Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture
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Debating God's Existence (With Adam Lloyd Johnson)
What is the best evidence for God's existence and what are the toughest challenges against it? In this episode, Sean and Scott are joined by Christian apologist Dr. Adam Lloyd Johnson, who debates atheist Dan Barker in the new book
Weekly Cultural Update: Democratic Socialism; Weed Consumption; PowerWash Simulator; The Great Romance Slump
Shift Towards Democratic Socialism?: Scott and Sean discuss Muslim candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s Democratic primary victory in battl...
The Most Important Muslim Convert to Christianity
What can a nineteenth-century Christian convert from Islam teach us about faith, truth, and one of history's most influential Christian–Muslim debates? Today, Sean is joined by an anonymous Christian scholar living in a predominantly Muslim con...
BONUS: A Jewish Thinker Challenges Christianity–Sean Responds
In this engaging dialogue, Sean is joined by Shabbos Kestenbaum, a political commentator and graduate of Harvard Divinity School, to debate whether or not Jesus is the Messiah. They also discuss the growing anti-Semitism that is plaguing Americ...
The Moral Argument for God (With William Lane Craig & David Baggett)
What is the moral argument for God? What is meant by the notion of moral realism? How do we respond to the claim that evolution can explain morality? We'll answer these questions and more as Scott interviews our guests, Dr. David Baggett and Dr...
BONUS: 14 Questions with Stuart and Cliffe Knechtle
Cliffe and Stuart Knecthle are two of the most influential apologists today. As a father-son duo, they travel to college campuses to engage skeptical students today with their toughest questions. Along with being pastors, they have recently wri...
My Apologetics Dinner Party (With Louis Markos)
What does an apologetics dinner party look like? How do you develop an environment conducive to spiritual conversations? What are some of the most challenging apologetics issues that could come up in conversations? Scott and Sean address these ...
BONUS: Why Todd McFarlane Denies God (but "loves" Spider-Man, His Family, and Life)
Todd McFarlane is a legend in the comic world—co-creator of Venom, record-breaking Spider-Man artist, and the mind behind Spawn. But what does he really think about God? In this candid conversation, Todd opens up about his journey, his doubts, ...
Joseph Smith: The Rise and Fall of an American Prophet (With John Turner)
Who was Joseph Smith and what childhood experiences shaped his life, worldview, and the start of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? What are some of his positive characteristics that drew so many people to him and what were his fl...
BONUS: Why Skeptics are Taking Religion Seriously (with Charles Murray)
Charles Murray is a Harvard and MIT-trained policy analyst and the author of Taking Religion Seriously. He joins me to explore why many educated people never seriously consider God—not because they’ve dispr...
The Changing Moral Landscape (with Scott Rae)
How has the ethical landscape changed over the past few decades? What new issues and technological challenges have emerged that Christians need to think about and respond to biblically? In this unique episode, Sean interviews Scott about the la...
BONUS: Bart Ehrman on the Moral Argument and the Teachings of Jesus
Did the teachings of Jesus actually transform the moral conscience of the West? And if they did… does that point to objective moral truth or just cultural evolution? Sean shares a bonus episode from his YouTube channel in which he invited Bart ...
Lovingly Confronting Silence & Arrogance (With Shane Idleman)
America is in a divided and angry moment. Should "niceness" be our goal? When is it right to confront another Christian and how should we do so? What is the key to balancing grace and truth? In this conversation, Sean talks with pastor and podc...
Cultural Update: What Americans Think When No One Is Watching; Gen Z and Risk-Taking; High Schoolers and Turning Point USA; Hidden Awareness in Vegetative States
What Americans Think When No One is Watching: Scott and Rick analyze "The Honesty Project" by The Free Press, highlighting the...
The Vanishing Church (With Ryan Burge)
Is it true that the moderates are a vanishing breed, both in the culture and the church? Who are the religious moderates and what are the implications of their disappearance? How has religion shifted from a faith journey to a tribal identity? W...
Cultural Update: World Cup Faith; When Faith is Just an App; The No-Human Future
Scott is joined by Greg Ganssle, Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology, to discuss: World Cup Faith Go...
Billie Jean's Daughter: How God's Grace Redeemed My Story (With La Nej Garrison)
Most people recognize Michael Jackson’s 1983 mega-hit “Billie Jean,” but few know the human story behind the headlines. In this episode of Think Biblically, Sean sits down with Biola and Talbot graduate and educator La Nej Garrison, wh...
Weekly Cultural Update: Peter Singer critiques the Pope; The Neurobiology of Fatherhood; Gene Editing; Gen Z Men Resisting Temptation
Peter Singer critiques the Pope on Human Dignity: Scott and Erik discuss philosopher Peter Singer’s reaction...
The Desecration of Man (With Carl Trueman)
Has Western culture merely forgotten God, or is the problem even deeper? In his remarkable new book The Desecration of Man, Dr. Carl Trueman argues that we have reached a new point in which culture has not ...
Cultural Update: Rethinking Just War; Screen-Free Summer; Separation of Church and State
This week, we discuss: Rethinking Just War: Pope Francis’s comments on just war theory spark a timely
Moral Choices (With Scott Rae)
Maybe you have heard some of these kinds of claims:"Religious views don’t belong in politics." "Jesus said never judge–so don’t." "You can’t legislate morality." These are some of the most common moral slogans proclaimed today. But they are...
Cultural Update: Pope's Encyclical on AI; Research on Politics in Church; Texas Creates Clinic for De-transitioners
The Pope's New AI Encyclical: The hosts discuss a groundbreaking 250-page encyclical from Pope Leo XIV that explores the inte...
When God Seems Distant (With Kyle Strobel)
Why have we misunderstood what is normally involved in spiritual growth? What does it mean to say that our God is a withdrawing God?” And what do we do when the bible becomes boring and prayer seems pointless? We’ll discuss these questions and ...
Cultural Update: The Threat to Christian Colleges; Harvard's Reparations Collapse; Turning the Page on Campus Coddling; A Lesson in Political Shrewdness
The Financial Metric Threatening Christian Colleges: Rick and Erik discuss a new federal regulation requiring college de...
The Devil Reads Nietzsche (With Greg Ganssle)
How do we live out our faith in a post Christian age? How do we react to thinkers who are aiming to undermine Christianity, such as Frederich Nietzsche? What is the enduring impact of someone such as Nietzsche on our culture today. We’ll discus...