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In this final episode of Season 1, Myron and Martin discuss old methods of communication and the question of predestination. In our readings for this week, John Calvin critiques the folly of the wise in missing God’s handiwork, while Thomas Aquinas considers the nature of truth itself and its grounding in God.


“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

— John 14:6


00:34 Opening Reflections: Fax machines, snail mail, and telephones
41:24  Rules of Civility: A prayer for the pursuit of God
53:44 Free will
1:00:00 Institutes (1.5.12)
1:10:30 Summa Theologica (Prima Pars, Q16)

Getting Wisdom will return in Season 2 with new rules of civility, roadside attractions, and reflections on the timeless wisdom of John Calvin and Thomas Aquinas.