The Fourth Way

Mar 29 2025 371 ep. 41 mins 20

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A podcast focusing on issues related to nonviolence, and a member of the Kingdom Outpost.

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(1) S1E1The Case for Christian Nonviolence: Uncovering Presuppositions

Aug 02 2019 47 mins

We explore the foundational aspect of objectively weighing the case for nonviolence, which is to address our presuppositions and biases. Derek share's his story and explains how his biases were uncovered. Derek also explains the cumulative nature of the case he'll be making for nonviolence in future episodes.

(2) S1E2The Case for Christian Nonviolence: Biblical Evidence

Aug 09 2019 35 mins

A look at the positive case for Christian nonviolence as seen in both the Old and New Testaments of scripture.

(3) S1E3The Case for Christian Nonviolence: Historical Evidence

Aug 16 2019 42 mins

A look at the positive case for Christian nonviolence as seen in the history of early church writings.

(4) S1E4 The Case for Christian Nonviolence: Logic and Intuition

Aug 23 2019 64 mins

Intuition tells most people that nonviolence is often a bad decision in the face of evil...doesn't it? This episode explores evidence that our deep intuitions exhibited in the face of real evil and violence aren't the same as our armchair intuitions. We also explore how empirical evidence bears out the fact that God's way of nonviolence actually proves itself more effective in soci

(5) S1E5 The Case for Christian Nonviolence: The Real World

Aug 30 2019 47 mins

In this episode I look at several examples of nonviolent individuals and/or nonviolent actions and their consequences in the real world. We look at groups like the Amish and those in Belgium and Denmark in WWII. We also look at individuals like MLK, Sophie Scholl, Desmond Doss, Pablo Yoder, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Finally, I provide resources of some other stories and resources wh

(6) S1E6 Rebuttal: Jesus's Anger and John's Silence

Sep 06 2019 14 mins

Does Jesus using a whip on people overthrow a nonviolent position? What about John's refusal to tell soldiers to leave their profession?

(7) S1E7 Rebuttal: Nonviolence is Evil in its Refusal to do Good

Sep 06 2019 28 mins

James tells us that evil is not only doing wrong things, but failing to do right things. Isn't a refusal to intervene in an effective way - sometimes through violence - evil? How does nonviolence avoid evil in its refusal to do good?

(8) S1E8 Rebuttal: Jesus's Nonviolence was Purely a Messianic Role

Sep 13 2019 21 mins

When Jesus suffered at the hands of the authorities and lived his life without violence, was this really a prescription for his followers or merely a description of how the Messiah had to live in order to fulfill his role?

(9) S1E9 Rebuttal: Violence in the Bible Disproves Nonviolence #1

Sep 20 2019 18 mins

With all the violence in the BIble - especially the Old Testament, isn't it clear that violence is a moral option for Christians? In this episode we take a look at one of two major nonviolent views dealing with this question.

(10) S1E10 Rebuttal: Violence in the Bible Disproves Nonviolence #2

Sep 20 2019 29 mins

With all the violence in the BIble - especially the Old Testament, isn't it clear that violence is a moral option for Christians? In this episode we take a look at the second of two major nonviolent views dealing with this question.