Just and Sinner Podcast

Episodes

• The Kingdom of God (Intro to Christian Theology) 01.06.2026 58m

  This episode in the Introduction to Christian Theology series covers the Kingdom of God.
• Christ as King (Intro to Christian Theology) 29.05.2026 56m

  This continuation of the Introduction to Christian Theology series covers Christ's office as King.
• The Lutheran Covenant Theology of Johann Wolfgang Jager 09.05.2026 1h 4m

  This episode covers the thought of Johann Wolfgang Jager who introduced Federal Theology into Lutheranism in the beginning of the eighteenth century.
• The Priesthood of Christ (Intro to Christian Theology) 01.05.2026 1h 9m

  This continuation of the Intro to Christian Theology series covers the priesthood of Christ, including his active and passive obedience and the nature of his satisfactory death.
• A Lutheran Approach to Christian Ethics: Revere Franklin Weidner as a Guide 29.04.2026 1h 21m

  This third talk from a recent conference on ethics discusses the thought of Revere Franklin Weidner in his work A System of Christian Ethics.
• The Lutheran Doctrine of Christian Obedience 10.04.2026 1h 18m

  This is the second talk of three at a recent conference on Christian ethics at Hope Lutheran Church (AALC) in Williamsburg, VA. In this talk, I explain the teaching of the Lutheran confessions on sanctification, the third use of the law, and virtue.
• Christ as Prophet (Intro to Christian Theology) 27.03.2026 48m

  In this latest episode in the Intro to Christian Theology series, I discuss the threefold office of Christ as Prophet, Priest, and King, focusing here on Christ's prophetic office.
• Did the Church Fathers Teach "Western" Views of Atonement? 20.03.2026 1h 6m

  This episode addresses claims that the supposed "Western" view of the atonement, as expressed by St. Anselm, was foreign to the early church, and that the Eastern church represents the authentic tradition.
• The Exaltation of Christ (Intro to Christian Theology) 06.03.2026 59m

  This continued section of the Intro to Christian Theology series covers Christ's exaltation, including his descent into hell, resurrection, and ascension.
• Christian Thomasius and the Move Away from Scholasticism 13.02.2026 1h 13m

  This part of the Makers of the Modern World series discusses the ideas of the Lutheran philosopher and theologian Christian Thomasius who changed the way people in Europe began to think about philosophy, law, and scholarship.
• Samuel Pufendorf on Natural Law and Voluntarism 06.02.2026 1h 10m

  This episode is part of the ongoing "Makers of the Modern World" series. In this video, I look at an influential Lutheran philosopher and theologian named Samuel Pufendorf in the mid-seventeenth century and his contribution to the decline of traditional understandings of natural law.
• An Overview of the Most Essential Lutheran Theologians 30.01.2026 1h 29m

  This episode is an overview of the major names and trends in Lutheran theology from the sixteenth century through the beginning of the twentieth century.
• What Does it Mean to be Human? An Apologetic 30.01.2026 45m

  This is the second of two lectures I delivered in Finland on Christian apologetics. This second part discusses how Christianity answers the fundamental questions and struggles of human life.
• Christian Apologetics Amid the Meaning Crisis 27.01.2026 48m

  This is a talk I delivered at an apologetics conference in Finland in 2025 on the meaning crisis and how Christians can and should respond.
• Correcting Misrepresentations of the Reformation and Lutheran History 23.01.2026 1h 14m

  This episode is a response to some common misperceptions about the history of the Reformation which pervade many reenchantment narratives.
• The Humiliation of Christ (Intro to Christian Theology) 20.01.2026 1h 1m

  This continuation of the Introduction to Christian Theology series covers Christ's humiliation.
• Gabriel Biel and the End of Scholasticism (Makers of the Modern World) 16.01.2026 1h 8m

  This part of the Makers of the Modern World series covers the thought of the last of the medieval scholastics: Gabriel Biel.
• William of Ockham and Late Medieval Nominalism (Makers of the Modern World) 02.01.2026 1h 18m

  In this episode, we continue the Makers of the Modern World series with a discussion of William of Ockham, the most influential medieval nominalist.
• Sola Gratia, Nature, Grace, and Nominalism 23.12.2025 40m

  This episode is part of a series of discussions between me, Gavin Ortlund, and Michael Horton, on the theology and history of the Reformation in response to common critiques.
• On the Two Natures in Christ (Intro to Christian Theology) 19.12.2025 59m

  In this part of our Intro to Christian Theology series, I discuss the two natures in Christ.