The Theology Pugcast

Shooting Rousseau Twice … and Clubbing Him with the Gun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_ijAg00Mjk Glenn has been the subject of memes about his attitude toward Rousseau. In this episode, he explains why, focused on three areas: Rousseau as the root of Carl Trueman’s Psychological Man; his attitudes toward education and women; and his political theory, its influence on …

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Incarnation and Its Significance For Understanding All Things Tom delves into many of the often taken for granted reality implications of the Christian teaching about the Incarnation of God the Son. He explores the riches of wisdom such biblical teaching has for a true understanding of divinity, humanity, creation and its relation to God. Chris …

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Christmas and Paganism Returning to a topic the Pugsters have done before, the guys discuss the annual attacks on Christmas as a rip off of pagan myths and legends. Along with discussing things like the Jesus myth and the date of Christmas, the guys turn to a lot of areas that they didn’t cover the …

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A Requiem for the Church Growth Movement Welcome to a funeral for the Church Growth Movement, Pugsters! In today’s show Chris explains what the Church Growth Movement was, how it changed the character of evangelicalism and helped to destroy it, and why the movement has been killed by Covid-19, and the Woke-world that has followed. …

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Bonus Q&A: Plato’s Revenge! Listen in for a question and answer session following yesterday’s episode on Plato’s Revenge.

Plato’s Revenge! The Pugcast finishes its Pacific Northwest Tour in Moscow, Idaho at the Nuart Theater! The theme for the show is Plato–and why he just won’t go away. It is something of a cottage industry in certain pockets of the Reformed world to write off one of the most important figures in the history …

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Culture and Worldview: What’s the Difference? In today’s show the Pugsters continue their Pacific Northwest Tour–this time from a boatyard in Everett, Washington! The crew is being hosted by Trinitas Presbyterian Church and the guys are addressing a question put to them by the leadership of the church–“What’s the difference between ‘worldview’ and ‘culture’? How …

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The Prohibitive Cost of a Seminary Education Has inflation made a ministerial education unaffordable? It seems like it. Today a Master of Divinity degree—something that most Reformed denominations require for ordination—can leave the typical ministerial student tens of thousands of dollars in debt. This might be forgivable if pastors were paid like medical doctors, but …

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Bonus Q&A: Reformation 21 – Build, Defend, Repeat Listen in for a question and answer session following yesterday’s live Reformation 21 – Build, Defend, Repeat episode.   

Reformation 21 – Build, Defend, Repeat The Pugcast Pacific Northwest Tour continues in Vancouver, Washington! In today’s show the Pugcast crew address the cultural crisis the church finds itself in. It seems like the proverbial curse, “May you live in interesting times!” applies to Reformed Christians today. To meet the challenges of our time the …

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