Kresta in the Afternoon – November 15, 2019 – Hour 2
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+ Amidst Protests and Church Looting, Chilean Government Agrees to Referendum
- Description: Protests have swept across Chile since mid-October, when an increase on subway fares was announced. The protests have focused on inequality, the cost of healthcare and other issues and have even spread to churches, including Las Asuncion parish in Santiago, which was looted and defaced last week. Last night leaders of the government and protests agreed to a referendum, held next spring, which will open the door to a new constitution for the country. Boris Van Der Spek is there and he joins us.
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Boris Van Der Spek
Boris Van Der Spek is the founder of Chile Today. Follow him on Twitter @borisvanderspek and visit chiletoday.cl
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+ Three Titans of Christian Thought Discuss the Eucharist (2 segments)
- Description: On November 11, 1215 the Fourth Lateran Council began in Rome. Chief among its results were the confirmation of the Church’s teaching on transubstantiation. We know what Catholics believe about the teaching, but what about other Christian thinkers? Dr Peter Kreeft imagines a conversation on the matter between CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien and Billy Graham.
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Dr. Peter Kreeft
Dr Peter Kreeft is a professor of philosophy at Boston College. He's the author of many books including Symbol or Substance? A Dialogue on the Eucharist with CS Lewis, Billy Graham and JRR Tolkien as well as Doors in the Walls of the World: Signs of Transcendence in the Human Story. Visit peterkreeft.com
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In this engaging fictional conversation, Peter Kreeft gives credible voices to C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Billy Graham as they discuss one of the most contentious questions in the history of Christianity: Is Jesus symbolically or substantially present in the Eucharist? These widely respected modern Christian witnesses represent three important Western theological traditions. Graham, an ordained Southern Baptist minister who traversed the world and the airwaves to spread the good news of salvation, represents evangelical Protestantism. Lewis, an Oxford professor, a prolific Christian apologist, and the author of The Chronicles of Narnia, was a member of the Church of England. Also an Oxford don, Tolkien was a friend of Lewis, the author of The Lord of the Rings, and a Roman Catholic. While Lewis and Tolkien likely discussed the Eucharist during their long friendship, the conversation in this book never took place―but it could have, says Kreeft, who faithfully presents the views of these three impressive men. (learn more)
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A Place Of Peace – November 14, 2020