Who Stole The Soul? In this episode, we finish our discussion of Luther’s commentary on Habakkuk, talking about history, what happens when the Word walks amongst us, what a blessing is, earthly matters of vocation and calling, and churches as islands of salvation. SHOW NOTES:  Luther's Works, Vol. 19: Lectures on the Minor Prophets II https://amzn.to/3UfWe80  PDF Version https://s3.amazonaws.com/cph-org-assets/media/pdf/151761.pdf Gray Man theory https://www.tactical.com/how-to-be-a-gray-man/   SUPPORT: Support 1517 http://www.1517.org/donate-podcasts 1517 Podcasts http://www.1 ..read more

Day Trippin’. In this episode, we talk about Easter, altars, cosmic mountains, church history, open fonts, restored virtue, saints, angels, powers of darkness, idols, icons, images, searching for the truth, and how Jesus is the archetype of all archetypes, and in between we read Luther on the Old Testament by Heinrich Bornkamm. SHOW NOTES:  Luther and the Old Testament https://amzn.to/3xpUUXk Archive.org link https://archive.org/details/lutheroldtestame0000born   SUPPORT: Support 1517 http://www.1517.org/donate-podcasts 1517 Podcasts http://www.1517.org/podcasts The 1517 Podcast Net ..read more

Just My Imagination. In this episode, we read Eugene Peterson’s book, Under the Unpredictable Plant, and discuss theological imagination at length. What are the consequences when the church takes its cues from a culture with no imagination? Can Christians tell biblical stories without a theological imagination? What happens when the earthly and heavenly are divided by a lack of imagination into merely rationalized explanations? SHOW NOTES:  Under the Unpredictable Plant: An Exploration in Vocational Holiness https://amzn.to/3VXD1XT  Conversations with Rev. Eugene H. Peterson https ..read more

Plug In, Baby.  In this episode, we read St. Ambrose’s work, On the Mysteries, enjoying his exegesis and defense of the body and blood of Jesus. We also discuss recognizing patterns in the Bible, testing the spirits who want to separate out the heavenly from the earthly, and the importance of symbol and meaning for Christian comfort. Plug In, Baby. In this episode, we read St. Ambrose’s work, On the Mysteries, enjoying his exegesis and defense of the body and blood of Jesus. We also discuss recognizing patterns in the Bible, testing the spirits who want to separate out the heavenly from t ..read more

Let’s Get Weird. This episode discusses Cyril of Jerusalem’s mystagogical catechesis, especially the Lord’s Supper. We converse about the biblical patterns of the sacraments, anointing, and the higher truth about Jesus as bread from heaven. SHOW NOTES:  Cyril - Catechetical Lectures https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3101.htm   SUPPORT: Support 1517 http://www.1517.org/donate-podcasts 1517 Podcasts http://www.1517.org/podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/1517-podcast-network/id6442751370 1517 on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/chan ..read more

Everybody’s Working for the Weekend. In this episode, we continue our Lenten tradition of reading Luther’s Galatians commentary in March, discussing past and present idolatry and why we keep falling for the same sales pitches from the same gods. SHOW NOTES:  Martin Luther's Commentary on St. Paul's Epistle To the Galatians (1535) https://shop.1517.org/products/martin-luthers-commentary-on-galatians-1535-lectures, p. 478 Banned Books - Luther’s Galatians Lectures episodes https://www.1517.org/podcasts/luther-galatians  Strauss–Howe generational theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Str ..read more

Hey, You Guys! In this episode, we discuss the dominant spirit of our age, acedia, by reading and discussing St. John Cassian’s exposition of acedia in The Institutes. SHOW NOTES:  The Spirit of Acedia From the Institutes of John Cassian https://www.pathsoflove.com/acedia/cassian-acedia.html#10.1  John Cassian bio https://orthodoxwiki.org/John_Cassian Large Catechism on Acedia https://thebookofconcord.org/large-catechism/part-i/#lc-tc-0099 Panpsychism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panpsychism   SUPPORT: Support 1517 http://www.1517.org/donate-podcasts 1517 Podcasts http://www.1 ..read more

There’s Power in the Blood. In this episode, we read a homily on John’s Gospel, the power of Christ’s blood, and a whole lot of symbolism in John Chrysostom’s exegesis. SHOW NOTES:  St. John Chrysostom HOMILIES ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN https://www.documentacatholicaomnia.eu/03d/0345-0407,_Iohannes_Chrysostomus,_Homilies_on_The_Gospel_Of_John,_EN.pd Absurdity of Moralistic Platitudes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4WHi6Ykmo0    SUPPORT: Support 1517 http://www.1517.org/donate-podcasts 1517 Podcasts http://www.1517.org/podcasts The 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts https://po ..read more

Sure Shot. In this episode of Banned Books, we read Rod Rosenbladt’s essay, Christ Died for the Sins of Christians Too. We talk about theological mentors, the Reformation, law and Gospel, justification, sanctification, the Church, and where we find our comfort at all times, in all places. SHOW NOTES:  Christ Died for the Sins of Christians Too https://www.modernreformation.org/resources/articles/christ-died-for-the-sins-of-christians-too  St. Ephraim - Hymns on Paradise https://archive.org/details/hymnsonparadise0000ephr Arminianism https://www.theopedia.com/arminianism   SUPPOR ..read more

The Chairman’s Intent. In this episode of Banned Books, we converse about the Gospel, ritual, and how and why God embodies his grace while reading John Kleinig’s article, Rituals and the Enactment of the Gospel. SHOW NOTES:  Rituals and the Enactment of the Gospel http://www.ctsfw.net/media/pdfs/RitualsandtheEnactmentoftheGospelKleinig.pdf John Kleinig resources https://www.johnkleinig.com Spiritual Warfare: For the Care of Souls https://a.co/d/6iduYYc  Leviticus (Concordia Commentary) https://a.co/d/iijxfC8  Hebrews (Concordia Commentary: a Theological Exposition of Sacred Scri ..read more