Cloud & Fire: Critical Scholarship and the Myth of Neutrality

Kelvin's Faith Unfiltered · Apr 23, 2026 · 1h 3m

In this live episode of Live Fire, we take a serious look at the idea of “neutral” scholarship—especially in light of recent claims that only critical scholars are doing real academic work. Using a reaction to CJ Corthwaite’s argument as a starting point, we step back and ask a bigger question:Is anyone actually neutral when it comes to studying the Bible?What critical scholarship is—and where it came fromThe role of presuppositions in historical and biblical studiesWhether “conservative scholarship” is dismissed for academic reasons… or philosophical ones