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Genesis 1 w/ Vern Poythress Mar 24, 2025

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Nate Shannon sits down with Dr. Vern Poythress to discuss Genesis 1 and its implications for theology, evangelism, and apologetics.

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The Scottish Tempest: The Life of John Knox, ep. 1. Mar 17, 2025

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Hey everyone. I hope you're enjoying the interviews with Dr. Shannon. We've been having a great time getting this content produced and out for the world to hear.

This week we're releasing the first episode in a series on the life of John Knox. Ever since I heard about some of the stories from the life of John Knox in a Church History course on the Reformation at Westminster, I've been fascinated by him. That's why this project is pretty near to my heart. There's a lot of material on John Knox out there but, not really in this medium, as far as I know. So if you enjoy it, let us know.

Also, if you are enjoying this content, you can find plenty more like it at wm.wts.edu. Also, if you want to contribute to Westminster's mission to train specialists in the bible to proclaim the whole counsel of God for Christ and his global church, please visit wts.edu/donate.

Thanks for listening!

Prison Ministry Mar 10, 2025

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In this episode of the Westminster Podcast, Nate Shannon is joined by Luke and Charis to discuss their ministry in the London prison system. Luke works with London City Mission and ministers to those in the prison and with people who have recently been released from prison. Charis also works as a chaplain in the London prison system.

Sanctification While in Seminary Mar 03, 2025

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When it comes to the Christian life Orthodoxy (right belief), Orthopraxy (right practice), and Doxology (worship) work together like a 3-fold braided cord. If any of the 3 are compromised, the whole cord suffers. So, at Westminster, we don't just commit to theological education in the abstract. Some might be tempted to say "I'm just going to study theology and not worry about my moral life, my personal relationship with God, or the quality of my worship. I'll deal with those things later." To do so is actually to misunderstand theology in the first place. You cannot have good theology without a heart for the Lord. In this episode Nate Shannon sits down with Jerry McFarland to discuss how Westminster commits the sanctification of our student body.

Cultural Apologetics w/ Dr. Bill Edgar Feb 24, 2025

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Culture is the air that we breathe. It informs how we view the world around us and is a necessary consideration for any apologetic discussion. Dr. Nate Shannon sits down with Dr. Bill Edgar to discuss culture, apologetics, and cultural apologetics.

Preaching and Pastoral Ministry Feb 14, 2025

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Stafford Carson has been associated with Westminster Seminary for nearly half of its existence. He has also had a rather prolific preaching ministry with experience in proclaiming the Word of God in many diverse contexts. Dr. Nate Shannon sits down with Stafford to discuss a range of topics including not just how to preach well but how to listen to preaching well.

Apologetics and Exegesis Feb 07, 2025

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Many of Cornelius Van Til's critics claim that Van Til did not sufficiently base his apologetic method on Scriptural exegesis. Van Til himself acknowledged that robust exegesis wasn't as prominent in his work as it could have been. That was not, however, an admission that his method was not built on exegesis, just that it's exegetical foundation was assumed more than it was argued.

The second generation of Van Tilian scholars (Gaffin, Edgar, Oliphint, Tipton, Poythress, etc.) filled what Van Til claimed was a gap in his theological corpus by focusing on exegetical arguments for Van Til's apologetic approach.

In this episode of the Westminster Podcast, Jonathan Brack, Pierce Hibbs, and Brandon Smith discuss what exegetical avenues ought the third generation of Van Tilian scholars explore.

Bonus Ep. C Van Til Goes Pop Aug 31, 2024

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With the book The Future of Reformed Apologetics now available, we figured giving you a taste of the audiobook would be a great companion to this podcast. So enjoy chapter 2: Van Til Goes Pop. If you enjoy what you hear, check out wtspress.com to grab yourself a hard copy and/or and audio copy of The Future of Reformed Apologetics.

It's Personal Aug 08, 2024

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With no "Oliphint in the room," Brandon goes it alone for a long form, free ranging interview with Nathan D. Shannon (The Great Thinkers series). They touch on Nate's essay in the book, The Future of Reformed Apologetics, as well as his monograph Absolute Person and Moral Experience.

Down the Rabbit Hole Jul 25, 2024

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Mr. Anderson punches a plot-hole through simulation theory... In the final episode of this book companion podcast series, Brandon and Scott don't go as all-in on The Matrix references as the guy who wrote this description has. Instead, they follow the white rabbit down Greg Bahnsen Lane as Scott discusses how to interpret one of Van Til's foremost interpreters. Read James Anderson's essay "Van Til versus The Matrix" in The Future of Reformed Apologetics: https://wtspress.com/products/the-future-of-reformed-apologetics-collected-essays-on-applying-van-til-s-apologetic-method-to-a-new-generation

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