Reasonable Faith Podcast

A thoughtful take on Genesis 1–11 as quasi-mythical narratives and how that classification interacts with the Gospels. A look at the Gospels’ literary family, comparing them to Greco-Roman ancient biographies. Discussion of structural and internal features that make the Gospels historical narrative rather than myth.

They debate whether God was obligated to demand Jesus' death or could have saved people another way. They contrast theological views from Anselm, Aquinas and Grotius about necessity versus contingency. They examine whether moral influence or penal substitution better explains the cross. They critique a blogger's claim that divine goodness could be violated and its implications for assurance.

Michael Lepien, executive director who runs operations and outreach for Reasonable Faith, shares the ministry's growth and outreach strategy. He recounts joining the team and building social media and chapter networks. He highlights global chapter expansion, training programs, and free online resources. Short anecdotes and production shifts pepper the conversation.

A listener from Korea raises tough theological doubts about antinatalism, hell, and faith barriers. The speaker rejects the antinatalism analogy and defends why creating people who might reject God can still be justified. Discussion covers God’s desire to bestow an incomparable good and why this world may be the best balance of saved and lost. Closing encouragement to keep seeking answers.

A critique of recent videos on mind/body dualism and whether the self is distinct from the brain. A defense of interactionist dualism using historical and philosophical arguments. A look at cosmology: Aquinas, Galileo, and the unmoved mover debate. Discussion of Darwin, the modern synthesis, and contemporary design arguments about fine-tuning and meaning in an indifferent universe.

A personal testimony of coming to faith through natural theology and the ontological argument. A discussion of that argument's surprising evangelistic appeal and popularity online. Notes on terminology like "greatest possible being," "maximally great being," and how to explain possibility to lay audiences. Cautions about communicating possible worlds versus possible realities.

William Lane Craig, philosopher and Christian apologist famous for the Kalam cosmological argument, responds to Sean Carroll’s critiques. He tackles whether causation applies in physics. He discusses quantum gravity and whether models rule out a beginning. He debates naturalism versus methodological limits of science.

A philosophical back-and-forth about whether demonstrating a divine being also establishes classical attributes like omniscience and omnipotence. The conversation contrasts ordinary definitions of God with more theologically refined ones. Listeners hear distinctions between proving existence and proving all perfections. The ontological argument and its implications for theism are also discussed.

A political thinker reflects on a decades-long spiritual search and surprising turns toward faith. They discuss how modern comforts and scientific assumptions can obscure existential questions. The episode explores mathematical beauty, the contingency question, regress and the Kalam, and how to conceive of God beyond human images.

A lively discussion reconstructs a theological fatalism argument about divine foreknowledge and human choice. A modal logic pitfall is identified and explained. The idea of humans co-actualizing possible worlds is explored. The claim that God must pick a single best possible world is questioned with reasons why no single best world may exist.