Transfigured

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.

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

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.    Compass Christian Church - https://compasslou.org/ Will Barlow on Restitutio - https://restitutio.org/speaker/william-barlow/ Will's Science and Faith Series - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WwypAP39Hw&list=PLN9jFDsS3QV1Etu1jXO3jbUQ6CFI-2k6W Will's Theology Blog - https://studydrivenfaith.org/author/willbarlow/ Sam on Restitutio - https://restitutio.org/2020/11/27/367-excommunicated-for-my-beliefs-sam/ Sean Finnegan on Transfigured - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryOKopkgWQk