Thinking Christianly

Thinking Christianly

with J.P. Moreland and Stan W. Wallace

Episodes

#41 – A Cambridge-Trained Neuroscientist’s Perspective: Dr Sharon Dirckx Discusses our Minds, our Brains, and Have We Lost Our Minds?

May 15, 2025 • 43 mins
In this episode we continue our series discussing Stan’s recent book Have We Lost Our Minds?, exploring the book’s themes with neuroscientist and apologist Sharon Dirckx, Ph.D.In this episode, we discuss: In what ways do we talk about the brain doing what persons do?How did Sharon’s experience in brain imaging research help her conclude that we are more than just our brains?What is the role of honest and open dialogue in finding tr...
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#40 – “The Unity of the Soul and Body”: Chapter 6 of Have We Lost Our Minds?

April 15, 2025 • 36 mins
In this episode, we continue our series by engaging Chapter 6 of Stan’s new book, Have We Lost Our Minds?: Neuroscience, Neurotheology, the Soul, and Human Flourishing. In this episode, we discuss: What is the nature of the relationship between the body and soul?Do ears hear? How can we understand the way souls and bodies interact?What are the key differences between the various kinds of dualism?What is traducianism, and how is it ...
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#39 – “The True Nature of the Soul”: Chapter 5 of Have We Lost Our Minds?

March 15, 2025 • 40 mins
In this episode, we continue our series by engaging Chapter 5 of Stan’s new book, Have We Lost Our Minds?: Neuroscience, Neurotheology, the Soul, and Human Flourishing. We discuss:What is an “individuated human nature,” and why is each of these words important?Natures have capacities; the ability to manifest a capacity is a faculty. What kinds of faculties do humans have?What makes human consciousness unique?How can asking “What is...
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#38 – “Neurotheology’s Wrong Conclusion About What We Are”: Chapter 4 of Have We Lost Our Minds?

February 11, 2025
In this episode, we continue our series by engaging Chapter 4 of Stan’s new book, Have We Lost Our Minds?: Neuroscience, Neurotheology, the Soul, and Human Flourishing. We discuss:Why neurotheologians are mistaken about our true nature.Why it isn’t possible to reduce mental properties to physical events.How we should understand our unity through time.How the modal argument helps us understand identity.Why non-reductive physicalism ...
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#37 – J.P.’s Return and Reflections on His Foreword to Have We Lost Our Minds?

December 16, 2024
J.P. rejoins the podcast! In this episode, he shares good news about his health and reflects on why he was eager to write the Foreword to Have We Lost Our Minds?: Neuroscience, Neurotheology, the Soul, and Human Flourishing. We discuss: J.P.’s health journey over the last few months How Christians have contributed to the secularization of culture The importance of the conversation about what it means to be human Why the a...
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#36 – “Neurotheology’s Wrong Assumption About our Mental Life”: Chapter 3 of Have We Lost Our Minds?

November 15, 2024 • 27 mins
In this episode, we continue our series by engaging Chapter 3 of Stan’s new book, Have We Lost Our Minds? Neuroscience, Neurotheology, the Soul, and Human Flourishing.In this episode, we discuss:What do neurotheologians get wrong about identity?How can understanding identity help us understand neural events and mental events?What properties belong to the mind that do not belong to the brain?What are the key differences between redu...
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#35 – “The Bible and the Soul”: Chapter 2 of Have We Lost Our Minds?

October 21, 2024 • 17 mins
In this episode, we continue our series by engaging Chapter 2 of Stan’s new book, Have We Lost Our Minds?: Neuroscience, Neurotheology, the Soul, and Human Flourishing.In this episode, we discuss:What are the key passages related to the topic of Biblical anthropology?What is the difference between an ontological unity and a functional unity of body and soul?What witness does church history give to this topic?Where did “neurotheolog...
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#34 – “Neuroscience, Neurotheology, and the Soul”: Chapter 1 of Have We Lost Our Minds?

September 16, 2024 • 22 mins
In this episode, we continue our series by engaging Chapter 1 of Stan’s new book, Have We Lost Our Minds?: Neuroscience, Neurotheology, the Soul, and Human Flourishing. In this episode, we discuss: Why is it critical that Christians acknowledge well-done science? What are some implications of the assertion that the brain is fundamentally what we are? The difference between Dallas Willard’s “VIM” model and Jim Wilder’s versi...
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#33 – An Introduction to Have We Lost Our Minds?

August 22, 2024 • 31 mins
In this episode, we kick off a new series by engaging the introduction of Stan’s new book, Have We Lost Our Minds?: Neuroscience, Neurotheology, the Soul, and Human Flourishing. In this episode, we discuss: Why did Stan write this book? What is “neurotheology”? Is it helpful for Christians? How can we think well about the central question, “What are we?” What motivated the departure from traditional Christian beliefs abou...
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#32 – Having Better Conversations by Avoiding Logical Fallacies

April 25, 2024 • 53 mins
J.P, Stan, and Jordan discuss how to have better conversations. They discuss how three informal fallacies (the Red Herring Fallacy, the Genetic Fallacy, and the Ad Hominem Fallacy) can shut down healthy dialogue and how to develop habits that help us avoid using them. In this episode, we discuss: What is an informal logical fallacy? What does the Red Herring Fallacy sound like in a conversation? Practical ways to get a conversati...
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#31 – Understanding Free Will and Living Well

March 15, 2024 • 46 mins
Stan, JP, and Jordan delved deeper into the concepts of libertarian free will, compatibilism, and determinism, extending their discussion beyond theological topics to many other important issues. In this episode, we discuss:Implications of our understanding of freedom related to law and politicsThe difference between freedom and determinism in the social sciencesUnderstanding counseling in light of our free willHow understanding th...
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#30 – How is One Saved? Calvinist and Arminian Answers

February 16, 2024 • 48 mins
In a gracious spirit J.P., Stan, and Jordan discuss the points of agreement and disagreement between the Calvinist and Arminian views of salvation (summarized in Calvinist theology by the acronym TULIP). This good-faith conversation will help listeners consider the implications of these beliefs, especially as they relate to our understanding of God’s nature, our nature, and the gospel message.*  In this podcast, we discuss: The TU...
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#29 – What Does It Mean To Be Free?

January 26, 2024 • 49 mins
This is our first episode in a series about Free Will, Compatibilism, and Determinism. Stan, JP, and Jordan start by clearing up some of the major confusions that plague this conversation. They share how to have this discussion with clarity and keep the focus on the claims and avoid confusion. They also spot some ideas about Free Will, Compatibilism, and Determinism “in the wild.”  In this podcast, we discuss:What does it mean to b...
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#28 – Christmas, Advent, and Living in Light of the Incarnation

December 18, 2023 • 51 mins
J.P., Stan, and Jordan discuss engaging the Christmas story as thinking Christians and ways to live in light of the hope that the Incarnation brings. In this podcast we discuss: How does the humility of God bring wonder and awe to this season? What does the quiet nature of Christ’s coming reveal about God’s character? In what ways can we attempt to reclaim the season from consumer culture? How should Christians handle “Ha...
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#27 – What is God’s and Our Relation to Time?

November 15, 2023 • 50 mins
In this episode, JP and Stan talk about different views of time and how they integrate with a Christian way of thinking about God and His relationship to time, the relationship of time to salvation, and the overall understanding of time and the nature of reality. They tackle common pitfalls in conversations about time and make distinctions that clear up the broader discussion. In this podcast, we discuss: Does this discussion m...
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#26 – What is a Worldview?

October 15, 2023 • 52 mins
In this episode, J.P. and Stan discuss worldview and life-view and why evaluating the contents of these thoughts deserves our attention and reflection. How do we go about that process? They discuss the ways we can notice what we attend to and examine how our attention can shape our worldview. This episode is for anyone who needs resources and strategies to help with developing and sustaining a Christian worldview. In this podcast, ...
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#25 – Considering Graduate School?

September 18, 2023 • 56 mins
For those of us not currently connected to the academic world, the idea of furthering our education as Christians can be daunting. Where do you start? What should you consider before taking on this experience? Is it worth it even if it doesn’t increase your earning potential?  In this episode, JP and Stan share practical advice and wisdom for evaluating the costs and benefits of going beyond learning in an informal setting; specifi...
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#24 – “Can You Prove It?” Knowledge in an Age of Skepticism

August 21, 2023 • 47 mins
“The certainty problem has crept in and polluted the whole enterprise of knowing.” - J.P. Moreland. In this episode, J.P. and Stan have a practical discussion about how to engage with the cultural obsession with a narrow definition of certainty. In this podcast, we discuss: What is skepticism? How did it become a cultural “virtue”? Why doubting everything is more dangerous than you think What are the different forms of skep...
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#23: Dallas Willard, Husserl, and the Future of Spiritual Formation

July 15, 2023 • 41 mins
Most of us know Dallas Willard as a brilliant and pastoral writer on spiritual formation. In his writing, you can sense a man of great thought, but the depth of his knowledge can be hidden from the reader of his more popular works. In this episode, Stan and J.P. discuss the life, scholarship, and legacy of Dallas Willard. They also share thoughts on spiritual formation gleaned from Dallas. In this podcast, we discuss: The work of...
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#22: The Importance of Legacy: More Lessons from the Life of Edmund Husserl

June 15, 2023 • 41 mins
In this episode we conclude our case study of Edmund Husserl. We discuss other lessons we can learn from his life, and lessons to learn from the faithful men and women who risked everything to save his life’s work. We also discuss the challenging work of preserving ideas that matter in a culture that prefers to forget the past. In this podcast, we discuss: Why it is important to do work that doesn’t specifically address the cul...
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