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Samuel L. Bray and Drew Keane on the 1662 Book of Common Prayer International Edition

Samuel Bray and Drew Keane are the co-editors of the recent "new" edition of the classic English Book of Common Prayer. In this episode, they join Andrew and James to talk about this project and Thomas Cranmer's approach to liturgy (it really turned into mainly a discussion on Cranmer... which is always wonderful.)
Samuel L. Pray is the John N. Matthews Professor of Law at University of Notre Dame Law School and a McDonald Distinguished Fellow at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University. He is a prolific author in both legal studies and theology.
Drew Nathaniel Keane teaches English at Georgia Southern University and holds a PhD in English from University of St. Andrews. He is the co-host of the podcast Critical Readings which offers thoughtful analysis of essential literature. He serves on the Liturgical Commission and the Commission on Ministry for the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia. He has written for The Living Church, Anglican Theological Review, and more.

Ex Post Facto Reasoning: Cal Crucis on John Henry Newman’s ’Development of Doctrine’

Cal Crucis joins Andrew today to discuss Cal's article "My Kingdom is Not of This World: A Critique of Cardinal Newman's Development of Doctrine" from The North American Anglican. We get into the Tractarian, Ritualist, and Anglo-Catholic movements that caused a tectonic shift in Anglicanism, and the role Newman played in this shift. Cal presents Newman on Newman's own terms and then gets into what some of the problems he sees in his theory.
Links to more work from Cal:
Cal's blog
Cal's podcast
Cal's articles at North American Anglican
The quote from Mark Chapman that Andrew shared was from p. 89 of Anglicanism- A Very Short Introduction
Link to book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/anglicanism-a-very-short-introduction-9780192806932?cc=us〈=en&

Soaring with the Falcon (aka Michael F. Bird)

Prolific author and biblical scholar Michael F. Bird joins the podcast to discuss women in ministry, the Terminator movies, Bart Ehrman, and 90's-era John Barclay. This is the conversation theology nerds would dream of having, and Andrew and James (who are theology nerds, we must admit) were incredibly blessed to have such a conversation, one that was both humorous and earnest, with this esteemed scholar and theologian. (We even have somewhat of a bloopers reel toward the end.)
Dr. Bird is the Academic Dean of Ridley College in Melbourne and holds a PhD in New Testament from University of Queensland. He writes and speaks of a variety of topics (it was difficult to select which ones we wanted to bring to him for this episode). Below are links to access literature and media from him:
Dr. Bird's Substack The Word from Bird
Dr. Bird's YouTube channel Early Christian History
Dr. Bird's blog Euangelion
Dr. Bird's books he has authored and co-authored
Dr. Bird's debate with Dr. Bart Ehrman
The article Andrew mentions from Ian Paul on Phoebe and ancient-letter carriers can be accessed here

Comfortable Words: Zac Hicks on Thomas Cranmer & the Book of Common Prayer

Zac Hicks joins James and Andrew today to discuss his latest book Worship by Faith Alone: Thomas Cranmer, the Book of Common Prayer, and the Reformation of Liturgy- a book that demonstrates that the Reformational teaching of ‘faith alone’ (or Sola Fide) was the driving force for Thomas Cranmer in his liturgical revision and in his composition of the Book of Common Prayer.
Zac Hicks holds a Doctor of Ministry from Knox Theological Seminary. He is a pastor, a songwriter, and music producer. Go to Zac’s website to listen to some of his music, as well as to find downloadable resources for music worship leaders.

The Catholicity of the Reformers: Matthew Barrett on his new book The Reformation as Renewal

Dr. Matthew Barrett joins Andrew and James on the podcast today to discuss his new book The Reformation as Renewal: Retrieving the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church that will be released in June, 2023. Go here to order or pre-order a copy.
In the episode, we do a deep dive into the historical setting of the Reformation, the intellectual and philosophical milieu of which people like Luther emerged, the Reformation's roots in both patristic and medieval theology, and common caricatures of the Reformation. Enjoy!

Sound Theology: Conclusion to Our Favorite Hymns Series

The four hosts return to conclude the lists of their favorite hymns (some even written in our lifetimes).
Shownotes:
-The episode artwork is of William Holman Hunt's painting "The Triumph of the Innocents" mentioned by Stephen in connection with James's hymn. (Taken from Wiki Commons)
-The quote about the text author of the hymn that Andrew mentioned was found in this article: https://flcpa.org/arthur/

St. Monica and Augustine

A last-minute put together episode from Andrew on a woman who mothered a highly regarded doctor and theologian of Western Christianity. This was inspired by the date of the recording being the appointed feast day for her. Tune in to hear why Andrew has personally been impacted by these two Christians who lived long ago but whose stories are timeless.
Show notes:
The movie Andrew referred to is Augustine: Son of Her Tears
As Andrew recommended: Henry Chadwick's biography of Augustine of Hippo
The quote from the Confessions was from the Maria Boulding translation.

Sola Scriptura

Dr. Jack Kilcrease joins us again on the podcast to discuss Sola Scriptura and how it was classically understood in the 16th-century Reformation which may differ from what is came to mean by some Protestants later. We also get into what some of the straw man arguments against Sola Scriptura are, what the term 'Tradition' means in theological discourse, and more! Stephen joins us for this episode as well and shares about a couple recent development in his life (one that may surprise you!)
In the episode we reference quite a few people and works, but we will point you to the one we discuss at length:
Jack Kilcrease's article "Is Sola Scriptura Obsolete? An Examination and Critique of Christian Smith's The Bible Made Impossible" from Concordia Theological Quarterly
Heiko Oberman's essay "Quo Vadis, Petre? Tradition from Irenaeus to Humani Generis" in the book Dawn of the Reformation: Essays in Late Medieval and Early Reformation Thought

Still Trusting Scripture: A Journey In and Out of Skepticism

The Rev. Jay Mills, retired Episcopal priest out of North Carolina, joins Andrew and James today to discuss a recent article he wrote titled "There and Back Again: Historical-Critical Skepticism and Renewed Faith" that was published in the Living Church.
In the article, Jay shared about his growing up in the Episcopal Church, coming of age in the late 1960’s and leaving the the church, his return to faith, his time in the early 1970’s Jesus Movement, his years as a theology student and seminarian where encountered the historical-critical method of teaching the Bible, how due to this he became skeptical of the historicity of events as described in the Bible (especially the Old Testament), and his eventual return to the belief of the Bible as authoritative and reliable.
Show notes:
The episode on the Jesus Seminar from Sarah Wilson Hinlicky and Paul Hinlicky's podcast that Andrew referred to can be accessed here.

James Rickenbaker: ”If Anglicanism is Everything, It’s Nothing”

James joins to Andrew in this episode to discuss his recent article for EFAC-USA's blog "39+" titled "If Anglicanism is Everything, It's Nothing". Read the article here.
We also discussed a recent article for Living Church from the Rev. David Beadle "Bibliolatry: the Exvangelical Boogeyman"
Shownotes:
When we discussed "literalism", Andrew referenced the following:
Dr. Iaian Provan's interview on the On Script podcast- episode On Reading the Bible Literally
and Dr. Garwood Anderson's article for Living Church on biblical literalism