Is This Famous Skeptic (Joe Schmid) a New CS Lewis? || SLP676

Glen responds to Joe Schmid's (@MajestyofReason) conversion to Catholicism.

00:00 What's Happened with Joe Schmidt?
06:40 Joe Schmid and the Cross: Centrepiece or Afterthought?
11:52 Joe Schmidt and C.S. Lewis: Compare and Contrast
15:50 Lewis's Conversion: Transcending Rationalism with Myth
22:24 Schmid's Conversion: Transcending Rationalism with Miracles
24:29 The Fork in the Road: Meaning or Certainty?
26:08 Joe's Conversion Moment 
32:19 The Protestant-Catholic Spiral: Mutual Polarisation
40:23 The Place of Evidence in Persuasion
44:09 4 Non-Catholic Explanations of Catholic Miracles
48:12 Earthly Explanations: The World, the Flesh and the Devil
55:48 Demonic Explanations and Joe Schmid's 4 Tests
58:38 Why Biblical Tests Undermine Schmid's Approach
01:09:17 Lewis's Test: Conformity to the Great Miracle—Christ
01:14:05 "Nature and Grace" — Different Visions
01:18:46 Heavenly Explanations That Deny the Miracles Are Vindicatory
01:30:39 Heavenly Explanations That Deny Roman Supremacy
01:32:29 CS Lewis's Objections to Roman Supremacy
01:38:52 CS Lewis on the Source of the Church's Unity
01:43:00 The Achilles Head of Roman Catholicism
01:46:14 Schmid's Approach Undermines Certainty and Mission
01:49:57 How Should Protestants Respond to Schmid's Call?
01:55:04 A Counter-Offer to Joe Schmid
01:57:21 Invitation to Free Course: 321

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