Think of a topic you’d like to have triangulated and talked about by three young-ish, well-read-ish, and enthusiastic (but not in the bad way) Lutheran laymen. Trent Demarest, Levi Nunnink, and Matt Fenn are the amateurs in question…
Wait. Amateurs? What does this mean? Why would I want to listen to self-proclaimed “amateurs” talk theology?
A marvelous question! Let us consider what is meant by the term “amateur.” The word comes to us from the Latin — via the French, mind you — from amator, “lover”, which itself derives from amo, amare “to love.” In the most basic sense to be an amateur is to be a lover of a thing for its own sake. This is what we mean when we bill our show as “amateur theology,” although we will be quick to admit that it is also true that we are not experts or professional theologians. But let’s say that this changes, and we do become some shade of expert, or at least “professional” in the literal sense of the term (*cough*…Trent and Matt are starting seminary this fall…*cough*). Well, if this does happen, we hope that it will augment our status as amateur theologians, as lovers of theology for its own sake, not replace it.
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In this second Episode on the Five Points of Calvinism, the pseudepodcasters were successful in their attempt to pluck the three remaining petals from the acrimonious TULIP flower, but at great cost of time. Listen for Trent’s Germanic beer sensibilities, the sound of a tree falling in the forest with no one around to hear […]
Pseudepodcast would like to thank Pr. Peter Bender, the Concordia Catechetical Academy, and Rev. Dr. Richard Stuckwisch for graciously allowing us to air Dr. Stuckwisch’s talk. Featured material: The Concordia Catechetical Academy thinking-out-loud | Rev. Dr. Stuckwisch’s blog Gottesdienst Online | A Blog of the Evangelical Lutheran Liturgy +SDG+
Questions or comments? Feel free to use the Just & Sinner contact page; scroll down and you’ll see our form. In this pscintillating pseudepodcast Matt, Levi, and Trent applied themselves diligently to the task of having something to say about Calvinism. It was interesting. Listen for Levi’s amazing pronunciation of “Huldrych/Ulrich/Ulricht Zwingli” and the reason […]
On this week’s episode Matt, Trent, and Levi discussed the Great Commission and how it is that Lutherans (or anyone, for that matter) fulfill it. They also talked about the differences between lay and pastoral vocations and pondered the practical impact of a proper understanding of election on evangelism efforts. Featured content: four-part workshop by Pr. […]
In this Episode the Pseudepodcasters rid the airwaves of the annoying whining white-noise, much like St. Patrick rid Ireland of snakes. Perhaps less interestingly, they also discussed their various experiences visiting Roman Catholic masses and talked about the merits of liturgical worship. Listen for a story about a priest who barreled through the liturgy, an […]
In this second episode of Pseudepodcast, steely-eyed podcasting veterans Trent, Matt, and Levi set about answering the question, “What is a Lutheran?” They go off on a few tangents, and the tangents become the show. Oh, well… We apologize for the poor quality of the audio. By next episode we expect to have high-quality mics […]
In this inaugural episode the Pseudepodcasters introduced themselves, explained a wee bit about the purpose of the show, its name, etc., and answered a related question about what it means to be a theologian. They also learned that it’s important to stay at the optimal distance from the mic, or else it might sound like […]
We needed to test the equipment, and this is what happened. Enjoy the levity, because we’re going to be incredibly serious once we get into the real broadcasts. Like, Anglican serious… The first bona fide episode of Pseudepodcast will be recorded at 1 PM Pacific Standard Time. Stay tuned!
