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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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395: Questions Answered

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2025/06/10

Just Answer the Question. In this episode, we answer listener questions, specifically active and passive choices, active and passive righteousness, election and the bondage of the will, addiction, the limits of Alcoholics Anonymous, and the ultimate Good we all seek, and much, much more. More from 1517: Support 1517 Podcast Network: https://www.1517.org/donate-podcasts 1517 Podcasts: http://www.1517.org/podcasts 1517 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@1517org 1517 Podcast Network on Apple

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02:25:23

394: Paulson - The Battle of Words

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2025/05/31

Strong Words for a Strong Word. In this episode, we read Steven Paulson’s book, The Outlaw God. We discuss preaching, doing God’s Word to listeners, calling out curses and blessing confessions, using strong words to expose and condemn the devil and the world, and much, much more. SHOW NOTES: Steven Paulson - Outlaw God https://amzn.to/4kHmP8s Outlaw God https://www.1517.org/podcasts/outlawgod Theology is for Proclamation https://amzn.to/4kNVRw5 More from 1517: Support 1517 Podcast Network:

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01:26:55

393: Table Talk

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2025/05/22

I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm. In this episode, we discuss how pre-modern church history, the Industrial Revolution, therapeutics, language, corporate culture, and the flight of heretics from Europe in the 17th-18th century affected contemporary Western churches. SHOW NOTES: The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age https://amzn.to/43cElvv On Pornography, Hunger, and Holy Rescue https://www.1517.org/articles/on-pornography-hunger-and-holy-rescue More from

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02:45:19

392: Keller - What Is the Church?

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2025/05/16

Come Together, Right Now… In this episode, we read from Tim Keller’s sermon, which asks, “What is the Church?” We discuss the relationship between churches and culture, what the church is and isn’t, where we locate faith, whether Christian faith changes one’s values, and much more. SHOW NOTES: A Vision for a Gospel Centered Life by Dr. Timothy Keller https://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/sdg/keller/AVisionforaGospel-CenteredLifeTimothyJKeller.pdf Dalai Lama

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02:08:01

391: The gracious will and good pleasure of God in...

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2025/05/08

Burning Down The House. In this episode, we continue our discussion of election, addressing the certainty of election, how we are chosen, the human limits of perseverance in faith, why the pope is a bad example of Christian piety, and how old Adam tries to invert election by burying it in our sacrifices and pious morality. SHOW NOTES: The Book of Concord (New Translation): The Confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church https://amzn.to/3YbpA9h Concerning the Eternal Predestination and Election

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02:19:16

390: Concerning the Eternal Predestination and...

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2025/05/01

Somebody Told Me. In this episode, we read the Book of Concord on election, and discuss why God chooses to forgive all people on the cross, why some reject the gospel, why Lutherans reject double predestination, what the consequences are to trust that we are always justified for Christ’s sake, and much, much more. SHOW NOTES: The Book of Concord (New Translation): The Confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church https://amzn.to/3YbpA9h Concerning the Eternal Predestination and Election of God

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02:13:06

389: The Power and Primacy of the Pope

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2025/04/24

Over And Done With. In this episode, we read Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope and discuss the validity of the papacy’s claims to divine authority, the response of Lutherans and Protestants to the death of Pope Francis, how to love one’s neighbor while disagreeing them, the distinction between heterodoxy and heresy, and much much more. SHOW NOTES: Complete Sermons of Martin Luther - Klug https://duckduckgo.com/?q=complete+sermons+of+martin+luther+klug&t=osx&ia=shopping&iax=shopping Our

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02:00:00

388: Luther - Maundy Thursday

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2025/04/19

Sunday Bloody Sunday In this episode, we read Martin Luther’s sermon for Maundy Thursday (1534), discussing the Lord’s Supper, polity, sacramental piety, fellowship, election, and all the rabbit trails we follow… SHOW NOTES: Complete Sermons of Martin Luther - Klug https://duckduckgo.com/?q=complete+sermons+of+martin+luther+klug&t=osx&ia=shopping&iax=shopping Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English by John McWhorter https://amzn.to/42jreZ0 Postman quote:

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03:03:58

387: Flacius - Adiaphora and Tyranny

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2025/04/12

Can’t You See. In this episode, we read the Lutheran theologian Matthias Flacius, and discuss inter-church debates, the Lord’s Supper as ground zero for most church conflicts, the consequences of compromise in matters of faith, the limits of love, and when it’s time to push away from the table and go into prayer. SHOW NOTES: Adiaphora and Tyranny https://amzn.to/4iSmFKN Bente on Flacius Heresy https://thebookofconcord.org/introductory-materials/historical-introductions/the-flacian-controversy/

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02:32:26

386: Pastoral Debrief with a bit of Flacius

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2025/04/04

Kick Out the Jams. In this episode, we focus on the raw, real work of life in the parish—the ordinary burdens, the hidden insecurities, and the quiet faith that holds it all together. We explore the distinction between philosophy and theology and why attempts to fuse them often leave both diminished. There’s talk of reformation—its drama, its necessity, and its cost. We reflect on the pervasive victim-perpetrator dynamic that shapes so much of modern life and how the gospel when rightly preached,

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02:17:46

385: Woodford - Great Commission, Great Confusion, or...

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2025/03/27

Hey, Hey, What Can I Do? In this episode, we read Lucas Woodford’s book, Great Commission, Great Confusion, or Great Confession? and discuss the Great Commission, evangelism, the radical gospel, the purpose of the church’s preaching about Jesus, post-modern consumerism, and many, many rabbit trails into uncharted topics. SHOW NOTES: Great Commission, Great Confusion, or Great Confession? https://amzn.to/41OqgUn Butler's Lives of the Saints https://amzn.to/3DWiw9y More from 1517: Support 1517

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02:26:52

384: Peterson - The Stunted Imagination

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2025/03/21

First It Giveth. In this episode, we discuss Jonah’s vocation, gospel imagination, dogmatic materialism, spell casting, the contemporary effects of the Industrial Revolution, and God’s preference for wasted places while reading Eugene Peterson's Under the Unpredictable Plant: An Exploration in Vocational Holiness. SHOW NOTES: Eugene H. Peterson (1932–2018) was a longtime pastor and professor of spiritual theology at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia. His many acclaimed books include Tell

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03:15:53

383: Tolkien - The 'protestant' search backwards for...

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2025/03/08

And so it begins. In this episode, we read the letters of J.R.R. Tolkien for Lent. We discuss sin and mercy, Eden and scientific materialism, ecumenism and cults, and much more! SHOW NOTES: The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien https://amzn.to/3FbRqLS Shelby Foote https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelby_Foote Phrygian Mode https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrygian_mode Max Richter - The New Four Seasons Vivaldi Recomposed https://www.maxrichter-fourseasons.com/en/ "The phrase “kill your darlings” originated

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02:39:34

382: Riley - Our False Gods and Addiction

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2025/02/28

The Impossible Prize In this episode, we explore The Impossible Prize: A Theology of Addiction, a forthcoming book that examines addiction not just as a habit or illness, but as a form of misplaced worship. We discuss how addiction draws us toward false gods, demanding our devotion and shaping our lives in ways we barely recognize. More than a personal struggle, addiction weaves itself into families, communities, and churches—warping trust, distorting love, and hollowing out the soul. How can we

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02:04:05

381: Kleinig - The Things That Make a Theologian

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2025/02/15

Who Made Who? Today, we read an essay by Rev. Dr. John Kleinig about what makes a theologian. Dr. Kleinig explains Martin Luther’s threefold description of how the master of theology, the Holy Spirit, makes one a theologian through contemplative prayer, meditating on Scripture within the communion of saints, and being translated into the kingdom of heaven by God’s Word—all this and much more on this week’s episode of the podcast. SHOW NOTES: John Kleinig - Oration, Meditatio, Tentatio

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02:14:03

380: Anselm - Bracing the Heart Against Despair

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2025/02/09

You May Be Right… In this episode of Banned Books, we read Anselm of Canterbury’s Meditation on Sin and Penance. We discuss the consequences of sin, the Fountain of Mercy, Jesus’ excuses, the doctrine of simul iustus et peccator, theological presuppositions, and how we speak influences our behavior. SHOW NOTES: St. Anselm’s Book of Meditations and Prayers https://www.documentacatholicaomnia.eu/03d/1033-1109,_Anselmus_Cantuariensis,_Meditationes_et_Orationes,_EN.pdf Sin and Confession on the Eve of

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02:14:04

379: Chrysostom - On Wealth and Poverty

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2025/02/01

Dig, Lazarus, Dig! In this episode of Banned Books, we read St. John Chrysostom’s sermon on the Rich Man and Lazarus — wealth, poverty, Satanic feasts, ivory beds, spiritual warriors, Chaldean comfort dogs, and the dangers of actors and perfume on this podcast episode. SHOW NOTES: On Wealth and Poverty: St. John Chrysostom https://amzn.to/42HecoN Taylorism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_management Till We Have Faces - Symbolic World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNIiViaCdYE Midwest v

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02:32:33

378: Giertz - The Essential Firm Kernels

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2025/01/25

Leper Messiah. In this episode, we read Bo Giertz’s commentary on Jesus’ healing of a leper and Cornelius’ servant… boy… slave boy. Giertz addresses textual criticism, catechesis, miracles, and the liturgy of the Church, and we delve into the effect of disbelief in Jesus’ power to heal and make whole affects modern Christians and non-believers alike. SHOW NOTES: Giertz Books from 1517 https://shop.1517.org/search?type=product&q=giertz Gutenberg

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02:47:14

377: Origen - The Church as Superior to All Things Pagan

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2025/01/18

Good Christians, One and All Rejoice? In this episode, we read Origen’s response to Celsus about whether or not Christians are detrimental or beneficial to society. Does the Church uplift or undermine culture? What part does faith play in living a virtuous life? SHOW NOTES: Understandings of the Church by E. Glenn Hinson https://amzn.to/4iTKi6a Anthony the Great https://www.1517.org/podcast-overview/2025-01-17 Collapse article

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02:34:51

376: Origen - Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans

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2025/01/11

Superabundance. In this episode, we read Origen’s commentary on St. Paul’s epistle to the Romans. We discuss the accusations leveled at Origen’s orthodoxy, exegetical method, and critique of Marcion and discuss how what was written so long ago is relevant to Christians today. SHOW NOTES: Origen - Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans https://www.thetbs.org/study-materials/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Commentary-on-the-Epistle-to-the-Romans-by-Origen-z-lib.org_.pdf Origen bio

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