Confessional, Evangelical, and Catholic with Magnus Persson
Thinking Fellows
1517 Podcasts
4.8 • 869 Ratings
🗓️ 11 March 2026
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Scott and Caleb are joined by Magnus Persson to talk about what it means to be confessional. Magnus discusses the importance of the Lutheran Confessions and how the church is called to be both evangelical and catholic in its mission. A confessional church proclaims the Gospel while upholding the universal truths and gifts God gives to the church to proclaim and teach.
Show Notes:
What's New from 1517:
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Stretched: A Study for Lent and the Entire Christian Life by Dr. Christopher Richmann
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The Essential Nestingen: Essays on Preaching, Catechism, and the Reformation
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Philip Melanchthon's Commentary on Ecclesiastes, Translated by Dr. Derek Cooper
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Thinking Fellows podcast, part of the 1517 podcast network of shows. |
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| 0:43.3 | notes below my name is killed keith and today I am joined by Scott keith and Magnus person |
| 0:51.3 | magnus has been on the show before. |
| 1:01.5 | You were on the live show at Here We Still Stand this fall for the, wait, or, yeah, I think so, right? |
| 1:03.7 | Dad, was he on this fall for the Bonnage Will? |
| 1:10.5 | I don't remember, but we did a show with him a while ago on, I think, a year ago. A year ago, yeah. |
| 1:11.3 | Oh, okay, yes. And then we did one a year ago, a year ago. Yeah. Oh, okay. |
| 1:12.0 | Yes. And then we did one on the state of Christianity in America a while ago. That's good. Yeah. Sorry, Christianity in Europe. Yeah, Christianity in Europe. Yeah, Christianity in Europe. Yeah, that was a great. Actually, that was a great episode. We recorded that one in San Clemente. All the years blend together. Yeah. |
| 1:28.0 | So aggressively now, but you're back. You're in San Clemente. All the years blend together. Yeah. |
| 1:30.6 | So aggressively now, but you're back. |
| 1:33.1 | You're in the United States right now. |
| 1:34.0 | Yeah. |
| 1:35.3 | I am in California. |
| 1:36.8 | Oh, yeah, beautiful. |
| 1:40.5 | You've been here for like the hottest winter in 30 years in California. You know, what the American do for the poor Swedes that come frozen, chosen, they just put the best |
| 1:47.5 | weather on display possible in January and February. |
| 1:51.9 | That's so good. |
| 1:53.6 | My boss told me, do not post any more pictures of beaches and palms. |
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