120: Bishop Budde & How Liberal Theology Abuses Empathy (with Owen Anderson)

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics podcast! In this episode, the KC team (and guest Owen Anderson) discuss the recent controversy around Bishop Budde and its implications for the ways the liberal theologians abuse empathy.

Owen's article: https://americanreformer.org/2025/01/the-new-christian-nationalism/

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00:00:00-Intro

00:02:03-The Death of Liberal Theology

00:06:05-Eleonor Stump, Bishop Budde, and the Abuse of Christian Empathy

00:09:24-The Richard Swinburne Incident

00:12:22-Identity Politics, the University, and the Elite

00:18:20-Logical Fallacies Abusing Empathy & Fear

00:24:36-Is Man or Society the Problem?

00:27:45-Bishop Budde and “Poisoning the Well”

00:34:14-Wisdom for the Christian Philosopher