The Reluctant Theologian Podcast
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The Reluctant Theologian Podcast
A podcast on God, time, and everything in between. The host R.T. Mullins (PhD, University of St Andrews) will guide listeners through topics on theology, philosophy, science, and heavy metal. https://www.patreon.com/user?u=66431474 https://ko-fi.com/rtmullins
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Ep. 179 Monsters, Cultural Apologetics, and Christianity is Coming Back to Life
In today's episode I reflect on monsters, the state of cultural apologetics, and why it matters for the renewed interest in Christianity among the you...
Ep 178 Open Theism and the Open Future
Lately I have seen some apologists online run arguments against open theism's view of omniscience. Unfortunately, these arguments rest on a faulty und...
Ep. 177 Does God Learn?
In today’s episode I want to talk about God’s omniscience, and whether or not God learns. William Lane Craig recently released a video saying God lear...
Ep. 176 Plotinus on God and the World
In today’s episode I want to talk about the curious case of Plotinus. The late ancient Greek philosopher who’s views on God and the world had a massiv...
Ep. 175 Omnisubjectivity and Classical Theism are Not Compatible
There is a new issue of Roczniki Filozoficzne dedicated to Linda Zagzebski's new book, Omnisubjectivity. In today's episode, I take you through my con...
Ep. 174 Wes Huff's Time Traveling Jesus and the Theistic Multiverse
Was Jesus a time traveler? Does the Bible have an incredibly insane view on time that would render Christianity laughable from the start? What about t...
Ep. 173 Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Has Fallen, Meaningless Evangelical Small Talk, and the Importance of Sarcasm
I’m currently jumping around Finland and Scotland, but trying to keep up with what is going on in America. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School has ann...
Ep. 172 LoveJoy and Confusion on the Great Chain of Being
I’m slowly writing a book on models of God and the problems of creation. There is an idea in the history of Western philosophical theology that is an...
Ep. 171 Clearly Reformed or Passionately Confused: Impassibility
Pastor Kevin DeYoung is back again with another explainer video. This one is on the doctrine of impassibility. I got far too many requests from you ne...
Ep. 170 Gen Z Goes to Church
According to recent polling data and statistics, Gen Z have been going to church. That’s right, my generation gave up on the church, but Gen Z is inte...
Ep. 169 The Theological Revolution Starts Here
I was at Palm Beach Atlantic University this past January to teach a masters course on God and time. My Palm Beach interns decided to do an interview...
Ep. 168 The Trinity with William Hasker
My Palm Beach Atlantic University interns and I interview William Hasker about his take on the doctrine of the Trinity.
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Ep. 167 Jonathan Edwards, the End of Creation, and Heavy Metal
In today’s episode, I have a lot to talk about. I want to give you some quick updates on things going on in my life. I want to chat about Jonathan Edw...
Ep. 166 Hebraic Philosophy, Systematic Theology, and the Doctrine of God
In today’s episode, I want to talk about Dru Johnson’s book on Hebraic Philosophy. Dru’s book came out a couple years ago, and I have been asked to pa...
Ep. 165 The Trinity with Dale Tuggy
In today’s episode, I have the beast from the east. The reincarnation of Samuel Clarke doing a Texas two-step. That unforgettable Unitarian. The alway...
Ep. 164 The Trinity with William Lane Craig
Last summer, my Palm Beach Atlantic University interns and I recorded some episodes on the new Trinity debate book. The book is called One God, Three...
Ep. 163, Gersonides, Open Theism, and the Future
In today’s episode, I want to give you a quick review of my year. Some of the highlights, and what I have learned. I will also give you a sneak peek a...
Ep. 162 What are the Non-Negotiables of Christian Doctrine?
What demarcates Christian doctrine from non-Christian doctrine? What are the essentials of the Christian faith? What do you have to believe in order t...
Ep 161 Questions on Time, Physics, Creeds, Trinity, and More
In today’s episode, I open up the mailbag to consider more listener questions. We have questions on physics and time. We have questions on the creeds...
Ep. 160 The Ghosts of Analytic Theology Past, Present, and Future
In today's episode I tell a ghost story. Then I talk about the history of analytic theology, its current state, and where it is going in the future. <...
Ep. 159 What is Theology, and Why it Matters
In today's episode, I discuss the different branches of theology, and how they work together. I also explain why theology is deeply important.
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Ep. 158 Clearly Reformed or Consistently Confused: Immutability
Clearly Reformed has a new video out on immutability. In this episode, I offer my reactions, and work through the actual philosophical and biblical id...
Ep. 157 A Little Book About a Big God
My new book is finally out! In today's episode I give you some of the behind the scenes of the book, and read you the Preface.
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Ep. 156 Trinity, Simplicity, and How to Think About US Politics
In today's episode, I consider some listener questions about the Trinity and divine simplicity. I also tell you about two important questions you need...
Ep. 155 God, Time, Idealism, Scripture, and Other Listener Questions with David Anzalone
I’m joined by David Anzalone from Lucerne. We try to answer as many listener questions as we can. We consider questions about Eleonore Stump’s classic...
Ep. 154 Eulogies and Hope for the Afterlife
In today's episode I remember the life of my grandmother, and offer some biblical reflections on our hope in the resurrection of the dead.
Ep. 153 The Current State of Pop Apologetics
Over the past few years, people have been complaining to me about the incredibly low standards of reasoning taking place within the online Christian a...
Ep. 152 Divine Hiddenness with Michael Rea
This is the final episode with my 2023 summer interns from Palm Beach Atlantic. Today, we ask why isn’t God more obvious? If God really loves us, why...
Ep. 151 Southern Baptists, the Nicene Creed, and the Eternal Generation of the Son
The Southern Baptist Convention just had their annual meeting. 4 people pushed to have the Nicene Creed included in the Southern Baptist confession. I...
Ep. 150, Do Evangelicals Have a Crush on Aquinas, or Did Christianity Today Jump the Shark?
Christianity Today just put out a new article on the unhealthy obsession that some American Evangelicals have over Thomas Aquinas. As you can imagine,...
Ep. 149 God and the Meaning of Life with TJ Mawson
I have another episode with my Palm Beach Atlantic summer interns. As we were doing some philosophical theology last summer, there was a question that...
Ep. 148 Omnisubjectivity and Panentheism with Linda Zagzebski
I have a very special episode for you today. I have an interview with the one and only Linda Zagzebski! We are chatting about her new book on omnisubj...
Ep. 147 TikTok, the Problem of Evil, and the Importance of a Good Theological Education
I was somehow convinced to join the dumpster fire that is TikTok. In today's episode, I offer some reflections on my experience on TikTok, the problem...
Ep. 146 Ortlund vs Mullins Debate Review: Simplicity, Dependency and Trinity with Andrew Hollingsworth and Chad McIntosh
If you saw my recent debate with the one and only Gavin Ortlund on divine simplicity, you might have some remaining questions. In today's episode, I s...
Ep. 145 Becoming Incarnate with Tim Pawl
Are you of two minds about which model of the incarnation to adopt? Perhaps you are looking for someone who can offer an account of the incarnation th...
Ep. 144 Reconstructing Hell with David Anzalone
In October, I released an episode called “Deconstructing Hell.” I presented a way of critiquing different theories of Hell in light of God’s love and...
Ep. 143 Why Would God Create Anything at All? A Question that Classical Theism Cannot Answer
In today’s episode, I want to give you a version of my presentation at the Evangelical Philosophical Society meeting in Georgia. “Why Would God Create...
Ep. 142 Carl Trueman's Classical Theistic Pathologies
Do you have doubts about classical theism? Are you one of those people who finds yourself uncertain if classical theism is true? If you have answered...
Ep. 141 Personal Identity and Life After Death with Trenton Merricks
Today we sit down with Trenton Merricks to discuss personal identity over time and life after death.
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Host: R.T. Mullins (P...
Ep. 140 The Anti-Biblical Doctrine of Simplicity, Angry Thomist Tweets, and Aquinas Doubts Immutability
I have quite the episode for you today. I will talk about how the internet Thomists lost their minds over the previous episode. I will explain why the...