Capturing Christianity Podcast

In this interview, I'm joined by Dr. Perry Hendricks--he's a huge proponent of a powerful (and controversial) way to defeat to the problem of evil. Watch to discover his approach! For more from Dr. Hendricks: https://www.perryhendricks.com/ Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zURTe9KsR7s Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

In this live interview, I sit down with Eric Hernandez, an experienced Christian apologist, to discuss his thoughts on AI--whether AI will ever become conscious--and what that means for Christianity. We also discuss his work on dualism and reflect on some of the craziest debates he's had with atheists. Eric Hernandez is a dynamic evangelist and apologist with a heart for proclaiming the gospel and defending the faith on theological and philosophical grounds. He’s a licensed minister, a certified formation therapist, and the Apologetics Lead and Millennial Specialist for The Baptist General Convention of Texas. He holds an associate degree in social science, a bachelor’s degree in theology, and a certificate in apologetics from Biola University.

In this episode, I sit down with Jimmy Akin to discuss some of the craziest episodes he's covered on his Mysterious World podcast. From demons to aliens, the world is actually way more mysterious than we realize! Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YRHjTC7hRY Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

Dr. Josh Rasmussen was our fifth presenter at CCv1. In this talk, he presents a a new ontological argument based on the positivity of a perfect being. Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ3ipEeIiRM Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

Dr. Braxton Hunter was our fourth presenter at CCv1. In this talk, he presents a CORE FACTS argument for God. After his talk, we took a few questions from the audience. Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LR3YMdpzBE Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

Dr. Sy Garte was our third presenter at CCv1. In this talk, he presents an argument for God from biology. After his talk, we took a few questions from the audience. Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw7DG7L6Gsw Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

Dr. Liz Jackson was our second presenter at CCv1. In this talk, she presents on the topic, "Should We Want God to Exist?" After her talk, we took a few questions from the audience. Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sukh4FeGaEo Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

The title for this one is pretty self-explanatory. These are the top 10 Christian/Atheist debates that I think everyone should watch. #10 The Euthyphro Dilemma - Matt Flannagan vs Jason Thibodeau #9 From Necessary Being to God? | Dr. Graham Oppy & Dr. Rob Koons #8 Randal Rauser the Atheist vs. Joe Schmid the Theist (Devil's Advocate Debate) #7 Daniel Dennett vs Alvin Plantinga Debate REMASTERED #6 William Lane Craig v Erik Wielenberg | "God & Morality" | NC State - Feb 2018 #5 William Lane Craig vs Peter Millican: "Does God Exist?", Birmingham University, October 2011 #4 Is God Necessary for Morality? | William Lane Craig & Shelly Kagan at Columbia University #3 William Lane Craig and Sean Carroll | "God and Cosmology" | 2014 Greer Heard Forum #2 Russell-Copleston Debate on God's Existence (1948) #1 Does God Exist? William Lane Craig vs. Christopher Hitchens - Full Debate [HD] Honorable Mentions: Craig vs. Rosenberg Lennox vs. Dawkins Craig vs. Law Peoples vs. Ahmed Arbour vs. Oppy Rasmussen vs. Oppy Craig…

In this episode, I sit down, in-person, with Alex O'Connor from @CosmicSkeptic to analyze 10 different slogans that atheists have put forward over the years. Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo1VrBKTza8 Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

In this interview, Dr. Braxton Hunter (@BraxtonHunter) offers what he believes is the strongest argument against Calvinism. This interview was filmed at CCv1. Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJWIWv69D_0 Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

In this in-person interview, Cameron sits down with Dr. Liz Jackson to discuss whether we should (or should not) want God to exist. This topic is also known as the axiology of theism. Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G66qBl_57j8 Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

In this in-person interview, Cameron sits down with Dr. Josh Rasmussen to discuss why people are more than just their material bodies. This interview was filmed at CCv1. Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hZh0JEz8hU Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

In his Philosophy of Religion class at Huntington University, Dr. Tedla Woldayohnnes invited Dr. Joshua Sijuwade to present his essay, "Grounding and the Existence of God" with a response from Prof. Graham Oppy. Prof. William Hasker and Dr. Susana Gómez were also participants in the discussion. As for the format of this video, it opens with a 50-minute presentation from Dr. Sijuwade of his argument to the class, followed by a 50-minute dialogue between Sijuwade, Oppy, Hasker, and Gomez. Btw, sorry in advance for the poor quality of audio at times, Zoom certainly has its limits. In any case, please enjoy! Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-4EO4cXTjM Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

In this video, Cameron Bertuzzi and James White discuss the papacy, White's top objections to Catholicism, and more! This video originally aired on The Dividing Line: https://youtu.be/Y8woTgHoR0A Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

In this interview, I sit down in-person with Dr. Mike Austin to discuss Christian moral virtue (topic #1) and gun ownership (topic #2). Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsIUnwZDoxg Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

In this Q&A, I'm joined by Michael Jones from @InspiringPhilosophy to discuss your questions related to Christian theology. Let the questions begin! Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClTwLPRJJl0 Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

In the second session recorded at CC Exchange 22, Alex O'Connor (Cosmic Skeptic) and Trent Horn (The Counsel of Trent) engaged each other in conversation over the topic of why they are/are not a Christian. Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFYrfKHSV2k Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

In this video, I sit down (for a second time) with Trent Horn to discuss Catholicism--my journey, his latest arguments, and the like. Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZPBIyyrskg Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

In this interview, I'm joined by astronaut, research scientist, and Christian Dr. Leslie Wickman to discuss how, in her view, modern science affirms theism. Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzPATGVsykw Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

Dr. William Lane Craig recently claimed that he wants to lower the "epistemic standards" for Christian belief. His comments have sparked outrage in the atheist community. Some atheists have even claimed that his comments totally discredit his work more generally. In this video, Dr. Craig explains how his comments are completely in line with current philosophical thinking on pragmatic/epistemic rationality. Link to Dr. Craig's Original Remarks: https://www.reasonablefaith.org/media/reasonable-faith-podcast/questions-on-quantum-mechanics-certainty-and-extreme-resistance Link to Our YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp5MK1GP3OM Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

Sam Harris recently said on the @Triggernometry YouTube channel that if Heaven is real, why can't we see it with our telescopes? In this video, I'm joined by PhD candidate Cruz Davis who will analyze Sam Harris' comments from a Christian philosophical perspective. Full video of Harris's comments: https://youtu.be/DDqtFS_Pvcs Link to Our YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDO99A1z5Zs Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

In this interview, I sit down with Dr. Tyler McNabb to discuss which other world religions are actually consistent or compatible with theism. Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO63XqGRau4 Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

In this video, I chat with Dr. Kevin Vallier, a Christian political philosopher, about his journey from atheism to Eastern Orthodoxy. Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cse2B-L-IXo&t=29s Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

In celebration of our 200th podcast episode, I (Sawyer) interview Cameron on various topics ranging from Marvel movies, food, his confidence in Christianity, and how Capturing Christianity started a conference. You won't find this interview anywhere else, folks. Let us know if you want more like it! Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity Our Locals: www.capturingchristianity.locals.com

In this special episode of Capturing Christianity, Randal Rauser (Progressive Christian) and Joshua Swamidass (Conservative Christian) dialogue about the key differences between Progressive and Conservative Christianity. Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s36s_2xX54k Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity Our Locals: www.capturingchristianity.locals.com

In this video, Dr. Gavin Ortlund lays out C. S. Lewis' famous 'Liar, Lunatic, or Lord' trichotomy. This is actually a really fun argument to think about. If it works, it's another way to know that (a) God exists, and (b) Christianity is true. Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8dHK_2k9WE Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity Our Locals: www.capturingchristianity.locals.com

I've recently changed my mind on some Catholic-related doctrines. In this livestream, I explain what they are and the research that lead to me changing my mind. Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlGGViZUsgU Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity Our Locals: www.capturinghchristianity.locals.com

In this in-person interview, I sit down with Catholic Answers apologist Trent Horn to discuss his intellectual journey all the way from Deism to Catholicism. Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vQGGlfZsjk Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

In this interview, I sit down with Dr. Tomas Bogardus to discuss a new forthcoming paper he wrote entitled, "If Naturalism is true, then Scientific Explanation is impossible." Link to Dr. Bogardus's Paper: https://philpapers.org/archive/BOGINI.pdf Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LdjZ-7adds Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

Matt 16:18 is the famous passage that says: "And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it." The question that will be discussed in this dialogue is who the rock is referring to. Does it refer to Peter? To Jesus? To someone/something else? Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw2M4jIWqeI Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

In this video, I sit down with my friend Ben Watkins to discuss his journey from Christianity to atheism. Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A74K7P2FvA&t=1s Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

Dr. Sy Garte is a retired biochemist. For most of his life, he was an unbelieving atheist. In this interview, he details his journey from being an atheist scientist to a believing Christian. Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMBQwGzn_TE Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

In this livestream, I'm joined by Joe Heschmeyer to discuss his case for the papacy. Why is the papacy so important? Well, if it's true, then Catholicism is true. If it's false, then Catholicism is false. It's one of Catholicism's most distinctive doctrines. Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kulehiDK0BY Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

Ever wondered what a case against the papacy might look like? In this livestream, Dr. Gavin Ortlund, a Protestant expert on Roman Catholicism, presents his case against the papacy. Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGCLzEI92gI Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

Daniel Speak (Ph.D., University of California, Riverside) is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. He specializes in metaphysics (especially the metaphysics of free will) and the philosophy of religion. He also has research and teaching interests in ethics and epistemology. His book The Problem of Evil was published in 2014 by Polity Press. In addition, he is the co-editor (with Kevin Timpe) of Free Will and Theism, a collection of essays focused on central issues of overlap between the philosophy of religion and the philosophy of action (Oxford University Press, 2016). He has published chapters or articles in The Oxford Handbook of Free Will (2nd Edition), Faith and Philosophy, Res Philosophica, The Philosophical Quarterly, Religious Studies, The Routledge Companion to Free Will, and (as they say) elsewhere. Feel free to follow him at: https://lmu.academia.edu/DanielSpeak Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEexALvv5GE Our Website:…

In this video, I'm joined by Dr. William Lane Craig to respond to Stephen Woodford's video in which he purports to debunk every theistic argument in a mere 14 minutes. Link to Stephen's Video: https://youtu.be/o9Ctc9LlfiA Link to this YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4Hu720zsWI Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

In this video, I respond to Cosmic Skeptic's video "Christianity's Biggest Problem." Alex's original video: https://youtu.be/5KDnnp0sDkI DESCRIPTION #1: The example Grandin cites comes from a book on this, Antoinio R. Damasio "Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain." And she also cites for the chapter as a whole "Freeman, W., and J.W. Watts. 1950. 'Psychosurgery in the Treatment of Mental Disorders and Intractable Pain.' Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas Publisher." Also, just as a general rule, if you just google leucotomies and pain you'll find all kinds of stuff on this connection between leucotomy patients and people reporting reduced suffering. They did leucotomies in the 50s and 60s and they were way weird. DESCRIPTION #2: “A hypothesis h suffers from probabilistic tension if and only if h is logically equivalent to some conjunctive hypothesis, h1& h2, such that either P(h1| h2) is [greatly lesser than] 1 or P(h2| h1) is [greatly lesser than] 1: that is, one conjunct of the hypothesis…

Back in June of 2020, YouTuber Arvin Ash published a video that attempts to scrutinize the Fine-Tuning Argument for God's existence. In this response video, cosmologist Luke Barnes, who also happens to be my favorite superhero, explains Arvin's many mistakes. Link to Arvin Ash's Video: https://youtu.be/sm0Ul-Ym8Ys Link to this YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi54OCH34pU Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

It's been exactly a year since our last interview with Dr. Gleoples, arguably the most influential alincolnist on the internet. In this video, we catch up on everything he's been up to, including a new hit show he's started called "The Alincolnist Experience." Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLSQYPjzKqc Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

In this incredibly important episode, I speak with Dr. Penn Gleoples, an eminent Lincoln mythicist, about his skepticism about the existence of "Abraham Lincoln." He argues that reason and logic require us to doubt there ever was such a person. Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZMN9hRfrRs Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

In this livestream, I'm joined by expert historian Dr. Gary Habermas to discuss some new evidence he's found in support of the resurrection of Jesus. Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMx1OikHC8U Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

Joe (@Majesty of Reason) has recently defended the Ontological Argument in a peer-reviewed academic paper that is currently under review. In this conversation, Alex (@CosmicSkeptic) pushes back. Alex's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/alexjoconnor Joe's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvWRKmcplBTYQS49AVGsLgw Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czPBS4FVi2Q Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

On January 28, 1948, British philosophers Frederick Copleston and Bertrand Russell debated the existence of God on BBC radio. Dr. Josh Rasmussen joins me to dissect the section of their debate focused on the argument from contingency. Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77Y2agEAN_w Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

In this informal debate, Chris Date defends Annihilationism and Keith Giles defends Universalism. Chris Date is a well-known evangelical Christian author, editor, blogger, podcaster, debater, and speaker. Representing a global movement known as Rethinking Hell, Chris has published three articles in academic journals and two books on the topic of hell, including Rethinking Hell: Readings in Evangelical Conditionalism, and A Consuming Passion: Essays on Hell and Immortality in Honor of Edward Fudge. Chris is also an Adjunct Professor of Bible and Theology at Trinity College of the Bible and Theological Seminary. Keith Giles is a former pastor who abandoned the pulpit to follow Jesus and ended up founding a church where 100% of the offering is given away to help the poor in the community. He is the author of several best-selling books including "Jesus Undefeated: Condemning The False Doctrine Of Eternal Torment". He has appeared on CNN and was recently interviewed by USA Today, BuzzFeed, and John Fugelsang's…

@Capturing Christianity, @Majesty of Reason, @Deflate, and @CosmicSkeptic join forces to discuss Christianity, their personal journeys, and other fun stuff. Capturing Christianity Exchange 2022 is an in-person event on May 21, 2022 featuring an exchange of ideas between Cameron Bertuzzi, Alex O’Connor, Lukas Rueegger, and Joe Schmid. Event attendees will have an opportunity to witness first-hand a fresh exchange of ideas between many popular philosophy of religion YouTubers. To buy tickets to CC Exchange 2022: https://capturingchristianity.com/events/cc-exchange-2022/ Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTtSJZTUQWI Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

Guillaume Bignon was once a hardcore atheist. After he began looking deeply into philosophy and apologetics, however, he realized that the weight of the evidence fell on the side of Christianity. Here's his story. Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca7DfssJ5kE Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

Dr. Eric Yang is a leading expert on the logical problem of the Trinity. In this livestream, Dr. Yang joins me to answer YOUR questions on The Trinity. Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJHqa1W3xIk&t=7s Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

In this live interview, I chat with Christian philosopher Dr. Jc Beall about his book "The Contradictory Christ." In it he argues that the role Jesus occupies in orthodox Christian theology (being both divine and human) demands a contradiction. Dr. Beall's book "The Contradictory Christ": https://amzn.to/2VsxNZ9 Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5WXOZaQ1bo Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

Christmas is coming early, fam! In this episode, I chat with Dr. Joshua Sijuwade (aka Ripped Swinburne 2.0) about his newly developed argument for the existence of God from grounding. Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZS4Tyxu47Nk Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

Dr. Luke Barnes was our very first main session speaker at CCv1. In this talk, he presents on the topic, "The Universe is No Accident." After his talk, we took a few questions from the audience. Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxCbK8tQel0 Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity