Welcome to the Theology & Ethics podcast! In this episode, the KC team (and guest Dr. John West) discuss the “stockholm syndrome Christianity” phenomenon, why it’s happening, and what we need to do about it.

Dr. John West is Vice President of Discovery Institute in Seattle and co-founder of its Center for Science and Culture. An award-winning author and filmmaker, he has written or edited thirteen books and directed a dozen documentaries. Formerly Chair of the Department of Political Science and Geography at Seattle Pacific University, he holds a PhD in Government from Claremont Graduate University.

Get the book here: https://stockholmsyndromechristianity.com/

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Chapters:

00:00:00-Intro

00:05:18-West's Book “Stockholm Christianity”

00:25:28-The Main Issues Tackled in Stockholm Christianity

00:52:01-Journalism Problems and the Gatekeepers

01:11:50-The Issue with Francis Collins

01:32:41-Practical Applications from Stockholm Christianity

01:41:40-Outro

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics podcast! In this episode, the KC team (and guest Ed Echeverria) discuss the legacy of Pope Francis, and what’s coming next.

Eduardo J. Echeverria is Professor of Philosophy and Systematic Theology in the Graduate School of Theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary, the Archdiocesan seminary of Detroit, where he has taught for thirteen years. He is also a Research Fellow in the Theology Faculty of the University of the Free State, South Africa

Ed’s book on Pope Francis: https://a.co/d/cgU5ypI

Tony’s article on the legacy of Pope Francis: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/theologicalapologetics/2025/04/pope-francis-and-the-continued-crisis-of-modernity/

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Chapters:

00:00:00-Intro

00:02:26-Church teaching vs. church practice

00:12:25-Catholicism & The Sacrament of Marriage

00:17:31-Where Pope Francis Started

00:26:27-Pope Francis' Softness Toward Other Religions

00:38:05-Pope Francis & The Amazon synod

00:45:11-Pope Francis Enabled Catholic Progressivism

00:50:00-Papal Appointment & The New Pope

00:58:05-Was Francis a Good Pope?

01:06:08-Who is Next for the Papacy?

01:08:53-Outro

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics podcast! In this episode, the KC team (and guests Doug Geivett & Danny Vargas) discuss deliverance ministries, demonization, and the biblical basis for how we should deal with demonic activity.

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CHAPTERS & TIMECODES

00:00:00-Introduction

00:08:16-Deliverance Ministry & NAR

00:12:38-The Growth of Deliverance Ministries

00:19:47-The Charismatic System of Demon Deliverance

00:33:09-Dan's Personal Experience with Deliverance Ministries

00:37:47-The Many Non-Demonic Causes for Strange Occurences

00:50:50-The Dangers & Abuses of Demonic Diagnosis

01:15:06-The Gross Misuse of Scripture in Deliverance Ministry

01:19:00-Can Christians Be Demonized?

01:34:09-How Deliverance Ministers Defend Their Position

01:41:03-So What is The Role of Deliverance Ministry?

01:48:36-How We Should Deal with the Demonic

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics podcast! In this episode, the KC team discusses the Harry Potter series, revisits the 90s parent panic about it, and dives into the larger implications for modern-day paganism.

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CHAPTERS & TIMECODES

00:00:00-Introduction

00:03:18-Shane Morris and His Thoughts on Harry Potter

00:08:14-Three Different Sides to the Harry Potter debate

00:17:29-Harry Potter vs. Lord of the Rings

00:24:49-The Danger of Viewing Magic as Benign

00:34:30-Magic in Children's Entertainment

00:39:02-Reflecting Back on 90's Parents

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics podcast! In this episode, the KC team (and guest Prashanth Daniel, founder of Reasonable Truth) discuss the return of Paganism in culture, and the upcoming Reasonable Truth Gravity Conference dedicated to the same topic.

The conference is on April 12th at Gateway Seminary in Ontario, CA. Register now at:

https://reasonabletruth.org/conf2025/

Prashanth Daniel is a writer and speaker whose passion is to train and equip Christians to understand, articulate and defend their faith as winsome ambassadors of Christ, specifically in the fields of theology, philosophy and apologetics. He holds an M.A. in Christian Apologetics (Biola University, CA) and an MTh. in Systematic Theology (University of Aberdeen, UK). Prashanth is the President and Founder of Reasonable Truth.

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Chapters:

00:00:00-Introduction

00:06:07-The Purpose of the Gravity Conference

00:11:43-Oneism and Its Influence on the West

00:16:46-Gravity Conference Topics & Details

00:20:41-The Paganism of Now

00:31:02-Outro

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics podcast! In this episode, the KC team (and guest Tim Milosch) discuss how we can apply just war theory and biblical thinking to the war in Ukraine, and how to be rational and realistic with our expectations during global conflict.

Tim Milosch is the Interim Director of Digital Learning and an adjunct faculty member in the Political Science Department at Biola University. He completed his doctoral studies at Claremont Graduate University where he did research on the effects of political culture on international crises. He currently teaches courses on international affairs and national security and writes about those subjects even more on Substack at Tim Talks Politics.

Tim's Article: https://providencemag.com/2025/03/the-just-statecraft-of-trumps-ukraine-diplomacy-1/

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Chapters:

00:00:00-Intro

00:02:16-Tim's Article About Ukraine

00:13:26-Mark Tully's Response to Tim's Article

00:16:37-Right to Defense vs. Likelihood of Success

00:25:29-Is Ukraine Doing All It Can to Win?

00:31:32-USA's NATO Policy & the Ukraine Stalemate

00:44:17-Outro

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics podcast! In this episode, the KC team (and guest Tim Milosch) discuss just war theory, and whether Christians have any biblical basis for supporting a just war.

Tim Milosch is the Interim Director of Digital Learning and an adjunct faculty member in the Political Science Department at Biola University. He completed his doctoral studies at Claremont Graduate University where he did research on the effects of political culture on international crises. He currently teaches courses on international affairs and national security and writes about those subjects even more on Substack at Tim Talks Politics.

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Chapters:

00:00:00-Intro

00:02:29-The Just War Tradition

00:05:49-The Components of Just War Theory

00:09:32-The Just War Tradition and the Bible

00:20:51-How Just War Theory Should Inform the Church

00:28:19-War and its Effects on Humans

00:31:31-How the Just War Theory Should Inform Politics Through the Church

00:39:20-Outro

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics podcast! In this episode, the KC team (and guest Harry Edwards) discuss global missions, how Christianity gets the Great Commission wrong, and the relationship between morality and customs.

Harry Edwards has a Masters in Christian Apologetics from Biola University, and is the founder of Apologetics.com. Through his apologetics and missions work, Harry is keen on pursuing and developing methods to help the church restore her preeminence as the source of truth, goodness and beauty locally and globally.

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CHAPTERS

00:00:00-Introduction

00:02:19-Harry’s Trip to the Philippines

00:06:29-Morality vs. Customs

00:10:14-Reinterpreting the Great Commission

00:15:42-The Gospel & Morality

00:21:27-How Important is Pre-Evangelism

00:27:34-Missions to Every Socioeconomic Level

00:30:29-Missions in the United States

00:37:23-Preserving Customs to Help Missions

00:43:00-Kingdom Culture, Not Ethnic Culture

00:45:06-The Good & Bad of Nationalism

00:50:48-Conclusion