Heidelvideo Episode 5: Why I'm Not a Roman Catholic w/R. Scott Clark #catholicism #theology #faith
R Scott Clark
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19 February 2026
1 March 2026
Dr. R. Scott Clark explores the reasons behind evangelical conversions to Roman Catholicism and explains why he remains committed to the Reformed tradition. He discusses the quests for illegitimate religious experience and certainty that often lead to spiritual burnout.
Chapters:
00:18 - Why I'm not a Roman Catholic
00:23 - The trend of evangelical conversions
01:26 - Previewing "Geneva, Rome, and Byzantium"
02:23 - Why do people convert to Roman Catholicism?
05:31 - Evangelical burnout and the search for rest
06:02 - The Quest for Illegitimate Religious Experience (QIRE)
06:58 - The Quest for Illegitimate Religious Certainty (QIRC)
09:09 - Why Rome appeals to the exhausted evangelical
10:31 - Two kinds of knowledge: Divine vs. Human