Oct
25
Ortlund and Huff on Historical Protestantism and the Gospel
My original intent was to do something about Reformation Day, which then broadened into something about the Reformation in general, and eventually morphed into something about historical Protestantism (and stuff). So, in honor of the upcoming Reformation Day…
Gavin Ortlund is one of those Christian apologists I have been aware of for some time via the internet, but I haven’t really spent any time checking him out. (He does, however, come highly recommended by others whom I know and trust.) Wes Huff, on the other hand, is one whom I am a bit more familiar with and have recommended before — specifically, his online debate/discussion with Billy Carson, followed by Huff’s appearance on the “Joe Rogan Experience” program.
Some months ago, Ortlund interviewed Huff on his podcast, the episode being titled “The Internet, Protestantism, and the State of Christianity (With Wes Huff)”. Over the 2+ hours of the show, these two humble and respected scholars touched on a number of issues, from internet etiquette to church history, and from Baptist scholarly tradition to Messianic prophecies. I recommend the whole episode, but if you only have an hour or less to watch/listen, start with “The Richness of Protestantism” (starting around 38m55s in) and continue through “Presenting the Gospel Effectively” (ending around the 01h36m50s mark). You can also speed things up by increasing the playback speed, of course. 🙂
Naturally, there were a few topics I wish they had spent more time on (e.g., the sections on the Reformation and historic Protestantism), but they did have a lot to cover as it was, and this was not meant to be an academic lecture. Maybe there will be a follow-up…
