Category Archives: Podcasts

Podcast: 1 Kings

  In this week’s episode of Mere Fidelity, Derek, Matt, Andrew, and I have a conversation about the book of 1 Kings, particularly inspired by Peter Leithart’s commentary. You can also follow the podcast on iTunes, or using this RSS … Continue reading

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Podcast: On Biblical Exegesis and Systematic Theology

In this week’s episode of Mere Fidelity, Derek, Matt, and I discuss the often troubled relationship between biblical exegesis and systematic theology. More exciting still, we now have intro music, courtesy of Kenneth Padgett of The Joy Eternal! You can also … Continue reading

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Podcast: The Righteous Mind

In this week’s episode of Mere Fidelity, Derek, Andrew, and I get together to discuss Jonathan Haidt’s moral foundations thesis, as laid out in his book, The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion. You can … Continue reading

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The Theopolis Institute has a New Podcast

The good folks at the Theopolis Institute have started a new podcast. I am sure that anyone who likes the work of James Jordan and Peter Leithart will find much to appreciate.

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Podcast: Alan Jacobs on Christian Intellectuals

  In one of our longest Mere Fidelity episodes to date, Derek, Matt, Andrew, and I discuss Alan Jacobs’ recent essay, ‘The Watchmen‘, which has been provoking a lot of conversation recently. We talk about the place of Christian intellectuals … Continue reading

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Podcast: On Plagiarism

This week’s Mere Fidelity conversation on the subject of plagiarism was occasioned by a recent company statement from Eerdmans on the subject of three of their commentaries. For the discussion we were joined by our good friend Justin Taylor, Senior … Continue reading

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Podcast: The Olympics and Sports

On this week’s Mere Fidelity, Matt, Derek, and I are joined by Michael Austin for a topical discussion of the Olympics and the place that sports have in our culture. We take the following quotation as a starting point for … Continue reading

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Podcast: On Satire

On this week’s Mere Fidelity, Matt, Derek, and I are joined by our good friend Karen Swallow Prior for a discussion of the Christian use (and abuse) of satire. Both Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” and this analysis of ‘punching up’ in American comedy are mentioned … Continue reading

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Podcast: Examining Populism

  This week’s Mere Fidelity is on the subject of the rise of populism in British and American politics. Matt is back and discusses the subject with Andrew and me. You can also follow the podcast on iTunes, or using … Continue reading

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Podcast: Understanding the Meritocracy

On this week’s episode of Mere Fidelity, Derek, Andrew, and I discuss a recent article by Helen Andrews on the subject of meritocracy. You can also follow the podcast on iTunes, or using this RSS feed. Listen to past episodes on … Continue reading

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