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Classical Theism Podcast

Dec 2, 2025

Why does the Church weigh in on questions related to science? What did the Catholic Church teach about evolution from 1831 - 1950? What is the correct way of thinking about the Church's stance toward theories of evolution? Dr. Kenneth Kemp joins us to discuss these topics and his new book.

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Nov 30, 2025

Stephanie Gray Connors discusses the Catholic case against the practice of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) in great detail. She engages with many common objections, including: 

  • Embryos are not plausibly persons so IVF is fine.
  • Isn't the Church pro-life so shouldn't they want more babies?
  • If a building was on fire, would...


Oct 6, 2025

How should Catholics view the Old Testament? What does it mean to say it is Christian Scripture? Why do Catholics have a 46-book OT canon as opposed to 39 books? 

Curtis Mitch joins us to discuss his work on the now complete Ignatius Catholic Study Bible Old and New Testament as well as to highlight some big picture OT...


Sep 16, 2025

What are some common intellectual obstacles to faith and belief? How can we still make a case for an uncaused cause of all things? Why think that cause is intelligent? How should we think about the Bible? 

Dr. Christopher Kaczor joins us to discuss these questions and his new book. I also ask Dr. Kaczor a bonus question...


Aug 27, 2025

What are the main emphases of Augustinians? How should we understand St. Augustine's confessions? What is the heart according to St. Augustine? Why does he view memory as so important? How does he analyze sin? 

Dr. Shane Owens joins the podcast to discuss these topics.

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