Classical Theism Podcast
by John DeRosa
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Ep. #308 - Catholicism vs. Everything Else w/ Ethan Muse and Pat Flynn
Aug 28, 2026
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Ep. #307 - Fr. MJ Lagrange and Catholic Biblical Scholarship w/ Fr. Isaac Morales O.P.
Aug 28, 2026
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Ep. #306 - Are the Gospels Reliable History? w/ Dr. Craig Keener
Aug 4, 2026
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BONUS|Divine Simplicity, Doctoral Dissertations, Discipline, and Rock Music w/ Dr. Pat Flynn
Jul 30, 2026
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Ep. #305 - A Catholic Guide to the New Testament w/ Dr. Swafford
Jul 22, 2026
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| 8/28/26 | Ep. #308 - Catholicism vs. Everything Else w/ Ethan Muse and Pat Flynn | What is the new podcast Summa Contra Everybody going to cover? How does Ethan Muse conceive of the different kinds of apologetics projects? How will Pat and Ethan answer new atheist, naturalist, Muslim, LDS, Buddhist, and Protestant critics? In this episode, they give the lay of the land of their new and exciting apologetics project. Like what you're hearing? Support the show >>> https://www.classicaltheism.com/support | — | ||||||
| 8/28/26 | Ep. #307 - Fr. MJ Lagrange and Catholic Biblical Scholarship w/ Fr. Isaac Morales O.P. | Who was Fr. MJ Lagrange? Why is he important for Catholic biblical scholars? Did he anticipate Cardinal Ratzinger's "criticism of criticism" and what does that mean? Fr. Isaac Morales joins us to discuss these topics. Like what you're hearing? Support the show >>> https://www.classicaltheism.com/support | — | ||||||
| 8/4/26 | Ep. #306 - Are the Gospels Reliable History? w/ Dr. Craig Keener | How do we know the Gospels intend to report history? How can they do so reliably when they were written decades after the events? What is Dr. Keener's response to the claim that the Gospels are unreliable because they report miracles? When were the Gospels written? Dr. Craig Keener joins the podcast to discuss these topics. Like what you're hearing? Support the show: https://www.classicaltheism.com/support | — | ||||||
| 7/30/26 | BONUS|Divine Simplicity, Doctoral Dissertations, Discipline, and Rock Music w/ Dr. Pat Flynn | What is new in the personal life of Pat Flynn? What is his doctoral dissertation about? How does he respond to some critiques of divine simplicity from Dr. William Lane Craig? Has he thought about the ethics of performing rock music? Dr. Pat Flynn joins us for an office hours chat about these topics and more. Like what you're hearing? Support the show -> https://www.classicaltheism.com/support | — | ||||||
| 7/22/26 | Ep. #305 - A Catholic Guide to the New Testament w/ Dr. Swafford | What is the New Testament? What is going on historically in the moments leading up to Jesus's life and ministry? How can we disentangle the different political rulers and their importance? What are some big theological themes to help us grasp what is happening on a deeper level? Dr. Andrew Swafford joins the podcast to discuss these topics and the new Ascension Press volume: A Catholic Guide to the New Testament. Listen to the end for a chance to win a free copy of this volume. | — | ||||||
| 7/20/26 | Jesuspaganism+3 | Jon Sorensen | Catholic Answers | — | Jesushistorical evidence+3 | — | 38m 05s | ||
| 7/16/26 | salvationlife of Christ+3 | Fr. Gregory Pine O.P. | Classical Theism PodcastOne Less God Than You | — | Jesussalvific+5 | — | 57m 11s | ||
| 6/22/26 | Old Testament propheciesJesus as Messiah+4 | Gary Michuta | Classical Theism PodcastMessiah: Old Testament Prophecies Fulfilled in Christ+1 | — | Old Testamentprophecies+5 | — | 54m 56s | ||
| 6/8/26 | EvidentialismResurrection Apologetics+3 | Dr. Lydia McGrew | Classical Theism PodcastOne Less God Than You | — | EvidentialismResurrection+3 | — | 1h 24m 26s | ||
| 5/26/26 | Gospel of Jesus ChristChristian living+3 | Fr. James Brent O.P. | Classical Theism Podcastclassicaltheism.com+2 | — | GospelJesus Christ+5 | — | 1h 03m 08s | ||
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| 5/22/26 | nature of sexestraditional views+3 | Dr. Tomas Bogardus | The Nature of the Sexes: Why Biology Matters | — | manwoman+5 | — | 1h 20m 27s | ||
| 4/27/26 | Messianic PropheciesChristian Exegesis+3 | Michael "Gomer" Gormley | Classical Theism PodcastOne Less God Than You | — | JesusMessiah+5 | — | 1h 45m 08s | ||
| 4/8/26 | Sacred ScriptureCatholic perspective+4 | Dr. Jeff Morrow | Catholic ChurchOne Less God Than You | — | Sacred ScriptureCatholic Church+6 | — | 39m 32s | ||
| 3/29/26 | Christian ApologeticsDialogue+4 | Wesley Huff | Diary of a CEO | — | Wesley HuffSteven Bartlett+6 | — | 47m 37s | ||
| 3/18/26 | Massdebate+3 | Joe Heschmeyer | Classical Theism PodcastOne Less God Than You | — | Massdebate+4 | — | 1h 34m 40s | ||
| 3/13/26 | Ep. #296 - A Resurrection Debate Debrief w/ Jimmy Akin | Recently, Jimmy Akin debated James Fodor on the "Majesty of Reason" YouTube channel, and the debate was moderated by Joe Schmid. In this episode, we sit down to debrief the debate and discuss several of Jimmy's key points. At the end, Jimmy also reveals a new book of his that will be coming out very soon. ---------- The Classical Theism Podcast aims to defend Catholic Christian ideas in conversation. With the help of various guests, I defend three pillars of the Catholic Christian worldview: (1) the God of classical theism exists, (2) Jesus is our Messiah and Lord, and (3) He founded the Catholic Church. We place a strong emphasis on the first pillar, defending classical theism, drawing upon the work of Thomistic philosopher Dr. Edward Feser and many others. John DeRosa www.classicaltheism.com/support Support the show: Check out my book One Less God Than You: How to Answer the Slogans, Cliches, and Fallacies that Atheists Use to Challenge Your Faith >> www.classicaltheism.com/newbook Support on Patreon to help keep the podcast going and to allow me to produce even more quality content: www.classicaltheism.com/support | — | ||||||
| 3/11/26 | Ep. #295 - Classical Theism: A Christian Introduction w/ Dr. Jordan Steffaniak | What is classical theism? Why hold to it? Is the God of the Bible really the God of classical theism? Dr. Jordan Steffaniak joins us to discuss his new book Classical Theism: A Christian Introduction. -------------------- The Classical Theism Podcast aims to defend Catholic Christian ideas in conversation. With the help of various guests, I defend three pillars of the Catholic Christian worldview: (1) the God of classical theism exists, (2) Jesus is our Messiah and Lord, and (3) He founded the Catholic Church. We place a strong emphasis on the first pillar, defending classical theism, drawing upon the work of Thomistic philosopher Dr. Edward Feser and many others. John DeRosa www.classicaltheism.com/support Support the show: Check out my book One Less God Than You: How to Answer the Slogans, Cliches, and Fallacies that Atheists Use to Challenge Your Faith >> www.classicaltheism.com/newbook Support on Patreon to help keep the podcast going and to allow me to produce even more quality content: www.classicaltheism.com/support | — | ||||||
| 3/9/26 | Ep. #294 - The Problem of Animal Suffering Revisited w/ Dr. Kyle Keltz | How should Christians respond to the problem of animal suffering? Dr. Kyle Keltz rejoins the show to discuss his new edited volume on the subject. He offers his own neo-Thomistic theodicy and answer to the issue. ------------------- The Classical Theism Podcast aims to defend Catholic Christian ideas in conversation. With the help of various guests, I defend three pillars of the Catholic Christian worldview: (1) the God of classical theism exists, (2) Jesus is our Messiah and Lord, and (3) He founded the Catholic Church. We place a strong emphasis on the first pillar, defending classical theism, drawing upon the work of Thomistic philosopher Dr. Edward Feser and many others. John DeRosa www.classicaltheism.com/support Support the show: Check out my book One Less God Than You: How to Answer the Slogans, Cliches, and Fallacies that Atheists Use to Challenge Your Faith >> www.classicaltheism.com/newbook Support on Patreon to help keep the podcast going and to allow me to produce even more quality content: www.classicaltheism.com/support | — | ||||||
| 3/2/26 | Ep. #293 - The Book of Ezekiel w/ Dr. Daniel Keating | What is the book of Ezekiel about? Who was his audience? Why does he do strange and extreme things? Why was he sent to the Lord's people even though he knows they won't listen to his warnings? Do Ezekiel's prophecies support Zionism? Dr. Daniel Keating joins the show to discuss these topics. He's the author of a new commentary on Ezekiel for the Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture Series. --------------------- The Classical Theism Podcast aims to defend Catholic Christian ideas in conversation. With the help of various guests, I defend three pillars of the Catholic Christian worldview: (1) the God of classical theism exists, (2) Jesus is our Messiah and Lord, and (3) He founded the Catholic Church. We place a strong emphasis on the first pillar, defending classical theism, drawing upon the work of Thomistic philosopher Dr. Edward Feser and many others. John DeRosa www.classicaltheism.com/support Support the show: Check out my book One Less God Than You: How to Answer the Slogans, Cliches, and Fallacies that Atheists Use to Challenge Your Faith >> www.classicaltheism.com/newbook Support on Patreon to help keep the podcast going and to allow me to produce even more quality content: www.classicaltheism.com/support | — | ||||||
| 1/30/26 | BONUS|Dr. Boyce on "Was the Early Church Gullible?" + New Book by Devin Schadt | Dr. Boyce answers whether the early Church was just gullible in accepting Pauline authorship of all the letters that bear his name. Devin Schadt joins us to discuss his new book The Rule: Counsels and Directives for Husbands and Fathers. Support the podcast --> https://www.classicaltheism.com/support | — | ||||||
| 1/28/26 | Ep. #292 - Pauline Authorship of the Pastoral Epistles w/ Dr. Stephen Boyce | What are the pastoral epistles? Why do modern scholars think that St. Paul did not write them? What arguments favor traditional authorship? Dr. Stephen Boyce joins us to discuss these issues. ---------- The Classical Theism Podcast aims to defend Catholic Christian ideas in conversation. With the help of various guests, I defend three pillars of the Catholic Christian worldview: (1) the God of classical theism exists, (2) Jesus is our Messiah and Lord, and (3) He founded the Catholic Church. We place a strong emphasis on the first pillar, defending classical theism, drawing upon the work of Thomistic philosopher Dr. Edward Feser and many others. John DeRosa www.classicaltheism.com/support Support the show: Check out my book One Less God Than You: How to Answer the Slogans, Cliches, and Fallacies that Atheists Use to Challenge Your Faith >> www.classicaltheism.com/newbook Support on Patreon to help keep the podcast going and to allow me to produce even more quality content: www.classicaltheism.com/support | — | ||||||
| 1/26/26 | Ep. #291 - The Book of Sirach w/ Dr. Andre Villeneuve | What genre is the book of Sirach? Who wrote it? What are some of the issues concerning its inspiration? Why should Catholics still read it today? Dr. Andre Villeneuve joins us to discuss his latest commentary on this book of Scripture. ----- The Classical Theism Podcast aims to defend Catholic Christian ideas in conversation. With the help of various guests, I defend three pillars of the Catholic Christian worldview: (1) the God of classical theism exists, (2) Jesus is our Messiah and Lord, and (3) He founded the Catholic Church. We place a strong emphasis on the first pillar, defending classical theism, drawing upon the work of Thomistic philosopher Dr. Edward Feser and many others. John DeRosa www.classicaltheism.com/support Support the show: Check out my book One Less God Than You: How to Answer the Slogans, Cliches, and Fallacies that Atheists Use to Challenge Your Faith >> www.classicaltheism.com/newbook Support on Patreon to help keep the podcast going and to allow me to produce even more quality content: www.classicaltheism.com/support | — | ||||||
| 12/2/25 | Ep. #290 - Catholic Teaching & Evolution (1831 - 1950) w/ Dr. Ken Kemp | Why does the Church weigh in on questions related to science? What did the Catholic Church teach about evolution from 1831 - 1950? What is the correct way of thinking about the Church's stance toward theories of evolution? Dr. Kenneth Kemp joins us to discuss these topics and his new book. ---------- The Classical Theism Podcast aims to defend Catholic Christian ideas in conversation. With the help of various guests, I defend three pillars of the Catholic Christian worldview: (1) the God of classical theism exists, (2) Jesus is our Messiah and Lord, and (3) He founded the Catholic Church. We place a strong emphasis on the first pillar, defending classical theism, drawing upon the work of Thomistic philosopher Dr. Edward Feser and many others. John DeRosa www.classicaltheism.com/support Support the show: Check out my book One Less God Than You: How to Answer the Slogans, Cliches, and Fallacies that Atheists Use to Challenge Your Faith >> www.classicaltheism.com/newbook Support on Patreon to help keep the podcast going and to allow me to produce even more quality content: www.classicaltheism.com/support | — | ||||||
| 11/30/25 | Ep. #289 - Thinking Critically about IVF w/ Stephanie Gray Connors | Stephanie Gray Connors discusses the Catholic case against the practice of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) in great detail. She engages with many common objections, including: Embryos are not plausibly persons so IVF is fine. Isn't the Church pro-life so shouldn't they want more babies? If a building was on fire, would you save a 2-month old child or a shopping cart full of embryos? ---------------- The Classical Theism Podcast aims to defend Catholic Christian ideas in conversation. With the help of various guests, I defend three pillars of the Catholic Christian worldview: (1) the God of classical theism exists, (2) Jesus is our Messiah and Lord, and (3) He founded the Catholic Church. We place a strong emphasis on the first pillar, defending classical theism, drawing upon the work of Thomistic philosopher Dr. Edward Feser and many others. John DeRosa www.classicaltheism.com/support Support the show: Check out my book One Less God Than You: How to Answer the Slogans, Cliches, and Fallacies that Atheists Use to Challenge Your Faith >> www.classicaltheism.com/newbook Support on Patreon to help keep the podcast going and to allow me to produce even more quality content: www.classicaltheism.com/support | — | ||||||
| 10/6/25 | Ep. #288 - The Old Testament as Christian Scripture w/ Curtis Mitch | How should Catholics view the Old Testament? What does it mean to say it is Christian Scripture? Why do Catholics have a 46-book OT canon as opposed to 39 books? Curtis Mitch joins us to discuss his work on the now complete Ignatius Catholic Study Bible Old and New Testament as well as to highlight some big picture OT elements. Like what you're hearing? Support the show: https://www.classicaltheism.com/support w | — | ||||||
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Chart history for Classical Theism Podcast
Peaked at #148 in CZ, currently #148 in CZ.
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| CZ | — | #148 | #148 | — |
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1 placement across 1 market.
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