Episodios

  • Episode 28: the Doubter becomes a Disciple - is God's grace the secret key that unlocks faith?
    Jan 9 2026

    The podcast is ruined! God, who is always meddling about (ugh), has annoying intervened once again and ruined yet another good thing. After all, how can A Disciple and a Doubter continue on has it has for all these months when the Doubter is now a Disciple?! Tune in to find out more...

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    44 m
  • Episode 27: confession, indifferentism, and the corporeal nature of Catholicism
    Dec 26 2025

    In this episode, Kevin and Jackson discuss one point of agreement Jackson has with the Catholic faith: confession, and one point of contention: the exclusion of other religions.

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    1 h y 15 m
  • Episode 26: Moralistic Therapeutic Deism - is it enough to simply be a "good person"?
    Dec 13 2025

    In this episode, Kevin and Jackson discuss the topic of Christian Smith and Melinda Lundquist Denton's 2005 paper, Moralistic Therapeutic Deism (MTD) - and namely, is it enough to simply be good people, or do we need something else in order to be worthy of salvation?

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    1 h y 9 m
  • Episode 25: The Eucharist - must we accept it to be saved?
    Dec 13 2025

    In this episode, Kevin and Jackson discuss the teaching put forth by the Catholic Church that the Eucharist contains the Real Presence of Christ, and that salvation is, at least to some extent, contingent on whether or not one accepts this.

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    1 h y 5 m
  • Episode 24: What does it mean for a religion to be true?
    Nov 7 2025

    This week, Jackson's friend (and future famous philosopher) Emilio joins the podcast to discuss what it means for any religion, Christianity included, to be true. Is there only one true religion? Does it even matter what religion one adheres to? Does any religion capture capital 'T' Truth, or do all just contain lowercase 't' truth to greater and lesser degrees?

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    1 h y 11 m
  • Episode 23: The Roman Epistle: Reckless or Revolutionary?
    Oct 19 2025

    In this 23rd episode of A Disciple and a Doubter, Kevin and Jackson return to Scripture after a long hiatus--and, for the first time, they discuss text a from the New Testament: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans. Martin Luther, the controversial figurehead of the Reformation, famously said that Romans, "is truly the most important piece in the New Testament," and that every Christian should not only, "know it word for word," but also, "occupy [themselves] with it everyday, as the daily bread of the soul."

    But what is it, exactly, that makes Romans so essential to the Christian canon? The idea of an objective moral law? Faith alone? The radical concept of a universal faith? Kevin and Jackson try to get to the bottom of this on the latest edition of the pod--tune in!

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    58 m
  • Episode 22: Does Free Will Exist? (Part II)
    Oct 1 2025

    Last episode was so thrilling, Kevin and Jackson had to continue the conversation here, in Episode 22! Tune in to find out how their discussion on free will versus fate concludes, so as to find out for yourself: am I truly, radically free, or has all of this been written since the dawn of space and time?

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    1 h y 15 m
  • Episode 21: Does Free Will Exist?
    Oct 1 2025

    After a two-week hiatus, A Disciple and a Doubter is back with a BANGER 21st episode!! Kevin and Jackson discuss quite possibly the most fundamental topic in all of philosophy and theology--free will. More specifically, they debate whether or not human freedom does exist, or even can exist, based on the preconditions of the universe. BUT BE WARNED...discussing free will can be terrifying. Don't listen to this episode unless you are prepared to have any and all of your preconceived notions about human autonomy put to the test--and we're being serious. This stuff is heavy. But if you happen to be a radical seeker of truth, and want to listen in on what we think is one of the more profound conversations about free will EVER, then this is the podcast for you. We hope you enjoy.

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    55 m
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