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Banned Books

Welcome to Banned Books, where we read and converse with the rebel children, the holy mischief-makers of God, who fight against the kind of useless religious, spiritual, and moral methods of life improvement that seeks to smother the glory of God in Jesus Christ. We want to introduce you to those who forgot everything except Jesus Christ and him crucified. We all struggle with fear of being last, lost, least, littlest, and dead, and so we are here to encourage, challenge, provoke, and maybe even

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02:24:07

317: Löhe - Pastoral Care of the Sick

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2023/08/08

Spiritual War, What Is It Good For? In this episode, we discuss pastoral care to the healthy and sick and spiritual warfare while reading Wilhelm Loehe’s book, The Pastor. SHOW NOTES: The Pastor - Wilhelm Loehe https://www.amazon.com/Pastor-Wilhelm-Loehe/dp/0758650272 Three Books on the Church - Wilhelm Loehe Drei Bücher von der Kirche https://amzn.to/3KrS5bW Malleus Maleficarim https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malleus_Maleficarum Simultaneously Righteous and Sinner: An Introduction

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The Book Brief: Luther - Warming up to spiritual warfare

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2023/07/22

War, What Is It Good For? In this pre-show discussion, we warm up with a conversation about Martin Luther, current events and headlines, and spiritual warfare. SHOW NOTES: Luther: Letters of Spiritual Counsel https://amzn.to/3Q7EJoO Peter Santenello https://www.youtube.com/c/PeterSantenello/ Nomad and Gen-X https://www.thegenxfiles.com/tag/nomad/ G.E.M. Anscombe https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/anscombe/ Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland by Christopher

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01:38:36

316: Luther - Letters of Spiritual Counsel to the...

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2023/07/22

Shout At The Devil. In this episode, we discuss various questions regarding spiritual warfare while reading Martin Luther’s letter to his friend and pupil, Jerome Weller. SHOW NOTES: Luther: Letters of Spiritual Counsel https://amzn.to/3Q7EJoO Peter Santenello https://www.youtube.com/c/PeterSantenello/ Nomad and Gen-X https://www.thegenxfiles.com/tag/nomad/ G.E.M. Anscombe https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/anscombe/ Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland by

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The Book Brief: Girard - BONUS: PreshowExtra Bit

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2023/07/19

Don’t Pull Anything… In this pre-show discussion, we warm up with a conversation about Rene Girard, current events and headlines, and Jesus and the Christian faith. SHOW NOTES: The End of Scapegoating BY S. MARK HEIM https://www.baylor.edu/content/services/document.php/264317.pdf Summary of Girard's Christianity | René Girard's Mimetic Theory https://youtu.be/2sT2u2THf9A Girard bio https://iep.utm.edu/girard/ S. Mark Heim

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02:35:31

315: Girard - The End of Scapegoating

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2023/07/16

Hey Man, Nice Shot. In this episode, we discuss Rene Girard’s argument for why Jesus’ death as a scapegoat is unique to all other sacrifices in human history. What is violence for? What is a scapegoat, and why is one necessary for peace and good order? How does Jesus break the law machinery that demands a victim? SHOW NOTES: The End of Scapegoating BY S. MARK HEIM https://www.baylor.edu/content/services/document.php/264317.pdf Summary of Girard's Christianity | René Girard's Mimetic Theory

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02:56:34

314: Girard - I Saw Satan Fall Like Lightning

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2023/07/03

Satan Drives Out Satan? In this episode, we dig deep into Jesus’ question, Can Satan drive out Satan? With the help of Rene Gerard’s book, I Saw Satan Fall Like Lightening. This episode goes into some extremely deep waters regarding the mimetic tradition, the nature of sacrifice, scapegoating, Satan’s power, and Jesus’ crucifixion. SHOW NOTES: Girard - I Saw Satan Fall Like Lightning https://amzn.to/3JEKG8u Summary of Girard's Christianity | René Girard's Mimetic Theory

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02:16:10

313: Two Sermons on the Bound Will

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2023/06/24

Sermonator 2: Judgment Day. In this episode, we read two sermons from Gerhard Forde and Steven Paulson, then discuss preaching to bound wills, the consequences for Christians when free will sermons are preached, and what’s to be done about bad preaching. SHOW NOTES: The Captivation of the Will: Luther vs. Erasmus on Freedom and Bondage https://amzn.to/3r0Bgy1 "Call Me Beulah" by Steven D. Paulson https://modernreformation.org/resource-library/articles/call-me-beulah/ The Sermons of Gerhard Forde

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02:30:46

312: Paulson - Preaching Categorically to Bound Wills

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2023/06/16

A Total Eclipse of The Heart. In this episode, we discuss preaching to bound wills, and the consequences for both preachers and listeners, as we read Steven Paulson’s essay, Preaching Categorically to Bound Wills. SHOW NOTES: Concordia Pulpit Resources • Volume 19, Part 4, Series B https://concordiahistoricalinstitute.libraryhost.com/repositories/2/archival_objects/27919 Pilgrim's Progress series https://www.1517.org/podcast-overview?&search=Bunyan Grothe series on Romans

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02:39:34

311: Forde - Proclamation is the Present Tense of the...

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2023/06/09

In this episode, we discuss the good and bad of preaching, the difference between proclamation and teaching, how we lie to ourselves about God, and how to “preach the text” so that Christ is delivered “for you” for the forgiveness of sin. SHOW NOTES: Proclamation: The Present Tense of the Gospel https://archive.org/details/sim_dialog_1990_29_index/page/n1/mode/2up Theology is for Proclamation https://amzn.to/3WUQZKR Large Catechism - Third Article https://bookofconcord.org/large-catechism/

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02:14:04

310: Sasse - The Theologia Crucis belongs to the...

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2023/06/04

It’s the Cross, Stupid. In this episode, we discuss how God makes a theologian of the cross, how the theology of glory infiltrates churches and their doctrine, and how the cross of Christ reveals the truth about human history. SHOW NOTES: Letters to Lutheran Pastors: Volume 1 https://amzn.to/45HmRXf President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Farewell Address (1961) https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/president-dwight-d-eisenhowers-farewell-address St. Louis Edition of Luther's Works

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02:07:21

309: Sprinkle - Charis: God's Scandalous Grace for Us

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2023/05/30

Diving for Gomers. In this episode, we have a much-needed conversation about slavery to sin, Ezekiel’s whore metaphor for God’s relationship with his people, and why it’s important that Christians not shy away from difficult conversations about how God describes sin and grace in the Bible. SHOW NOTES: Charis: God's Scandalous Grace for Us by Preston Sprinkle https://amzn.to/3MYy12n CONTACT and FOLLOW: Email mailto:BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BannedBooksPod/

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01:52:42

308: Augustine - On Christian Teaching

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2023/05/20

Walk Like An Augustinian. In this episode, we discuss preaching while reading Augustine’s, On Christian Teaching, where he explains the importance of heavenly wisdom, eloquence, and getting out of the way of God’s Word. SHOW NOTES: On Christian Doctrine https://ccel.org/ccel/augustine/doctrine/doctrine.xiii.html Augustine Bio https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Augustine/Christian-Doctrine CONTACT and FOLLOW: Email mailto:BannedBooks@1517.org

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02:24:14

307: Peterson - Under the Unpredictable Plant

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2023/05/14

Drowning The Branch Manager for Christ. In this episode, we discuss Jonah, ministry, and the aches and pains of church life while reading Eugene Peterson’s book, Under The Unpredictable Plant. SHOW NOTES: Under the Unpredictable Plant: An Exploration in Vocational Holiness https://amzn.to/3VXD1XT Conversations with Rev. Eugene H. Peterson https://www.doxology.us/return-to-conversations-with-rev-eugene-h-peterson/ CONTACT and FOLLOW: Email mailto:BannedBooks@1517.org

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01:39:02

306: Nagel - The Medicine of Immortality

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2023/05/09

Honey, Where Did This Thing Come From? In this episode, we discuss the Lord’s Supper, early church tradition, worship, and the question, “Where did this come from?” At the same time, we read Dr. Norman Nagel’s essay, “Medicine of Immortality and Antidote against Death.” SHOW NOTES: Nagel obituary: https://reporter.lcms.org/2019/obituary-rev-dr-norman-edgar-nagel-professor-emeritus-at-concordia-seminary-st-louis/ Medicine of Immortality PDF https://logia.org/pdf-back-issues/4-4-hermann-sasse

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01:48:51

305: Cyprian - The Baptismal Controversy

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2023/04/29

Who Controls Baptism? In this episode, we discuss the baptismal controversy in the early church. Cyprian, Novation, and a whole cloud of witnesses join us on the podcast this week. SHOW NOTES: Cyprian Epistle 75 https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/050675.htm Cyprian bio https://www.theopedia.com/cyprian Novatianism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novatianism Freedomland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedomland_U.S.A. Everybody Wants to Rule the World Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World

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01:47:59

304: Anselm of Canterbury - On Free Will

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2023/04/23

Riley Suffers An Aneurysm. In this episode, we discuss the topic of the will while reading Anselm’s treatise on free will and its ramifications for faith, piety, and pastoral care. SHOW NOTES: On Free Will https://faculty.fordham.edu/klima/Blackwell-proofs/MP_C41.pdf Ontological Arguments https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ontological-arguments/ Moral influence theory of atonement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_influence_theory_of_atonement Vivarium

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02:09:15

303: Thomas Cranmer - The Collects of Easter

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2023/04/20

Living on a Prayer! In this episode, we discuss the collects of Thomas Cranmer, which turns into a discussion of the collects of Veit Dietrich, which then turns into a discussion about a myriad of other topics regarding the Reformation teaching on prayer and vocation. SHOW NOTES: The Book of Common Prayer 1662 https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2019-10/The%20Book%20of%20Common%20Prayer%201662.pdf Collects of Veit Dietrich

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01:44:00

302: Banned Books LIVE HOLY WEEK Q&A

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2023/04/07

And We Are Live! In this episode, we go live for Holy Week and answer listeners' questions: election, repentance, the church, law and gospel, and on and on we go. SHOW NOTES: Formula - Epitome XI. Election https://thebookofconcord.org/formula-of-concord-epitome/article-xi/ Sin and Confession on the Eve of the Reformation (Princeton Legacy Library, 1568) Hardcover – April 19, 2016 by Thomas N. Tentler (Author) https://amzn.to/3KDZtBq Milto of Sardis - From the Discourse on Soul and Body

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02:19:47

301: Nestigen - The Two Kingdoms Distinction

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2023/04/05

Distinct, But Not Divided. In this episode, we discuss the Christian doctrine of the two kingdoms and its consequences for the Christian life while reading James Nestigen's "The Two Kingdoms Distinction." SHOW NOTES: The Two Kingdoms Distinction: An Analysis with Suggestion by JAMES ARNE NESTINGEN https://wordandworld.luthersem.edu/content/pdfs/19-3_Politics/19-3_Nestingen.pdf Christian Questions and their Answers http://catechism.cph.org/en/questions-answers.html SUPPORT: 1517 Podcast

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02:02:49

300: C.S. Lewis - A Grief Observed

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2023/03/27

Are We Just Rats in a Maze? In this episode, we discuss grief, mourning, death, and hope while reading C.S. Lewis’s book, A Grief Observed. SHOW NOTES: A Grief Observed by C. S. Lewis https://amzn.to/3K62Gtl A portrait of Joy Davidman https://www.cslewisinstitute.org/resources/helen-joy-davidman-mrs-c-s-lewis-1915-1960-a-portrait/ SUPPORT: 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/ Support the work of 1517 https://www.1517.org/donate Warrior Priest Gym & Podcast

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