Full Proof Theology

Chase Davis

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83 - Colin Redemer on Thomas Traherne’s “Christian Ethics”
Mar 13 2023
83 - Colin Redemer on Thomas Traherne’s “Christian Ethics”
In this episode, Colin Redemer and I discuss the life and work of pastor, poet, and theologian Thomas Traherne (1637-1675). To start, we talk about why Colin feels that Traherne’s work is so necessary today and challenges faced in bringing “Christian Ethics” to publication today. We explore the topics of virtue ethics, love, Aristotelianism. Bio - Colin Redemer is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Saint Mary’s College of California and the Vice President of the Davenant Institute. He loves teaching on the intersection between History, Philosophy, Literature, and Christianity.Excerpt: “THE GOAL of this work is not to entertain you, but to elevate your soul, to refine your soul’s understanding, inform its judgment, and polish it for conversation. To purify and enflame the heart, to enrich the mind, and to guide men (that stand in need of help) in the way of virtue. And it will do this not by fasting with a long face but by exciting men’s desire, encouraging them to travel, comforting them in the journey, and so at last to lead them to true happiness, both here and after death.”Support the show!! - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavisChristian Ethics - https://amzn.to/3yszjebAristotle - https://amzn.to/3ZQERecDavenant Institute - https://davenantinstitute.org/Support the showSign up for the Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavisFollow Full Proof Theology on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fullprooftheology/Follow Full Proof Theology on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fullprooftheology/
82 - The Gospel Coalition Cancels Pastor Josh Butler
Mar 7 2023
82 - The Gospel Coalition Cancels Pastor Josh Butler
In this episode, I discuss the cancelation of Josh Butler, author of Beautiful Union, from the Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics. We look at various reactions to Josh’s article from evangelicals associated with The Gospel Coalition as well as endorsers of the book and the fallout. I dive into what this reveals about the broader landscape of evangelicalism. Support the show!! - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavisBlocked by The Gospel Coalition - https://twitter.com/jchasedavis/status/1631485690759503872?s=46&t=HtFH7xyxq6XMSBbeejxPbQDennae Pierre Retraction - https://twitter.com/dennaepierre/status/1631673955051515906?s=46&t=HtFH7xyxq6XMSBbeejxPbQRich Villodas Retraction - https://twitter.com/richvillodas/status/1631653097901551617?s=46&t=ASnj2J39J9Q6iJfRu8ck4QRebecca McLaughlin Comments - https://twitter.com/rebeccmclaugh/status/1632360308881739776?s=46&t=ASnj2J39J9Q6iJfRu8ck4QThe Gospel Coalition Apologizes - https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/sex-wont-save-you/Anthony Bradley Scoop - https://twitter.com/drantbradley/status/1632381982419087360?s=46&t=ASnj2J39J9Q6iJfRu8ck4QThe Gospel Cancelation - https://americanreformer.org/2023/03/the-gospel-cancelation/Christ Over All - https://christoverall.com/Support the showSign up for the Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavisFollow Full Proof Theology on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fullprooftheology/Follow Full Proof Theology on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fullprooftheology/
80 - Alex Kocman on the Regulative Principle Applied to Missions
Feb 13 2023
80 - Alex Kocman on the Regulative Principle Applied to Missions
In this interview with Alex Kocman, we discuss the rift between theology and the world of missions. Many times there seems to be disconnect between those who are concerned with orthodoxy and those who are concerned with reaching the lost. Alex (and his co-author Chad Vegas) wrote “Missions by the Book” in order to help relieve this tension and provide a better way forward. We dive into some of the ideas in the book, primarily discussing their use of the regulative principle and how it can be applied to missions. We highlight some examples in Muslim contexts of evangelism and church planting. Bio from website - “Alex Kocman a husband, father, student of theology, writer, former youth pastor, missionary mobilizer, and lay leader in his church.He received his M.A. in Media and Communication Studies and B.S. in Biblical Studies through Liberty University, where he also served as an online evangelism and apologetics instructor with Liberty University Online from 2012-2014. From there, he spent two years as a Student Ministry Coordinator at LCBC (Lives Changed By Christ) Church. He now serves as Director of Advancement and Communications for ABWE, a theologically conservative, gospel-centered missions agency with more than 1,000 missionaries in nearly 70 countries.His writing has been featured in various outlets including For the Church, 9Marks, Biblical Missiology, Founders Ministries, Doctrine and Devotion, Message Magazine and ABWE’s blog, Liberty University News, American Bible Society’s Record Magazine, and Christian Life News.He resides with his wife and three children in York, Pennsylvania, where he spends his free time studying theology, weightlifting, and nursing a heavy coffee addiction. He adheres to the 1689 London Baptist Confession and is a member in good standing Faith Bible Fellowship Church, where he leads the missions committee and serves as director of worship.”Support the show!! - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavisThe Missions Podcast - https://missionspodcast.com/AlexKocman.comABWE.org Alex Kocman on Twitter - https://twitter.com/AJKocman“Missions by the Book” - https://press.founders.org/shop/missions-by-the-book/Support the showSign up for the Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavisFollow Full Proof Theology on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fullprooftheology/Follow Full Proof Theology on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fullprooftheology/
77 - Micah Caswell on Micah the Prophet and Micah 6:8
Jan 24 2023
77 - Micah Caswell on Micah the Prophet and Micah 6:8
In this interview with Micah Caswell (returning guest!), we discuss his commentary on the book of Micah. We discuss what led Micah to write this commentary as well as the context of the Micah the Prophet. We dive into Micah 6:8 which is a verse often used by people for a variety of social justice issues. Micah and I share our different perspectives on it’s application for us today and close out talking about helping kids and people know the Bible more.My Endorsement: “With clarity and conviction, Caswell demonstrates that the book of Micah is essential for faithful gospel preaching. This commentary illuminates the bountiful opportunities available to every pastor and Christian to speak the good news of Jesus Christ. Replete with illustrations and applications, Caswell has provided a resource which is as accessible as it is helpful."Micah’s Bio - “Prior to Redeemer Church, I led a small non profit and pastored at churches in Austin and Houston. I am a graduate of the University of North Texas (Go Mean Green). I also hold degrees from Dallas Seminary, Southwestern Seminary, and Toronto Baptist Seminary. My doctorate is from Southern Seminary in the area of explaining and applying the Old Testament Minor Prophets. In addition to my role at Redeemer Church, I teach the Biblical Worldview class to the seniors at Denton Calvary Academy. I am a certified biblical counselor through the Association of Biblical Counselors and offer free biblical counseling to the Covenant Members and regular attenders of Redeemer Church. However, I also offer counseling to the community through Covenant Biblical Counseling. Finally, I also serve as the Church Planter Recruiter with the Denton Baptist Association’s SEND Church Planting Network. I have contributed two chapters in the Noble Company series on John Pitman and Thomas Roberts. Recently I was able to contribute to Baptist Way Press’ study on the miracles of Jesus and their study on the Gospel of Mark. I have also published a  book on Thomas Patient who planted the first Irish Baptist churches. Finally, I recently published a commentary on the Old Testament book of Micah.”Support the show!! - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavisPick up Micah’s Commentary on Micah - https://amzn.to/3H02wANRedemer Denton - http://www.redeemerdenton.com/Micah’s Website - http://micahcaswell.com/Support the showSign up for the Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavisFollow Full Proof Theology on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fullprooftheology/Follow Full Proof Theology on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fullprooftheology/
76 - Bethel McGrew on Revoice and Concupiscence
Jan 17 2023
76 - Bethel McGrew on Revoice and Concupiscence
In this interview with Bethel McGrew, we discuss the various problems with the Revoice Movement and historic Christian orthodoxy. We start with a discussion of her PhD in math. Bethel recounts various figures in the Revoice Movement including Greg Johnson. She helps us see the impact of this movement and various teachers caught up in their teachings. We also discuss sin nature, desire, temptation, and concupiscence. When does a desire become a sin? Are we in sin if we have a sinful thought? What about temptation?Bio from Substack - Freelance writer, teacher, maths Ph.D., cultural critic, bad Anglican. You might have spotted me at National Review, First Things, The Spectator, The Critic, Patheos, Quillette, Plough, or someplace else.Support the show!! - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavisBethel on Twitter - https://twitter.com/BMcGrewvyBethel’s Substack - https://bethelmcgrew.substack.com/Memorial PCA Hosts Transgender Performance - https://www.christianpost.com/news/pca-church-explains-why-it-allowed-transgender-festival-performance-on-its-property.htmlVern Poythress ‘Redeeming Mathematics: A God-Centered Approach” - https://amzn.to/3IzzkmCRevoice '21 review for Eikon: Uncertain Voices: Revoice '21 Reviewed - CBMWRetro Book Review: The Returns of Love, Part I - The North American Anglican (northamanglican.com)Retro Book Review: The Returns of Love, Part II - The North American Anglican (northamanglican.com)Book Review: A War of Loves | Esther O’Reilly (patheos.com)Support the showSign up for the Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavisFollow Full Proof Theology on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fullprooftheology/Follow Full Proof Theology on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fullprooftheology/
72 - Yoram Hazony on Conservatism, Classical Liberalism, and Coalition Building
Dec 12 2022
72 - Yoram Hazony on Conservatism, Classical Liberalism, and Coalition Building
In this interview with Dr. Yoram Hazony, we get into details regarding conservatism as both a tradition and a movement. We discuss the definition of conservatism as traditionalism. We dive into the differences between conservatism and classical liberalism. Recently, Giorgia Meloni was elected Prime Minister of Italy. Yoram offers his perspective on her election and her alignment with a movement like national conservatism. We close out discussing coalition building and partnership with classical liberals who see the rise of woke neo-Marxism as a major problem. Bio - Yoram Hazony, the chairman of the Edmund Burke Foundation and president of the Herzl Institute, is the leading proponent of the National Conservatism movement, which is invigorating the American and European right. His previous book, The Virtue of Nationalism, won the Intercollegiate Studies Institute's Conservative Book of the Year award in 2019. A graduate of Princeton University (B.A.) and Rutgers University (Ph.D.), he lives in Jerusalem with his wife and children.Support the show!! - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavisThis episode is brought to you by Gold River Trading Co. https://goldriverco.com/ Use promo code THEOLOGY to get 15% off your order!!“Conservatism: A Rediscovery” - https://amzn.to/3HtR6HD“The Virtue of Nationalism” - https://amzn.to/3uWlrXTNational Conservatism - https://nationalconservatism.org/natcon-3-2022/“Is ‘Classical Liberalism’ Conservative?” - https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-classical-liberalism-conservative-1507931462Support the showSign up for the Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavisFollow Full Proof Theology on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fullprooftheology/Follow Full Proof Theology on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fullprooftheology/
70 - American Missionary Trade Surplus
Nov 14 2022
70 - American Missionary Trade Surplus
Many young Christians feel a call to ministry, some a call to be a missionary. In this episode, I discuss this popular unction and the culture of American evangelical Christianity that produces it. The missional movement is a self-identified movement within the 21st century. While missional church just claim to be biblical, this is a much used argument made by evangelical to justify their latest pragmatic strategies - such as missional. I question the biblical fidelity of the missional movement and highlight common pitfalls for church planters. This missional movement also creates a heightened desire for Christian to be missionaries. Many young Christians in the church feel pressure to enter ministry or go overseas. Why does this happen? How do we deal with the fallout of missionaries leaving ministry if not the faith all together? Oftentimes the call to ministry is pitched as the most sacrificial thing a Christian can do. In teaching this way, leader often create unbiblical and unrealistic expectations. We need to have a deeper understanding of going to the nations so that we can better understand our calling to our own nation here. Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavis“How Should Christians Speak in Public?” Tim Keller - https://mereorthodoxy.com/how-should-christians-speak-in-public/#post-133708-footnote-1“Negative World Arrives in Australia” Simon Kennedy - https://mereorthodoxy.com/negative-world-australia/Support the showSign up for the Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavisFollow Full Proof Theology on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fullprooftheology/Follow Full Proof Theology on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fullprooftheology/
69 - Glenn Moots on Magisterial Protestantism and Christian Establishment (Also Baptists)
Nov 7 2022
69 - Glenn Moots on Magisterial Protestantism and Christian Establishment (Also Baptists)
In this episode, Dr. Glenn Moots and I discuss several related aspects of Christianity and politics. We dive into Moots’s history in the church and academy while exploring his understanding of Christian Reconstructionism. We get into the topic of Christian Nationalism and a state church. We dig into the magisterial protestant perspective on Christianity and politics and what it has to offer us today. What is the relationship of the church and state? What would America look like if Christian Nationalists had their way? What place would Baptists have in a magisterial Protestant nation? Why is choosing between religious pluralism and establishment a false dilemma?Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavis“How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Christian Nationalism” - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v-utekNec80&feature=emb_titleGlenn Moots on Althusius - https://lawliberty.org/classic/rereading-politica-in-the-post-liberal-moment/“Politics Reformed” - https://amzn.to/3FKBZZf“Justifying Revolution: Law, Virtue, and Violence in the American War of Independence” - https://amzn.to/3fxS0qXLaw and Liberty - Moots - https://lawliberty.org/author/glenn-moots/Support the showSign up for the Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavisFollow Full Proof Theology on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fullprooftheology/Follow Full Proof Theology on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fullprooftheology/
68 - On Russell Moore, the Winsomeness Fundamentalist
Oct 31 2022
68 - On Russell Moore, the Winsomeness Fundamentalist
In this episode, I explore the cultural engagement model of Russell Moore by describing my appreciation and concern over his approach.  Russell Moore is currently the editor in chief at Christianity Today. He was the director of Christianity Today’s Public Theology Project. Before that, he was the President of Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) of the Southern Baptist Convention. He has also served as the provost and dean at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. The winsomeness strategy of cultural engagement has received widespread criticism for being an insufficient strategy to meet the time. Unfortunately, the critique of the strategy has largely fell on deaf ears to the biggest advocates of the winsome paradigm. I close out this episode showing how much of the winsome witness crowd behaves like fundamentalists. Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavisAaron Renn on Tim Keller - https://themasculinist.buzzsprout.com/1330924/6548746-regarding-tim-kellerRussell Moore’s Letter to the SBC Exec. Committee - https://religionnews.com/2021/06/02/russell-moore-to-erlc-trustees-they-want-me-to-live-in-psychological-terror/Russell Moore at Acts 29 - https://www.acts29.com/speaker/russell-moore/https://aaronrenn.substack.com/p/weekly-digest-russell-moore-fundamentalist?utm_source=email-ufi&utm_medium=emailWhat’s Wrong with Winsomeness? - https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2022/november/moore-winsomeness-hostile-culture-fruit-spirit.htmlCan The Religious Right Be Saved? - https://www.firstthings.com/article/2017/01/can-the-religious-right-be-savedA White Church No More - https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/06/opinion/a-white-church-no-more.htmlDoug Wilson’s Critique of Moore in 2016 - https://dougwils.com/books-and-culture/s7-engaging-the-culture/time-russell-moore-ran-dog.htmlSupport the showSign up for the Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavisFollow Full Proof Theology on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fullprooftheology/Follow Full Proof Theology on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fullprooftheology/
66 - C. R. Wiley on Contextualizing to a Culture of Death
Oct 17 2022
66 - C. R. Wiley on Contextualizing to a Culture of Death
In this interview with Chris Wiley, we explore the strategy of contextualization. Church planters and Christians in the 20th and 21st centuries have been thinking about contextualization and attempting to use it as a means to reach people with the gospel. It is the normative approach to being “missional” in the American context. While the church has always been a people of mission, carrying God’s gospel message to the ends of the earth, in the mid-20th century many Christian thinkers began to reconsider older approaches to Christian mission. Wiley casts doubt on the usefulness and fruitfulness of this endeavor particularly as it relates to a post-Christian culture of death. He ties contextualization to ideological movements in the 19th Century. Bio from crwiley.com: “C. R. Wiley’s childhood was like something out of a story by Roald Dahl.It was full of vacancies. He was a ward of the state for a time. (Imagine living at the DMV and you have a sense of what that was like.) And he hated the 8th grade so much that he took it twice.Fortunately his imagination filled in what life left out. He drew a lot and actually got pretty good at it.Besides writing for magazines and publishing books he has been a pastor (still is!), a college professor, a commercial real estate investor, a landlord (still that, too!), and a building contractor.He has been happily married for over 30 years and he has three grown children. He resides in the state of Washington.He has written for Touchstone Magazine, Modern Reformation, Sacred Architecture, The Imaginative Conservative, Front Porch Republic, National Review Online, and First Things, among others. His most recent book is, In the House of Tom Bombadil (2021). He is also the author of, The Household and the War for the Cosmos published by Canon Press (2019). His short fiction has appeared in The Mythic Circle (published by the Mythopoeic Society) and elsewhere, and the first book in his young adult fantasy series, The Purloined Boy was published by Canonball Books (2017). He is a board member of the Academy of Philosophy and Letters, as well as New Saint Andrews College.”Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavishttps://crwiley.com/Theology Pugcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-theology-pugcast/id1452933071?ign-mpt=uo%3D4&mt=2“In the House of Tom Bombadil” - https://amzn.to/3S7o95JSupport the showSign up for the Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavisFollow Full Proof Theology on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fullprooftheology/Follow Full Proof Theology on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fullprooftheology/
64 - National Conservatism, Post-Liberal Politics, and Classical Liberalism
Oct 3 2022
64 - National Conservatism, Post-Liberal Politics, and Classical Liberalism
n this episode I discuss some take aways and observations from National Conservatism 3. I highlight a few talks and list a bunch here in the show notes. Many of the talks were given by previous guests on the podcast! I also address concerns from several preeminent theologians and friends (whom I deeply respect and appreciate): Peter Leithart, Andrew Sandlin, and Brian Mattson. Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavisStatement of Principles - https://nationalconservatism.org/national-conservatism-a-statement-of-principles/Joe Rigney “The Abolition of Man and the Culture War” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eDcy7rFgJYAl Mohler “Your God Will Have Been Supplanted by an Idol” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_Syg1V_0QgYoram Hazony “After the Revolution - What Happens Next?” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEtlCMFSWpwMichael Knowles “One Nation Under God” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_dVaJ8R0r8Aaron Renn “Personnel is Policy” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRYNKLtrpWgTimon Cline “Church and State in Colonial America” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU4d9iS3uNUJames Wood “The Limits of Winsome Politics” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SetKToeL7WEMegan Basham “How Pastors Are Compromising the Gospel to Appease the Left” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UetZXc9QPmIWilliam Wolfe “A Christian Case for an ‘America First’ Government” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axFgvn5bYsAGlenn Moots “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Christian Nationalism” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-utekNec80Brad Littlejohn “All Politics Is Post-Liberal” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS4LjH4MLNU&t=61sPeter Leithart “Against National Conservatism” - https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2022/08/against-national-conservatismAndrew Sandlin “Individualism, The Right Kind” - https://pandrewsandlin.substack.com/p/individualism-the-right-kind?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2Brian Mattson “Illiberalism Is For (Cultural) Losers” - https://brianmattson.substack.com/p/illiberalism-is-for-cultural-losersSupport the showSign up for the Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavisFollow Full Proof Theology on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fullprooftheology/Follow Full Proof Theology on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fullprooftheology/