Susannah Black Roberts on Justin Martyr – The Gadfly of God

How did a walk by the sea and ‘a big philosophical think’ lead to one of the great apologists of the early Christian church? Brent talks with Susannah Black Roberts about the great second century church father Justin Martyr and her new article in ‘Plough’ called ‘A Gadfly of God’.   Susannah is a senior editor of ‘Plough’ and has written for publications including ‘First Things’, ‘Mere Orthodoxy’ and ‘Front Porch Republic’.  She’s the editor with Anne Snyder of ‘Breaking Ground’. (0:37) What made Justin Martyr a gadfly? (2:30) Justin Martyr – who was he? (3:55) A walk by the sea and a ‘big philosophical think’; (14:05) What made Justin Martyr such a great apologist? (15:17) How did the pagan world point toward Christ? (18:00) Justin and the angel of the Lord; (19:25) Justin’s trial and martyrdom; (23:55) Where to start with Justin? Links mentioned in this episode: www.plough.com/en/topics/faith/witness/a-gadfly-of-god Leave some feedback: What should we talk about? Please let us know in the comments. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please give us a rating and leave a short review. Connect with us: [email protected] godsstorypodcast.com Become a Supporter: If you’d like to help us make more great episodes like this one, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll receive early access to new episodes plus bonus episodes and other goodies from time to time, and our undying gratitude. patreon.com/godsstorypodcast Thanks to our sponsors, Liquid Edge Creative who take care of the technical stuff behind the scenes.