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RTS Washington Faculty Podcast
by Reformed Theological Seminary, Washington, D.C.
Theologians discussing the Christian faith from their areas of expertise.
Episodes
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The Essential Herman Bavinck (ft. Gayle Doornbos)
In this special episode, Gray Sutanto and Gayle Doornbas, associate professor of theology at Dordt University, introduce their new Herman Bavinck reader and commentary. Get it here: https://a.co/d/02CiF9jB Want to dive deeper into Bavinck's writings? Our curricula will expose you to plenty of his...
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Repentance Unto Life (WCF Chapter 15)
In this episode we're digging in to chapter 15 of the Confession. Want to continue this conversation in the classroom? Explore our degree programs and find one that's right for you: www.rts.edu/washington. Email [email protected] to get started. Follow us on Instagram:...
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Saving Faith (WCF Chapter 14)
In this episode, we're looking at what it means to have saving faith, along with whether assurance of salvation is essential to faith. Want to continue this conversation in the classroom? Explore our degree programs and find one that's right for you: www.rts.edu/washington. Email...
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Sanctification (WCF Chapter 13)
We're back! And we're picking up right where we left off in the Westminster Confession of Faith. This week, we're examining what the Divines had to say about the contentiously debated yet deeply relevant doctrine of sanctification. Want to continue this conversation in the classroom? Explore our...
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The Importance of Pentecost (ft. Richard Gaffin and Nancy Guthrie)
In this summer archive episode with Nancy and Dr. Richard Gaffin, Tommy Keene discusses the significance of Pentecost within the narrative of Acts, in Redemptive History, and in the life of the church. Want to continue conversations like these in the classroom? There's still time to register for...
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Analytic Theology, Bavinck, and Retrieval (ft. Oliver Crisp)
We're finishing up our summer road trip through the RTS Washington Faculty Podcast archives. Today, the profs welcome Oliver Crisp as a guest. Dr. Crisp is the Professor of Analytic Theology and Director of the Logos Institute for Analytic and Exegetical Theology at the University of St. Andrews....
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Paul's Theology (ft. Richard Gaffin)
As we continue our summer road trip through the faculty podcast archives, we've arrived at another one of our favorite episodes. In this week's episode, the profs sit down with Dr. Richard Gaffin, Professor Emeritus of Biblical and Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary. They…
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Who Should Go to Seminary?
We're continuing our summer road trip through the archives! This week, we've pulled one of our favorites, featuring our very own Dr. Mike Park. Ready to take the next step? Explore our degree programs and find one that's right for you: www.rts.edu/washington. Email [email protected]…
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Who Were the Nephilim?
We're continuing our summer road trip through the Faculty Podcast archives, and have encountered one of our favorite episodes. This week, we're asking, "who were the Nephilim?" Genesis 6 tells us that these creatures are somehow associated with the "sons of God" marrying the "daughters of men."…
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Preaching With Notes
We're continuing our summer vacation through the archives with a rejoinder to last week's episode on preaching without notes. In this episode, Scott Redd and Peter Lee make a case for using notes in the pulpit. Want to continue this conversation in the classroom? Explore our degree programs and...
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Preaching Without Notes
This summer, we'll be periodically dipping back into our archives to resurrect an episode you may not have heard yet. In this episode, Tommy Keene and Paul Jeon recommend preaching without notes. Next week, Scott Redd and Peter Lee respond with a case for using notes. Want to continue this...
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ShoRTS: Teaching God's Law (ft. Ligon Duncan)
In this episode, Dr. Ligon Duncan addresses RTS Washington's recent graduates, exhorting them from Ezra 7:10 to study, practice, and teach the law of the Lord. With this year's graduates, you too can be equipped and charged to study, practice, and teach God's law. Explore our degree programs and...
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ShoRTS: Theological Education and Accreditation (ft. Ligon Duncan & Bob Cara)
What does it mean to be accredited? Why is it important? In this episode, Tommy Keene sits down with Ligon Duncan, Chancellor & CEO of RTS, and Bob Cara, Provost of RTS, to talk about why accreditation is so vital to theological education, as well as the benefits that accreditation affords...
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ShoRTS: Eusebius and the Canon (ft. Michael Kruger)
In this week's episode, Tommy Keene sits down with Michael Kruger, Chancellor's Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at RTS, to discuss the contributions of early church historian Eusebius to the church's recognition of the canon of scripture. If you enjoyed this conversation, why…
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ShoRTS: How to Read Turretin
We're kicking off our summer ShoRTS with a listener question: If you want to start reading Turretin, where can you start? Tommy, Gray, and Peter give some helpful guidance for accessing this titan of Reformed Orthodoxy. There's still time to register for one of our upcoming summer intensive...
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Adoption (WCF Chapter 12)
We're wrapping up our sprint through the confession (for now) with a meditation on God's adoption of his children. We'll pick the Confession back up after the summer months! In the meantime, why don't you consider enrolling in one of our summer intensives? Visit www.rts.edu/washington for the…
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Justification (WCF Chapter 11)
We're returning to our sprint through the confession this week, zeroing in on the doctrine of justification. We're spending some time examining the historic Reformed understanding of the doctrine and comparing it to other views, including Catholicism and the New Perspective. Want to continue this...
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Special Episode: The Mystery of the Dead Sea Scrolls
We've got a treat for you this week. In this episode, Tommy and Peter shed light on the Dead Sea Scrolls, covering both their discovery and their contents. Want to continue this conversation in the classroom? Explore our degree programs and find one that's right for you: www.rts.edu/washington....
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Effectual Calling (WCF Chapter 10)
This week, we’re looking at Westminster Confession of Faith, chapter 10: Of Effectual Calling. We’re looking at what it means for God to call someone, along with answering some common objections like, “what happens to the remote tribesman who never heard the gospel,“ and, “what about those with...
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Do We Have Free Will? (WCF Chapter 9)
In this week's episode, we're getting into one of the most hotly contested points of doctrine in the Christian tradition: Do we have free will? Also, Tommy settles the age-old debate: Does listening to audiobooks count as reading? Want to continue this conversation in the classroom? Explore our...
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Christ the Mediator (WCF Chapter 8)
We're continuing our sprint through the Confession this week with chapter 8: Of Christ the Mediator. Want to continue this conversation in the classroom? Explore our degree programs and find one that's right for you: www.rts.edu/washington. Email [email protected] to get started.…
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God's Covenant with Man (WCF Chapter 7)
We've arrived in our sprint through the Confession to chapter 7: Of God's Covenant with Man, one of the Reformed tradition's most cherished doctrines. Want to continue this conversation in the classroom? Explore our degree programs and find one that's right for you: www.rts.edu/washington. Email...
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The Fall, Sin, and Punishment (WCF Chapter 6)
We're continuing our sprint through the Westminster Confession of Faith, landing this week in chapter 6: Of the fall of man, of sin, and of the punishment thereof. Want to continue this conversation in the classroom? Explore our degree programs and find one that's right for you:...
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Providence (WCF Chapter 5)
We're continuing our sprint through the Confession, this week exploring the doctrine of God's providence, specifically in relation to creatures' wills. How do the two relate? Is God the author of evil? Want to continue this conversation in the classroom? Explore our degree programs and find one...
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Creation (WCF Chapter 4)
This week, we continue our sprint through the Westminster Confession of Faith, this time picking up chapter 4, "Of Creation." This is a timely discussion given the anthropological issues we face today, including gender, sexuality, race, and AI. Want to continue this conversation in the classroom?...
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ShoRTS: How Did We Get Our Old Testament? (Septuagint vs. Masoretic Text)
This week, Tommy and Peter take on a question submitted by a cherished listener: What is the origin of our Old Testament text in the English Bible? Does it come from the earlier Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible (Septuagint/LXX), or the later, but more established text tradition (Masoretic...
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God's Eternal Decree (WCF Chapter 3)
Welcome back to the Faculty Podcast! We're continuing our sprint through the Westminster Confession of Faith, this week highlighting chapter 3: Of God's Eternal Decree. We're unpacking the mysteries of divine sovereignty and human responsibility, including a brand new lightning round segment.…
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God and the Holy Trinity (WCF ch. 2)
We're continuing season 8 of the podcast: sprinting through the Westminster Confession of Faith. This week, we're overviewing chapter 2: Who is God? Want to continue this conversation in the classroom? Explore our degree programs and find one that's right for you: www.rts.edu/washington. Email...
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Holy Scripture (WCF Chapter 1)
Welcome back to the Faculty Podcast! We're starting a brand new series this week: Theology Sprints, where we'll dip into every chapter of the Westminster Confession of Faith from a theological and pastoral perspective. This week is chapter one, which the Confession titles "Holy Scripture." Feel...
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Retrieval and Reception in the Reformed Tradition (ft. Drew Martin)
How should we read the Reformed tradition for our contemporary context? In the practice of theological retrieval, what role do continuity and development play? In this week's episode, we're featuring a lecture recently delivered by Dr. Drew Martin here at RTS Washington addressing these…
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ShoRTS: Reformed Covenant Theology (ft. Harrison Perkins)
We’re continuing our Conference Conversations series this week with a conversation with Dr. Harrison Perkins on his recent book Reformed Covenant Theology: A Systematic Introduction, aimed at directly helping the church think through this foundational doctrine of the Reformed faith. Dr. Perkins…
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ShoRTS: The Ascension of Christ (ft. Tim Bertolet)
We're continuing our Conference Conversations ShorRTS series this week by highlighting a conversation between Tommy Keene and Tim Bertolet on the theme of Christ's ascension in the book of Hebrews. Want to continue this conversation in the classroom? Explore our degree programs and find one…
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ShoRTS: Who is the Son of Man? (ft. Murray Smith)
We’re continuing our Conference Conversations in this new year with a conversation between Tommy Keene and Murray Smith, Lecturer in Biblical Theology and Exegesis at Christ College in Sydney, Australia. They’re unpacking what Jesus’ title “Son of Man” means eschatologically, especially in terms…
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ShoRTS: The Covenant of Redemption (ft. J.V. Fesko)
We’re dipping into our archives this holiday season to resurface conversations that we had with various scholars at ETS last year. This week, we’re highlighting a conversation that Tommy Keene and Peter Lee had with J.V. Fesko to unpack his recent work on the Pactum Salutis, or, the covenant of...
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Paul's Theology of Grace and Gift (ft. Blake Franze)
In 2017, theologian John Barclay wrote a book that revolutionized Pauline scholarship: "Paul and the Gift." We're continuing our Conference Conversations series this week by sitting down with Dr. Blake Franze, Professor of New Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary, to review this work....
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Impossible to Be Restored? The Warning Passages of Hebrews (ft. Marcus Mininger)
We're continuing our Conference Conversations series this week featuring Dr. Marcus Mininger of Mid-America Reformed Seminary. Tommy and Marcus discuss Marcus's recent book about the warning passages in Hebrews. He offers a fresh take on the nature of the temptation and warning issued to the...
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Principles for Pastor-Theologians (ft. Cory Brock)
We're continuing our Conference Conversations this week! Tommy and Gray recently sat down with Dr. Cory Brock, lecturer at Edinburgh Theological Seminary, minister at St. Columba's, and friend of the podcast. They're discussing best practices for weekly rhythms, energy management, and much more…
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ShoRTS: William Goode and a Rooted Ecclesiology (ft. Crawford Stevener)
Tommy Keene takes the Faculty Podcast on the road this week at ETS, interviewing RTS grad Crawford Stevener on his recent publication: William Goode: Anti-Tractarian Polemicist. They discuss Goode's doctrine of the church and his polemic against the Roman Catholic-lurching Oxford Movement in the...
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ShoRTS: Jesus' Emotional Life (ft. Dane Ortlund)
In this week's episode, Tommy Keene and Dane Ortlund visit a pub to chat about Jesus' emotional life, including how Jesus experienced emotions and what his emotional life means for us today. Want to continue this conversation in the classroom? Explore our degree programs and find one that's right...
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Preaching Between Worlds
With the academic conference season upon us, we're beginning a brand new mini series: Conference Conversations. Each week, we'll discuss one paper or presentation that's making waves in the academic world. This week's discussion is centered on a presentation given recently by our own Paul Jeon,...
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The Leiden Synopsis ft. Hank van den Belt
This week, we’re pausing our Intellectual Imprints series to feature a recent lecture hosted by RTS Washington on the Leiden Synopsis, a 17th-century symposium of theologians which deeply impacted thinkers such as Herman Bavinck. Hank van den Belt introduced us to the history of this historic...
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Ricoeur
We're continuing our Intellectual Imprints series this week by discussing a man who revolutionized the way we understand the science of hermeneutics: Paul Ricoeur (1913–2005). While you may not have encountered his name in the wild, you have certainly encountered his hermeneutical method with...
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Turretin
This week, we're continuing our Intellectual Imprints series by discussing one of the greatest Reformed Scholastics to ever do it: Francis Turretin. We're appreciating his theological precision and its pastoral implications as it relates to the ongoing work of the ministry today. Want to continue...
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Luther (ft. Ligon Duncan)
We're continuing our Intellectual Imprints series this week with a figure we all know and love: Martin Luther. We're joined by Dr. Ligon Duncan, Chancellor and CEO of Reformed Theological Seminary to discuss Luther's legacy both in the Reformation and today. J.I. Packer's introduction to Bondage…
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Bonus Episode: A Sense of the Divine ft. Gray Sutanto
How do you make sense of the Christian confession that God has instilled a 'sense of divinity' in every person? In today's episode, we're featuring Dr. Gray Sutanto's lecture from our recent event celebrating A Sense of the Divine's release. Order A Sense of the Divine here:...
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Plato
We're continuing our Intellectual Imprints series this week with Plato. Some say that the entirety of the Western philosophical tradition is merely a footnote to Plato–is that really the case? Find out today. Want to continue this conversation in the classroom? There's still time to sign up for…
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Augustine
This week, we're continuing our Intellectual Imprints (formerly known as Dead Influencers) series with the titan of theology and philosophy: Augustine of Hippo. We've traced not only how Augustine shaped the church, but also how he's influenced the Western world at large. Interested in continuing...
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Wellhausen
We're continuing with our Dead Influencers series this week with one of the most influential biblical scholars of all time: Julius Wellhausen. You may not recognize his name, but you have certainly encountered his ideas about the Bible. Want to continue this conversation in the classroom? Explore...
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Special Episode: On Teaching and Preaching (ft. Scott Redd)
In this special-edition episode, Tommy interviews Scott Redd, senior pastor of Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama about teaching, preaching, and the difference between the two.
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Hegel
Welcome back to the Faculty Podcast! In this new season, season 7, we’re starting a new series called Intellectual Imprints: The Impact of Great Thinkers on Modern Thought. This week, we're discussing Hegel (1770–1831), whose ideology shapes our world more than you might think. Want to continue...
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