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388: Luther - Maundy Thursday

Release Date: 04/19/2025

409: Forde - Take away assertions and you take away Christianity

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Do You Understand the Words That Are Coming Out of My Mouth? In this episode, we read Gerhard Forde’s monograph on Luther’s treatise on The Bondage of the Will. We discuss scriptural exegesis, its internal and external clarity, how modern readers interpret texts, and why we often misread the Bible, as well as why we frequently fail to understand biblical texts that are overt and explicit in their clarity. This, and a conversation about Erasmus’s word study method, Luther’s assertions, living words, and the vibrating, dangerous energy of Scripture. SHOW NOTES: The...

408: Nestigen - Luther and Erasmus on the Bondage of the Will

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Dazed & Confused. In this episode, we continue our series on The Bondage of the Will (1525), by Martin Luther. We read Dr. James Nestingen’s historical introduction to the treatise and delve into the ways two theologians differed in their exegesis of Scripture, their interpretation of Christian doctrine, and the early and medieval church-theological traditions that influenced Erasmus and Luther as they engaged in a back-and-forth. SHOW NOTES: The Captivation of the Will: Luther Vs. Erasmus on Freedom and Bondage by Gerhard O. Forde Thomism Luther: Right or Wrong? by Harry...

407: Paulson - The free will is demonstrably not Jesus Christ

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In this episode, we begin our series commemorating the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s treatise, de Servo Arbitrio — The Bondage of the Will. We begin by reading Dr. Steven Paulson’s theological analysis of what’s at stake in Luther’s treatise, as well as its sharp-edged consequences for churches today. As it was received then, so it is now by dedicated students of this work: it cleaves those who seek Jesus plus philosophy, ideology, or personal interests from those who insist on Christ alone in all things relating to matters of salvation, faith, etc. SHOW NOTES: The...

406: Giertz - The Parish Church

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Take Me to Church. In this episode, we read Bo Giertz’s "Christ’s Church: Her Biblical Roots, Her Dramatic History, Her Saving Presence, Her Glorious Future." The Church, who is she? What kind of life is present within the church walls? Who wants to understand that life better and know more about it? We read Christ's Church and take you on a walk from her biblical roots toward her glorious future. SHOW NOTES: Owen Barfield Bio Barfield 1517 Article Poetic Diction Anthroposophy John Moriarty Milgichrist Tolkien's Dictionary Christ the Appletree Chaucer - The Knight's Tale ...

405: Barfield - Myth is the Ghost of Concrete Meaning

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Little Plastic Castles. In this episode, we read the first Inkling, Owen Barfield, as he defends the use of old words, old stories, and old ways of expressing what’s good, beautiful, and true against modern proponents that argued for more modern “scientific” ways of judging language, esp., poetics and myth, as well as religion and culture. SHOW NOTES: Owen Barfield Bio Barfield 1517 Article Poetic Diction Anthroposophy John Moriarty Milgichrist Tolkien's Dictionary Christ the Appletree Chaucer - The Knight's Tale More from 1517: : http://www.1517.org/podcasts : :...

404: Auden - A Litany and the Horae Cononicae

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Liturgy Amongst the Rubble. In this episode, we read poems by W.H. Auden about pulp fiction, ancient myths, conversion, liturgy, poetics, and how industrialization and corporatism build a new Babel inside and around the churches. SHOW NOTES: WH. Auden Bio The Orators (1932) Horae Canonicae (1955) Merlin's Isle by Guite More from 1517: : http://www.1517.org/podcasts : : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/1517-podcast-network/id6442751370 : https://www.1517.org/events : https://academy.1517.org/ What’s New from 1517: :...

403: Morales - Remembering Your Baptism

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Wetly All the Way. In this episode, we visit with author Kathryn Morales about her new book, Remembering Your Baptism. We discuss who should be baptized and why. How many times does someone need to be baptized? Can someone fall away from baptism, and what if someone doubts that baptism saves them from judgment and death? This and much, much more on today’s episode of the podcast. SHOW NOTES: Remembering Your Baptism Buy direct @ 1517 Selected Sermons of Norman Nagel by Norman Nagel Kathy's Articles More from 1517: : http://www.1517.org/podcasts : :...

402: Tolkien - Certainly there was an Eden on this very unhappy earth

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Got A Machine Head. In this episode, we read J.R.R. Tolkien’s letter to his son, Christopher, about a question of Genesis’ unfashionable status amongst Christians and those who value beautiful ‘stories.’ He also discusses Eden as it was, as it is to faith, and will be on the last day, the war of the machine, its triumph, and the consequences for modern man. SHOW NOTES: The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded Edition Löhe Martyrology The Parental dead end of consent morality Large intersection with Luther v. Erasmus: Billie Holiday and Strange Fruit ...

401: Q&A on Christian Success

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The Secret of My Success. In this episode, we answer a listener's question about success and the Christian life. How does one measure success? What about when we fail? Is that God’s will? How does the cross inform the Christian definition of success? This and much, much more on today’s Christian podcast! SHOW NOTES: BBC4 - In Our Time, Dragons Hobbes - Leviathan More from 1517: : http://www.1517.org/podcasts : : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/1517-podcast-network/id6442751370 : https://www.1517.org/events : https://academy.1517.org/ What’s New from 1517: ...

400: Paulson - The Hidden Life of Christians

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You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away. In this episode, we read the Outlaw God and discuss the hidden life of a Christian. How are Christians to understand the living Word, or Christ crucified before Adam and Eve, or being called into vocations that serve the kingdom of life rather than a culture of death? SHOW NOTES: Steven Paulson - Outlaw God Outlaw God Podcast Saturday Seminar: The Impossible Prize: Addiction, Grace and the Unfree Will More from 1517: : http://www.1517.org/podcasts : : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/1517-podcast-network/id6442751370 :...

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Sunday Bloody Sunday

In this episode, we read Martin Luther’s sermon for Maundy Thursday (1534), discussing the Lord’s Supper, polity, sacramental piety, fellowship, election, and all the rabbit trails we follow…

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Complete Sermons of Martin Luther - Klug https://duckduckgo.com/?q=complete+sermons+of+martin+luther+klug&t=osx&ia=shopping&iax=shopping

Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English by John McWhorter https://amzn.to/42jreZ0

Postman quote: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7942005-what-orwell-feared-were-those-who-would-ban-books-what

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