Conversion Consequences with Dr. Frank Beckwith

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🗓️ 22 June 2017

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Frank Beckwith joins Hank on Hank Unplugged to discuss their shared history as prominent evangelical Protestants who’ve converted to different historical traditions within the Christian faith and their desire for greater church unity, while also demonstrating the importance of apologetics and discourse. Topics discussed include: how advances in technology further cement their belief that the watershed issue of our age is still abortion (5:00); nostalgic memories of late-night theological discussions with Bob and Gretchen Passantino and the importance of open-minded discourse in apologetics (14:30); the value of being a lifelong learner, its impact on Hank’s conversion to Orthodoxy and Frank’s return to Roman Catholicism, and both men’s belief in the importance of embracing Mere Christianity (20:00); misconceptions of Catholicism, the importance of unity between the branches of Christianity (31:00); misunderstandings regarding works-righteousness sanctification, grace, and the transformational truth of the gospel (40:30); their controversial conversions and the impact of encouraging notes between Hank and Frank themselves (50:30); The Benedict Option and the need for Christians to be an example to the culture, not of the culture (1:04:00); the importance of having an eternal perspective and developing spiritual disciplines (1:09:00); John Paul II said the church has two lungs, and it needs to breathe with both, referring to the church in the East and the West, and both men end the podcast by making a call for church unity (1:15:00).

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0:00.0	and welcome to another episode of Hank Unplugged.
0:26.8	This is, well, it is the podcast, not the broadcast.
0:31.8	It is what takes me out of the studio and right into the study.
0:37.9	This is not as didactic, I suppose, leaning forward as it is conversational, and I'm really
0:45.3	excited about podcasting.
0:47.2	I didn't even know what podcasting was a couple of months ago.
0:49.9	I certainly know what it is today.
0:52.4	The first podcast I did with Frederica Matthews Green reached number six in its space.
1:00.2	I mean, I was absolutely amazed.
1:02.3	First out of the box, started in the thousands, of course, and got all the way to number six.
1:08.8	And then I did a podcast with Rod Dreher, his book, The Benedict Option, one of the most
1:16.4	talked about books in the Christian world.
1:19.3	So that's another one of these really exciting podcasts.
1:23.9	But today I have a guy I want you to meet someone that many people in the intellectual community are very familiar with.
1:37.6	And I suppose people around the world are familiar with him in general.
1:42.1	But there are probably a few people listening in like flies on the
1:46.1	wall who don't know who Francis Beckwith is. And if you're one of those people, I want to
1:52.5	introduce him as a philosopher who publishes and teaches in the area of politics, jurisprudence,
2:02.6	religion, and ethics. He's a professor of philosophy in church state studies, and he's the co-director of a program
2:09.6	in philosophical studies of religion in the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University. By the way, one of my kids went to
2:19.6	Baylor University. Most of you listening in not know anything about me. No, I have 12 kids. A lot of
2:25.2	them in university at the same time. But one of them was a student of philosophy at Baylor University,
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