Christ Over All

What exactly are we doing when we vote? And how should that affect how we vote? Resources to Click “Make Civics Great Again: A Pastoral Guide to Casting Ballots Wisely” – Trent Hunter “Give to God What is God’s: Three Rules for (Political) Engagement” – Trent Hunter “Give to God What is God’s: Rule 1, Understand What You’re Doing as an American” – Trent Hunter “Give to God What is God’s: Rule 2, Engage in the Political Process as a Christian” – Trent Hunter “Give to God What is God’s: Rule 3, Reserve Your Greatest Energies for the Most Lasting Society, the Church” – Trent Hunter “One Constitution, or Two?: Reviewing The Age of Entitlement by Christopher Caldwell” – Brad Green “An Introduction to Lex Rex” – Douglas Wilson “What Am I Doing When I Vote?” – Kevin DeYoung “Trump Has Put Social Conservatives in a Dilemma” – Edward Feser “Voting as Christians: The Creawtion Order Political Scorecard” – Colin Smothers Theme of the Month: Voting to the Glory of God Give to Support the Work Books to Read The Total State: How Liberal Democracies Become Tyrannies – Auron MacIntyre Two Treatises of Government - John Locke The Federalist Papers

Listen in as Leonardo De Chirico joins David Schrock and Brad Green to discuss his appraisal of Thomas Aquinas. Timestamps 00:41 – Intro 04:43 – Dr. De Chirico’s Background 09:04 – Engaging With Thomas Aquinas 12:40 – What Should We Know About Aquinas for Today? 15:23 – The Place of Thomas Aquinas in Church History 19:32 – How Did Aristotle Influence Aquinas? 26:00 – Aristotle and Scripture in Dialogue for Aquinas 31:48 – Why Would Someone Today Be So Drawn to Aristotle? 37:46 – Distinctions Between Aristotle and Plato 41:47 – What Are Strengths, Weaknesses, and Cautions with Aquinas? 49:53 – Closing Thoughts 51:04 - Outro Resources to Click “Excerpt from Leonardo De Chirico’s Engaging with Thomas Aquinas: How Ought Evangelicals to Engage With Him” – Leonardo De Chirico Reformanda Initiative Vatican Files “Letter to Cardinal Sadoleto” – John Calvin “Upholding the Unity of Scripture Today” – J.I. Packer “25 Myths About Thomas Aquinas” – Matthew Barrett “Twenty Watershed Doctrines on Which Evangelicals Do Not Agree with Thomas Aquinas” – Pro Pastor Journal “A Trinitarian Reading of Aquinas’ Treatise on Law” - Angelicum “What Indeed Hath Thomas To Do With Vos?: A Review Article” – James Baird  Theme of the Month: Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts Give to Support the Work Books to Read Engaging with Thomas Aquinas: An Evangelical Approach – Leonardo De Chirico A Christian’s Pocket Guide to the Papacy: It’s Origin and Role in the 21st Century – Leonardo De Chirico Natural Theology – Geerhardus Vos Gamechangers: Key Figures of the Christian Church – Robert Letham ‘Aquinas on Nature, Grace, and the Moral Life’ by D. Spezzano in The Oxford Handbook on the Reception of Aquinas – eds. Matthew Levering & Marcus Plested Reformed Ethics, Vol. 1 – Herman Bavinck Roman Catholic Theology and Practice: An Evangelical Assessment – Gregg R. Allison Contemplating God with the Great Tradition: Recovering Trinitarian Classical Theism – Craig A. Carter Classical Apologetics: A Rational Defense of the Christian Faith and a Critique of Presuppositional Apologetics – eds. R.C. Sproul, John Gerstner, & Arthur Lindsley Evangelical Exodus: Evangelical Seminarians and Their Paths to Rome – ed. Douglas Beaumont Mind, Heart, and Soul: Intellectuals and the Path to Rome – eds. Robert P. George and R.J. Snell

Listen in as Louis Markos joins David Schrock and Brad Green to discuss Plato and what we can learn from this ancient philosopher. Timestamps 00:35 – Intro 03:15 – Who Was Plato? 15:08 – What Realities Would Need to Be Repented of in Plato? 23:54 – The Christian Faith Defeats, Rescues, and Perpetuates Greek Heritage & Thought 30:18 – From Plato to NeoPlatonism to Augustine 35:10 – Equipping Students to Engage the Rigors of Western Civilization While Submitting to the Lordship of Christ 40:05 – Plato’s Awareness of the Scriptures 47:11 – Remnantal Revelation 55:05 – Atlantis 58:50 – The Calvinist Joke 1:00:00 - Outro Resources to Click Theme of the Month: Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts Give to Support the Work Books to Read From Plato to Christ: How Platonic Thought Shaped the Christian Faith – Louis Markos Early Socratic Dialogues – Plato The Republic – Plato The Last Days of Socrates: Euthyphro; Apology; Crito; Phaedo – Plato Timaeus and Critias - Plato Laws – Plato The Toxic War on Masculinity – Nancy Pearcy

Listen in as Pierce Taylor Hibbs joins David Schrock and Stephen Wellum to discuss his longform essay "Can You Understand a Kangaroo Without a Bible? Why I Hold a Revelational Epistemology." Timestamps 00:30 – Intro 03:25 – Pierce Taylor Hibbs’ Background 06:55 – The Thesis of Hibbs’ Article: Christ, the Lord of All Knowing 09:09 – Thoughts on Revelational Epistemology 13:01 – A Summary of Dolezal’s Thomistic Approach and Hibbs’ Response 22:31 – Aquinas’ Understanding of Human Nature and Sin 28:22 – Hibbs’ Additional Thoughts on the Matter 33:39 – What is a Realist Epistemology and How Does that Compare to Biblical Revelation? 41:58 – Van TIl’s Lesson For Us 47:00 – Why People Choose the Epistemology They Do 51:46 – The Sufficiency of Scripture and The Doctrines of the Early Church 56:24 – The Terms of Creeds and Confessions 1:02:21 – Resources from Van Til 1:05:24 - Outro  Resources to Click “Can You Understand a Kangaroo Without a Bible? Why I Hold a Revelational Epistemology” – Pierce Taylor Hibbs “World through Word: Towards a Linguistic Ontology” – Pierce Taylor Hibbs “As Far As Curse is Found: Nature and Grace in Herman Bavinck” – Daniel Ragusa “Ep. 09 – James DOleal: Revelational Epistemology, Why It’s Problematic and Some Implications” – Coffee House Sessions “Nature & Scripture” – Cornelius Van Til PierceTaylorHibbs.com Theme of the Month: Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts Give to Support the Work  Books to Read The Speaking Trinity & His Worded World – Pierce Taylor Hibbs Post-Reformation Reformed Dogmatics – Richard Muller Reformed Dogmatics: A System of Christian Theology – Geerhardus Vos Common Grace and the Gospel – Cornelius Van TIl A Christian Theory of Knowledge – Cornelius Van Til An Introduction to Systematic Theology – Cornelius Van Til The Defense of the Faith – Cornelius Van Til Redeeming Philosophy: A God-Centered Approach to the Big Questions – Vern Poythress The Mystery of the Trinity – Vern Poythress A History of Western Philosophy and Theology – John M. Frame Word & Spirit: Selected Writings in Biblical and Systematic Theology – Richard B. Gaffin Jr. Physics – Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics - Aristotle

Listen in as Louis Markos joins Brad Green and David Schrock to discuss his longform essay "Brave New World: A Warning Without Hope." This essay was published as part of our Great Books theme during the month of June.

Nothing exists outside of the lordship of Jesus Christ, and this includes even our own knowledge of the world. Resources to Click “Can You Understand a Kangaroo Without a Bible? Why I Hold a Revelational Epistemology” – Pierce Taylor Hibbs “World through Word: Towards a Linguistic Ontology” – Pierce Taylor Hibbs “As Far As Curse is Found: Nature and Grace in Herman Bavinck” – Daniel Ragusa “Ep. 09 – James DOleal: Revelational Epistemology, Why It’s Problematic and Some Implications” – Coffee House Sessions “Nature & Scripture” – Cornelius Van Til PierceTaylorHibbs.com Theme of the Month: Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts Give to Support the Work Books to Read The Speaking Trinity & His Worded World – Pierce Taylor Hibbs Post-Reformation Reformed Dogmatics – Richard Muller Reformed Dogmatics: A System of Christian Theology – Geerhardus Vos Common Grace and the Gospel – Cornelius Van TIl A Christian Theory of Knowledge – Cornelius Van Til An Introduction to Systematic Theology – Cornelius Van Til The Defense of the Faith – Cornelius Van Til Redeeming Philosophy: A God-Centered Approach to the Big Questions – Vern Poythress The Mystery of the Trinity – Vern Poythress A History of Western Philosophy and Theology – John M. Frame Word & Spirit: Selected Writings in Biblical and Systematic Theology – Richard B. Gaffin Jr. Physics – Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics - Aristotle

Listen as Robert Lyon joins David Schrock and Stephen Wellum to discuss his two-part longform essay "What is Christian Platonism?" Timestamps 00:46 – Intro 04:08 – Robert Lyon’s Background 05:06 – The Lay of the Land of Christian Platonism in the Academic World 11:34 – Who are the Main Advocates of Christian Platonism? 13:04 – What is a Metaphysic and How Do We Understand It? 14:16 – Other Terms Important to Understand in This Conversation 18:42 – What is Platonism as a System of Thought? 25:26 – What is the ‘Great Tradition’ that Craig Carter is Speaking of? 29:53 – The Doctrine of ‘Ur Platonism’ 35:15 – ‘Ur Platonism’ is a Reduced Form of Platonism 39:32 – The Idea of Sacramental Ontology 41:17 – The Loss of Creator and Creature Distinction & Participatory Language 43:58 – Do Christian Platonists Pick Up More Catholic Ways of Reading the Bible? 47:40 – What is a Positive Construction of Ontology that We Can Begin to Mine From the Biblical Canon? 52:07 – How the Protestant Reformers Were Eclectic When Looking Toward the Early Church 56:09 – Final Thoughts from Robert Lyon & Dr. Wellum 1:00:35 - Outro Resources to Click “What is Christian Platonism? (Part 2): A Preliminary Critique”– Robert Lyon “What is Christian Platonism? (Part 1): An Introduction in Three Steps” – Robert Lyon “False Equivalence: The Problem with Unreasonable Comparisons” – Itamar Shatz “False Dilemmas and False Dichotomies: What They Are and How to Respond to Them” – Itamar Shatz “Why Should We Affirm Christian Platonism? Historical and Systemic Reasons” – Craig A. Carter ““Christian Platonism” and Christological Interpretation: A Response to Craig A. Carter, Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition” – Daniel J. Treier “On Classical Christian Platonism: A Philosopher’s Reply to Carter” – Paul M. Gould “Which Plato? Whose Platonism? Summarizing the Christian Platonism Symposium” – Jordan Steffaniak “First Principles” – Matthew Barrett The Trinitarian Theology of Thomas Aquinas – Lane Tipton Theme of the Month: Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts Give to Support the Work Books to Read Plato (Great Thinkers) – David Talcott The Metaphysics - Aristotle Heavenly Participation: The Weaving of a Sacramental Tapestry – Hans Boersma Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition: Recovering the Genius of Pre-Modern Exegesis – Craig A. Carter Post-Reformation Reformed Dogmatics: The Rise and Development of Reformed Orthodoxy, ca. 1520 to ca. 1725 – Richard A. Muller “The One and the Trinity,” in Christian Platonism: A History – Alexander J.B. Hampton & John Peter Kenney Contemplating God with the Great Tradition: Recovering Trinitarian Classical Theism – Craig A. Carter The Reformation and the Right Reading of Scripture – Iain Provan Systematic Theology: From Canon to Concept (Volume 1) – Stephen J. Wellum Four Views on Christian Metaphysics - ed. Timothy M. Mosteller Post-Reformation Reformed Dogmatics – Richard Muller

Having examined what Christian Platonism is in Part One, we turn now to an assessment of this system. Resources to Click “What is Christian Platonism? (Part 2): A Preliminary Critique”– Robert Lyon “What is Christian Platonism? (Part 1): An Introduction in Three Steps” – Robert Lyon “False Equivalence: The Problem with Unreasonable Comparisons” – Itamar Shatz “False Dilemmas and False Dichotomies: What They Are and How to Respond to Them” – Itamar Shatz “Why Should We Affirm Christian Platonism? Historical and Systemic Reasons” – Craig A. Carter ““Christian Platonism” and Christological Interpretation: A Response to Craig A. Carter, Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition” – Daniel J. Treier “On Classical Christian Platonism: A Philosopher’s Reply to Carter” – Paul M. Gould “Which Plato? Whose Platonism? Summarizing the Christian Platonism Symposium” – Jordan Steffaniak “First Principles” – Matthew Barrett The Trinitarian Theology of Thomas Aquinas – Lane Tipton Theme of the Month: Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts Give to Support the Work Books to Read Plato (Great Thinkers) – David Talcott The Metaphysics - Aristotle Heavenly Participation: The Weaving of a Sacramental Tapestry – Hans Boersma Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition: Recovering the Genius of Pre-Modern Exegesis – Craig A. Carter Post-Reformation Reformed Dogmatics: The Rise and Development of Reformed Orthodoxy, ca. 1520 to ca. 1725 – Richard A. Muller “The One and the Trinity,” in Christian Platonism: A History – Alexander J.B. Hampton & John Peter Kenney Contemplating God with the Great Tradition: Recovering Trinitarian Classical Theism – Craig A. Carter The Reformation and the Right Reading of Scripture – Iain Provan Systematic Theology: From Canon to Concept (Volume 1) – Stephen J. Wellum Four Views on Christian Metaphysics - ed. Timothy M. Mosteller Biblical Theology: Old and New Testaments – Geerhardus Vos

What is Christian Platonism and where did it come from? Answers to these questions and more lie ahead. Resources to Click “What is Christian Platonism? (Part 1): An Introduction in Three Steps” – Robert Lyon The Nicene Creed The Chalcedonian Creed “Fear and Trembling (Selections)” – Soren Kierkegaard “Duns Scotus: His Historical and Contemporary Significance” – Catherine Pickstock “The Doctrine of Univocity is True and Salutary” – Thomas Williams “First Principles” – Matthew Barrett Theme of the Month: Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts Give to Support the Work Books to Read Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition: Recovering the Genius of Pre-Modern Exegesis – Craig A. Carter Five Things Theologians Wish Biblical Scholars Knew – Hans Boersma & Scot McKnight Christian Platonism: A History – Alexander J.B. Hampton “Christian Metaphysics and Platonism,” in Four Views on Christian Metaphysics - ed. Timothy M. Mosteller Metaphysics: A Very Short Introduction – Stephen Mumford Heavenly Participation: The Weaving of a Sacramental Tapestry – Hans Boersma Participatory Biblical Exegesis: A Theology of Biblical Interpretation – Matthew Levering The Theological Origins of Modernity – Michael Allen Gillespie The Consequences of Ideas: Understanding the Concepts That Shape Our World – R.C. Sproul Scholastic Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction – Edward Feser Theology and Social Theory, 2nd Edition – John Milbank Ordered By Love: An Introduction to John Duns Scotus – Thomas Williams Ecco Homo – Friedrich Nietzsche “Will the Real Plato Please Stand Up? Participation versus Incarnation,” by James K.A. Smith in Radical Orthodoxy and the Reformed Tradition: Creation, Covenant, and Participation – eds. James K.A. Smith & James H. Olthuis From Plato to Platonism – Lloyd P. Gerson Phaedo – Plato Praise Seeking Understanding: Reading the Psalms with Augustine – Jason Byassee

Listen as Matthew Emadi joins David Schrock and Stephen Wellum to discuss his longform essay "The Kingdom of God in Hebrews." Timestamps 00:50 – Intro 03:00 – Matt Emadi’s Background 05:56 – Psalm 110, Melchizedek, & Mormonism 09:26 – How is Melchizedek Portrayed in a Biblical-Theological Framework? 12:37 – Matt Emadi’s Further Thoughts on Melchizedek 16:42 – Adam and Melchizedek 20:03 – What Place Does Kingship Have in Hebrews? 22:44 – The Psalms Applied to Jesus in Hebrews 1-4 27:52 – How Does 2 Samuel 7 Help Us to Understand the Davidic Son in the Book of Hebrews? 34:17 – Angels in Hebrews 39:48 – Jesus’ Priestly Work In His Active & Passive Obedience 43:39 – The Relationship Between Kingdom and the New Covenant in Hebrews 46:10 – An Unshakeable Kingdom 48:14 – How Should Hebrews Shape Our Eschatology? 56:39 – Preaching from Hebrews 59:10 – Final Encouragement from Hebrews 1:00:15 - Outro Resources to Click “The Kingdom of God In Hebrews” – Matt Emadi “The Land Promise in Hebrews” – Matt Emadi Salt Lake School of Theology “The Kingdom of God: A Bibliography of 20th Century Research” – Leslaw Chrupcala “Hearing God Right: A Closer Look at Hebrews 1:5” – Jim Dernell Theme of the Month: Getting Into the Book of Hebrews Give to Support the Work Books to Read The Royal Priest: Psalm 110 in Biblical Theology (NSBT) – Matt Emadi The Kingdom of God (Theology in Community Series) – eds. Christopher Morgan, Robert A. Peterson & Bruce K. Waltke Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture: The Application of Biblical Theology to Expository Preaching– Graeme Goldsworthy The Crucified King: Atonement and Kingdom in Biblical Theology – Jeremy Treat Kingdom Through Covenant: A Biblical-Theological Understanding of the Covenants (Second Edition) – Peter J. Gentry & Stephen J. Wellum The Paradox of Sonship: Christology in the Epistle to the Hebrews – R.B. Jamieson Jesus the Son of God: A Christological Title Often Overlooked, Sometimes Misunderstood, and Currently Disputed– D.A. Carson “One Who Is Son: Theological Reflections on the Exordium to the Epistle to the Hebrews,” in The Epistle to the Hebrews and Christian Theology, ed. Richard Bauckham & Daniel R. Driver, et. al