Transfigured

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.

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.