Theology & Ethics

163: Ed Feser Is Wrong About Iran (with Tim Milosch & Keith Pavlischek)

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics podcast! In this episode, the Kirkwood Center Team (and guests Tim Milosch & Keith Pavlischek) discuss the Iran war, and particularly push back on a couple articles written by Ed Feser, who came out vocally against the US involvement in Iran. Ed Feser’s articles: https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2026/03/100437/ [https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2026/03/100437/] https://firstthings.com/does-just-war-doctrine-require-moral-certainty/ [https://firstthings.com/does-just-war-doctrine-require-moral-certainty/] If you’d like to get in touch with us, give us a call or send us a text at (909) 493-7799, or send us an email at contact@kirkwoodcenter.org [contact@kirkwoodcenter.org]. Visit us on our website at kirkwoodcenter.org [http://kirkwoodcenter.org]. Join the theology & ethics conversation & see more from The Kirkwood Center on our socials! Facebook: https://shorturl.at/R3NKg [https://shorturl.at/R3NKg] Instagram: https://shorturl.at/UNceb [https://shorturl.at/UNceb] X/Twitter: https://t.ly/Gt8f8 [https://t.ly/Gt8f8] YouTube: https://t.ly/LDbWO [https://t.ly/LDbWO] Substack: https://t.ly/wBABv [https://t.ly/wBABv] Website: https://kirkwoodcenter.org/ [https://kirkwoodcenter.org/] If you enjoyed this episode, please take a second to leave us a review on your podcast app of choice. If this episode made you think of someone you know, shoot them a link! #edfeser #timmilosch #keithpavlischek #iranwar #israel #donaldtrump #justwartheory #pacifism #christianrealism #theologyandethicspodcast #kirkwoodcenter #church #christianity #theology #ethics #bible CHAPTERS & TIMECODES 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:15-Ed Feser’s Articles About Iran 00:04:19-Is This a Repeat of Iraq? 00:16:49-Does the Trump Administration Have a Plan? 00:27:54-Congressional Authority & Declarative War 00:39:54-State of Bellum & Catholic Catechism 01:02:28-So What Makes This a Just War?

162: How Molecular Biology Proves God's Existence (with Doug Axe)

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics podcast! In this episode, the Kirkwood Center Team (and guest Doug Axe) discuss the film The Story of Everything, and Axe’s contribution to the research it explores about molecular biology and intelligent design. See the film: https://www.thestoryofeverything.film/ [https://www.thestoryofeverything.film/] Doug’s book: https://undeniabledesign.com/ [https://undeniabledesign.com/] If you’d like to get in touch with us, give us a call or send us a text at (909) 493-7799, or send us an email at contact@kirkwoodcenter.org [contact@kirkwoodcenter.org]. Visit us on our website at kirkwoodcenter.org [http://kirkwoodcenter.org]. Join the theology & ethics conversation & see more from The Kirkwood Center on our socials! Facebook: https://shorturl.at/R3NKg [https://shorturl.at/R3NKg] Instagram: https://shorturl.at/UNceb [https://shorturl.at/UNceb] X/Twitter: https://t.ly/Gt8f8 [https://t.ly/Gt8f8] YouTube: https://t.ly/LDbWO [https://t.ly/LDbWO] Substack: https://t.ly/wBABv [https://t.ly/wBABv] Website: https://kirkwoodcenter.org/ [https://kirkwoodcenter.org/] If you enjoyed this episode, please take a second to leave us a review on your podcast app of choice. If this episode made you think of someone you know, shoot them a link! #dougaxe #storyofeverything #microbiology #humanbiology #anthonycostello #intelligentdesign #creation #science #scientificstudy #theologyandethicspodcast #kirkwoodcenter #church #christianity #theology #ethics #bible CHAPTERS & TIMECODES 00:00:00-Introduction 00:01:30-Doug’s Background 00:06:12-Micro vs. Molecular Biology 00:07:36-Making “The Story of Everything” 00:11:38-Unexpected Takeaways from The Movie 00:15:46-Genes, Proteins, & Amino Acids 00:26:35-How Amino Acid Chains Prove Intelligent Design 00:35:59-Amino Acids Can’t Randomly Create Proteins 00:49:05-Who is the “Agent” Behind Fine Tuning? 00:59:23-Conclusion

161: How Science & Intelligent Design Fit Together (with Stephen Meyer)

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics podcast! In this episode, the Kirkwood Center Team (and guest Stephen Meyer) discuss intelligent design and the many misunderstandings about its connection to the world of scientific study. If you’d like to get in touch with us, give us a call or send us a text at (909) 493-7799, or send us an email at contact@kirkwoodcenter.org [contact@kirkwoodcenter.org]. Visit us on our website at kirkwoodcenter.org [http://kirkwoodcenter.org]. Join the theology & ethics conversation & see more from The Kirkwood Center on our socials! Facebook: https://shorturl.at/R3NKg [https://shorturl.at/R3NKg] Instagram: https://shorturl.at/UNceb [https://shorturl.at/UNceb] X/Twitter: https://t.ly/Gt8f8 [https://t.ly/Gt8f8] YouTube: https://t.ly/LDbWO [https://t.ly/LDbWO] Substack: https://t.ly/wBABv [https://t.ly/wBABv] Website: https://kirkwoodcenter.org/ [https://kirkwoodcenter.org/] If you enjoyed this episode, please take a second to leave us a review on your podcast app of choice. If this episode made you think of someone you know, shoot them a link! #stephenmeyer #anthonycostello #intelligentdesign #creation #science #scientificstudy #theologyandethicspodcast #kirkwoodcenter #church #christianity #theology #ethics #bible CHAPTERS & TIMECODES 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:24-The Return of Intelligent Design 00:09:22-Revisiting the Dover Case 00:16:09-The Problem with Defining Scientific Study 00:24:45-Science & Metaphysics 00:29:04-The Return of the God Hypothesis 00:38:37-Methodological Naturalism 00:49:56-Philosophy of Science 01:09:46-Theistic Evolution 01:28:59-We’ve Failed to Bring Science to Intelligent Design 01:32:54-How God Acts Within Creation 01:42:01-Christians Should be More Confident in Intelligent Design 01:49:39 The Discovery Institute 01:53:52 Conclusion

160: Phil Vischer & The Problem of "Creeds-Only" Christianity

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics podcast! In this episode, the Kirkwood Center team discusses Phil Vischer’s podcast and the problematic rise of “Creeds-Only Christianity” in public discourse. If you’d like to get in touch with us, give us a call or send us a text at (909) 493-7799, or send us an email at contact@kirkwoodcenter.org [contact@kirkwoodcenter.org]. Visit us on our website at kirkwoodcenter.org [http://kirkwoodcenter.org]. Join the theology & ethics conversation & see more from The Kirkwood Center on our socials! Facebook: https://shorturl.at/R3NKg [https://shorturl.at/R3NKg] Instagram: https://shorturl.at/UNceb [https://shorturl.at/UNceb] X/Twitter: https://t.ly/Gt8f8 [https://t.ly/Gt8f8] YouTube: https://t.ly/LDbWO [https://t.ly/LDbWO] Substack: https://t.ly/wBABv [https://t.ly/wBABv] Website: https://kirkwoodcenter.org/ [https://kirkwoodcenter.org/] If you enjoyed this episode, please take a second to leave us a review on your podcast app of choice. If this episode made you think of someone you know, shoot them a link! #lennyesposito #anthonycostello #philvischer #progressivechristianity #christiancreeds #belief #theologyandethicspodcast #kirkwoodcenter #church #christianity #theology #ethics #bible CHAPTERS & TIMECODES 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:18-What Is “Creeds-Only Christianity?” 00:06:52-The Creeds & Their Purpose 00:14:55-Biblical Examples 00:18:50-Are People Doing This On Purpose? 00:23:03-The Misunderstanding of “Love Your Neighbor” 00:29:13-What Happens if We Only Affirm Creeds? 00:36:52-Belief Is More than Intellectual Assent 00:49:45-More Examples of Creeds-Only Christianity 01:02:29-Christianity Doesn’t Allow Moral Relativism 01:06:24-Conclusion

159: AI Spirituality & Pagan Sex - Paganism, Vol. 5 (with Carl Teichrib & Joshua Farris)

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics podcast! In this episode (Volume 5 of a 6-part series on modern Paganism) the Kirkwood Center Team (& guests Carl Teichrib & Joshua Farris) discuss the neopagan views of human sexuality, and the surprising role that technology (chiefly AI) plays in pagan sexuality. If you’d like to get in touch with us, give us a call or send us a text at (909) 493-7799, or send us an email at contact@kirkwoodcenter.org [contact@kirkwoodcenter.org]. Visit us on our website at kirkwoodcenter.org [http://kirkwoodcenter.org]. Join the theology & ethics conversation & see more from The Kirkwood Center on our socials! Facebook: https://shorturl.at/R3NKg [https://shorturl.at/R3NKg] Instagram: https://shorturl.at/UNceb [https://shorturl.at/UNceb] X/Twitter: https://t.ly/Gt8f8 [https://t.ly/Gt8f8] YouTube: https://t.ly/LDbWO [https://t.ly/LDbWO] Substack: https://t.ly/wBABv [https://t.ly/wBABv] Website: https://kirkwoodcenter.org/ [https://kirkwoodcenter.org/] If you enjoyed this episode, please take a second to leave us a review on your podcast app of choice. If this episode made you think of someone you know, shoot them a link! #carlteichrib #joshuafarris #sexuality #sex #burningman #humansexuality #themind #thesoul #gameofgods #paganism #neopaganism #witchcraft #religion #environmentalism #wicca #worldview #environmentalism #technology #spirituality #theologyandethicspodcast #kirkwoodcenter #church #christianity #theology #ethics #bible CHAPTERS & TIMECODES 00:00:00-Introduction 00:02:15-Carl’s Visits to Pagan Events 00:13:38-AI Replacing Relationships and Rituals 00:22:50-Pagan Sexual Ethics in Theory 00:55:16-Pagan Sexual Ethics in Practice 01:14:41-Would Stoicism Be Better? 01:24:33-Is Pagan Sexuality Devoid of Meaning? 01:30:36-Pagan Sexual Influence in Pop Culture 01:38:00-Conclusion