Fide Ex Gratia

This episode explores the debate between just-war theory and nonviolence, examining whether violence can ever be morally justified to protect the innocent and defend against injustice. Through a Christian perspective, it considers whether nonviolent resistance offers a more ethical and lasting path toward justice, reconciliation, and true peace.

What exactly do Christians mean when they talk about “salvation”? In this episode, we explore eight major Christian perspectives—from Lutheran and Reformed to Catholic and Eastern Orthodox—looking at what each tradition believes we are saved from and what we are ultimately saved for.

What does it mean when we say that God’s love is unconditional? In this episode, I explore three major Protestant approaches to God’s love and compare them with Catholic and Eastern Orthodox perspectives.

Before we begin exploring Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and the questions that separate these traditions from Protestantism, I want to introduce myself and explain why I’m taking this journey.
In this short introductory episode, I’ll share where I’m coming from, what Fide Ex Gratia means, and what I hope to discover along the way.
I don’t know where this journey will lead. But I want to pursue the truth faithfully, honestly, and above all, in pursuit of God.
Welcome to Fide Ex Gratia.