Episodes 72 - 76 Now Available!

I'm not much into writing blog posts anymore, and so I've neglected to keep my blog up to date with published episodes, upcoming shows, etc. I'll try to do a better job of that moving forward, and for now, here are links to the five episodes published since I last updated the blog:

A discussion with fellow annihilationists and listeners Ronnie and Joey Dear on the debates Ronnie and I participated in, and arguments leveled against us since: Ep. 72 (part 1), ep. 73 (part 2) and ep. 74 (part 3).

A discussion with fellow young-earth creationists and listeners Cowboy Bob Sorensen and Nathan Schumacher, on evolution, the age of the earth and the authority of Scripture: Ep. 75 (part 1) and ep. 76 (part 2), with part 3 to be published soon.

Coming Soon: Eastern Orthodoxy / Infant Baptism Debate

Announcing what will be the sixth Theopologetics Debate (unless something comes up sooner), this time on infant baptism between a credobaptist Protestant and an Eastern Orthodox theologian. Jamin Hübner, founder of www.RealApologetics.org and author of The Saving Grace of God, Light Up the Darkness, and The Portable Presuppositionalist, goes toe to toe with Eastern Orthodox Reverend Laurent Cleenewerck, editor of The Eastern / Greek Orthodox New Testament and faculty member at EUCLID and Humboldt State University.

Be sure to email me at theopologetics@hotmail.com if you want to pose a question to either participant! Make sure to tell me to whom you wish the question directed.

Date: Tuesday, March 20th, to be published in the podcast feed shortly thereafter.

Resolution: Infants are not the proper subjects of the ordinance of baptism.

Participants: Jamin Hübner affirms. Reverend Laurent Cleenewerck denies. Moderated by Chris Date.

Debate format:

• 15-minute opening affirmative
• 15-minute opening negative
• 10-minute rebuttal affirmative
• 10-minute rebuttal negative
• 10-minute cross-examination of affirmative
• 10-minute cross-examination of negative
• 10-minute cross-examination of affirmative
• 10-minute cross-examination of negative
• 5-minute closing negative
• 5-minute closing affirmative
• 30-minutes of listener Q&A

Coming Soon: Interview with Kenneth Gentry

It's my great pleasure to be able to announce that Kenneth Gentry has agreed to let me interview him on my show on Friday, February 24th. Gentry's contribution in The Great Tribulation--Past or Future?: Two Evangelicals Debate the Question, as well as his defense of an early date for the book of Revelation in Before Jerusalem Fell: Dating the Book of Revelation, were instrumental in my conversion to preterism from premillennial futurism. He's authored many other books, including Navigating the Book of Revelation, whose presentation of preterism's understanding of Revelation he joins me to discuss. Stay tuned!

Episode 71: Forever the Pain

Episode 71 of the Theopologetics Podcast is now available! Debate topic: "The punishment of the damned will actually be torment forever and ever." Hiram Diaz, creator of the Involuted Speculations blog and contributor at Grassroots Apologetics, affirms. Chris Date, host of the Theopologetics Podcast, denies. Moderated by Mike Felker of The Apologetic Front. This episode contains part 2 of the debate, including the second round of cross-examination, listener Q&A and closing statements. Listen to episode 70, "Perish in Fire," for part 1's opening statements, rebuttals and first round of cross-examination.

Episode 70: Perish in Fire

Episode 70 of the Theopologetics Podcast is now available! Debate topic: "The punishment of the damned will actually be torment forever and ever." Hiram Diaz, creator of the Involuted Speculations blog and contributor at Grassroots Apologetics, affirms. Chris Date, host of the Theopologetics Podcast, denies. Moderated by Mike Felker of The Apologetic Front. This episode contains part 1 of the debate, including opening statements, rebuttals and the first round of cross-examination. Listen to episode 71, "Wailing and Gnashing," for part 2's second round of cross-examination, listener Q&A and closing statements.

Episode 69: When The Saints Go Marching In

Episode 69 of the Theopologetics Podcast is now available! Dr. Mike Licona from Risen Jesus Ministries joins me to discuss the resurrection of Jesus and the recent controversy over his interpretation of Matthew 27:51-53.