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Dr. Matthew Emadi is a theologian and author, known for his work on biblical theology and Christian doctrine. He has written 'The Royal Priest' and contributed to discussions on temple theology.
Dr. Matthew Emadi is a scholar and theologian, known for his work on biblical theology and Christian apologetics. He has authored books such as 'The Royal Priest: Psalm 110 in Biblical Theology' and is involved with the Salt Lake School of Theology.
Dr. Paul Gottfried is a distinguished scholar and author known for his work on political philosophy, conservatism, and the history of fascism. He has written extensively on the European political spectrum, the cultural and ideological aspects of fascism, and the intersections of religion and politics. His notable works include 'Fascism: The Career of a Concept,' 'Multiculturalism and the Politics of Guilt,' and 'Revisions and Dissents.' Dr. Gottfried is a professor and a prominent voice in conservative intellectual circles, contributing to debates on political ideologies and historical interpretations.
Dr. Christopher Watkin is a scholar and author known for his work on biblical critical theory and Western philosophy. He has written books such as 'Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture' and 'From Plato to Postmodernism: The Story of Western Culture Through Philosophy, Literature and Art.' His expertise includes engaging with complex philosophical ideas like those of Jacques Derrida and Michel Foucault, and applying them within a Christian theological framework.

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152. Kim Riddlebarger on B. B. Warfield

In this episode, we welcome back Dr. Kim Riddlebarger to discuss his book The Lion of Princeton: B. B. Warfield as Apologist and Theologian. Who was Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield and why does he matter, even today? From B.B.’s work in textual criticism to apologetics, his work on patristics to his career reviewing books – the great Princeton professor is as relevant as ever, addressing and improving the defense and understanding of the Christian Faith, for friend and foe alike. Kim also answers some of the recent criticisms he has received, from epistemology to even his articulation of the Biblical doctrine of the Trinity – as well as the question of whether or not he a “fundamentalist”?


Book: The Lion of Princeton: B. B. Warfield as Apologist and Theologian


Check out The RiddleBlog

Check out the podcast: The Blessed Hope Podcast


Other books by Dr. Riddlebarger:

- The Case for Amillenialism: Understanding the End Times

- The Man of Sin: Uncovering the Truth about the Antichrist

- First Corinthians (hear our interview here)


Resources by B. B. Warfield:

- Check out Kim’s article on Warfield’s bibliography

- “The Biblical Doctrine of the Trinity” (also see here, and here)

- “The Resurrection: A Historical Fact”

- “The Plan of Salvation”


Other resources:

The Theology of B. B. Warfield by Fred G. Zaspel

The Bible, Protestantism and the Rise of Natural Science by Peter Harrison

Shaman and Sage by Michael Horton

Process and Providence: The Evolution Question at Princeton, 1845-1929 by Bradley Gundlach

Toward a Reformed Apologetics: A Critique of the Thought of Cornelius Van Til by Keith A. Mathison

The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self; To Change All Worlds by Carl R. Trueman

Check out our interviews with Dr. Lydia McGrew: here, here and here

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151. Bradley Campbell interviews Matthew Emadi about the Temple

Hosts
Bradley Campbell
Guests
Matthew Emadi
Keywords
biblical temple Christ Jesus LDS temples Mormon temple theology

In this episode, we release on our podcast feed an interview conducted by Bradley Campbell of God Loves Mormons with Dr. Matthew Emadi about the biblical temple - how it points to and is fulfilled in Christ Jesus. The interview also discusses some implications for how we understand and discuss LDS temples and Mormon temple theology.

Original Video - Utah Pastor: Why Latter-day Saints Miss the TRUE Temple

God Loves Mormons; YouTube Channel


Interviews with Bradley Campbell: here, here, and here

The Royal Priest by Matthew Emadi (also see here)

The Temple and the Church's Mission by G.K. Beale

Who is God? by Richard Bauckham

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150. Matthew Emadi on John 14:28: "for the Father is greater than I"

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Unknown
Guests
Dr. Matthew Emadi
Keywords
John 14:28 Christology LDS Jesus Heavenly Parents Biblical interpretation Christian theology

In this episode, we welcome back Dr. Matthew Emadi to discuss John 14.28, wherein Jesus Christ states: “for The Father is Greater than I”. Do Christians get Christ right? LDS prophets and apostles, as well as laymen and apologists have used this verse to defend the LDS Jesus as a lesser god than their (and Jesus’) Heavenly Parents are. How have Christians understood this passage, how have they understood it – and do Christians truly avoid this verse, as written, because of our theology? Matt takes us through this and helps us understand how Bible-believing Christians should approach this passage and demonstrates that we do not avoid this verse in our understanding of who and what Jesus is. 

Check out: Salt Lake School of Theology 

Other resources by Dr. Emadi: 

The Royal Priest: Psalm 110 in Biblical Theology (hear interview about this book here

What is a Church? (hear interview about this book here

“What Do Mormons Believe About God?” (TGC

 

LDS resources:

For a basic LDS Christology, see the Gospel Principles manual, chapter 3: Jesus Christ, Our Chosen Leader and Savior. (Notice the complete lack of a distinct divine nature, at all. Indeed, in the seminary manual for 2 Peter 1 emphasizes: “Each of us has a divine nature”.) 

For comparison on several passages, see Understanding Paul by LDS scholar Richard Lloyd Anderson; as well as The Articles of Faith by Elder James Talmage and the A New Witness for the Articles of Faith by Elder Bruce R. McConkie

One prominent example of LDS usage of John 14.28 is found in “The Only True God and Jesus Christ Whom He Hath Sent” by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland. (Also hear responses here, here and here


Other resources: 

“No Longer Accretions. The Problem of Roman Catholicism in Dialogue with Gavin Ortlund”; Same Words, Different Worlds: Do Roman Catholics and Evangelicals Believe the Same Gospel?; A Christian’s Pocket Guide to the Papacy; A Christian’s Pocket Guide to Mary: Mother of God?; Engaging Thomas Aquinas: An Evangelical Approach (also see here) by Leonardo De Chirico 

 

“An Earnest Plea to Roman Catholics”; “The Failure of Eastern Orthodoxy”; “Cyril Lucaris: Calvinist Patriarch/Orthodox Saint”; “Filioque: How Eastern Orthodoxy Anathematizes the Church Fathers” (Ancient Paths TV; also see here, here, here, and here)  

Confessions; The City of God by Augustine (also on John 14.28 here

 

The Courage to Be Protestant by David F. Wells 

The Cross of Christ by John Stott 

Knowing God by J.I. Packer 

John Calvin’s Letter to Cardinal Sadoleto (1539) 

 

When it comes to whether church father Irenaeus appeals to “tradition” in a way that subordinates Scripture to the Church, see here – as well as read what scholar J.N.D. Kelly states on the matter: 

 “Did Irenaeus subordinate Scripture to unwritten tradition? The inference has been commonly drawn, but it issues from a somewhat misleading antithesis. Its plausibility depends on such considerations as (a) that, in controversy with the Gnostics, traditions rather than Scripture seemed to be his final court of appeal, and (b) that he apparently relied upon tradition to establish the true exegesis of Scripture. But a careful analysis of his [Against Heresies] reveals that, while the Gnostics’ appeal to their supposed secret tradition forced him to stress the superiority of the Church’s public tradition, his real defence of orthodoxy was founded on Scripture. Indeed, tradition itself, on his view, was confirmed by Scripture, which was ‘the foundation and pillar of our faith”. Secondly, Irenaeus admittedly suggested that a firm grasp of ‘the canon of the truth’ received at baptism would prevent a man from distorting the sense of Scripture. But this ‘canon’, so far from being something distinct from Scripture, was simply a condensation of the message contained in it. Being by its very nature normative in form, it provided a man with a handy clue to Scripture, whose very ramifications played into the hands of heretics. The whole point of his teaching was, in fact, that Scripture and the Church’s unwritten tradition are identical in content, both being vehicles of the revelation. If the tradition conveyed in the ‘canon’ is a more trustworthy guide, this is not because it comprises truths other than those revealed in Scripture, but because the true tenor of the apostolic message is there unambiguously set out.” (Early Christian Doctrines, pp. 38-39) 

 

Christianity and Liberalism; The Person of Jesus by J. Gresham Machen 

Justification Reconsidered: A Pauline Theme by Stephen Westerholm 

Cracking the New Perspective on Paul by Robert Cara 

We Become What We Worship; The Temple and the Church’s Mission by G.K. Beale

0:00 1:22:12

149. Paul Gottfried on Fascism

Guests
Paul Gottfried
Keywords
fascism political spectrum interwar period Right and Left politics Latin Catholic countries Christian heresy Reformation

In this episode, we welcome Dr. Paul Gottfried to discuss his book Fascism: The Career of a Concept. Given the problem of definition and of historical ignorance that often colors modern political discourse, what even is (and is not) fascism? In other words, what is a “single, coherent account” of fascism, the definition of which is “historically and conceptually delimited”? Paul takes us into the history and contours of generic fascism, as well as the ideas and culture surrounding it. What was the general political spectrum in Europe of the interwar period, where was Fascism on that spectrum – and what was Fascism interacting with which determined its more precise meaning? We also ask Dr. Gottfried some questions about Right and Left, why Fascism only seemed to grow in historically Latin Catholic countries, whether Fascism is a Christian heresy - and whether the Reformation was a left phenomenon. 


Book: Fascism: The Career of a Concept 

Check out: Chronicles (especially the print magazine

 

Other books and articles by Dr. Gottfried: 

Multiculturalism and the Politics of Guilt  

Antifascism: A Course of a Crusade 

The Strange Death of Marxism: The European Left in the New Millennium 

 

Revisions and Dissents: Essays 

             - See especially the chapter: “Defining Right and Left” 

After Liberalism: Mass Democracy in the Managerial State 

 

Recent media example of the relevance and importance of this subject: here


Other resources: 

Fascism: Comparison and Definition; A History of Fascism, 1914-1945; Franco: A Personal and Political Biography by Stanley G. Payne 

Political Religions; The New Science of Politics; Science, Politics and Gnosticism by Eric Voeglin 

“’It Can’t Happen Here’: Right-Wing Extremism in Pennsylvania, 1933-1942" by Philip Jenkins 

“God Does Not Exist” by Benito Mussolini 

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148. Christopher Watkin on Jacques Derrida

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Unknown
Guests
Dr. Christopher Watkin
Keywords
Derrida deconstruction logocentrism phonocentrism myths about Derrida language in Christianity Biblical Critical Theory Western culture postmodernism

In this episode, we welcome Dr. Christopher Watkin to discuss his book Jacques Derrida. There are things that Derrida saw as myths and illusions – such as logocentrism and phonocentrism. There are many myths people wrongly put upon Derrida – such as language being meaningless, him being a complete “moral relativist”, being a “Marxist”, and confusing objective truth with determinate truth. From what Derrida saw as myths to myths often said about Derrida, Dr. Watkin takes us through the contours of Derrida’s thought and method and helps us understand him accurately. What is deconstruction? And how should a Biblical Christian seeking to be consistent respond to Derrida? And how should a Christian think about language, given our Triune God who has revealed Himself in Scripture? 


Book: Jacques Derrida 

Christopher Watkin’s Website 

 

Other books by Dr. Watkin: 

 

Other resources:

Jacques Derrida by Geoffrey Bennington and Jacques Derrida

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