Problem of Evil, a new volume that includes an edition of this paper and a helpful introductory essay that brings Van Til's paper in dialogue with contemporary thinkers. Dr. Dennison offers a deeply personal and theological meditation on Van Til's conviction that God himself is the only sufficient theodicy. We explore how the mystery of evil cannot be unraveled by philosophical speculation or evidentialist reasoning, but only understood through the revelation of the triune God in Scripture. The conversation moves from Van Til's early insights as a seminary student to the contemporary relevance of his critique of autonomy, his rejection of theistic rationalism, and his insistence on beginning all thinking with the self-attesting Christ of Scripture. Along the way, Dr. Dennison shares biographical reflections on Van Til, his own pedagogical experiences in teaching apologetics, and the pastoral importance of grounding theological inquiry in the redemptive narrative of Scripture rather than speculative philosophy. This episode is a must for those who desire to think confessionally and presuppositionally about one of the most difficult questions in theology. Chapters [0:00:07] Introduction [0:05:04] Background to the Project [0:16:55] The Historical and Biographical Context of Van Til's Student Paper [0:22:55] Van Til's Main Point [0:28:21] God Is His Own Defense [0:35:26] Van Til and Plantinga's Free Will Defense [0:41:59] The Fourfold Estate of Man [0:54:42] Van Til's Critique of Kant [0:58:40] Treating Theodicy as a Fundamentally Religious Matter [1:08:45] Conclusion

In this episode, we are joined by Rev. Dr. William D. Dennison, pastor of Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Kent, Washington, to reflect on Cornelius Van Til's student paper “Evil […]

A new MP3 sermon from Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Your Life is the Worship of Christ Speaker: Dr. William D. Dennison Broadcaster: Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church Event: Sunday - AM Date: 6/16/2024 Bible: John 1:1-18 Length: 39 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Christ Before Rome: A Political Trial Speaker: Dr. William D. Dennison Broadcaster: Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church Event: Sunday - AM Date: 3/24/2024 Bible: Mark 15:1-20 Length: 38 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: The Loneliness of Christ Speaker: Dr. William D. Dennison Broadcaster: Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church Event: Sunday - AM Date: 2/11/2024 Bible: Mark 14:26-31 Length: 32 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Warning! Judgment is Coming! Speaker: Dr. William D. Dennison Broadcaster: Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church Event: Sunday - AM Date: 12/3/2023 Bible: Mark 13:14-23 Length: 38 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Does Your Home Joyfully Fear the Lord? Speaker: Dr. William D. Dennison Broadcaster: Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church Event: Sunday - AM Date: 11/19/2023 Bible: Psalm 128 Length: 37 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Does Your Home Joyfully Fear the Lord? Speaker: Dr. William D. Dennison Broadcaster: Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church Event: Sunday - AM Date: 11/19/2023 Bible: Psalm 128 Length: 37 min.

The Rev. Dr. William D. Dennison, pastor of Emmanuel OPC and Emeritus Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at Covenant College, delivers a message on Christian Education at our annual Covenant High […]

A new MP3 sermon from Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Gospel Out of the Wilderness! Speaker: Dr. William D. Dennison Broadcaster: Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church Event: Sunday - AM Date: 10/3/2021 Bible: Mark 1:1-8 Length: 32 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Gospel Out of the Wilderness! Speaker: Dr. William D. Dennison Broadcaster: Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church Event: Sunday - AM Date: 10/3/2021 Bible: Mark 1:1-8 Length: 32 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: From Baptism to Temptation! Speaker: Dr. William D. Dennison Broadcaster: Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church Event: Sunday - AM Date: 10/24/2021 Bible: Psalm 91:9-16; Mark 1:9-13 Length: 38 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: From Baptism to Temptation! Speaker: Dr. William D. Dennison Broadcaster: Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church Event: Sunday - AM Date: 10/24/2021 Bible: Psalm 91:9-16; Mark 1:9-13 Length: 38 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: From Baptism to Temptation! Speaker: Dr. William D. Dennison Broadcaster: Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church Event: Sunday - AM Date: 10/24/2021 Bible: Psalm 91:9-16; Mark 1:9-13 Length: 38 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Correction! Speaker: Dr. William D. Dennison Broadcaster: Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church Event: Sunday - AM Date: 6/27/2021 Bible: Luke 7:36-50; 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Length: 37 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Repentance; Return Speaker: Dr. William D. Dennison Broadcaster: Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church Event: Sunday - AM Date: 1/17/2021 Bible: Zechariah 1:1-6; Malachi 3:6-12 Length: 40 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Repentance; Return Speaker: Dr. William D. Dennison Broadcaster: Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church Event: Sunday - AM Date: 1/17/2021 Bible: Zechariah 1:1-6; Malachi 3:6-12 Length: 40 min.

In this episode of Christ the Center the panel interviews Dr. William Dennison, professor of interdisciplinary studies at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, GA, about his recent publication The Young Bultmann. Bultmann was at one time the most influential New Testament scholars of the western world. He is perhaps best known for his hermeneutic of demythologization. Questions of influences on Rudolf Bultmann come in for discussion (Neo-Kantian or Heidiggerian) as well as Bultmann’s relationship to Freiderich D. E. Schleiermacher and Karl Barth. Listeners interested in how presuppositional apologetics is brought to bear in understanding a major figure in NT studies will benefit from this discussion. Panel Dr. William Dennison Jeff Waddington Jim Cassidy Camden Bucey Bibliography Dennison, William A., and William D. Dennison. Paul’s Two-Age Construction and Apologetics. Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2000. Dennison, William D. A Christian Approach to Interdisciplinary Studies: in Search of a Method and Starting Point. Eugene Or.: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2007. —. The Young Bultmann: Context for His Understanding of God,1884-1925. American university studies. New York: P. Lang, 2008. Noll, Mark A. God and Race in American Politics: A Short History. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2008. Tipton, Lane G., and Jeffrey C. Waddington. Resurrection and Eschatology : Theology in Service of the Church : Essays in Honor of Richard B. Gaffin, Jr. Phillipsburg N.J.: P&R Pub., 2008. Participants: Bill Dennison, Camden Bucey, Jeff Waddington, Jim Cassidy

Join us for the second part of a two part discussion of the atonement and covenant theology. The group discusses the nature of the atonement and its natural and even necessary fit within covenant theology. Christ, as the second Adam, represents his elect and atones for their sins which were committed under the first covenant. Jeff also speaks about the new festschrift for Richard Gaffin which he has edited with Lane Tipton. Hosts Jim Cassidy Jeff Waddington Camden Bucey Bibliography Bavinck, Herman. Reformed Dogmatics, Vol. 3: Sin and Salvation in Christ. Baker Academic, 2006. Carson, D. Memoirs of an ordinary pastor : the life and reflections of Tom Carson. Wheaton Ill.: Crossway Books, 2008. Chalke, Steve. The lost message of Jesus. 1st ed. Grand Rapids Mich.: Zondervan, 2003. Christ and Culture Revisited. Inter Varsity Pr, 2008. Dabney, Robert. Christ our penal substitute. Richmond Va.: Presbyterian Committee of Publication, 1898. Dennison, Wilam A., and William D. Dennison. Paul’s Two-Age Construction and Apologetics. Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2000. Fesko, J. Diversity within the reformed tradition : supra- and infralapsarianism in Calvin, Dort, and Westminster. Greenville SC: Reformed Academic Press, 2001. _____. Justification : understanding the classic Reformed doctrine. Phillipsburg N.J.: P&R Pub., 2008. _____. Last things first : unlocking Genesis 1-3 with the Christ of eschatology. Fearn Ross-shire Great Britain: Mentor, 2007. _____. What is justification by faith alone? Phillipsburg N.J.: P&R Pub., 2008. Frame, John. Doctrine of the Christian life, 1979. Gaffin, Richard. Resurrection and eschatology : theology in service of the church : essays in honor of Richard B. Gaffin, Jr. Phillipsburg N.J.: P&R Pub., 2008. _____. Resurrection and Redemption: A Study in Paul’s Soteriology. 2. P & R Publishing, 1987. Griffith, Howard. Creator, Redeemer, Consummator : a festschrift for Meredith G. Kline. Greenville S.C. ;Jackson Miss.: Reformed Academic Press ;;Reformed Theological Seminary, 2000. Hall, David. A theological guide to Calvin’s Institutes : essays and analysis. Phillipsburg N.J.: P&R Pub., 2008. Hodge, Archibald, and Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (Old School). The Atonement. Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1867. Jeffery, S. Pierced for our transgressions : rediscovering the glory of penal substitution. Wheaton Ill.: Crossway Books, 2007. Kay, Brian. Trinitarian spirituality : John Owen and the doctrine of God in western devotion. Bletchley Milton Keynes UK ;;Waynesboro GA: Paternoster, 2007. Morris, Leon. The apostolic preaching of the cross. [1st ed.]. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1955. _____. The Atonement, its meaning and significance. Downers Grove Ill. USA: Inter-Varsity Press, 1983. _____. The Cross in the New Testament. Grand Rapids: W. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 1965. Murray, John. Redemption, accomplished and applied. Grand Rapids: W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 1955. _____. The Atonement. Philadelphia: Presbyterian and Reformed Pub. Co., 1962. Nicole, Roger. The glory of the atonement : biblical, historical & practical perspectives : essays in honor of Roger Nicole. Downers Grove Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 2004. Oliphint, K. Scott. Things that cannot be shaken : holding fast to your faith in a relativistic world. Wheaton Ill.: Crossway Books, 2008. _____. Justified In Christ: God’s plan for us in justification. Mentor, 2007. “OPC Report on Justification.” http://www.opc.org/feature.html?feature_id=19. Owen, John. The death of death in the death of Christ : a treatise in which the whole controversy about universal redemption is fully discussed. London: Banner of Truth Trust, 1959. Packer, J. In my place condemned He stood : celebrating the glory of the atonement. Wheaton Ill.: Crossway Books, 2008. Peterson, David. Where wrath and mercy meet : proclaiming the atonement today : papers from the fourth Oak Hill College annual school of theology. Carlisle: Paternoster, 2002. Schreiner, Thomas. New Testament theology : magnifying God in Christ. Grand Rapids Mich.: Baker Academic, 2008. Silva, MoiseÌs. Philippians. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids MI: Baker Academic, 2005. Stott, John. The cross of Christ. England: INTER-VARSITY PRESS, 2006. Vanhoozer, Kevin. The drama of doctrine : a canonical-linguistic approach to Christian theology. 1st ed. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2005. Participants: Camden Bucey, Jeff Waddington, Jim Cassidy

Join us for the first part of a two part discussion of the atonement and covenant theology. The group discusses the nature of the atonement and its natural and even necessary fit within covenant theology. Christ, as the second Adam, represents his elect and atones for their sins which were committed under the first covenant. Hosts Jim Cassidy Jeff Waddington Camden Bucey Bibliography Bavinck, Herman. Reformed Dogmatics, Vol. 3: Sin and Salvation in Christ. Baker Academic, 2006. Carson, D. Memoirs of an ordinary pastor : the life and reflections of Tom Carson. Wheaton Ill.: Crossway Books, 2008. Chalke, Steve. The lost message of Jesus. 1st ed. Grand Rapids Mich.: Zondervan, 2003. Christ and Culture Revisited. Inter Varsity Pr, 2008. Dabney, Robert. Christ our penal substitute. Richmond Va.: Presbyterian Committee of Publication, 1898. Dennison, Wilam A., and William D. Dennison. Paul’s Two-Age Construction and Apologetics. Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2000. Fesko, J. Diversity within the reformed tradition : supra- and infralapsarianism in Calvin, Dort, and Westminster. Greenville SC: Reformed Academic Press, 2001. Fesko, J. Justification : understanding the classic Reformed doctrine. Phillipsburg N.J.: P&R Pub., 2008. Fesko, J. Last things first : unlocking Genesis 1-3 with the Christ of eschatology. Fearn Ross-shire Great Britain: Mentor, 2007. Fesko, J. What is justification by faith alone? Phillipsburg N.J.: P&R Pub., 2008. Frame, John. Doctrine of the Christian life, 1979. Gaffin, Richard B., Jr. Resurrection and Redemption: A Study in Paul’s Soteriology. 2. P & R Publishing, 1987. Griffith, Howard. Creator, Redeemer, Consummator : a festschrift for Meredith G. Kline. Greenville S.C. ;Jackson Miss.: Reformed Academic Press ;;Reformed Theological Seminary, 2000. Hall, David. A theological guide to Calvin’s Institutes : essays and analysis. Phillipsburg N.J.: P&R Pub., 2008. Hodge, Archibald, and Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (Old School). The Atonement. Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1867. Jeffery, S. Pierced for our transgressions : rediscovering the glory of penal substitution. Wheaton Ill.: Crossway Books, 2007. Kay, Brian. Trinitarian spirituality : John Owen and the doctrine of God in western devotion. Bletchley Milton Keynes UK ;;Waynesboro GA: Paternoster, 2007. Morris, Leon. The apostolic preaching of the cross. [1st ed.]. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1955. Morris, Leon. The Atonement, its meaning and significance. Downers Grove Ill. USA: Inter-Varsity Press, 1983. Morris, Leon. The Cross in the New Testament. Grand Rapids: W. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 1965. Murray, John. Redemption, accomplished and applied. Grand Rapids: W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 1955. Murray, John. The Atonement. Philadelphia: Presbyterian and Reformed Pub. Co., 1962. Nicole, Roger. The glory of the atonement : biblical, historical & practical perspectives : essays in honor of Roger Nicole. Downers Grove Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 2004. Oliphint, K. Things that cannot be shaken : holding fast to your faith in a relativistic world. Wheaton Ill.: Crossway Books, 2008. Oliphint, K. Scott. Justified In Christ: God’s plan for us in justification. Mentor, 2007. “OPC Report on Justification.” http://www.opc.org/feature.html?feature_id=19. Owen, John. The death of death in the death of Christ : a treatise in which the whole controversy about universal redemption is fully discussed. London: Banner of Truth Trust, 1959. Packer, J. In my place condemned He stood : celebrating the glory of the atonement. Wheaton Ill.: Crossway Books, 2008. Peterson, David. Where wrath and mercy meet : proclaiming the atonement today : papers from the fourth Oak Hill College annual school of theology. Carlisle: Paternoster, 2002. Schreiner, Thomas. New Testament theology : magnifying God in Christ. Grand Rapids Mich.: Baker Academic, 2008. Silva, Moises. Philippians. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids MI: Baker Academic, 2005. Stott, John. The cross of Christ. England: INTER-VARSITY PRESS, 2006. Vanhoozer, Kevin. The drama of doctrine : a canonical-linguistic approach to Christian theology. 1st ed. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2005. Participants: Camden Bucey, Jeff Waddington, Jim Cassidy