Doth Protest is a podcast on church history and how the theology of the 16th-century Reformers can inform us today. It is hosted by Anglican priests the Rev. Andrew Christiansen and the Rev. James Rickenbaker along with occasional co-host Stephen Burnett, a Roman Catholic layman. It also features interviews with theologians and scholars of church history. Show music is done by Aaron Shows. We can be listened to on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more. Follow us on X @DothProtestPod, FB & Instagr ...
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“I Doth Protest” is a podcast exploring the forms of resistance people take to stand up for what they believe in -- whether that resistance takes the form of protesting on a city street, the technology you do or don’t use, or what you buy and where you buy it. Each episode, we’ll help you make sense of the ever-shifting political climate by talking to people just like you.
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Today's Catholic Moment (with John Hoyum)
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1:13:35In the past few years, Roman Catholicism (and to a lesser extent Eastern Orthodoxy) has been attractive to people (including younger people) looking for tradition, beauty, and stability in a world that is often chaotic. What are the "pitfalls and possibilities" (to quote Doc Brown) of this 'Current Catholic Moment'? John Hoyum, a Lutheran pastor an…
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Perfect Love Drives Out Fear: Amy Mantravadi on her book Face to Face
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1:18:26We were delighted for Amy Mantravadi to return to the podcast to discuss her book Face to Face: A Novel of the Reformation,the second of her two-part novel series. (She joined us to discuss the first book Broken Bonds on an episode earlier this year.) Amy is a regular contributor at 1517 and writes about theological and historical topics. SHOWNOTES…
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The English Reformation (Part 4), James on the Joker, & Andrew on Ace Frehley
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1:06:55A mix of topics on this episode. We continue to promote James' Substack Rogues and Reformers about his use of comic books as teaching tools for Reformational theology, and we focus particularly on what the Joker's story can teach us about human depravity and gospel-grace. Then, we go to Andrew's latest Mockingbird article on what the former KISS gu…
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Story of the English Reformation (pt. 3)
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James' New Substack, Andrew's Greece & Turkey Trip, Charlie Kirk
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1:00:35Andrew and James return to have a catch-up episode- with each other and with you. James started a substack called "Rogues & Reformers" on how Reformational theology can inform our read of comic books and superheroes. Andrew discusses a church trip he went on walking in the footsteps of Paul the Apostle. We offer what we hope can be a pastoral word …
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Story of the English Reformation (pt. 2)
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1:07:07In this episode we look at Henry VIII's marriage to Anne of Cleves, Martin Luther's influence on English churchmen like William Tyndale and Robert Barnes, the influence of the English-Schmalkaldic dialogues on the 39 articles, and more. (Show correction: the author Andrew mentions is Michael Whiting, not Whitling! Apologies) We also took the first …
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Story of the English Reformation (pt. 1)
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1:14:50Did Henry VIII found the Anglican Church? That's one of many things we explore in this episode which will be the first of a multi-part series where James and Andrew discuss the 16th Reformation in England. In this part, we look at the so-called three 'streams' of Anglicanism, the Tudors, and Henry's reign up to his divorce with Anne of Cleves. Enjo…
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Matthew Barrett on the Catholicity of the Reformers (Repost)
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1:10:45Matthew Barrett has recently made religious news: converting to Anglican Christianity from the Southern Baptist Convention and his new appointment at Trinity Anglican Seminary in Ambridge as research professor of theology. In this throwback episode, Dr. Barrett joined Andrew and James on the podcast to discuss his book The Reformation as Renewal: R…
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Matthias Flacius Illyricus (with Wade Johnston)
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1:13:38Continuing on the topic of the generation of Lutherans after Luther's death from our preceding episode, Dr. Wade Johnston comes on the show to discuss his recent book Life Under the Cross: A Biography of the Reformer Matthias Flacius Illyricus. The story of Flacius alone gives us a big picture on 2nd-generation Lutheranism as he was a significant f…
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2nd Generation Lutherans
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1:18:26"Philippists", "Flacians", "Stoics", "Synergists". These are all names given, whether pejoratively or appropriately, to factions and groups that arose within the movement Luther started after his death. James and Andrew dive into this period of the second half of the 16th century to explore who some of these people were and what some of the debates…
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Reviewing Lowell Green's book How Melanchthon Helped Luther Discover the Gospel
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1:11:30"Faith", "Righteousness", "Sin". These are terms that meant something different to the young Luther than the later Luther. What changed? According to a study done by Lutheran theologian the Rev. Dr. Lowell Green, it was Luther's young colleaugue and friend Philip Melanchthon who had a lot to do with it. In this episode, James and Andrew review this…
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Continued Thoughts on Bonhoeffer (the Person)
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1:02:02Andrew shares his deep appreciation for Dietrich Bonhoeffer that he has gained since seeing the 2024 movie, reading primary and secondary resources on Bonhoeffer, and teaching a Bonhoeffer class at his parish. Shownotes Literature that Andrew recommended in the show: Charles B. Marsh's Strange Glory: A Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer Ferdinand Schlinge…
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Vindicating Cranmer: The 2025 Anglican Way Conference
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1:02:10James and Andrew share about their experience at the Anglican Way conference in February, 2025. Shownotes: -The videos of all the speaker presentations of the conference can be watched here. (https://anglicanway.org/2025-conference/) -the name of the eccentric apocalypticist of the 1480's that Andrew and James couldn't think of was Johann Hilten of…
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The German Peasants' War (with Lyndal Roper)
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1:05:08Dr. Lyndal Roper joins us on this episode to discuss the turbulent and devastating peasant wars of 1525, a series of events that comes up often in Reformation studies but are hardly in themselves ever the center of focus in historical study. Dr. Roper's most recent book Summer of Fire and Blood is the first major book in a generation devoted to thi…
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Mary Magdalene appears in the sermons and writings of Luther, Zwingli, Bullinger, Calvin, and Beza in ways that reflect their theological perspectives. Dr. Steven Tyra joins the podcast on this episode to discuss his work in this interesting area. Steven Tyra's work referenced: -"Mary Shames Us All": Martin Luther's Reception of the Medieval Magdal…
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Going Through Our Top Episodes (Part 2/2)
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1:09:19James and Andrew continue the list, covering our top 5 most listened to episodes of Doth Protest. It was a wonderful opportunity to have a great discussion about topics often brought up on the show in general: Law & Gospel distinction (and uses of the Law), biblical interpretation, our confessional understanding of Anglicanism, and some good ol' 16…
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Amy Mantravadi on Her Book Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformation
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1:01:27We're incredibly delighted to have Amy Mantravadi on this episode to talk about her book Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformation. Broken Bonds is a work of histoical-fiction centered on the historical figures Martin Luther, Desiderius Erasmus, and Philip Melanchthon. You can visit and check out more of Amy's work at her website (amymantravadi.com)…
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New Year 2025: Andrew & James catch up and go through top episodes (Part 1)
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1:13:03Happy New Year! Andrew and James catch up on how Christmas and life-in-general went over the past few weeks, and then go through, discuss and reflect upong #10 to #6 of the top 10 most listened to Doth Protest episodes of all time. Then we ran out of time... so a second part going from #5 through #1 will be released soon. Blessings to you this new …
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Learning to Love Jesus and the 39 Articles
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1:14:22The Rev. Ben Randall, senior associate rector of Galilee Church, Virginia Beach and author of the new book Introducing Anglicanism: A Catechism on the Thirty-Nine Articles joins Andrew and James on the podcast today to talk about his book, along with sharing the story of how he came to faith. Ben is an ordained priest in the Church of England but c…
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Thoughts on the Bonhoeffer Movie
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1:08:26Andrew comes on to share his thoughts on the 2024 movie "Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Spy, Assassin" and the way it has been received. Links: Statement made by the International Bonhoeffer Society Statement made by actors of the Bonhoeffer film Eric Metexas' book Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy. Charles Marsh's book Strange Glory: A Life of Dietric…
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Law & Gospel for All Christians (with Josh Nickel)
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1:01:50Andrew and James had a wonderful conversation with Joshua Nickel on his book Walk Between Heaven and Earth: Listening to Martin Luther On How to Be a True Theologian. Visit Josh's website https://joshuamarknickel.com/Di Doth Protest
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The Reclamation joins forces with Doth Protest in this week's episode. Join Michael Lewis and Brad Kafer as we hear the stories of two Episcopal priests (James Rickenbaker and Kyle Tomlin) and how they each came to gospel clarity. We also discuss the fruits of Christ centered preaching and rightly understanding Jesus' disposition toward us as belie…
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Renowned Luther scholar Volker Leppin comes on the podcast to for a great discussion on his most recent book Sola: Christ, Grace, Faith, and Scripture Alone in Martin Luther's Theology from Lutheran Quarterly Books and the famous debate between Martin Luther and Johann Eck in June and July of 1519 known as the Leipzig Debate which proved to be a tu…
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Mickey Mattox joins Andrew and Stephen on today’s podcast to discuss Roman Catholic scholars who have contributed to the study of Martin Luther. Dr. Mattox, a Roman Catholic theologian himself, is the Flack Family Foundation Chair and Professor of Theology at Hillsdale College. He has been lecturing and writing about Martin Luther for decades. SHOW…
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The Bible in the Early Church (with Gerald Bray)
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1:30:21Andrew and James were blessed to be joined by church historian Gerald Bray. In this episode, Dr. Bray discusses his studies of the early church father Tertullian, how we got the Christian Bible, and how people in the early church read, received, and interpreted the Bible. Tune in for a fascinating conversation. Dr. Gerald Bray is research professor…
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Response to John Martignoni's A Blue Collar Answer to Protestantism
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1:25:49Doth Protest hosts Andrew and James along with friend of the show Connor Longaphie of Transcendent Truth Media attempt to answer some of the questions that popular Roman Catholic apologist says are questions that "Protestants can't answer" in his book A Blue Collar Answer to Protestantism: Catholic Questions Protestants Can't Answer. But more impor…
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Packer with a Side of Tolkien (A Discussion with Joel Scandrett)
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1:24:52We are joined by the Rev. Dr. Joel Scandrett, associate professor of historical theology at Trinity Anglican Seminary, who was also a friend and colleague of J.I. Packer. Together they edited an Anglican catechism To Be a Christian. Dr. Scandrett joins us to talk about Packer as he knew him. Toward the end of the episode, he and James discuss Lord …
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How C.S. Lewis Interpreted the Bible (with Ray Baker)
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1:06:18Dr. Ray Baker joins Andrew and James today to discuss C.S. Lewis' hermeneutics and approach to Scripture. It was such an enjoyable conversation. Shownotes: Dr. Baker's book that we referred to throughout the episode is Beyond Narnia: The Theology of C.S. Lewis Here is a link to other articles and essays written by Dr. Baker…
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An Anglican and Reformed Baptist Conversation (Crossover Episode w/ Theocast)
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1:07:44James and Andrew were delighted to be joined by Jon Moffit and Justin Perdue from the podcast Theocast. In this episode, we get into: 1) What distinguishes a Reformed Baptist from most typical Baptists in North America (which is rather similar to what distinguishes Anglicans like Andrew and James from many Anglicans in North America) 2) Discussing …
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Melanchthon: Father of Anglicanism? (with Peter D. Robinson)
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1:08:12The Most Rev'd Peter D. Robinson, Presiding Bishop of the United Episcopal Church of North America joins the podcast to discuss Philip Melanchthon's influence on 16th-century Anglicanism. Shownotes: -In this episode we frequently refer back to Bishop Peter's article "Melanchthon and Anglicanism" in The North American Anglican and Dewey D. Wallace, …
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Preparing for the Ascent: Drew Nathaniel Keane on the 1662 Prayer Book Liturgy
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1:14:16Drew Nathaniel Keane (who previously appeared on the episode "Samuel L. Bray and Drew Keane on the 1662 Book of Common Prayer International Edition") comes back on the podcast to discuss his 2024 book How to Use the Book of Common Prayer that he authored along with Samuel Bray. We had a great conversation on the contents of the classic Prayer Book.…
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Andrew's Response to the Luther series on 'The Rest is History'
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1:08:08Doth Protest host Andrew delves into a recent series done on The Rest is History podcast about Martin Luther. Shownotes: Bernhard Lohse's book Martin Luther's Theology Steven Ozment's book The Age of Reform Erik Herrmann's article "Luther's Absorption of Medieval Biblical Interpretation and His Use of the Church Fathers" in The Oxford Handbook of M…
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Bibles (with Jay Mills)
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1:03:36The NIV, the RSV, the KJV? The Women's Bible, the Student's Bible, the Athlete's Bible, the Construction Worker's Bible? There's all kinds of Bibles out there, and where to start? Former guest of the pod the Rev. Jay Mills joins Andrew and James today. They each discuss the translations and editions of the Bible that they prefer, both for their own…
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Crossover Episode with The Broken Vessels Podcast
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1:02:44James and Andrew were honored to be guests on podcast Broken Vessels: Theology for a Broken Church hosted by Joshua Simpkins and Brad Kafer. Check out more content from The Broken Vessels Podcast here.Di Doth Protest
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Revisiting Our Favorite Theologians (and James' Sabbatical)
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1:21:51An unintended multiple-sessions-in-the-making episode. James and Andrew revisit their favorite theologians list from two years ago and make some changes. James also fills us in on the research on church growth and travels he did during his sabbatical. Shownotes -James referenced Alister McGrath's book Narrative Apologetics: Sharing the Relevance, J…
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James & Andrew Review the '95 Theses to the Episcopal Church' Part 3
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1:08:20This is the third and final part of our series where we reviewed a set of statements put forth by the Episcopal Fellowship for Renewal. Shownotes: In this episode, Andrew mentions the article "Those Hyper-Politicized Evangelicals" by Timothy Dalrymple. James mentions the book Scandal of the Evangelical Mind by Mark A. Noll…
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Luther, Calvin, and the Law
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1:08:02James and Andrew dive into the Reformational distinction of Law and Gospel followed by a discussion on the 'uses' of the Law as they appear in Calvin's Institutes and in Luther's thought. Shownotes: The quotations on the three uses of the Law from Calvin are from Ford Lewis Battle's translation of Institutes of the Christian Religion Book 2, Chapte…
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Andrew is thankful for his doctoral-supervisor Dr. Paul Hinlicky coming on the podcast. In this episode, Dr. Hinlicky discusses one of his earliest theological interests: Karl Marx's reception of Martin Luther. Enjoy! We are thankful for Queen of the Sciences for cross listing this episode. About our guest: Paul R. Hinlicky is a Lutheran pastor, ec…
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”Street Theology”? Hebrew Roots Movement and the Right-Dividers
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1:12:29Friend and co-host of the past Stephen Burnett joins Andrew to talk about a couple of interesting movements that have happened within, and perhaps on the fringes, of the church, and why they think both of these movements are missing something important. The beliefs and quotations that Stephen was referring to on the Right-Dividers came from this si…
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Corinthians Redacted? A Discussion with Frank W. Hughes
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1:12:35We took a break from our normal routine of Reformational history and theology. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Frank Hughes, a friend and colleague in ministry who served in the same diocese as him. Frank is also New Testament scholar who has recently co-written a book with his friend and fellow New Testament scholar the late Robert Jewett tit…
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Part 2: James & Andrew Review ’95 Theses to the Episcopal Church’ from Episcopal Fellowship for Renewal
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1:13:55We offer out apologies for people who listen to us via Spotify, who would not have been able to listen to our last couple of episodes. We initially had an issue with new episodes/updates appearing on Spotify because of our recent podcast host change. We have resolved the issue. This is our recent episode where Andrew and James go further down the l…
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The Wittenberg Team (with Robert Kolb)
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1:04:15We offer out apologies for people who listen to us via Spotify, who would not have been able to listen to our last couple of episodes. We initially had an issue with new episodes/updates appearing on Spotify because of our recent podcast host change. We have resolved the issue. This is our recent episode with Robert Kolb. Details below. We were ble…
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Luther at the Movies
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1:10:24James, Andrew, and their friend and fellow Episcopal priest Kyle Tomlin (from previous episodes: Remembering Jim Nestingen and We Need to be Rescued) each discuss the 1953 film Martin Luther and the 2003 film Luther, and which one they each liked better of the two. Andrew then gives an overview of every movie made on Martin Luther from 1911 to 2017…
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James & Andrew Review ’95 Theses to the Episcopal Church’ from the Episcopal Fellowship for Renewal (pt. 1)
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What is a Blessing? (with Ian Paul)
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1:02:12Author, speaker, and New Testament scholar Ian Paul joins the podcast today to break down where we get this concept of "blessings" from, and how blessings were understood in the Bible and in Jesus's ministry. Part of this episode entailed a discussion of Ian's recent blog post titled "What did Jesus do with bread?". Enjoy! The Rev. Dr. Ian Paul is …
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This is the second part of our conversation with Dr. Thomas E. Jacobson (the first part was published as the episode "The Nordic Reformation"). In this episode, Dr. Jacobson shares about his interest in the Norwegian Pietist leader Hans Nielsen Hauge (who became the focus of his doctoral dissertation) and how 'Haugean' movement later found its way …
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Dr. Thomas Jacobson, Assistant Professor of History at Institute of Lutheran Theology, comes on the podcast to discuss the Nordic Reformation, or how the Reformation transpired in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland- both its influence from, and similarities and differences with, the Reformation in Germany and other countries. Host Andrew especial…
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Calvin and the Lord’s Supper
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1:12:53James and Andrew had a great discussion on "The Sacred Supper of Christ, and What It Brings to Us" from Calvin's Institutes (Book IV, Chapter XVII) The edition of the Institutes we read from is the two-volume Ford Lewis Battles translation from The Library of Christian Classics, Westminster John Knox Press. The quotation at the beginning of the epi…
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’Don’t Check Your Brain in at the Door’: Ben Crosby on Why Doctrine Consoles
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1:04:25The Rev. Ben Crosby, a priest in the Episcopal Church serving in the Anglican Church of Canada, comes on Doth Protest to discuss why clergy and laity need not be shallow but deeply engage the Scriptures and our theological heritage. (We were a bit salty at times... but all in love.) This conversation was inspired by Ben's recent blog post on his Su…
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Samuel L. Bray and Drew Keane on the 1662 Book of Common Prayer International Edition
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1:14:23Samuel Bray and Drew Keane are the co-editors of the recent "new" edition of the classic English Book of Common Prayer. In this episode, they join Andrew and James to talk about this project and Thomas Cranmer's approach to liturgy (it really turned into mainly a discussion on Cranmer... which is always wonderful.) Samuel L. Pray is the John N. Mat…
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