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Fr. Stephen DeYoung is an Eastern Orthodox Priest at Archangel Gabriel Orthodox Church in Lafayette, Louisiana. He is also the author of multiple books and the host of the "Lord of Spirits" podcast and the "Whole Counsel of God" podcast. We mention Troels Engberg-Pedersen, Cerinthus, Moby Dick, The Ascension of Isaiah, Beau Branson, Gregory of Nazianzus, Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory Palamas, Maximus...

Jordan Daniel Wood is a Catholic theologian and stay-at-home dad of four young daughters. He holds a PhD in Historical Theology from Boston College. I have talked with him before with John Vervaeke, and Nathan Hile. We talk mostly about his book "The Whole Mystery of Christ" and Maximus the Confessor. We also mention Hans Urs von Balthasar, Friedrich Nietzsche, Barton Stone, Alexander Campbell, &n...

In this video we discuss Athanasius of Alexandria and his two part works of "Against the Heathen" and "On the Incarnation". We mostly focus on "Against the Heathen". This is part 1 and part 2 will focus more on "On the Incarnation". We mention Origen of Alexandria, Tertullian, Hippolytus, Arius of Alexandria, Constantine, Eusebius of Caesarea, Martin Luther, Bishop Barron, John Calvin, Ralph Waldo...

My friends Bethel McGrew and Tripp Parker return to Transfigured to do a commentary on the recent conversation hosted by the H oover Institution with Tom Holland, Douglas Murray, and Stephen Meyer called "Does God Exist?"   The original conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2u54a1FL28&t=2999s  Our last conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLscNZsAT_A&t=4732s

Dr. Michael Bird is Academic Dean and lecturer at Ridley College and an Anglican Priest. He is the author of multiple books and a well know research in early christianity and the New Testament. We talk about his new book "Jesus Among the gods". We also mention Troels Engberg-Pederson, Bart Ehrman, Andrew Perriman, Richard Bauckham, NT Wright, Larry Hurtado, Jeremiah Coogan, David Litwa, Justin Mar...

Dr. Andrew Perriman has a PhD from the London Bible College, He is involved with a missional church in Westbourne Grove, London, and he the author of multiple books. In this interview we mostly talk about his newest book "In the Form of a god: The Pre-Existence of the Exalted Christ in Paul". We mention NT Wright, James Dunn, Richard Bauckham, Gordon Fee, James McGrath, Eusebius of Caesarea, Const...

This is the second video on the Council of Nicaea in Sam and Hank's ongoing church fathers series. We specifically discuss neoplatonism, Plotinus, Origen of Alexandria, Constantine the Great, Arius of Alexandria, Athanasius of Alexandria, Alexander of Alexandria, Eusebius of Caesarea, Arthur Holmes, Peter Adamson, and Khalil Andani and more.    Council of Nicaea Part 1 - https://www.yout...

Dr Steven Nemes has a PhD from Fuller Theological Seminary. He is the author of many books. He has appeared on many YouTube channels is a prominent public theologian. In this conversation we talk about his views on post-Catholic theology, ecclesiology, and how to talk about the Trinity and the Incarnation. We mention Dale Tuggy, Brett Salkeld, Justin Martyr, Ulrich Zwingli, and many more.  &n...

The Council of Nicaea was the first major ecumenical church council. Here we discuss the main people in attendance as the canons issued from the Council. We mention Hosius of Cordoba, Eusebius of Caesarea, Eusebius of Nicomedia, Alexander of Alexandria, Athanasius of Alexandria, Arius of Alexandria, Constantine the Great, Paul of Samosata, Novatian of Rome, and of course Richard Nixon.  &nbsp...

Micah Redding is the Executive Director of the Christian Transhumanist Association. He writes and speaks about transhumanism, technology, artificial intelligence, and Christian theology. We talk about what transhumanism is, how it relates to Christian ideas such as everlasting life and theosis.  We mention Dale Tuggy, Ray Kurzweil, David Pierce, Julian Huxley, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Elon...

Dr. Robert Kokenyesi is a Professor at Lewis and Clark Community. He runs the website Unitariantorch.com which is a repository of history related to the Transylvanian Unitarian Church. He translates sermons from Hungarian into English and documents their history. He shares his amazing story. We mention Prince John Sigismund Zapolya, Ferenc David, Ronald Reagan, and many others. 

In this video I talk again with my friend Rivers o Feden. We go through the famous Philippians 2 "Christ Hymn" passages verse by verse and word by word to try and understand it and give a plausible interpretative framework.    Rivers o Feden on John 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOFCuSuhPJs&t=207s  My Debate with Chris Date - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a7tsC_6T80&amp...

This is an episode in the church fathers series with Sam and Hank about Constantine the Great.    Constantine and the Divine Mind: https://www.amazon.com/Constantine-Divine-Mind-Kegan-Chandler/dp/1532689934  Sam and Kegan Chandler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXIj5OH40IA&feature=youtu.be

Dr. Troels Engberg-Pedersen is a Professor Emeritus of New Testament exegesis at the University of Copenhagen. In this conversation we talk specifically about the relationship between Christianity and Stoicism as seen specifically in the New Testament authors Paul and John. We look at their understand of the spirit (pneuma) and the logos. We then discuss how this Stoic understanding of the pneuma...

Arius of Alexandria is the most famous heretic of all time with "Arian" becoming a byword for heterodoxy. Arius is often very misunderstood and the events at the beginning of the Arian controversy are little known. In this conversation Sam and Hank talk about the events of Arius's life and describe what he believed and why that caused so much controversy. We mention Lucian of Antioch, Alexander of...

This is an episode in the church fathers series with Sam and Hank. In this episode we discuss Eusebius of Caesarea, the famous historian and theologian. We also mention Arius of Alexandria, Alexander of Alexandria, Eusebius of Nicomedia, Constantine the Great, and many others. 

Dr. James Tabor is a recently retired Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He is an expert on Early Christianity and Greco-Roman religions more broadly. He has written many books and published many articles. He has his own YouTube channel and blog as well. In this episode we talk about the Apostle Paul's cosmology and how that helps us understand his Chr...

In this episode I talk with Kal Rivet, the host of the "Universalism Against the World" podcast. We mention Jacob Faturechi, John Hick, Chris Langan, Bertrand Russel, Kurt Godel, Gottlob Frege, Keith Ward, Chris Date, Jon VanZeen, Preston Sprinkle, James White, John Vervaeke, Paul Vanderklay, and more.   Universalism Against the World: https://open.spotify.com/show/3d4QlAnRwp51f9psDU04xh

In this conversation I talk with one of the leading evolutionary biologists, Dr. David Sloan Wilson. Dr. Wilson's work has focused on the important of groups in evolution and how that relates to human societies and religion. We talk about the origin of religion from an evolutionary perspective and discuss whether this undermines religious belief or whether it can strengthen it. We mention Richard...

Hank and I continue our church fathers series with St Anthony of the Desert. He is the founder of monasticism and the archetypal Christian hermit. His story and theology are very interesting.

Contact me about the event: transfiguredchannel@gmail.com   This Conversation on Transfigured https://youtu.be/FGBMunwJrNw   Meetup event for June 7th: https://www.meetup.com/Chicagoland-Br...   Meetup event for June 8th: https://www.meetup.com/Chicagoland-Br...   Chicago Bridges of Meaning Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/Chicagoland-Br...   We mention Lydia McGrew, Timothy...

Jonathen Favors is a friend I met through the Unitarian Christian Alliance. He has a unique perspective on how to understand the Christology in the Gospel of John by focusing on the Holy Spirit. This also connects with the scholarly work of Troels Engberg-Pederson. We also mention Justin Martyr, Athenagoras, Origen of Alexandria, Anthony Buzzard, Sean Finnegan, Fred Sanders, Gitte Buch Hansen, Tro...

Nate Hile is a friend of mine through the Paul Vanderklay community. He is the host of  @Grail Country  . He pointed out the book "Apocalypse and Tradition" by David Bentley Hart as a book that would catch my interest. This is our wide ranging discussion of that interesting book. We mention John Henry Newman, Thomas Aquinas, Bret Weinstein,  John Vervaeke,  Plato,  Jordan...

Will Barlow is planting a new Biblical Unitarian Church in Louisville, KY. We talk about the opportunities and challenges of starting a BU church. We talk about his faith journey and background. We also talk about how to interpret John 1. We also talk about the interactions between science and faith. He has a very similar story to my own and he is a wonderful conversation partner.    Com...

Hank and I continue our Church Fathers series with Paul of Samosata. Paul is one of the most fascinating and controversial figures from before the Council of Nicaea. He was the Bishop of Antioch but was excommunicated by a Synod of other Bishops and was even deposed by Roman troops. He is most famous for his Christology which viewed Jesus as a human who began to exist in Mary and was elevated to d...