Doth Protest

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

As Long as Christ is Lifted Up: Thoughts on the Asbury Revival

The Rev. Bryan Jarrell recently wrote an article for Mockingbird about the Asbury Revival. We thank him for giving the time to be on Doth Protest Too Much to discuss what he wrote, as well as revivalism in general. Tune in for a great conversation.
Bryan is the pastor of Epiphany Anglican Fellowship in Ligonier, PA. Check his other pieces he has written for Mockingbird here.
The article that offers a breakdown of the 'Five Great American Revivals' can be accessed here.
The article from the Asbury student Anna Lowe about her experience at the revival can be accessed here.
The excerpt from Thomas Garrett Isham's biography of Charles McIlvaine that Andrew read the quote from can be found here.

Ellie Corrow & Bethany Kilcrease on ”The Making of Biblical Womanhood”

Deaconess Ellie Corrow and Dr. Bethany Kilcrease join the podcast to discuss their review of Beth Allison Barr's popular book The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth. Their review was published in 2021. 
Part 1 of their review can be read HERE.
Part 2 of their review can be read HERE.
Part 3 of their review can be read HERE. 
Deaconess Ellie Corrow serves as missionary care coordinator for the LCMS Office of International Mission. She also serves on the board of Higher Things- a Lutheran ministry to youth and young adults. Ellie writes, along with others including Dr. Kilcrease on their substack titled “Lutheran Women on the Road”, a blog and newsletter about "loving God and loving neighbor, and walking faithfully in this tension of Christian discipleship". 
Dr. Bethany Kilcrease is a professor of History at Aquinas College in Michigan. She holds a Ph.D. in modern British history from Boston University. She specializes in British and European modern intellectual and religious history. She is also the author of the recent book Falsehood and Fallacy: How to Think, Read, and Write in the Twenty-First Century
Additional show notes: Andrew made a reference to the book which argues for the commonly called 'egalitarian' position (men and women can share in ordained ministry) Bourgeois Babes, Bossy Wives, and Bobby Haircuts: A Case for Gender Equality in Ministry by Michael F. Bird.

Preaching & current events, recent trends in Biblical studies, and misreadings of Luther (with Todd Brewer)

We were excited to have Todd Brewer, New Testament scholar and Managing Editor of Mockingbird, join us for a great talk that covered a lot of important ground. So great that Andrew could not even come up with a name other than the various things we talked about! Enjoy!
Visit here to read more of Todd's work at Mockingbird. (We mention his MBird articles "Comforting the Comfortable", "How Revolutionary was Paul?", and "A View from the Ivory Tower", all accessible through that link.)
The quotation referenced by Andrew is found on p. 157 of Paul and the Power of Grace by John Barclay
Info on the controversy of the Catholic priest whose baptisms were ruled invalid

C.S. Lewis on Politics (with Dr. Suzanne Bray)

Dr. Suzanne Bray joins James and Andrew on this episode for an often unexplored but fascinating aspect of C.S. Lewis: his views on politics. Tune in for a great discussion! Dr. Bray is Professor of British Literature and Civilization at Lille Catholic University in the North of France. She has written extensively both in English and in French on C.S. Lewis and other modern Anglican authors. 
Check out some of her work at: https://univ-catholille.academia.edu/SuzanneBray 
Shownotes: 
*The articles by her that we reference in this episode are "C.S. Lewis and Politics" from An Anglo-American Literary Review and "C.S. Lewis as an Anglican" from the book Persona and Paradox: Issues of Identity for C.S. Lewis, his Friends and Associates. 
*Both articles are available to access at the site above. 
*The animated film adaptation of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP5uXoNf7Nc

Who Every Grief Hath Known: Our Favorite Hymns Part 4

*The title for this may give away one of the hymns we discuss.* Drew, Stephen, James, and Charlie get together to go further down (or up?) their list of favorite hymns. 
The article from Musical Times about the tune that Drew talked about can be found here: https://www.jstor.org/stable/904112
We recommend www.hymnary.org as a helpful resource and database in researching your own favorite hymns.

Remembering Jim Nestingen (1945-2022)

On Dec. 31st, 2022, the Rev. Dr. James Nestingen went to be with our Lord. Nestingen was a leading scholar and authority on Martin Luther in North America. However, he was much more a pastor before anything else. Many have been blessed to know him, to study under him, and to drink scotch with him- including our (returning) guest today: the Rev. Kyle Tomlin. Kyle was with us before for our episode on theology and comic books. Kyle was a student of Dr. Nestingen and shares some great memories about him on this episode.
In this episode we referenced the books:
Free to Be (which Nestingen co-authored with Gerhard Forde), https://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/product/5230/Free-to-Be-Student-Book
Martin Luther: A Life, https://www.amazon.com/Martin-Luther-Life-James-Nestingen/dp/0800697146
Martin Luther: His Life and Teachings, https://www.amazon.com/Martin-Luther-His-Life-Teachings/dp/1592446728
Also, to access the discussions and interviews of Nestingen from both Thinking Fellows podcast and Around the Table, as well as articles that Jim wrote, go to https://www.1517.org/contributors/jim-nestingen
The sermon on 'Faith vs. Piety': https://mbird.com/theology/jim-nestingen-on-faith-vs-piety/
The episode picture is taken from https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/james-nestingen-obituary?id=38527675