Prerequisites
Episodes
- 01
Does God Exist? The Classical Arguments
Cosmological, teleological, ontological arguments in their strongest modern forms (Leibniz, fine-tuning, Plantinga's modal ontological argument).
Coming soon - 02
The Problem of Evil
Logical problem, evidential problem, theodicy attempts (Augustinian, Irenaean, skeptical theism). The strongest argument against classical theism, presented honestly.
Coming soon - 03
Classical Theism vs. Alternatives
The "omni" God. Process theology. Open theism. Multiple coherent concepts of God — rejecting one doesn't mean rejecting all.
Coming soon - 04
Materialism, Dualism, and the Nature of Reality
The mind-body problem. Physicalism vs. substance dualism vs. property dualism. Relevant to anyone who believes in a soul, resurrection, or divine embodiment.
Coming soon - 05
Free Will, Determinism, and Divine Foreknowledge
Compatibilism, libertarian free will, hard determinism. Molinism, open theism, eternal now. Connects directly to LDS agency theology.
Coming soon - 06
Creation, Cosmology, and Contingency
Creation ex nihilo vs. creation ex materia. "Why is there something rather than nothing?" LDS theology's distinctive position on uncreated matter.
Coming soon - 07
Revelation, Miracles, and Divine Action
How does God act in the world? Hume on miracles. Interventionist vs. non-interventionist models. What does it mean to say God "speaks" to prophets?
Coming soon - 08
Religious Pluralism & Particularity
If God exists, why so many religions? Hick's pluralism, exclusivism, inclusivism. Holding particularist theology and genuine respect for others.
Coming soon - 09
Death, Afterlife, and Meaning
Personal identity and survival after death. The soul-as-continuity problem. LDS theology's unusual approach to postmortal existence.
Coming soon - 10
Living With the Questions
The limits of philosophical theology. Relationship between philosophical argument and lived faith. Intellectual humility does not mean intellectual surrender.
Coming soon