WOF 306: The Genius of St. Irenaeus | The Word on Fire Show
Pope Francis just announced he’s planning to declare a new Doctor of the Church, St. Irenaeus of Lyon. Who was he? What were his key ideas? Why does he still matter? That's what Brandon Vogt and I discuss in today's episode. Topics include:
- What’s a Doctor of the Church, and why should Irenaeus be declared one?
- How did Bishop first become acquainted with Irenaeus?
- What was Irenaeus’ approach to battling Gnosticism?
- Irenaeus taught that God has no need of anything outside of himself. What does this mean, and why is it good news?
- How to understand Irenaeus’s pithy line, “The glory of God is man fully alive”?
- Irenaeus’ theology of recapitulation
- How Irenaeus remains a great spiritual and theological bridge between Eastern and Western Christians
- Why Irenaeus is still relevant today
A listener asks, how should I respond to the idea that nothing really exists because we can’t prove that it exists?
Pope Francis just announced he’s planning to declare a new Doctor of the Church, St. Irenaeus of Lyon. Who was he? What were his key ideas? Why does he still matter? That's what Brandon Vogt and I discuss in today's episode. Topics include:
- What’s a Doctor of the Church, and why should Irenaeus be declared one?
- How did Bishop first become acquainted with Irenaeus?
- What was Irenaeus’ approach to battling Gnosticism?
- Irenaeus taught that God has no need of anything outside of himself. What does this mean, and why is it good news?
- How to understand Irenaeus’s pithy line, “The glory of God is man fully alive”?
- Irenaeus’ theology of recapitulation
- How Irenaeus remains a great spiritual and theological bridge between Eastern and Western Christians
- Why Irenaeus is still relevant today
A listener asks, how should I respond to the idea that nothing really exists because we can’t prove that it exists?
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