Transfigured

In this episode of Hank and Sam's continuing dialogues on the Church Fathers we discuss Athenagoras. We don't know much about Athenagoras but we have 1 maybe 2 of his letters. His most important work is "A Plea for the Christians" written around 165AD to the emperor Marcus Aurelius for the purpose of convincing the Emperor to end the persecution of Christians. Athenagoras was a well trained philosopher and was probably the smartest and more articulate of the church fathers of the second century and we hope to bring more attention to his importance with this episode.   A Plea for the Christians: https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0205.htm

Dr. David Capes is the Senior Research Fellow at the Lanier Theological Library in Houston, TX and distinguished New Testament Scholar. He is an expert on the Apostle Paul and New Testament study. His specific area of interest is how the Apostle Paul uses the Old Testament in the New Testament. In particular he focuses on how Paul will use OT passages about God and reapply them to be about Jesus in the NT and what the Christological implications of the hermeneutics are. He has written a book on the subject titled The Divine Christ. We delve into these topics these topics and more. We mention Larry Hurtado, Richard Bauckham, NT Wright, Bart Erhman, and more. Hope you enjoy! The Divine Christ by David Capes: https://www.amazon.com/Divine-Christ-Scriptures-Studies-Theology/dp/080109786X David Capes Hayward Lectures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqFOiBA36To

Beau Branson, Isaiah Burridge, and I have a wide ranging discussion focused around the questions of "what is worship?", "who should be worshiped?", and "Is Jesus worshiped?". Beau Branson is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Brescia University. Beau represents an Eastern Orthodox on these questions. Isaiah Burridge is the host of the "Depends on how you look at it" podcast. Isaiah represents a Reformed Baptist take on these questions and I represent the Biblical Unitarian perspective.    Beau's Website: https://beaubranson.com/  Isaiah's Podcast: https://dependsonyou.buzzsprout.com/

Brandon Duke is on the board of the Unitarian Christian Alliance. He comes on to share his story and to plug the upcoming UCA Conference. We also talk about the nature and purpose of the UCA. We talk about the benefits of Unitarian Christian theology and what we see coming for the future and what we hope will happen.    UCA Conference Link: https://www.unitarianchristianalliance.org/conference/  UCA Main Page: https://www.unitarianchristianalliance.org/  UCA Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfyDHfpZISrgXnQ1fMt-5Hg

This is our second video on Tertullian and the latest video in our Church Fathers dialogue series between Sam and Hank. In this episode we focus on other aspects of Tertullian's theology. We discuss his sexual ethics, political ethics, his views on baptism, eschatology and much more.

Parker Settecase returns to Transfigured for a discussion on his recent paper about Jordan Peterson's philosophy and theology and how he has problems raised by the Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism (EAAN) first posed by Alvin Plantinga and developed by Thomas Crisp. We also mention Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, Bret Weinstein, Rene Descartes, Blaise Pascal, Kevin Vanhoozer, CS Lewis, Soren Kierkegaard, John Walton, Alfred Balfour, Jonathan Haidt, Jonathan Pageau, John Vervaeke, Aristotle, Plato, Stoicism, Epicureanism and more.   Parker's Channel is called Parker's Pensees

Byrne Power is the host of the Anadromist youtube channel. We met through Paul Vanderklay. Byrne and I talk about the Jesus Movement, Jesus People, the history of the '60s and '70s and how that has shaped America and Christianity. Byrne is one of the most interesting people in the world and I hope you enjoy our conversation.   The Anadromist Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIAt... The Anadromist Blog: https://theanadromist.wordpress.com/

This conversation continues our series of dialogues with Sam and Hank on the church fathers. This episode we talk about Tertullian of Carthage. We cover Tertullian's background, the history and relevance of the montanist movement, and Tertullian's views on trinitarian theology. We will likely have at least one more episode covering other areas of Tertullian's theology. Hope you enjoy.   Prophets and Gravestones by William Tabbernee: https://www.amazon.com/Prophets-Gravestones-Imaginative-Montanists-Christians/dp/0801047811

This is the third episode in Sam and Hank's series of dialogues on the Church Fathers. In this episode we discuss the 3 Apostolic Fathers: Clement of Rome, Ignatius of Antioch, and Polycarp of Smyrna. Sam is a Biblical Unitarian and Hank is a recent convert from evangelicalism to Roman Catholicism. We bring our different perspectives and background to this discussion to talk about the life, theology, importance and relevance of these three revered early church figures.

Isaiah's podcast, Depends on How You Look at It: https://dependsonyou.buzzsprout.com/  Isaiah shares his amazing story of health, healing, miracles, and God's providence. He also talks about his theological exploration and development. We cover many subjects from eschatology, to dispensationalism, covenantalism, infant baptism, the eucharist, premillenialism, and soteriology.