Ep. #281 - Flynn & DeRosa respond to Dr. Brett Weinstein on Creation & Evolution
Release Date: 06/01/2025
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Ep. #292 - Pauline Authorship of the Pastoral Epistles w/ Dr. Stephen Boyce
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Ep. #286 - IVF is Not the Way w/ Stacy Trasancos
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Ep. #285 - How to Study the Gospels (part 3) w/ Sal Ciresi
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How can we study the Gospels well? What did Jesus himself teach about the words of Sacred Scripture? What tools and resources do we need for the task? Sal Ciresi joins us for part 3 of his mini-series on how to study the Gospels. Like what you're hearing? Support the podcast: https://www.classicaltheism.com/support
info_outlineDr. Brett Weinstein had a recent conversation on The Tucker Carlson Show. Weinstein explained why he thinks there's probably not a creator.
Pat Flynn joins the show as we respond to Weinstein's comments and explain where we think he goes wrong.
The Classical Theism Podcast aims to defend Catholic Christian ideas in conversation. With the help of various guests, I defend three pillars of the Catholic Christian worldview: (1) the God of classical theism exists, (2) Jesus is our Messiah and Lord, and (3) He founded the Catholic Church. We place a strong emphasis on the first pillar, defending classical theism, drawing upon the work of Thomistic philosopher Dr. Edward Feser and many others.
John DeRosa
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