Bishop Rowan Williams is the Former Archbishop of Canterbury. We discuss Christology, his book "Christ the Heart of Creation" and "Arius : Heresy and Tradition" and David Bentley Hart's book "The Light of Tabor : Towards a Monistic Christology".00:00:00 - Introduction00:01:20 - Christological Methodology00:04:30 - Kierkegaard and Perspectival Knowing00:08:25 - Protestantism and Tradition00:12:30 - Luther's Pizzaz 00:14:10 - Arius, Heresy, and Orthodoxy00:20:15 - The biography of the Word00:27:15 - Who was the Word before Jesus?00:33:45 - David Bentley Hart question00:44:45 - How is Jesus unique?00:53:20 - Miracles and the Incarnation01:00:30 - Concluding RemarksSam Tideman: Host of the Transfigured podcast and YouTube channel.Bishop Rowan Williams: Former Archbishop of Canterbury, theologian, and author of Christ the Heart of Creation and Arius: Heresy and Tradition.Primary Theologians and Philosophers DiscussedDavid Bentley Hart: Orthodox theologian and author of The Light of Tabor, with whom Williams engages in a friendly debate.Jordan Daniel Wood: Contemporary theologian and author of The Christological Cosmos.Arius: The 4th-century priest whose views on the nature of Christ led to the Council of Nicaea.Ludwig Wittgenstein: 20th-century philosopher known for his work on logic and the philosophy of language.Søren Kierkegaard: 19th-century Danish philosopher and father of existentialism.Rudolf Bultmann: (Transcribed as "Bulman") 20th-century German theologian and New Testament scholar.Martin Luther: Key figure in the Protestant Reformation.John Calvin: French theologian and major figure in the Protestant Reformation.Richard Hooker: Influential 16th-century Anglican theologian and author of Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie.St. Cyril of Alexandria: 5th-century Patriarch and key defender of Orthodoxy against Nestorianism.St. Athanasius of Alexandria: 4th-century defender of Nicene Orthodoxy against Arianism.Thomas Aquinas: Medieval scholastic theologian and philosopher.Sergei Bulgakov: Russian Orthodox theologian known for his "Sophiology."St. Augustine of Hippo: Highly influential Western Church Father.St. Irenaeus of Lyons: 2nd-century theologian and author of Against Heresies.Abbé Huvelin: 19th-century French spiritual director famous for his influence on Charles de Foucauld and Baron von Hügel.Other Figures MentionedRichard Dawkins: Famous evolutionary biologist and atheist author.Justin Brierley: Host of the Unbelievable? and The Big Conversation podcasts.St. Paul: Biblical Apostle.St. Peter: Biblical Apostle.Jonah: Biblical prophet (mentioned in the "Sign of Jonah").The Virgin Mary: Mother of Jesus.Jesus of Nazareth / Jesus Christ: The central figure of the discussion.

Gregory of Nazianzus gives his 5 Orations on the Trinity. We mention Gregory of Nyssa, Athanasius of Alexandria, Hilary of Poitiers, Constantine the Great, Theodosius the Great, Eunomius, Arius, The Apostle Paul, John, James, Jude, Jesus Christ, The Doctrine of the Trinity, Arianism, Unitarianism, the Council of Constantinople, the Edict of Thessolinica, and more.

This video explores the theology, philosophy, and Christology of Martin Luther King Jr. I argue that he is best understood as a moderate American Unitarian.

I mention Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther, Michael King Sr. (Martin Luther King Sr.), Schleiermacher, Paul of Samosata, William Ellery Channing, Paul Tillich, Henry Nelson Wieman, Coretta Scott King, David Hume, Immanuel Kant, Søren Kierkegaard, Friedrich Nietzsche, Karl Jaspers, Martin Heidegger, Jean-Paul Sartre, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Walter Rauschenbusch, Mahatma Gandhi, Saint Augustine, Saint Anselm, Blaise Pascal, Os Guinness, Keith Ward, Desmond Tutu, Francis Collins, Christopher Hitchens, and more.

This is a special Christmas episode looking into the question "Did St. Nicholas really slap Arius at the Council of Nicaea?" Constantine and the Divine Mind : https://www.amazon.com/Constantine-Divine-Mind-Primitive-Monotheism/dp/1532689926 Interview with Kegan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXIj5OH40IA Interview with Richard Rubenstein: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6c0lEZAh-E Episode about Arius: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezeRekmP6ws

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, and more.

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  , 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, and many more.

Nathan is the Assistant Pastor at the Oregon, IL Church of God: https://www.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,

Nathan's GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/nathan-achieve-a-masters-degree

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, Gregory of Nyssa, Augustine of Hippo, Valentinus, Martin Luther, and more.

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. UCA Conference Registration: https://www.unitarianchristianalliance.org/please-register-asap/ My talk with Fr. John Behr: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4S4BZJcqF0&t=2785s My talk with Troels Engberg-Pedersen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1TGYwL8WQ0&t=2747s My response to Gavin Ortlund: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1TGYwL8WQ0&t=2747s

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.

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, and many more.

History and Dogma Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/history-and-dogma/id1702741919

The Whole Mystery of Christ - https://www.amazon.com/Whole-Mystery-Christ-Incarnation-Confessor/dp/0268203474

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.

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, Eusebius of Caesarea, Constantine the Great, Athanasius of Alexandria, Charlemagne the Great, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Michael Servetus, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy, Justin Martyr, Athenagoras, and more.

In this episode of Transfigured, biblical scholar Dr. Dustin Smith joins the show to discuss his new book, A Systematic Theology of the Early Church. The conversation explores a "filterless" approach to the Bible, examining how the earliest Christians understood the nature of God, the agency of Jesus, and the role of the Holy Spirit. Dr. Smith challenges traditional creedal assumptions by rooting his systematic theology strictly in first-century historical and scriptural contexts.Dustin's Channel -  @BiblicalUnitarianPodcast  Amazon Book Link - https://www.amazon.com/Systematic-Theology-Early-Church-ebook/dp/B0FVG68CDD

Luke and I have another conversation specifically processing confessionalism in churches and its strengths and weaknesses and related that to our prior church experiences. Luke's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiteStoneName

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. Unitarian Christian Alliance 2023: https://www.unitarianchristianalliance.org/ Personal Update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJvcrgL79BY Original Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsKU9YRS8KI&t=7s

Telling my story to Paul Vanderkaly -    • A Non-Trinitarian Amidst Evangelicals...   Telling my story to Sean Finnegan - https://restitutio.org/2020/11/27/367...

Aphrahat was a Persian Aramaic speaking church father. Not much is known about him and he is also not very well known. Hank and Sam continue their church fathers series and explain why he should be more well known. We mention Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Athanasius, Constantine, Origen of Alexandria, Arius of Alexandria, and many more.

My friends Hank and Tripp come on to talk about Calvinism. We mention John MacArthur, Bill Hybels, John Calvin, Michael Servetus, Jacobus Arminius, Thomas Aquinas, Augustine, Tertullian, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Joe Biden, Henry VIII, Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Charles Spurgeon, James White, William Lane Craig, and many more.

This is another episode in our church fathers series. We talk about the later life and times of Athanasius. We mention Arius, Marcellus of Ancyra, Julian the Apostate, Iamblichus, William Lane Craig, Jake Brancatella, Photinus of Galatia, John Calvin, Michael Servetus and many more. Athanasius - Part 1 - Against the Heathen :    • Athanasius - Part...   Athanasius - Part 2 - On the Incarnation - Part 2 :    • Athanasius - Part...   Athanasius - Part 3 - His Middle Life and Writings -   • Athanasius - Part...   Jake Brancatella on Athanasius and Apollinarianism -    • Hidden Heresies E...  

This is another episode in our church fathers series. We talk about the life and times of Athanasius from . We mention Timothy Barnes, Karl Max, Arius, Eusebius of Nicomedia, Constantine, Constantius, Constans, Marcellus of Ancyra, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and more. Athanasius - On the Incarnation - Part 1 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7zTIxQLSzc Athanasius - On the Incarnation - Part 2 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBsu4Nr6pV8&t=2790s

My friend Jon came on my channel to discuss my UCA presentation. We talked about his background is charismatic churches, montanism, his new youtube channel, the eucharist, worship, Christology and more. We mention Dale Tuggy, Thomas Aquinas, Tertullian, Origen, Justinian and more. My UCA presentation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsKU9YRS8KI Jon's commentary(  @montaneist  ) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua7AcflHEOA&t=150s Sam, Jon and Paul Anleitner discussing charismaticism - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZSPFxUp9CA

Dustin Smith and Will Barlow discuss their recent debate with Samuel Nesan and Kyle Essary on the topic "Does the Bible Teach that Jesus is YHWH?". We mention Dale Tuggy, Sean Finnegan, and many others. Original Debate Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSPU45IWErA Dustin's  @BiblicalUnitarianPodcast  on Misunderstanding in John: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUNLO9Zm83o Will's Church: Compass Christian Church in Louisville, KY: https://www.compasslou.org/ Restitutio Debate Response: https://restitutio.org/2023/04/13/491-refuting-kyle-essarys-case-that-jesus-is-yahweh/ My conversation with Will : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46TvgJa1wlg&t=5043s My conversation with Dustin : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykRjS8IaefM&t=39s

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 "On the Incarnation". This is part 2. We mention Origen of Alexandria, Tertullian, Irenaeus of Lyon, Hippolytus, Arius of Alexandria, Anthony of the Desert, Paul of Samosata, Constantine, Alexander of Alexandria, Eusebius of Caesarea, Augustine of Hippo, Martin Luther, Bishop Barron, John Calvin, Billy Graham, Pope Benedict, Thomas Aquinas, Jordan Peterson, Marcellus of Ancyra, and Ayn Rand. On the Incarnation Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7zTIxQLSzc St. Anthony of the Desert - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJJ4mq-CJ04&t=1s

Responding to Wes Huff ( ⁨@WesHuff⁩ ) and Mike Winger ( ⁨@MikeWinger⁩ ) discussing the council of Nicaea. Talking with Metaphysics Mike ( ⁨@metaphysicsmike⁩ ). This also appeared in ( ⁨@UnitarianChristianAlliance⁩ ).

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 the Confessor, Aristotle, Augustine of Hippo, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Michael Servetus, William Ellery Channing, and many more.   

Religion of the Apostles - https://www.amazon.com/Religion-Apostles-Orthodox-Christianity-Century-ebook/dp/B0947BRDGS?ref_=ast_author_mpb 

Our First Conversation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMVBmpN8c7c&t=8312s 

My Presentation at the UCA - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsKU9YRS8KI

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,  John Piper, Tim Keller, NT Wright, Marcion, Origen of Alexandria, Athanasius of Alexandria, Augustine of Hippo, Fr John Behr, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Thomas Aquinas, Gregory of Nazianzus, Gregory of Nyssa, Evagrius Ponticus, Josephus, Hillary of Poitiers, Cyril of Alexandria, Dionysius the Areopagite, Karl Rahner, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, Nestorius, and many more.  

The Book "The Whole Mystery of Christ" : https://www.amazon.com/Whole-Mystery-Christ-Incarnation-Confessor/dp/0268203474 

Our previous conversation on Grail Country: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjyz-HwQM10

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 Emerson, and many more.

My friends Bethel McGrew and Tripp Parker return to Transfigured to do a commentary on the recent conversation hosted by the Hoover 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 Martyr, Athenagoras, Philo of Alexandria, Plato, Tertullian, Ignatius of Antioch, John Calvin, Marcellus of Ancyra, Athanasius of Alexandria, Paul of Samosata, Theodotus of Byzantium, and many more.   

Dr. Bird's book "Jesus Among the gods": https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-among-gods-Christology-Greco-Roman/dp/1481316753 

Dr. Bird's twitter: https://twitter.com/mbird12

Dr. Bird's substack: https://michaelfbird.substack.com/

Dr. Bird's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC21I7qYVHPsOzL9ujxiRWZA

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, Constantine the Great, and more.   

Andrew's Blog: https://www.postost.net/ 

The Book: https://www.amazon.com/Form-God-Pre-existence-Exalted-Christology/dp/166673067X

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.youtube.com/watch?v=ZliU8EYggX4 

Arthur Holmes on Middle Platonism - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sic5OdUIkgk&t=4s 

History of Philosophy without any gaps: Plotinus - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrWFuMkfHlc 

Khalil Andani on Islamic Neoplatonism - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM2PHJsn9xQ&t=2041s

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.   

Dr. Steven Nemes's youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@DrStevenNemes 

Dr. Steven Nemes's website: https://stevennemes.com/ 

Dr. Steven Nemes on Trinities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyi38X0Wku0

Orthodoxy and Heresy: https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/abs/orthodoxy-and-heresy/50689A55E19FDEC6B45FF3F3DAE2BBC2

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.   

Novatian of Rome: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSIZOjMe2iA&t=1s

Paul of Samosata : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fe4xO6IZRc

Eusebius of Caesarea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVHaxczU_PA&t=4019s

Arius of Alexandria: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezeRekmP6ws&t=2982s

Constantine the Great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyL6pFaAuL8

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 Musk, Max Tegmark, Barton Stone, Thomas Campbell, Thomas Jefferson, Athanasius, William Ellery Channing, and more.

Micah Redding Website: https://www.micahredding.com/

Micah Redding twitter: https://twitter.com/micahtredding

Christian Transhumanism Association: https://www.christiantranshumanism.org/CTA 

facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ChristianTranshumanistAssociation/

We talk about evolution, religion, philosophy, theology and the origins of the human instinct to share, to give, to be grateful and ultimately to worship.

Tim's Unherd article - https://unherd.com/2025/11/can-evolution-explain-worship/Tim's book, The Grateful Beast - https://www.amazon.com/Grateful-Beast-evolution-tell-worship/dp/0999277642

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&t=3s

Chris Date Debate Review - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P62mtDtsq4M&t=878s

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 can help us better understand the Christology of the Gospel of John. We also mention also scholars like Wayne meeks, Ernst Käsemann, and many more. 

Dr. Engberg-Pedersen is the author of many books.

John and Philosophy - https://www.amazon.com/John-Philosophy-Reading-Fourth-Gospel/dp/0198792506/ref=sr_1_8?qid=1665433163&refinements=p_27%3ATROELS+ENGBERG-PEDERSEN&s=books&sr=1-8&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.006c50ae-5d4c-4777-9bc0-4513d670b6bc

Stoicism in Early Christianity - https://www.amazon.com/Stoicism-Early-Christianity-Tuomas-Rasimus/dp/0801039517/ref=sr_1_2?qid=1665433163&refinements=p_27%3ATROELS+ENGBERG-PEDERSEN&s=books&sr=1-2

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 Alexandria, Anthony of Desert, Eusebius of Caesarea, Eusebius of Nicomedia, Constantine the Great, Athanasius of Alexandria, Origen of Alexandria, Diocletian, Shia Lebouf, and more.

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 Christology. 

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 Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Dennett, Charles Darwin, Bret Weinstein, EO Wilson, Emile Durkheim, Terrence Deacon, Richard Sosis, Eric Hobsbawn, Terence Ranger, Elinor Ostrom and more.   

Dr. David Sloan Wilson: https://evolution-institute.org/profile/david-sloan-wilson/ 

Prosocial World: https://www.prosocial.world/the-science 

Darwin's Cathedral: https://www.amazon.com/Darwins-Cathedral-Evolution-Religion-Society/dp/0226901351/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=darwin%27s+cathedral&qid=1654269676&s=books&sprefix=darwin%27s+cathde%2Cstripbooks%2C108&sr=1-1

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.

This episode argues for a eucharistic reading of "the word became flesh" challenging the common belief that John 1:14 is about Jesus's birth, arguing instead that it establishes the New Covenant's two central rituals: Baptism (New Birth) and the Eucharist (Sustenance). By adopting the Greek translation that the Word "tabernacled in us," we find a shared sacred practice that can be a new center of unity for Christians struggling with theological fracturing.Bill Schegel's video (  @billschlegel1  ) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A87VcXKCWBM&t=1053sMy prologue presentation at the UCA (  @UnitarianChristianAlliance  ) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL7vQIPGQ14&t=2110sMy extended prologue presentation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqTlnT-J6rk&t=5337sSean Finnegan on Corinthians - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiNXMo2KMxk&t=103sSean Finnegan Corinthians (  @restitutio8765  ,  @livinghopelatham  ) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lht8tLge3iUDustin Smith Theme of Misunderstanding (  @BiblicalUnitarianPodcast  ) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUNLO9Zm83o&t=230sFr. John Behr on Origen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4S4BZJcqF0&t=341sFrancis Chan on Gavin Ortlund (  @TruthUnites  ) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNhqyRiIi9U&t=1669sI mention John MacArthur, Francis Chan, Fr. John Behr, Emperor Justinian I, Bill Schlegel, Sam Tideman, Huldrych Zwingli, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Michael Servetus, Sean Finnegan, Brett Salkeld, Origen of Alexandria, Nicodemus, John the Baptist, Paul, Moses, Mary, Pliny the Younger, Emperor Trajan, Thomas (Apostle), Philip, Nathanael, Jacob (Ancestor), Abraham (Ancestor), Irenaeus of Lyon, Justin Martyr, Raymond Brown and more.

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 McGrew, Jordan Peterson, Timothy Keller, Douglas Murray, Bret Weinstein, David Brooks,  Heather Heying, James R Wood, @faturechi , Sam Harris, Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Rachel Held Evens, Francis Collins, John McWhorter, Doug Wilson, Christopher Hitchens, Rod Dreher, Bishop Barron, John Vervaeke, and more.

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, Troy Martin, Dustin Smith, Bill Schlegel, Dale Tuggy, Ruben Zimmermann, David Litwa, Andrew Perry and others.

Troels Engberg-Pederson "John and Philosophy" : https://www.amazon.com/John-Philosophy-Reading-Fourth-Gospel/dp/0198792506  

Troels Engberg-Pederson on Stoicism and Christianity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC6gIa6CRjk  

Gitte Buch Hansen "It is the Spirit that Gives Life" : https://www.amazon.com/Spirit-that-Gives-Life-Neutestamentliche/dp/3110225972

Unitarian Christian Alliance: https://www.unitarianchristianalliance.org/

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 Peterson, Owen Barfield,  William Lane Craig,  Stanley Hauerwas, Charles Darwin, Aristotle, Wolfgang Smith, Donald Trump, Alexander Dugin, John Adams, Steven Pinker, Jonathan Pageau, Robert Jensen, Arius, Athanasius, Marcellus of Ancyra, Fr John Behr, Justin Martyr, and many more.   

Nate's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsi_x8c12NW9FR7LL01QXKA 

PVK and the Esoteric Randos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stW8sZnuFyo