In an episode dedicated in memory of executive producer Rufus Donofrio, the Manly Doctors discuss the lasting effects of the LCMS’ Seminex controversy of the 1970s, a church devoted to salvific drinking in South Africa, and the organization formerly known as Boy Scouts of America.
Category Archives: Calvinism
Episode 199: Go Team Jesus!
In a special all Barenaked Ladies edition, the Manly Doctors take one for Team Jesus with a scintillating discussion of Free Will (Formula of Concord Article II), their pastors conference in Palm Springs, and beating on the usual array of dead horses: Manichaeism, Pelagianism, Semi-Pelagianism, and 5 Point Calvinism. And don’t forget your Go Team […]
Episode 198: Does Garlic Juice Demagnetize Calvinism?
A fragrant edition of the God Whisperers in which the Manly Doctors ponder Calvinism and “irresistible Grace,” correct a few misconception, deal with “biblical diets,” original sin, and whether garlic juice is capable of demagnetizing iron or Calvinists. Also a little Bohemian Rhapsody and some more Squirrel Nut Zippers. An episode befitting the stinking rose.
episode 187: “I Think You’re Remembering Something Else.”
The Manly Doctors of Divinity engage the functional differences of Calvinism vs. Lutheranism, theses 20-26 of the Heidelberg Disputation and why the harder you look at good works the less good they look. Then in a brilliant moment of middle-aged dementia, thinking he is quoting the Scriptures, Donofrio begins to channel the Council of Trent […]
Episode 121: A Little More Advent Music
The Manly Doctors of Divinity take on listener email, talk about John the Baptist and Baptism, engage a few passages from Calvinist, Arminian, and Lutheran perspectives and listen to some great Advent music. Just the bare necessities of life.