In episode 7 of season 2, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston talk with Alan Padgett, Professor of Systematic Theology at Luther Seminary, about the question, Can we believe in the Bible and science?
Shownotes
Biblical books and passages mentioned
- Genesis 1-3
- Exodus 33
- 1 Corinthians 15
- Revelation/Apocalypse of John
Theologians and figures mentioned
- Origen of Alexandria, early Christian scholar
- Augustine of Hippo, North African bishop
- Thomas Aquinas, medieval Catholic theologian
- Martin Luther, German reformer
- John Calvin, French reformer
- Jacques Ellul, French philosopher
- Don Carson, evangelical New Testament scholar
Topics and themes mentioned
- Age of earth
- Literal reading and interpretation of the Bible
- Symbolism in the Bible
- Propositional truth claims and the Bible
- Creation narrative in Genesis 1-3
- Eschatology: doctrine of the Christian hope
Historical events mentioned
- Enlightenment
- Fundamentalist–Modernist Controversy
