Thinking Fellows

In this episode of Thinking Fellows, Caleb Keith, Adam Francisco, Bruce Hillman, and Scott Keith share their summer reading lists, ranging from the Bible and church fathers to history, politics, philosophy, fiction, and swimming. Their conversation explores everything from the transition of Rome from paganism to Christianity and Thomas Sowell's ideas about human nature to the problem of evil and the history of Finland during World War II. They also discuss Lutheran scholarship, vocation and theological disagreement.
Adam Francisco
The Bible — New Living Translation (NLT)
The Quran
Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles — Thomas Sowell
Bruce Hillman
On Death and Eternal Life — Gregory of Nyssa
The Oxford Reading and Philosophy: Problem of Evil — Marilyn McCord Adams (editor)
Scott Keith
The Long Way Home: A Journey into the History of Captain Robert Ford — Ed Dover
The Fourth Option — Jack Carr
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold — John le Carré
Ice — Ulla-Lena Lundberg 
How Finland Survives Stalin: From the Winter War to the Cold War, 1939–1950 — Kimmo Rentola
Why We Swim — Bonnie Tsui
Caleb Keith
The Final Pagan Generation: Rome's Unexpected Path to Christianity — Edward J. Watts
The Pieper Lectures: The Lutheran Doctrine of Vocation, Vol. 11 — various authors
 
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What makes a church "healthy"? In this episode of the Thinking Fellows, Caleb Keith, Scott Keith, Adam Francisco, and Bruce Hillman examine the popular language of healthy churches, church growth, and discipleship. They question whether marketing metrics have replaced the biblical marks of the church and argue that the true measure of the church is the faithful preaching of Christ crucified and the right administration of the sacraments. Rather than chasing marketing strategies or growth models, they contend that the church exists to deliver the forgiveness of sins through Word and Sacrament, trusting God's promises instead of chasing the latest trends.
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On this episode of Thinking Fellows, the guys ask what it means to call Christianity, Judaism, and Islam the "Abrahamic faiths." They look at the history of the term and what these religions actually share. They also explain why their differences, especially about Jesus Christ, matter more than the label and how Christians can talk with Jews and Muslims without losing the truth of the Gospel.
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In this episode of Thinking Fellows, the guys discuss the ongoing debate over children's church and whether kids should be separated from adults during worship. They argue that Christian worship is more than age appropriate teaching. God works through the proclamation of His Word and the sacraments for believers of every age, making children an important part of the gathered church. Drawing from Scripture, Luther, and recent research, they make the case that worshiping together as families helps pass the faith from one generation to the next and forms children in ways that children's church alone cannot.
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In this episode of Thinking Fellows, Adam, Bruce, and Caleb explore whether Martin Luther can be trusted, responding to modern critiques that question his character, motives, and mental state as a way of dismissing the Reformation. They argue that while Luther was at times emotional, outspoken, and flawed, his theology should be judged by how faithfully it interprets Scripture rather than by speculative psychological diagnoses or personal attacks. Along the way, they discuss how Luther's humanity, historical context, and extensive writings have fueled both serious scholarship and polemical caricatures, encouraging listeners to evaluate his teaching on its biblical merits.
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