Sam Brunaugh

The final part of a 3 part series on Calvinism (aka Divine Command Theory, aka you're probably screwed) with Sam Brunaugh. Scott joins us to set Sam straight about whether goodness has any meaning once it has been divorced from human understanding. Emery announces the new Stryper album again.

134: Calvinism with Sam Brunaugh

Sam joins Emery to continue his discussion of Divine Command Theory and Calvinism. We look at whether we can predict the contents of God's character, where sin nature comes from, and whether Jesus and Adam were on equal footing when faced with the choice to sin.

133: Divine Command Theory with Sam Brunaugh, pt. 2

Sam Brunaugh joins us to discuss the Divine Command Theory. Sam believes that good is what God decides that it is. Emery argues that this makes morality arbitrary, plus goodness is not a thing. Join Sam, Emery, and Scott in a discussion of how morality should be defined.

132: Divine Command Theory with Sam Brunaugh

The forum has died, Scott is no longer a pastor, and Emery started playing the piano again. Has the world come to an end? Find out as Scott and Emery return to discuss what it is that God wants us to be, and how Christians decide when a law contradicts God's will.

131: We're sort of back

Well this is it, the final episode of A Christian and an Atheist with Emery as co-host. Please join Emery, Scott, Norton, and a few special guests as we discuss the podcast and what it has meant to us over the years. The future promises many surprises, and we're excited to see what's in store. Until the reboot, thanks to everyone for listening to the podcast. We hope it has been as fun for you as it has been for us.

130: A rolling stop

Glen Veltum

Glen Veltum of Thinkbetweenthelines.com joins us again to complete the Fundamentals of Fundamentalism series. We end with, where else, hell. Can God still be moral while souls are suffering in hell? Find out here.

Glen Veltum of <a href="http://Thinkbetweenthelines.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thinkbetweenthelines.com</a> joins us again to complete the Fundamentals of Fundamentalism series. We end with, where else, hell. Can God still be moral while souls are suffering in hell? Find out here.

129: Straight to hell with Glen Veltum

Glen Veltum of Thinkbetweenthelines.com joins us again to continue the series, this time looking at why God would require sacrifice for atonement of sin.

Glen Veltum of <a href="http://Thinkbetweenthelines.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thinkbetweenthelines.com</a> joins us again to continue the series, this time looking at why God would require sacrifice for atonement of sin.

128: Fundamentals of Fundamentalism: Sacrifice and Atonement with Glen Veltum

Glen Veltum of Thinkbetweenthelines.com joins us again to continue the series. This time we tackled original sin (eventually), with some detours into what would make Adam and Eve even want to sin in the first place.

Glen Veltum of <a href="http://Thinkbetweenthelines.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thinkbetweenthelines.com</a> joins us again to continue the series. This time we tackled original sin (eventually), with some detours into what would make Adam and Eve even want to sin in the first place.

127: Fundamentals of Fundamentalism: Original Sin with Glen Veltum

At A Christian and an Atheist, we like talking about sin as much as any Sunday morning televangelist. We like it so much that sometimes we get off on a tangent or three. This episode is a reboot of the Fundamentalism series, starting again (this time hopefully in a more focused manner) on the Westminster Shorter Catechism's definition of sin.

126: Fundamentals of Fundamentalism: Sin, part 1b with Glen Veltum

Come get a helping of some old time religion when Glen joins Emery to discuss religion and morality from a fundamentalist perspective. Our series starts with sin, and will hit the classic pulpit-pounding topics that still form the backbone of Christianity in America.

125: Fundamentals of Fundamentalism: Sin, part 1 with Glen Veltum

Christians and atheists having civil discussions, dogs and cats living together, and other signs that the end is near.

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A Christian and an Atheist

Pastor Scott and Emery discuss why it is that he remains a Christian, despite doubts and uncertainties he has about his faith. Hosts: Emery and Scott

43: Why be a Christian?

Our first show on moral standards, and whether God is necessary to a viable moral system. Hosts: Norton and Emery

2: Moral standards, part 1

Atheism, agnosticism and "why get up" with pastor Scott Barger. Hosts: Emery and Scott

35: Atheism and agnosticism

Tony English

What does it mean to call something good? Attempts by Christians and atheists to discuss morality often end up in straw man debates because the definition of "good" has not first been defined. This is the first part in a series of discussions with various Christians to try to figure out what "good" means. We start with Tony English. NOTE: Ep. 122 mistakenly refers to this show for the link to the discussion between Sean McDowell and Michael Shermer. Please visit the show archive and see episode 122 for the link.

121: Defining good, part 1: discussion with Tony English

Hell and its definition and ethical implications. Hosts: Norton and Emery

12: Hell, part 1

Welcome to episode number 100! Norton joins Scott and Emery to discuss the state of atheist/Christian dialogue, but the discussion turns toward a fundamental question: what does it take to become a Christian? Strangely, this turns out to be a tough question to answer.

100: What makes you a Christian?

Part 1 of how an atheist finds meaning in life. Hosts: Norton and Emery

16: An atheist's meaning of life, 1

What actually happens during conversion that is laudable? What do we do that is damnable? This week Scott and Emery discuss the conversion process, and talk about Scott's encounter with some proselytizing Mormons.

93: Conversion

Christian PTSD

Emery visits pastor Scott's green leather couch for some counseling on what he perceives to be hangups and issues related to a Christian upbringing. What happens when a child internalizes some of the unreachable standards religion requires? Listen and compare your upbringing to Emery's angst ridden past.

98: Christian PTSD

Free will vs. Sin, plus some listener mail. Hosts: Norton and Emery

15: Free will vs. Sin

A discussion about Mel Gibson's "The Passion" movie, and why God requires that Jesus be punishment for our sin. Hosts: Norton and Emery

4: The Passion

Does sin exist, or is it merely an adjective to describe what people do? If so, how can you get rid of it? Hosts: Norton and Emery

5: Existence of sin

Inspired by a post on the forum following the last show on Christian PTSD, Emery challenges Scott's moderate positions on the Bible, and  asks whether Scott's moderate positions simply empower fundamentalists by legitimizing their dependence on scripture. We look at passages from Sam Harris's book "The End of Faith" to explore the idea that moderates in a religion enable the very extremism they try to distance themselves from.

99: Do moderate Christians enable fundamentalism?

More on faith: can we choose what we believe? Hosts: Norton and Emery

7: Faith and choice

Yes, that old question again. This time, however, the question is answered by "true Stryper fans" Joey Hodge and Glenn Veltum of the excellent Christian podcast at thinkbetweenthelines.com. We also discuss Emery's brand of atheism, and communication between Christians and atheists.

Yes, that old question again. This time, however, the question is answered by "true Stryper fans" Joey Hodge and Glenn Veltum of the excellent Christian podcast at <a href="http://thinkbetweenthelines.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thinkbetweenthelines.com</a>. We also discuss Emery's brand of atheism, and communication between Christians and atheists.

102: How can we not sin?

What does good mean when it is self defined by a non-human entity? Scott and Tony and Emery take up this question as a followup to the prior discussion on the Moral Argument for the existence of God.

96: Why should God be good?

Arguments for the existence of God: the Cosmological Argument.  Hosts: Norton and Emery

9: Cosmological argument

Part 2 of how an atheist finds meaning in life. Hosts: Norton and Emery

17: An atheist's meaning of life, 2

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