Science and Beauty: A Conversation with Ken Boa https://youtu.be/AcF1uKvGT7A The Pugsters welcome back Dr. Ken Boa to talk about the importance of beauty for the Christian. Ken talks about seeing the beauty of the natural world and how we can use it as a force multiplier for our faith. This connects into a discussion of …
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C. S. Lewis, Writer and Philosopher: An Interview with Dr. Michael Ward https://youtu.be/11iO5_v5PSQ The Pugs are still in Oxford, and today they’re at the Kilns (Lewis’s home) with their friend, Dr. Michael Ward, author of Planet Narnia and After Humanity: A Guide to C. S. Lewis’s Abolition of Man. The conversation naturally cover’s Dr. Ward’s …
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Bonus Q&A with Dr. Alister McGrath https://youtu.be/M5gUvWveTBI Listen in for a short Q&A session at the Lamb and Flag pub in Oxford following the full episode ‘C. S. Lewis Apologist: An Interview with Dr. Alister McGrath.’ Order Christian Apologetics: An Introduction by Dr. McGrath: https://a.co/d/05lejP2B Order C. S. Lewis — A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant …
C. S. Lewis Apologist: An Interview with Dr. Alister McGrath https://youtu.be/0Ro64_CGqgY The Pugs are still enjoying themselves at Oxford, and today they are joined by the venerable Alister McGrath at the Lamb and Flag, a pub known to have been frequented by C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and the other Inklings. (The famed …
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At the Bodleian Library https://youtu.be/TEPEJa26sYw While in Oxford, the guys had the opportunity to visit the Duke Humfrey’s Room at the Bodleian Library. This houses part of the library’s collection of rare books as well as some more recent sets. The conversation ranges over volumes in the collection that caught the attention of one or …
Ben Merkle, Tom Price, and What They Learned about Learning at Oxford https://youtu.be/43o1aIrrxrQ Today begins the first of the shows recorded in Oxford! Tom and Chris are joined by Dr. Ben Merkle, President of New Saint Andrews College. Ben was visiting Oxford at the same time as the Pugs, and this afforded an opportunity to …
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A Look at the Sacraments https://youtu.be/ghVoQNIwFd4 On today’s show the Pugsters consider the definitions of sacraments vs. ordinances before taking a closer look at baptism and the Lord’s Supper. They spend some time on the less discussed images of baptism in the New Testament (the Flood and the Exodus) and the use of the Greek …
If We’re Not Saved by Our Works Why Work at All? https://youtu.be/OYVF2-ZK0o4 Today the Pugs interview Dr. Steve Jeffery, one of the minds behind The Works Based Conference being held in the Dallas/Fort Worth area June 28-29. The guys not only discuss the nature of the conference, the conversation addresses a theology of work, and …
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Academic Herd-Minds and Twitter Mobs https://youtu.be/EHbs86XyKdI Today the Pugs react to an article in New Oxford Review entitled, “How Cowardice, the Herd Mind & Twitter Mobs Threaten Academia by Jason M. Morgan and Mark Ramseyer. If you’re still under the impression that higher education is a disinterested pursuit of truth, think again. It has been …
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Boredom, Nihilism, and Endless Entertainment https://youtu.be/XmbdU1_itRM On today’s show Tom introduces the topic of boredom and its relation to a world that finds no meaning apart from the endless choices we draw from to gratify and distract ourselves. Glenn and Chris help unpack this timely topic, with its spiritual and historical roots and its impact …
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