Dr. Rob Koons returns to The Pat Flynn Show to discuss his recently released book A Lutheran’s Case for Roman Catholicism. Calling himself one of the slowest converts in Church history, Rob’s book explains how he thought his way through the doctrinal differences of Catholics and Protestants, including Justification, Sola-Scriptura, and the Papacy. Interestingly, most of Rob’s book was written while he was still a practicing Lutheran, offering a raw, authentic look at a professional philosopher wrestling with serious worldview considerations, upon which he eventually changed his mind.
A Lutheran’s Case for Roman Catholicism
PS – All see John DeRosa’s recent interview with Dr. Rob Koons here: https://www.classicaltheism.com/lutheran/
About Dr. Rob Koons
Robert C. (“Rob”) Koons is a professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin, where he has taught for 33 years. M. A. Oxford, Ph.D. UCLA. He is the author or co-author of four books, including: Realism Regained (Oxford University Press, 2000), and The Atlas of Reality: A Comprehensive Guide to Metaphysics, with Timothy H. Pickavance (Wiley-Blackwell, 2017). He is the co-editor (with George Bealer) of The Waning of Materialism (Oxford University Press, 2010), and co-editor (with Nicholas Teh and William Simpson) of Neo-Aristotelian Perspectives on Contemporary Science (Routledge, 2018). He has been working recently on an Aristotelian interpretation of quantum theory, on defending and articulating Thomism in contemporary terms, and on arguments for classical theism.
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Hi Pat. I would love to hear a discussion between Rob Koons and Dr. Jordan B. Cooper on your show about this book. Dr. Cooper is a very smart Lutheran Pastor with many classical theistic leanings. He is starting a series on his YouTube channel right now crituquing Rob’s book. I think a discussion between these two would be extremely fruitful given Dr. Cooper’s general openness to classical theism and help clear up many misconceptions that Dr. Cooper has of Rob’s positions.
Here is a link to the first YouTube video critique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC9FT40ABQg&t=3s
You should be able to contact Dr. Cooper through his website, if this is something that interests you. https://www.justandsinner.org/
Chris, thanks for the suggestion. That sounds like it could be a fascinating conversation, and one I would be interested in hosting if both participants are willing. I’ll see what I can do!