TransfiguredDr. Alister McGrath the Andreas Idreos Professorship in Science and Religion at the University of Oxford. We discuss his book "The Nature of Christian Doctrine : Its Origins, Development, and Function". He has a channel were he shares some of the material from his coursework : @alistermcgrathchristianthe1158
We mention C.S. Lewis, Paul Vanderklay ( @PaulVanderKlay ) , Justin Brierley, Richard Dawkins ( @richarddawkins ), Marcion, Justin Martyr, Novation, the development of the Trinity, Christology, Constantine, Athanasius, Alexander of Alexandria, Arius of Alexandria, Photinus of Galatia, Augustine of Hippo, and more.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:22 - What is Doctrine and how does it develop? 00:12:40 - How does the Trinity and Christology come to center stage? 00:27:00 - How should we deal with Christian pluralism now? 00:40:30 - What does the future hold for doctrinal development? 00:42:30 - Concluding Remarks
Dr. Alister McGrath - The Development and Definition of Christian DoctrineTransfigured2024-09-18 | Dr. Alister McGrath the Andreas Idreos Professorship in Science and Religion at the University of Oxford. We discuss his book "The Nature of Christian Doctrine : Its Origins, Development, and Function". He has a channel were he shares some of the material from his coursework : @alistermcgrathchristianthe1158
We mention C.S. Lewis, Paul Vanderklay ( @PaulVanderKlay ) , Justin Brierley, Richard Dawkins ( @richarddawkins ), Marcion, Justin Martyr, Novation, the development of the Trinity, Christology, Constantine, Athanasius, Alexander of Alexandria, Arius of Alexandria, Photinus of Galatia, Augustine of Hippo, and more.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:22 - What is Doctrine and how does it develop? 00:12:40 - How does the Trinity and Christology come to center stage? 00:27:00 - How should we deal with Christian pluralism now? 00:40:30 - What does the future hold for doctrinal development? 00:42:30 - Concluding RemarksJesus does NOT claim to be God in John 8:58 - Detailed AnalysisTransfigured2024-09-23 | This episode is about John 8:58 "Before Abraham was, I AM". I argue that this is a mistranslation and that Jesus is not making a claim to deity. I show that this passage does not support pre-existence or the deity of Christ but is perfectly compatible with a Biblical Unitarian perspective. I mention Melito of Sardis, Justin Martyr, John Chrysostom, John Calvin, Jordan Peterson, Kathy Newman, 2 Corinthians 3:4-18, John 3:14, Romans 12:4-5, John 6 Bread of Life, John 3 you must be born again, Nicodemus, John 4 The Samaritan Woman at the well, Prologue of John 1, John 9 healing of the blind man, Moses lifting up the serpent, BB Warfield, Charles Hodge, Exodus 3:13-15, Matthew 14:26 Jesus walking on water with Peter, John 20:30-3, Matthew 26:63-68, John 10:27-36 I and the Father are one, and many others as well.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:00 - The theme of misunderstanding 00:08:20 - Typology in early Christianity 00:23:10 - Misunderstanding the bread of life 00:31:00 - Misunderstanding being born from above 00:35:35 - Misunderstanding living water 00:37:00 - John 8 in detail 00:44:35 - Peterson and Kathy Newman Channel 5 Interview 00:47:30 - John 8 in more detail 00:57:20 - The new coming to be in Jesus 01:00:45 - When is Abraham's becoming? 01:02:30 - "I Am he" is not the divine name 01:16:00 - The central Christological drama of the NT 01:19:20 - Why Jesus gets accused of blasphemy 01:23:10 - Misunderstanding "I and the Father are one" 01:28:45 - John 8 in even more detail 01:30:20 - Concluding RemarksFr. Eric Seitz and Hank Kruse - The Old Testament Roots of Catholic LiturgyTransfigured2024-09-15 | Fr. Eric Seitz ( @fatherbigmac ) and Hank Kruse discuss the Old Testament and Jewish roots of Catholic liturgy, the meaning of worship, Justin Martyr, Ignatius of Antioch, Irenaeus, Joseph Ratzinger, Brand Pitre, Bishop Barron, and more.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:20 - What is a Catholic mass all about? 00:15:50 - Music 00:20:00 - The altar and cleansing 00:23:20 - Worship directed to the Father 00:25:50 - The eucharist 00:29:20 - The vision of worship in revelation 00:32:15 - Incense 00:41:30 - Early Christian Worship 00:48:00 - Connections between propositions and procedures 00:56:50 - Inviting new members 01:02:45 - Concluding remarksResponse to Gavin Ortlund - The Trinity is NOT apostolicTransfigured2024-09-05 | This video is a respond to Gavin Ortlund ( @TruthUnites ) regarding his recent video about the Trinity being Apostolic and therefore not an accretion. I mention Paul Vanderklay ( @PaulVanderKlay ), Dr. Jordan B Cooper ( @DrJordanBCooper ), Remnant Radio ( @TheRemnantRadio ), Justin Martyr, Athanasius of Alexandria, Tertullian of Carthage, Origen of Alexandria, John Vervaeke ( @johnvervaeke ), Jonathan Pageau ( @JonathanPageau ), Jordan Peterson ( @JordanBPeterson ), Constantine the Great, Jacob Faturechi ( @faturechi ), Rabbi Tovia Singer ( @ToviaSinger1 ), Trent Horn ( @TheCounselofTrent ), Plato, Aristotle, Bethel McGrew, Tripp Parker, Megan Basham, Shepherds for Sale, Austin Suggs ( @GospelSimplicity ), Larry Hurtado, Richard Bauckham, Francis Watson, Beau Branson, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Dale Tuggy, James White, Arius of Alexandria, RPC Hanson, Alexander of Alexandria, Hilary of Poitiers, Augustine of Hippo, John Calvin, Eusebius of Caesarea, Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, James Dunn, and many more.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:00:50 - Gavin's Introduction 00:03:20 - TLC vs Christian Youtube 00:13:30 - Who is his video really for? 00:20:50 - Information Transformation 00:22:00 - Gospel Assurance vs Truth Unites 00:24:25 - Politic tension causes Theological rigidity 00:27:30 - Steelmanning Gavin's argument 00:41:50 - Difficult admissions 00:47:40 - Problem 1, Too Vague 00:54:30 - Problem 2, No Definition of Trinity 00:55:30 - Problem 3, Logical Problem of the Trinity 01:02:50 - Problem 4, Subordinationism 01:16:24 - Problem 5, Who is God? 01:48:35 - Problem 6, What makes an accretion invalid? 01:52:00 - Problem 7, worship of Jesus 01:59:30 - Problem 8, historical condescension 02:01:40 - Problem 9, the trinity can't be essential 02:09:00 - Concluding Thoughts 02:12:30 - Final words to GavinKale Zelden & Mo Pacheco - Defense Against the Dark ArtsTransfigured2024-08-27 | Kale Zelden and Mo Pacheco discuss the theological relevance of Harry Potter and the need for Defense Against the Dark ArtsTim Mackie - The Trinity, Hermeneutics & Doctrinal DevelopmentTransfigured2024-08-15 | Dr. Tim Mackie is the creative director of "The Bible Project" and a Professor at Western Seminary. We talk about hermeneutics, the doctrine of the Trinity, the development of doctrine, and how Christians who disagree about Christology can relate to each other. We mention Philo of Alexandria, Constantine, Arius of Alexandria, Valentinus, Basilides, Marcellus, George Guthrie, and more.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:00 - The origins of the Bible Project 00:03:30 - Tim's hermeneutics 00:12:00 - What is the Trinity? 00:16:20 - The development of doctrine 00:23:30 - How does the OT talk about Jesus? 00:31:15 - From Judaism to Trinitarianism 00:44:40 - Is fellowship possible across Christological divides? 00:53:00 - Concluding RemarksShepherds for Sale discussion - Bethel McGrew & Tripp ParkerTransfigured2024-08-10 | We will discuss the recent kerfuffle between Gavin Ortlund ( @TruthUnites ) and Megan Basham over her book "Shepherds for Sale". This is a live livestream so there will hopefully be opportunity for questions and comment interaction with the audience.Clement of Rome - First Century Bishop - was a Biblical UnitarianTransfigured2024-08-05 | In this episode, Dustin Smith ( @BiblicalUnitarianPodcast ) and I argue that Clement of Rome had a biblical unitarian Christology. Clement was a first century bishop of Rome and an Apostolic Father and important figure in early Christianity. We look at his letter to the Corinthians and other historical data to assess his theology. We mention Eusebius of Caesarea, Irenaeus of Lyon, Justin Martyr, the Epistle of Barnabas, Theodotus of Byzantium, Artemon, Origen of Alexandria, Clement of Alexandria, Dynamic Monarchianism and more.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:03:15 - Clement's Historical Background 00:06:20 - Clement in the NT? 00:09:50 - Clement's epistle to Corinth 00:12:20 - Who is God in Clement? 00:22:40 - Who is Jesus in Clement? 00:31:20 - Triadic passages 00:36:00 - Philippians 2 and Clement 00:47:00 - Genesis 1.26 "Let us make" 00:53:40 - Theophanies in Clement 00:59:20 - Theodotus of Byzantium's historical witness 01:04:10 - Concluding RemarksIs the Doctrine of the Incarnation Coherent? debate - Dr. Joshua Sijuwade and Dr. Steven NemesTransfigured2024-07-25 | ...Jake Brancatella, The Muslim Metaphysician - Can Islam participate in Liberalism?Transfigured2024-06-26 | Jake Brancatella, the Muslim Metaphysician (.@JakeBrancatella ), and I have a discussion about Islam, Liberalism, Secularism, Democracy, and the West. We talk about the strengths, problems, and history of liberal democracy and whether or not Muslims can, or should, want to fit in.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:45 - Jake's background story 00:09:00 - What type of Muslim is Jake? 00:14:45 - Is Islam growing in the West? 00:22:10 - Sam's background 00:27:30 - Where did secularism come from? 00:37:30 - The 3 kinds of Liberalsim 00:46:50 - The historical development of liberal democracy 00:51:45 - Islam, Christianity, Judaism and the law 01:04:45 - The demands of Liberalism 01:07:30 - The definition of marriage 01:16:00 - What should Muslims do? 01:24:00 - How Liberalism pushes its agenda overseas 01:30:10 - The spread of globalized progressivism 01:34:00 - Polygamy 01:36:00 - Muslims and Progressives 01:39:00 - Jake's proposal for Muslims and Government 01:42:30 - SSM in a Muslim Government 01:48:20 - Blasphemy 01:53:00 - Biblical Unitarianism & Islam 02:01:00 - Free Speech in Islam 02:08:30 - Closing RemarksMuslim/Christian relations on Youtube and the future of Liberalism and the Freedom of ReligionTransfigured2024-06-18 | I mention Aphrahat the Persian Sage, the Apostle Paul, Constantine the Great, King Sharpur II, Yazdegerd I, Nestorius of Constantinople, Bishop Mar Mari Immanuel, Mohammad, Genghis Kahn, Tamerlane, Aristotle, Plato, the Ming Dynasty, Doubting Thomas, Patrick Bets-David, Jacob Faturechi ( @faturechi ), James McGrath, the Mandaeans, Mar Awa III, Bishop Barron, Robert Shlimon, Andrew Tate, Jake Brancatella the Muslim Metaphysician ( @JakeBrancatella ), Daniel Haqiqatjou, @ReasonandTheology , Trent Horn, Elon Musk, Michael Servetus, John Calvin, Marian Hillar, Fausto Sozzini, Lelio Sozzini, Socinianism, John Locke, Benedict Spinoza, Pierre Bayle, Voltaire, David Hume, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Justinian, Theodosius the Great, Khalil Andani, Shabir Ally, Robert Spencer, Paul Vanderklay ( @PaulVanderKlay ), Tim Keller, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, ( @triggerpod ), Tom Holland, Louis Perry, ( @maidenmothermatriarch ), and many more.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:10 - Aramaic vs Greek Christianity in NT 00:06:20 - Early Assyrian Christian History 00:11:55 - Middle History of Assyrian Christianity 00:17:10 - 20th Century Assyrian History 00:23:30 - Branches of Assyrian Christianity 00:26:25 - Bishop Mar Mari's Biography 00:33:00 - Mar Mari to Andrew Tate 00:42:30 - Details of the stabbing 00:46:30 - Mar Mari's post stabbing message 00:50:40 - Australian Censorship 00:57:00 - Andrew Tate's response to Mar Mari 01:02:20 - Servetus, Unitarianism, and Liberalism 01:13:00 - My interactions with Muslim youtube 01:14:00 - PBD Religious Roundtable 01:31:00 - Jake on Mar Mari 01:36:30 - Tim Keller of secularism 01:47:55 - Ayaan Hirsi Ali on seditious Islamism 01:55:10 - Tom Holland on Christianity and Islam 02:03:30 - My thoughts and conclussions 02:07:15 - Mar Mari's response sermon 02:13:30 - Closing RemarksJames McGrath - John the Baptists life and beliefs in new detailTransfigured2024-06-13 | Dr. James McGrath is the Clarence L. Goodwin Chair in New Testament Language and Literature at Butler University. He completed his Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Durham in 1998, under the supervision of James D. G. Dunn. He recently wrote a book about John the Baptist.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:04:00 - Mandaeans and John 00:19:00 - Sources of info about John 00:21:30 - John's childhood 00:29:20 - What is Baptism? 00:31:50 - John and the Essenes 00:36:40 - John's message 00:48:50 - Baptism and Exorcism 00:52:40 - John influence on Jesus 00:58:40 - John and the Kingdom of God 01:02:30 - The conversion experience 01:05:45 - John the Christmaker 01:10:40 - John's death 01:14:40 - John's movement after his death 01:20:10 - Why was John so influential? 01:22:30 - Closing RemarksSt Basil the Great - Part 2 : Biography, Commentary on Genesis 1, and lettersTransfigured2024-05-31 | This is our second episode about Basil the Great. We cover his biography in more detail and talk about his commentary on the creation account in Genesis. We mention John Calvin, Origen of Alexandria, Michael Servetus, Russel Brand, Bret Weinstein, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Constantine, Constantius, Theodosius the Great, Athanasius, Jerome, Ambrose, Augustine, Mani, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory of Naziuanzus, and more.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:20 - Basil's biography 00:07:30 - Baptism in the Fourth Century 00:11:30 - Basil's later life 00:56:30 - On Creation in Genesis 01:26:00 - Concluding RemarksIn Biblical Unitarianism what is the relationship between the divine and the human?Transfigured2024-05-24 | I am reposting an interview I gave on @gpxavier 's channel on the topic of "What is Biblical Unitarianism?" and "What is the connection between the divine and the human". I would highly recommend you check out GP's channel for more great content.
0:00 Introduction 1:34 What is Biblical Unitarianism? 12:10 Why be Unitarian? Biblical, historical, philosophical and practical arguments 17:55 Relation between Jesus' and God's will ("willfully renouncing his will") 20:14 Christ as mediator between God and humans 30:31 Old creation and new creation 37:18 Christ as conduit/revelation of God 41:54 Need for divine mediator: examples in Islam, Judaism, Neoplatonism, Hinduism 45:58 Mystical experiences of unity/identity with God; miracles 49:37 Jesus' attempts to express his experience of unity with God 55:49 Unitarianism better able to acknowledge non-Christian spiritual achievement? 59:46 What is the 'divine' versus non-divine/'natural'? 1:03:43 'Angelic mediation'/protection from God's perfection 1:06:22 Gap between divine and non-divine; individuality and participation 1:09:45 Reflections on the doctrine of the Trinity 1:14:57 Personal versus transcendent views of God 1:22:41 Trinitarian and Unitarian theologies as different expressions of same basic facts 1:28:20 Current trends in Unitarian–Trinitarian relations 1:32:20 Concluding commentsTertullians Christology - Jesus as a demigod in trainingTransfigured2024-05-20 | This video helps explain Tertullian's Christology on its own terms in its historical context and in response to polemical arguments with Gnostics and Modalists. It also shows that Tertullian was not an orthodox trinitarian by the later standard definitions. This video mentions @InspiringPhilosophy , @JayDyer , @JakeBrancatella , @shamounian , @m.davidlitwa , @MythVisionPodcast others.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:04:00 - Tertullian background 00:06:30 - Tertullian's monarchy of the Father 00:13:30 - Marcion 00:24:30 - Valentinus 00:31:15 - Tertullian's generation of the son 00:36:15 - A demigod in training 00:50:25 - Son is a creature 00:52:00 - Other subordinationists 00:58:15 - How Tertullian is not trinitarian 01:00:30 - Inspiring Philosophy on the Trinity 01:07:45 - Concluding RemarksDr. Dustin Smith - Wisdom Christology in the Gospel of JohnTransfigured2024-05-14 | Dr. Dustin Smith is the host of the @BiblicalUnitarianPodcast and a New Testament scholar at Spartanburg Methodist College. In this episode we discuss his new book about Wisdom Christology in the Gospel of John. We mention James Dunn, Michael Servetus, the Wisdom of Solomon, Baruch, Sirach, Philo of Alexandria, and more.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:30 - Dustin's interest in wisdom Christology 00:07:30 - Jewish Wisdom Literature Intro 00:13:30 - Wisdom Personification in Proverbs 00:24:45 - Proverbs 31 and the incarnation of wisdom 00:32:00 - Intertestamental Wisdom Literature 00:37:45 - Philo of Alexandria 00:45:40 - Wisdom Christology in John 00:54:30 - Pre-existence and Wisdom Christology 01:03:50 - Ascending and Descending in John 01:11:30 - Jesus's unique connection to wisdom 01:18:00 - Wisdom in the prologue 01:50:00 - Closing RemarksDr. Thomas Gaston - Historical Evidence that Biblical Unitarianism is the Original ChristologyTransfigured2024-05-10 | Dr. Thomas Gaston has a PhD in Theology from The University of Oxford and a Masters in the History of Christianity from the University of Birmingham. He is the author of a new book "Dynamic Monarchianism: The Earliest Christology?" which argues that Dynamic Monarchianism, often called 'Biblical Unitarianism' in today's parlance, has strong historical evidence for being the earliest Christology. We mention Theodotus of Byzantium, Paul of Samosata, ARtemon, Pope Victor I, Justin Martyr, Ignatius of Antioch, the Epistle of Barnabas, the Shepherd of Hermas, Beryllus of Bostra, Origen of Alexandria, Irenaeus of Lyon, Tatian, Clement of Alexandria, Athenagoras, Melito of Sardis, Constantine, Plato, Numenius of Apamea, Plotinus of Alexandria, Eusebius, Photinus of Galatia, Athanasius of Alexandria, Hipploytus, Tertullian, and more.
00:00:00 - Introduction and Tom's background 00:04:10 - Variety of Christology in early Christianity 00:11:30 - What is Dynamic Monarchianism? 00:30:10 - How do we know Dynamic Monarchianism is earliest? 00:43:30 - What is Logos Incarnation Christology? 00:53:30 - Ignatius of Antioch? 01:00:00 - What is Modalist Monarchianism? 01:04:00 - What about Trinitarianism? 01:08:30 - The Christology of the New Testament 01:14:10 - Closing RemarksDr. Ann Jervis - How the Apostle Paul understood timeTransfigured2024-05-07 | Dr. Ann Jervis is a Professor Emertia of New Testament at the University of Toronto and a Priest in the Anglican Church of Canada. She is a unique proposal for understanding how the Apostle Paul conceptualizes time, and what implications that has for understanding the rest of his theology. We discuss these ideas mentioning NT Wright, James Dunn, David Bentley Hart, Dale Martin, and more.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:20 - Dr. Jervis's background 00:06:45 - Previous models for Paul's view of time 00:12:30 - Jervis's proposal of death time and life time 00:22:00 - The Pre-existence of Jesus 00:28:00 - The second coming 00:31:25 - What is the afterlife before the second coming? 00:34:55 - Why is there still death time? 00:36:40 - Is there universal salvation? 00:40:00 - Why do Christians still sin? 00:45:30 - The eucharist and time 00:48:25 - Theosis in Paul 00:52:10 - Closing RemarksSt. Basil the Great - Part 1: On the Holy SpiritTransfigured2024-05-02 | This video continues the church fathers series with Sam and Hank. This is our first episode about St. Basil the Great, the Cappadocian Father. We mention Origen of Alexandria, Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory of Nazianzus, Eunomius, Aetius of Antioch, Justin Martyr, Tertullian, John Calvin, William Lane Craig, John McArthur, Athanasius of Alexandria, Hilary of Poitiers, Theodosius the Great, Constantine, Tom Holland, Paul Vanderklay, Julian the Apostate, and more.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:04:20 - Basil's biography 00:20:10 - Basil's approach to theology 00:28:20 - Theological context and enemies 00:33:20 - Basil's pneumatology 00:45:00 - Sanctification through the Spirit 01:12:20 - On counting gods 01:27:00 - Closing RemarksBrendan Graham Dempsey - What is metamodernism? What does it mean for Christianity?Transfigured2024-04-22 | Brendan Graham Dempsey is an author, thinker, and youtuber who has thought deeply about the topic of metamodernism. We discuss what that even is, and what is means for a vibrant Christianity going forward. We mention @johnvervaeke , Jordan Hall, Soren Kierkegaard, Virginia Woolf, Hans Nollein, Fr. Stephen DeYoung, Athanasius, James Tabor, and many more.
Brendan Graham Dempsey's youtube channel : @BrendanGrahamDempsey
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:03:30 - Brendan's faith background 00:17:10 - What is metamodernism? 00:54:30 - Metamodernism and Christianity 01:05:00 - The importance of history in metamodern Christianity 01:29:00 - Closing RemarksAndrew Perriman - Is Jesus YHWH? And what does that mean for us today?Transfigured2024-04-18 | Dr. Andrew Perriman returns to discuss the debate between Dr. Dale Tuggy and Dr. James White on the topic of "Is Jesus YHWH?". We discuss multiple of the passages brought up in the debate. We also discuss the larger questions of how these theological questions fit into the narrative context of our time and what that means for the future.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:20 - Reflections on the debate 00:19:30 - Jesus's glory in John 12 00:34:20 - Philippians 2 00:55:20 - Hebrews 1 01:06:20 - Political Narrative Theology 01:19:50 - Closing RemarksFr. Stephen DeYoung - John 1 & Icons in the Early Church FathersTransfigured2024-04-08 | In this video Fr. Stephen DeYoung, host of Lord of Spirits and Eastern Orthodox Priest, discuss the Prologue of John and Icons in the Early Church Fathers. We mention Jordan Peterson, Jonathan Pageau, Fr. John Behr, Daniel Boyarin, Shepherd of Hermas, Athanasius of Alexandria, Cerinthius, Irenaeus of Lyon, Justin Martyr, Plotinus of Alexandria, Michael Heiser, Bart Ehrman, Gavin Ortlund ( @TruthUnites ), Paul Vanderklay, William Lane Craig, David Bentley Hart, Clement of Alexandria, Tertullian, Arius of Alexandria, Alexander of Alexandria, St. Anthony of the Desert, Origen of Alexandria, John Vervaeke, Gregory of Palamas, Gregory of Nyssa, Basil the Great, Dionysius the Aereopogite, and more.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:06:20 - Prologue of John 00:21:30 - Angels and the Logos 00:35:10 - John 10 01:06:20 - Parallelism in the Prologue 01:28:15 - Early Church Fathers on Icons 02:43:20 - Closing RemarksPaul Anleitner - Evolution, Creation, and the Cosmic Nature of ChristTransfigured2024-04-04 | Paul Anleitner is the host of @DeepTalksTheology . We have talked multiple times before. This conversation focuses specifically on the subject of evolution, how to wrestle with a creationist upbringing, understanding Genesis in its original context, thinking about how Christology fits together, and many related subjects. We mention Charles Darwin, Origen of Alexandria, Athanasius of Alexandria, Maximus the Confessor, Jonathan Losos, John Vervaeke, John Walton, Miroslav Volf, Joseph Campbell, Jordan Peterson, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Soren Kierkegaard, Karl Jung, Sarah Coakley, Nancy Percy, Bret Weinstein, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi , Epicurus, Dmitri Belyaev, David Sloan Wilson, Dan Carlin, Alfred the Great, William Muir, and many more.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:03:00 - Paul's Background with Creationism 00:16:30 - Sam's Background with Creationism 00:19:40 - Creationism and Evolution in culture 00:25:45 - Jordan Peterson on the Bible and Evolution 00:29:30 - Hermeneutics, Genesis, and Metamodernism 00:38:30 - Theological meaning of convergent evolution 00:47:10 - Domestication, Neoteny, Group Selection, and Humans 01:10:00 - Evil, Goodness, and Being 01:27:00 - 1 Corinthians 15 01:43:45 - Closing RemarksJesus and the Divine Name - Is Jesus YHWH? No! But also YesTransfigured2024-03-25 | Solo episode on the topic of Jesus's relationship to the Divine Name. I mention Dale Tuggy, James White, David Capes, Carmen Imes and more.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:20 - Parable of the Father and Son 00:03:45 - Introduction to the Divine Name 00:06:45 - Taking the name in vain 00:10:20 - Jewish Agency 00:12:30 - Theophoric Names 00:14:20 - Parable of the Wicked Tenants 00:17:55 - Jesus coming in God's Name 00:19:50 - Jesus as God's Agent 00:28:10 - Sons and Heirs 00:41:40 - Ego Eimi 00:46:50 - Jesus inherits God's name 00:49:50 - Jesus exalted to The Lord 00:57:00 - Divine titles in Revelation 01:03:00 - David Capes in YHWH texts 01:18:50 - Conclusion 01:20:10 - Ephesians 1 BenedictionDoctor Jim - AI, Healthcare, Community : A Response to Vervaekes AI SagesTransfigured2024-03-18 | Dr. Jim is a cardiologist who is very interested in technology, science, theology, philosophy and has been a regular contributor to this little corner of the internet (TLC). We talk about Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare, Medical Research, and related topics. We mention Paul Vanderklay, Paul Anleitner, John Vervkae, Jonathan Pageau, George W. Bush, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Abigail Shrier, Mickey Mouse, and many others.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:04:30 - Sam's career connections to Dr. Jim 00:08:00 - Dr. Jim's overall view of AI 00:15:20 - AI and Medicine 00:54:20 - Reflections on Vervaeke's AI take 01:02:30 - Communities, Purpose, and Trust 01:22:00 - Closing ThoughtsResponse to Lord of Spirits: Athanasius was an iconoclastTransfigured2024-03-16 | This video is a response to the Lord of Spirits. I argue that Athanasius was indeed an iconoclast and that they misunderstood my argument and didn't properly represent it. I mention Athanasius of Alexandria, Plotinus, Irenaeus of Lyon, Clement of Alexandria, Josephus, Paul Vanderklay, Fr. Stephen DeYoung, Fr. Andrew Damick, Gavin Ortlund, Jordan B Cooper, Jonathan Pageau, and more.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:03:00 - Lord of Spirits clip 00:05:40 - Original Transfigured Clip 00:10:10 - Gavin defines icons 00:15:10 - Article about iconography 00:20:30 - Twitter thread about icons 00:21:50 - Fr DeYoung and Gavin 1 00:25:00 - Vanderklay and Jordan B Cooper 00:27:50 - Fr DeYoung and Gavin 2 00:31:30 - Irenaeus the Iconoclast 00:36:50 - Clement of Alexandria 00:43:35 - Origen of Alexandria 00:47:05 - Plotinus of Alexandria 00:56:10 - Athanasius the IconoclastPaul Anleitner & Sam Tideman - AI and Morality in post-ChristendomTransfigured2024-03-06 | This episode originally aired on Paul Anleitner's podcast "Deep Talks". We talk about AI, morality, healthcare, theology, and guiding stories.
00:00:00 - Teaser 00:01:30 - Introduction 00:07:30 - AI in Emergency Departments 00:38:50 - Objectivity, IQ, and Morality 01:02:30 - What can be done? 01:16:00 - Can we make AI have Christian Morality 01:23:15 - Being led by the spiritDr. Jonathan Losos - Does Evolution have a destiny?Transfigured2024-02-27 | Dr. Jonathan Losos is a Professor of Biology at Washington University in St. Louis. He is one of the leading figures in the field of evolutionary biology. He has specifically studied anole lizards, the adaptations to various islands, and has made groundbreaking findings in the area of convergent radiation. We mention David Resnick, Lee Dugatkin, Stephen J Gould, Charles Darwin, Simon Conway Morris, and many more.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:10 - Dr. Losos's research 00:14:00 - Convergent Evolution 00:22:10 - The guppy study 00:33:30 - Is evolution random or destined? 00:48:00 - Were humans inevitable? 00:56:20 - The evolution of cats 01:07:30 - Concluding RemarksJohn Vervaeke - AI Sages & AI Demons: Discerning the Spirits of our Digital AgeTransfigured2024-02-23 | John Vervaeke is the director of the Cognitive Science program at the University of Toronto. We discuss the possibility of creating AI sages that can lead to enlightenment as well as the dangers. We mention @JonathanPageau , @climbingmt.sophia ( Ken Lowry) , DC Schlinder, @PaulVanderKlay , Plotinus, Iamblichus, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Buddha, Charles Taylor, and more.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:30 - John's Proposal for AI Sages 00:13:30 - Preconditions for artificial wisdom 00:19:20 - AI Embodiment 00:32:40 - Is Wisdom context dependent? 00:45:40 - What could an AI Sage teach us? 0048:15 - Could we trust an AI Sage? 00:56:15 - Designing an AI Cult 01:04:30 - AI and Higher Beings 01:17:30 - Closing RemarksJordan Hall - Christianity is the religion thats not a religion to solve the metacrisisTransfigured2024-02-21 | Jordan Hall is a thinker, truth seeker, and all around fascinating guy. We talk about the meta-crisis, the meaning crisis, religion, artificial intelligence, Christianity, suffering, and the religion that is not a religion. We mention Jordan Vervaeke, Paul Vanderklay, Jonathan Pageau, Bret Weinstein, David Sloan Wilson, Ian McGilchrist, Fr Alexander Schmemann, and many more.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:03:00 - Defining the metacrisis 00:19:00 - Defining the meaning crisis 00:30:00 - Telos and wisdom 00:40:30 - Efficiency vs resiliency 00:48:30 - Parasitic Egregores 00:53:15 - What is a religion? 01:08:30 - Jordan's conversion 01:18:50 - How to take the leap of faith 01:28:45 - Closing ThoughtsMoises Pacheco - The Deep Christian Symbolism of Harry PotterTransfigured2024-02-14 | Moises Pacheco is the pastor of Grace in Garfield CRC church in Chicago. We talk about the Christian Symbolism of Harry Potter. We mention Jordan B Peterson, CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien, John Vervaeke, Dostoevsky, Any Rand, and many more.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:40 - Harry Potter Intro 00:10:45 - Rowling vs CS Lewis vs Tolkien 00:22:50 - Death 00:34:00 - Love 00:47:00 - Defeating Death with Death 00:57:00 - Character and Theology 01:15:50 - Christian Art and Culture 01:30:00 - Theology and Harry Potter 01:34:30 - Closing RemarksSean Finnegan - The Kingdom of God: Jesuss forgotten central teachingTransfigured2024-02-09 | Sean Finnegan and I talk about the Kingdom of God. We mention Justin Martyr, Clement of Rome, Clement of Alexandria, Origen of Alexandria, Plato, Plato, Plato, Plotinus, Porphyry, Irenaeus of Lyon, Cerinthus, St. Anthony of the Desert, Tertullian, Martin Luther, John Calvin, and many more.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:00 - Sean's background 00:04:30 - Learning about the Kingdom 00:10:30 - Kingdom of God in the OT 00:21:30 - Kingdom of God in Jesus's ministry 00:38:15 - Kingdom of God in the Early Church 00:55:00 - Sex in the Kingdom of God 01:11:15 - Eusebius, Constantine, and the Kingdom of God 01:12:30 - Kingdom of God in Protestantism 01:18:00 - Kingdom of God in our lives 01:23:30 - Concluding RemarksDr. Dru Johnson - Evolution, Creation, Randomness, and the Hebraic roots of ScienceTransfigured2024-02-05 | Dru Johnson is visiting associate professor at Hope College in Holland, MI and the director of the Center for Hebraic Thought, editor at The Biblical Mind Host of The Biblical Mind podcast: thebiblicalmind.org Co-host of the OnScript Podcast: https://onscript.study/
We mention Tertullian, Richard Dawkins, Francis Collins, Michael Behe, Fredrick Nietzsche, Sean Carroll, Bret Weinstein, Aristotle, Plato, and many more.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:20 - Gavin's video's intro 00:02:40 - John Chapter 1 00:04:20 - I and the Father are one 00:06:50 - Romans 9v5 00:09:20 - Hebrews 1 00:13:50 - My Lord and my God 00:19:10 - The misunderstood Jesus 00:26:30 - The missing essential Trinity? 00:27:45 - Was Jesus worshiped? 00:30:30 - Define divine 00:32:15 - Before Abraham was I am 00:38:15 - Triadic baptism 00:41:15 - The unity of God 00:42:30 - The definition of the Trinity 00:49:30 - The development of Christology 00:53:20 - The development of ideas 00:55:30 - The Biblical Unitarianism in the NT? Yes! 01:01:55 - Closing thoughtsHank Kruse - The Beauty of Liturgy in the theology of Benedict XVITransfigured2024-01-26 | Hank Kruse talks about the theology of the liturgy in the work of Karl Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI). We mention Origen of Alexandria, Tripp Parker, John Calvin, Hans Van Balthasar, Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Berengarius, Bonaventure, Justin Martyr, Ignatius of Antioch, Jonathan Pageau, Alex O'Connor, Bishop Alexander, Michael Servetus, Athanasius of Alexandria, jacques Ellul, and more.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:00:30 - Hank's Biography 00:04:20 - Karl Ratzinger's biography 00:12:40 - Benedict's theology of worship 00:49:30 - The role of music 00:57:00 - Benedict on Calvinism 01:06:30 - Closing thoughtsMalcolm Collins - How to design a religion to the survive the intergenerational fertility collapseTransfigured2024-01-23 | Malcolm Collins is one of the hosts of @SimoneandMalcolm He and his wife published amazon.com/Pragmatists-Guide-Crafting-Religion-Demographic/dp/B0BSJ5SXK2 His appearance on @ChrisWillx youtube.com/watch?v=EwIeDuHwXJY His and Simone on @PaulVanderKlay : youtube.com/watch?v=a6eSBWxtjJs
We talk about fertility collapse, religion, and how to design a religion that can resist this pattern.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:00:40 - Birth Rates and Fertility 0013:15 - Religion and fertility 00:20:30 - Intergenerational Religious Fidelity 00:29:30 - How to design a religionWill Barlow - Speaking in Tongues: In Scripture, In Practice, and the ScienceTransfigured2024-01-09 | Will Barlow is the Pastor of Compass Christian Church. In this video we discuss speaking in tongues. We mention NT Wright, @PaulVanderKlay , Justin Welby, Victor Weirwille, and others.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:04:15 - Speaking in Tongues in The Way 00:21:40 - Speaking in Tongues in the Bible 00:53:40 - Speaking in Tongues in practice 01:03:20 - The science of Speaking in Tongues 01:14:45 - Our experience of Speaking in Tongues 01:22:20 - Concluding ThoughtsDid St. Nicholas really slap Arius at the Council of Nicaea?Transfigured2023-12-22 | This is a special Christmas episode looking into the question "Did St. Nicholas really slap Arius at the Council of Nicaea?"
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:00 - What we know about Nicaea 00:05:30 - Where did this legend come from? 00:15:15 - What we know about St. Nicholas 00:18:30 - Constantine 00:30:00 - Arius of Alexandria 00:44:55 - Concluding thoughtsDr. James McGrath - How to bridge the gap between NT Scholarship and the curious publicTransfigured2023-12-11 | I interview scholar James McGrath ( @ReligionProf ) about his new book "The A to Z of the New Testament". We talk about the purpose of the book and the challenges and opportunities of how to communicate religious scholarship with the curious religious public through mediums both old and new.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:50 - Communicating Scholarship to the public 00:14:40 - The challenge of new discoveries 00:23:30 - The internet and scholarship 00:41:50 - Christology in the NT 00:57:30 - Exegesis in the NT 01:05:30 - Because of the angels 01:12:30 - Concluding RemarksHilary of Poitiers - The First Trinitarian TheologianTransfigured2023-12-01 | Hilary of Poitier was a Bishop in western France in mid-fourth century. He is one of the first Trinitarian Theologians who would be able to pass later orthodox standards. He plays a very interesting role in the history of the fourth century. We mention Athanasius of Alexandria, Arius of Alexandria, Constantius, Constantine the Great, Julian the Apostate, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Michael Servetus, Karl Barth, Origen of Alexandria, Irenaeus of Lyon, Tertullian, Jordan Peterson ( @JordanBPeterson ), Chris Williamson ( @ChrisWillx ), Gavin Ortlund ( @TruthUnites ), Jordan B Cooper ( @DrJordanBCooper ) Sam Harris, Jonathan Pagaeu ( @JonathanPageau ), James Lindsay ( @newdiscourses ), James White ( @AominOrg ), CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien, Joseph Ratzinger, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, more.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:06:15 - Hilary's Biography 00:26:45 - On Mystery and the Intellect 00:42:50 - Hilary's Opponents 00:45:40 - Hilary vs the Arians 01:02:00 - The generation of the Son 01:05:00 - The Holy Spirit and the Filioque 01:12:00 - Concluding RemarksAntonio Huizar - Noahide Judaism and Christological ExplorationsTransfigured2023-11-20 | Antonio is a friend of mine and frequent conversation partner. He discusses his own theological journey and asks me some tough questions. We mention @PaulVanderKlay , @faturechi , Aaron Renn, Bethel McGrew, @ParkersPensees , Soren Kierkegaard, Jordan Peterson, Bret Weinstein, Bart Ehrman, Tripp Parker, @JamesTaborVideos , Brandon Duke, Paula Fredriksen, William Lane Craig, Dale Tuggy, Beau Branson, Joshua Sijuwade, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus of Lyon, @DeepTalksTheology and many more.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:40 - Antonio's story 00:09:20 - The Afterlife & Bart Ehrman 00:20:20 - Soren Kierkegaard & Jordan Peterson 00:29:30 - Jacob Faturechi, Paul of Tarsus, and Noahides 00:50:45 - Where does the authority of canon come from? 01:12:15 - Monotheism and revelations of God 01:22:10 - Jesus & Sinai 01:42:00 - Replacement & Supersessionism 01:51:45 - Jewish Christians & Christian Jews 02:01:00 - Monarchical Trinitarianism 02:07:00 - Christological Diversity & Toleration 02:13:50 - Closing RemarksNathan Massie - the real Ignatius of AntiochTransfigured2023-11-08 | Nathan is the Assistant Pastor at the Oregon, IL Church of God: oregoncog.com/home.html
We talk about Ignatius of Antioch and which of his writings are authentic and what what means for his theology. We also mention Clement of Rome, Justin Martyr, Sean Finnegan, Irenaeus of Lyon, Eusebius of Caesarea, Paul of Samosata, James White, John Calvin, JB Lightfoot, Gregory of Nyssa, Basil the Great, Origen of Alexandria, Markus Vinzent
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:03:20 - Nathan's background 00:06:30 - Background on Ignatius of Antioch 00:15:10 - The scholarship on Ignatius 00:23:30 - Seven vs Three letter collections 00:29:15 - JB Lightfoot and Ignatius 00:38:45 - Evidence of Authenticity 00:58:30 - Christology in Ignatius 01:09:45 - Conclusions on IgnatiusThe development and diversity of Christology in Early ChristianityTransfigured2023-10-28 | This video describes the variety of development of Christology in early Christianity and tries to determine which theology has the best claim on being the original teaching of the apostles. This video summarizes lots of information from my church fathers series. I mention Clement of Rome, Shepherd of Hermas, Artemon, Theodotus of Byzantium, Paul of Samosata, Photinus of Galatia, Justin Martyr, the Epistle of Barnabas, Athenagoras, Tertullian, Irenaeus of Lyon, Theophilus of Antioch, Novatian, Ignatius of Antioch, Alexander of Alexandria, Arius of Alexandria, Constantine, Origen of Alexandria, Fr. John Behr, Athanasius, Sabelius, Hippolytus, Noetus, Gregory of Nyssa, Augustine of Hippo, Valentinus, Martin Luther, Polycarp, Plato, Philo of Alexandria and more.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:04:50 - The three camps of early Christology 00:14:10 - Clement of Rome 00:22:30 - Justin Martyr on Biblical Unitarianism 00:28:30 - Theodotus of Byzantium 00:35:15 - Novatian on Biblical Unitarianism 00:38:30 - Paul of Samosata 00:43:05 - Photinus of Galatia 00:46:45 - The Shepherd of Hermas 00:51:10 - On Modalism 00:53:10 - Definition of Orthodox Trinitarianism 00:57:45 - Definition of Two-Stage Logos Theology 01:00:40 - Justin Martyr 01:03:55 - Epistle of Barnabas 01:06:50 - Athenagoras 01:09:15 - List of similar Logos Theologians 01:12:30 - Irenaeus of Lyon 01:16:30 - Ignatius of Antioch 01:21:50 - Tertullian 01:25:15 - Origen of Alexandria 01:40:20 - Novatian 01:42:00 - Constantine the Great 01:43:30 - The Nicene Creed 01:46:50 - Alexander of Alexandria 01:48:50 - Arius of Alexandria 01:53:20 - Athanasius of Alexandria 01:55:20 - Gregory of Nyssa 01:56:45 - Edict of Thessalonica 01:59:20 - Augustine of Hippo 02:02:00 - Concluding RemarksJohn 1 - How I interpret it as a Biblical UnitarianTransfigured2023-10-05 | This video is a longer version of a presentation I will be giving at the UCA Conference on Oct 19-21. This is my interpretation of the Prologue of the Gospel of John. My apologies about the bing noises, I forgot to silence my calendar notifications.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:03:20 - Traditional Unitarian Interpretations 00:06:00 - Typology in Melito of Sardis 00:09:15 - Typology in Justin Martyr 00:11:15 - Typology in Paul 00:14:30 - Typology in John 00:15:30 - Typology in early Christianity 00:17:20 - Typology in the Gospels 00:20:35 - Theme of Misunderstanding 00:26:45 - Fr. John Behr on John 00:32:40 - Overview of my method 00:34:20 - John 1:1 00:39:10 - Dr. Troels E-P on Logos in John 00:44:20 - Logos in the Bible 00:48:30 - Is Jesus the Logos? 00:59:30 - "With" in John 1:1 01:02:20 - John 1:3-5 01:15:30 - John 1:6-8 01:18:00 - John 1:9-13 01:26:10 - John 1:14 01:30:30 - John 1:15 01:38:00 - John 1:16-17 01:40:00 - John 1:18 01:46:00 - Jesus as "God" 01:57:00 - Prologue Summary 02:02:00 - Concluding RemarksMarcellus of Ancyra - The unclassifiable and forgotten fourth century giantTransfigured2023-10-03 | Marcellus on Ancyra was a very important and influential Bishop who played a large and influential role in the Fourth Century Arian Crisis. However, he is largely forgotten. His theology is unique and doesn't really fit in any category. We mention Eusebius of Caesarea, Eusebius of Nicomedia, Constantine, Athanasius of Alexandria, Origen of Alexandria, Ambrose of Milan, Augustine of Hippo, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Arius of Alexandria, Hillary of Poitiers, Photinus of Galatia, Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory of Nazianzus, and more.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:07:00 - His Life and history 00:41:20 - Marcellus' theology 00:48:00 - Creation and New Creation 00:52:15 - Proverbs 8 00:56:30 - His Later Influence 01:11:00 - His Kingdom shall have no end 01:12:50 - Concluding RemarksJordan Daniel Wood - Tradition, Incarnation as Creation, and Final Union with GodTransfigured2023-09-11 | Jordan Daniel Wood comes on my podcast for a second time. We continue to talk about his book "The Whole Mystery of Christ" and about Maximus the Confessor. We mention Origen of Alexandria, Athanasius, Sergei Bulgakov, Nestorius, Arius, Maurice Blondel, John Vervaeke, Plotinus, Porphyry, Iamblichus, Proclus, Shakespeare, Dante, Larry Hurtado, John Scotus Eriugena, Cyril of Alexandria, Pseudo-Dionysius, Augustine, and many more.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:03:50 - History and Dogma 00:26:10 - Ancient Christian Cosmology 00:39:45 - Development in Doctrine 00:54:20 - The Logos in Maximus 01:02:50 - The perfection of Jesus 01:24:25 - Creating the Cosmos through Crucifixion 01:41:40 - Theosis and Christosis 01:48:40 - Concluding RemarksA response to Gavin Ortlund on the Trinity and Incarnation + an Invitation to ConversationTransfigured2023-09-06 | This is an invitation to conversation, dialogue, and constructive critique to Gavin Ortlund. In this video I give some commentary on a video he made about the Trinity and then give a presentation which argues that the doctrine of the Trinity developed over time and should be rejected by Protestants.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:30 - What is Biblical Unitarianism 00:06:00 - My story 00:09:50 - Gavin on the hierarchy of doctrines 00:20:00 - Critique of Gavin on the Trinity 00:23:30 - The Angel of the Lord 00:30:50 - Psalm 110 00:35:00 - Isaiah 9:6 00:38:30 - Psalm 45 00:42:10 - Micah 7:9 00:44:20 - Gavin on Historical Theology 00:46:00 - Develop of the Doctrine of the Trinity 00:51:05 - Clement of Rome 00:53:40 - Justin Martyr on Biblical Unitarianism 01:00:00 - Theodotus of Byzantium 01:05:40 - Novatian on Biblical Unitarianism 01:08:00 - Paul of Samosata 01:12:30 - Photinus of Galatia 01:15:30 - Shepherd of Hermas 01:18:00 - Geographic Distribution of Biblical Unitarianism 01:19:15 - Tertullian on Modalism 01:20:00 - Hippolytus on Modalism 01:21:45 - Justin Martyr on Logos Theology 01:26:15 - Epistle of Barnabas 01:28:00 - Ignatius of Antioch 01:31:15 - Tertullian on Logos Theology 01:34:40 - Irenaeus of Lyon 01:39:10 - Novatian on Logos Theology 01:42:50 - Constantine 01:45:45 - The Nicene Creed 01:47:15 - Alexander of Alexandria 01:50:30 - Arius of Alexandria 01:53:50 - Athanasius of Alexandria 01:56:50 - Gregory of Nyssa 01:58:00 - Edict of Thessalonica 02:01:45 - Augustine of Hippo 02:03:50 - Concluding RemarksTripp and Hank - Christian Nationalism DiscussionTransfigured2023-08-21 | Tripp and Hank join me to discuss Christian Nationalism and what all the controversy is about. We are critical of both the pro-CN and the anti-CN sides and try and suggest some better alternatives and give greater context to the conversation. We mention Doug Wilson, Stephen Wolfe, William Wolfe, James White, Russel Moore, Paul Vanderklay, James Lindsay, Eusebius of Caesarea, Constantine the Great, Athanasius of Alexandria, Charlemagne the Great, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Michael Servetus, King Henry VIII, John Locke, John Calvin, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Barack Obama, Martin Luther King Jr., Augustine of Hippo, Sam Harris, Donald Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy, Timothy Keller, Jonathan Haidt, Justin Martyr, Athenagoras, and more.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:15 - What is Christian Nationalism? 00:18:00 - History background on Christianity and Politics 00:32:30 - History of Unitarianism and Liberalism 00:40:00 - History of US and Christian Nationalism 00:48:00 - The plausibility of Christian Nationalism 00:58:00 - Discussion about the alternativesLuke Thompson - Problems with ConfessionalismTransfigured2023-08-18 | @WhiteStoneName (Luke) and I have another conversation specifically processing confessionalism in churches and its strengths and weaknesses and related that to our prior church experiences. We mention George McDonald, Jerry Bridges, John Piper, Tim Keller, Rob Bell, Chris Date, Gregory Palamas, Thomas Aquinas, John Vervaeke, Bishop Maximus, Peter Rollins, Bart Erhman, Stephen Meyer, Soren Kierkegaard, Erasmus, Martin Luther, Arius, Jordan Daniel Wood, and many more.
00:00:00 - Introduction 00:05:00 - Luke's story 00:26:45 - The spirit of confessionalism 00:57:00 - Wooey idiosyncratic words that Luke uses 01:05:40 - How should churches be unified?Sam Tideman - Christology, Worship, and the Eucharist: Should Christians Worship Jesus?Transfigured2023-08-15 | This is a presentation I gave at the 2022 Unitarian Christian Alliance Conference. The topic is on the biblical definition of worship, the meaning of the eucharist, whether or not early Christianity worshiped Jesus, and what that means for Christians today. I mention Larry Hurtado, Joshua Sijuwade, James Dunn, Thomas Aquinas, Richard Rubenstein, Sean Finnegan, Pliny the Elder, John Calvin, Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli, and more.