Transfigured

Sam and Hank discuss Gregory of Nyssa's "On Not Three Gods". We mention Gregory of Nyssa, Basil the Great, Thomas Jefferson, Constantine, Ablabius, Peter, James, John, Zeus, Hera, Athena, John the Baptist, Lazarus, Judas, Pontius Pilate, Caiaphas, Origen, Athanasius, Hillary, Trip, Theodosius, Paul and more. Gregory of Nyssa's "Life of Moses" - https://www.youtube.com/w...

This video is my thoughts and reflections on Midwestuary 2025.  @johnvervaeke   @PaulVanderKlay   @thekalezelden   @thesacredpodcast   @JonathanPageau  and Rod Dreher. Ontology of Spirit 1 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMjEY3BOPPI&t=928sOntology of Spirit 2 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiTAI_r31Ts&t=2586s

Adam from the "Adam's Fall" (  @Adams-Fall  ) channel joins me to discuss his personal journey out of atheism and back into his native LDS faith. He then provides a detailed and clarifying overview of LDS Christology, explaining its unique non-Trinitarian framework and its concept of a progressive, developmental divinity for both Christ and humanity. Adam's Channel "Adam's Fall" - https://www.yout...

I sit down with my old friend from the Paul VanderKlay discord days, Dave W., to discuss the upcoming South Estuary conference and dive deep into the differences between "Light Woo" and "Dark Woo." We explore the nature of evil as a parasitic force and contrast the path of self-empowerment with the Christian concept of Theosis. Register for Dave's conference, Southestuary,...

Does God need to be a Trinity in order to love? This popular argument is one of the most emotionally compelling cases for the Trinity — but is it biblical, historical, or logically sound? In this video, I take a deep dive into the so-called “Love Argument for the Trinity.” I mention Wes Huff (  @WesHuff  ), Billy Carson, Joe Rogan, Gavin Ortlund (  @TruthUnites  ), CS Lewis, Tim Keller, Bishop Bar...

Nate Hile (  @grailcountry  ) joins Sam to discuss the historical and philosophical roots of liberalism. They explore how Christian personalism, rather than radical individualism, forms the true basis of liberal thought and why this tradition is worth defending against illiberal threats from both the left and the right. Names Mentioned:Paul Vanderklay (  @PaulVanderKlay  ), Luke Thompson (  @White...

In this episode of Transfigured, I sit down with Dr. Jim to delve into a range of pressing intellectual and spiritual topics. We explore his recent writings on his Substack, "Around the Corner," his perspective on the "re-enchantment" narrative currently popular in some online spaces, and a critical engagement with modernism. Using Carlos Eire's book "They Flew" (...

10 Things to Do if you are being excommunicated from your church or are in fear that you might be soon. My email - transfiguredchannel@gmail.com My StoryOn  @PaulVanderKlay  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuoqGzIu5Wc&t=3636sOn  @restitutio8765  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egnRBuStE1A&t=2s

In this episode, I talk with Kale Zelden (  @thekalezelden  ) and Hank Kruse about the current state and future of the Catholic Church. We explore how Vatican II reshaped the Church, why many young Catholics are embracing orthodoxy, and what role tradition, mysticism, and “weirdness” might play in revitalizing the faith. We mention: Kale Zelden, Hank Cruz, John Paul II, Benedict XVI, Jonathan Page...

Jonathan Pageau (  @JonathanPageau  ) & John Vervaeke (  @johnvervaeke  ) have a conversation about the nature of Spirit and the importance of fellowship. We mention Paul Vanderklay (  @PaulVanderKlay  ), Elizabeth Oldfield (  @thesacredpodcast  ), Kale Zelden, Rod Dreer, James Filler, William Desmond, Iamblichus, Dionysius the Areopagite, Johannes Hoffken, Greg Enriqueus, Eric Hull, Dan Chapp...

Ross Douthat is a columnist at the New York Times. In this episode we discuss his book "Believe : Why Everyone Should be Religious". We mention Bret Weinstein, Tucker Carlson, JRR Tolkien, Rod Dreher, St Paul the Apostle, Justin Brierly, Carlos M. N. Eire, and more. Believe : https://www.amazon.com/Believe-Why-Everyone-Should-Religious/dp/0310367581  ⁨@InterestingTimesNYT⁩  : https://www...

This is part two of a series about Jonathan Pageau (  @JonathanPageau  ) and John Verkvaeke (  @johnvervaeke  ) and their respective views on Spirit and pneumatology. I mention Jonathan Pageau, John Vervaeke, Paul Vander Klay, Elizabeth Oldfield, Kale Zelden, Rod Dreher, Grim Grizz, , Ed Hutchins, Tucker Carlson, St. Anthony of the Desert, Athanasius, David Sloan Wilson, John Calvin, Tanya Luhrman...

This video discusses the Council of Nicaea in 325AD and seeks to explore what it meant to those who were there. I mention Constantine the Great, Constantius II, Alexander of Alexandria, Athanasius of Alexandria, Origen of Alexandria, Eusebius of Caesarea, Eusebius of Nicomedia, Marcellus of Ancyra, Eustathius of Antioch, Michael Servetus, Arius, Kegan Chandler, RPC Hanson, Richard Rubenstein, Rowa...

This conversation discusses the similarities between Jonathan Pageau and John Vervaeke with regards to ontology, teleology, and epistemology. This is in preparation for a conversation in preparation for the midwestuary conference. I mention John Vervaeke (  @johnvervaeke  ), Jonathan Pageau (  @JonathanPageau  ), Mary Harrington, Aristotle, Plato, Socrates, Meno's Paradox, Gregory of Nyssa, Fa...

This episode is a response to a tweet from  @redeemedzoomer6053  regarding the question "Do Christians worship the same God as the Jews?". I mentioned Jacob  @faturechi  , Paul Vanderklay  @PaulVanderKlay  , Tripp Parker, Bethel McGrew, Rabbi Tovia Singer  @ToviaSinger1  , Dale Tuggy, Beau Branson, William Hasker, William Lane Craig, Marcion, Michael Heiser, James McGrath, Athanasius of...

Jordan Hall and I discuss he exploration and reflections about the doctrine of the Trinity. We mention John Vervaeke (  @johnvervaeke  ), Jonathan Pageau (  @JonathanPageau  ), Paul Vanderklay (  @PaulVanderKlay  ), Kale Zelden (  @thekalezelden  ), Jim Rutt (  @jimruttshow8596  ), Elizabeth Oldfield (  @thesacredpodcast  ), Rod Dreher, Polycarp, Ignatius of Antioch, The Cappadocian Fathers, Jorda...

Sean is the host of @restitutio8765 . He is the pastor of Living Hope Ministries Internal ( @livinghopelatham ) He is also on the board of the Unitarian Christian Alliance ( @UnitarianChristianAlliance ). In this video we discuss his recent series on the history of Corinth the city and what that informs us about the epistles to the Corinthian church and early christianity more broadly. We mention...

Rabbi Tovia Singer is an Orthodox Rabbi living in Jerusalem. He is the founder and director of Outreach Judaism. William Lane Craig, Ignatius of Antioch, Tertullian, Origen of Alexandria, Constantine the Great, John Calvin, Michael Servetus, Martin Luther, Philo of Alexandria, Maimonides, Michael Heiser, Tim Mackie (  @bibleproject  ), Lee Strobel, John Nelson Darby, Paul of Samosata, Athanasius o...

This is my message to the Jews. It follows up on my video about Christian/Muslim relations. I mention Elon Musk, Philo of Alexandria, Caligula, Suetonius, Claudius, Prescilla, Aquila, Gallio, Sosthenes, Jusitn Martyr, Trypho, Simon Bar Kokhba, Polycarp, Constantine, Athanasius of Alexandria, Caiaphas, Paul of Samosata, Photinus of Galatia, Arius, Constantius II, Gregory of Nyssa, Hank Kruse, Theod...

Elizabeth Oldfield is the host of the sacred (  @thesacredpodcast  ), an author, and . Paul Vanderklay is the host of  @PaulVanderKlay  ) and the head pastor of living stones. We mention John Vervaeke (  @johnvervaeke  ), Jonathan Pageau (  @JonathanPageau  ) , Rod Dreher, Kale Zelden (  @thekalezelden  ) , Chris Pratt, Mark Walhberg, Jenny Odell, Renes Decartes, Bob Dylan, Woodie Guthrie, Francis...

This video is a quick TLDR summary on David Bentley Hart's ( @leavesinthewind7441 ) lecture series at Cambridge entitled "The Light of Tabor : Towards a Monistic Chrisology". I mention Origen of Alexandria, Sergei Bulgakov, and more. DBH Commentary Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7bh6_p2a6U&t=1806sDBH Commentary Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3irRxu7E4W4&t...

Fr Stephen DeYoung is an Eastern Orthodox Priest at Archangel Gabriel in Lafayette, LA. He is also the cohost of "Lord of Spirits" podcast (  @AncientFaithMinistries  ). He is also the author of many books. We discuss his new book "Saint Paul the Pharisee : Jewish Apostle to All Nations". We mention Gamaliel, Yosef Razin, Jacob Faturechi (  @faturechi  ), St Jerome, Fr Andrew D...

In this video Sean Finnegan talks about the current state of Biblical Unitarianism across the world, its recent growth, it's challenges, and his vision for the future. Sean is the host of ‪@restitutio8765‬ . He is the pastor of Living Hope Ministries Internal ( ‪@livinghopelatham‬ ) He is also on the board of the Unitarian Christian Alliance ( ‪@UnitarianChristianAlliance‬ ). We mention Compas...

Malcolm Collins and his wife Simone are the hosts are (  @SimoneandMalcolm  ). Malcolm is a leading pronatalist, entreprenuer, and a new right intellectual and thought leader. We talk about the birth rate collapse and crisis, artificial intelligence, how to build cultures and religions that can resist this crisis, how to save civilization and whether victory might be possible. We mention Elon Musk...

This video is the fourth in a series of commentary videos on David Bentley Hart's (  @leavesinthewind7441  ) lecture series at Cambridge entitled "The Light of Tabor : Towards a Monistic Chrisology". I mention Origen of Alexandria, Justin Martyr, Sergei Bulgakov, Gregory of Nyssa, Meister Eckhart, Maximus the Confessor, Irenaeus of Lyon, and more. DBH Commentary Part 1 - https://www....