Church Podmatics
Church Podmatics is a cheerful conversation about theology in a cheerless age. On each episode we take a new or significant essay in theology and think it through from the perspective of Christian faith and ministry. Our hosts: The Rev Dr Andrew Errington (Sydney, Australia: Rector of Newtown-Erskineville Anglican Church)Matthew Mason (Salisbury, UK: Tutor in Christian Ethics at The Pastors Academy, Chaplain at Moorlands College, Theologian-in-Residence at Evangelicals Now)The Rev Dr Matt Wilcoxen (Sydney, Australia: Rector at St John's Darlinghurst)
Episodes
25 episodes
Eschatological naturalism and ecological responsibility: Troubling some assumptions
This episode, Matthew Wilcoxen and Andrew Errington discuss Dr. Samuel Tranter's recent article: "Eschatological naturalism and ecological responsibility: Troubling some assumptions" in Sc...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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47:14
Prelapsarian Christological Mediation and the Typology of Adam and Eve in Jerome Zanchi’s De Operibus Dei
This week, the whole gang is back, looking at Andrew Leslie's "Prelapsarian Christological Mediation and the Typology of Adam and Eve in Jerome Zanchi’s De Operibus Dei" (Journal of Reform...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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48:02
The beauty of the body and the ascension: A reclamation and subversion of physical beauty
This week, Matthew W & Andrew E discuss Laura Cerbus’ “The Beauty of the Body and the Ascension: a reclamation and subversion of physical beauty” (Scottish Journal of Theology, Volume ...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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40:30
‘The Bible is not “like any other book”’: Katherine Sonderegger and the Bible as Vestigium Trinitatis
In this first episode for 2024, we discuss a slightly different article: Matthew Wilcoxen's own ‘The Bible is not “like any other book”’: Katherine Sonderegger and the Bible as Vestigium Trinitatis'&...
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Episode 22
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59:01
Christ as Culture
Back in 2003 the American theologian Robert W. Jenson (1930-2017) delivered the F.D. Maurice Lectures at King's College, London. Starting from the fact that 'Christ' is a title that is inextricable from Old Testament Jewish culture, and adoptin...
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Episode 21
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1:03:30
Trinity and Creation
This week, we discuss a significant article from the late John Webster (“Trinity and Creation”, International Journal of Systematic Theology, Vol 12, No. 1, January 2010) which is n...
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Episode 20
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1:02:20
Reading tradition as pedagogy in Calvin and Augustine: the case of election
The whole gang is back, as we look at Michelle C. Sanchez’ 2019 article: “Reading tradition as pedagogy in Calvin and Augustine: the case of election” (Scottish Journal of Theology Vol 72....
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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49:47
Why Aquinas should have held that one may intentionally tell a falsehood to an unjust aggressor
This week, Andrew and Matthew Mason discuss Alan Vincelette's recent article: "Why Aquinas should have held that one may intentionally tell a false...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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45:52
Forgiveness and the Novelty of Christian Ethics
After a slight hiatus, the boys are back to discuss Andrew Errington’s recent article: “Forgiveness and the Novelty of Christian Ethics” (Modern Theology Month, April 202...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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48:52
Negative Theology: Some Misconceptions
This week, we attempt to tackle Rowan Williams’ recent article ‘Negative Theology: Some Misunderstandings’ published in Modern Theology Month, March 2023. In this article,...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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52:12
Can God’s work in history be discerned? The ambiguities of providence in the poetry of John Milton
In this week's episode, we interview our first Guest; Dr. Ben Myers (Associate Professor at Alphacrucis University College) who has written the recent article: "Can God’s work in history be discerned? The ambiguities of providence in the poetry...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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1:07:20
When Prayer Goes Wrong: A Negative Theology of Prayer
This week Andrew Errington & Matt Wilcoxen look at Ashley Cocksworth’s article "
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Episode 14
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42:23
Does the Gospel Require Self-Sacrifice? Paul and the Reconfiguration of the Self
In Matt Wilcoxen’s absence, Andrew Errington & Matthew Mason explore John M. G. Barklay’s Does the Gospel Require Self-Sacrifice? Paul and the Reconfiguration of the S...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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45:13
Incarnation and Israel: A Supralapsarian Account of Israel’s Chosenness
In Edwin Chr. van Driel’s January 2023 article in Modern Theology “Incarnation and Israel: A Supralapsarian Account of Israel’s Chosenness”, he surveys a...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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54:14
Augustine's treatment of the Great Psalm
In Oliver O’Donovan’s October 2022 article in the Augustinian Studies, “Augustine’s Treatment of the...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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43:27
Infant baptism and the disposition to saving faith
This week, the guys preview Oliver Crisp’s November 2022 article in the Scottish Journal of Theology, “
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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48:02
On the Structure and Significance of Augustine’s Moral Grammar
In this episode we discuss Martin Westerholm’s recent article, 'On the Structure and Significance of Augustine’s Moral Grammar' (Published in Jou...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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59:02
What difference does one’s view of God make in understanding sin and salvation? Some suggestions from Karl Barth
This week we look at Paul D. Molnar's recent article '
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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49:28
A Reformed Account of Eucharistic Sacrifice
Stephen R. Holmes’ April 2022 article in the International Journal of Systematic Theology, “A Reformed Account of Eucharistic Sacrifice” gives an account of how the Eucha...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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55:06
An Apocalypse Converted: William Stringfellow and Catholic Social Teaching on Climate Breakdown
Kevin Hargaden’s July 2021 article in the Studies in Christian Ethics, “An Apocalypse Converted: William Stringfellow and Catholic Social Teachin...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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50:41
The Decalogue, Resistance, and Political Obedience in Early Protestant Thought
Simon P. Kennedy’s March 2022 article in the Journal of Religious History, “The Decalogue, Resistance, and Political Obedience in Early Protestant Thought” p...
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Episode 5
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46:45
The Bible as Holy Scripture
Katherine Sonderegger's May 2022 article in Pro Ecclesia, "The Bible as Holy Scripture", argues that modern understandings of scripture have been overly ...
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Episode 4
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53:54
Rethinking Nature and Grace: The Logic of Creation's Consummation
In this episode we discuss Ian McFarland's 2022 article "Rethinking Nature and Grace: The Logic of Creation 's Consummation", available in the International Journal o...
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Episode 3
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