

Transfigured
Transfigured
Long form discussions on the identity of Jesus
Episodes
Mentioned books

Mar 31, 2021 • 1h 47min
Dr James Arcadi on the Incarnation and the Eucharist
Dr. James Arcadi is an Assistant Professor of Biblical and Systematic Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He has written a book about his Incarnational Model of the Eucharist which you can find here: https://www.amazon.com/Incarnational-Eucharist-Current-Issues-Theology/dp/1108425895
He is also a cohost of the Foreword Podcast from the faculty of TEDS which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMTXOvLqW5YGn44VKNR3QqQ
We discuss the details of his book and his proposal for an Incarnational Model of the Eucharist. We mention Martin Luther, John Calvin, Brett Salkeld, Fred Sanders, Ulrich Zwingli, Thomas Aquinas, Richard Cross, Thomas Cranmer, Berengar of Tours, John Wycliffe, Jan Hus, Athanasius, Cyril of Alexandria, Skylar McManus, and many others.

Mar 31, 2021 • 1h 37min
Sir Anthony Buzzard on the past and future of Biblical Unitarianism
Sr Anthony Buzzard is one of the living leaders of Biblical Unitarianism. He has written many books and appeared in many debates and discussions. We talk about his upbringing and his theological journey.
You can find his ministry here: https://focusonthekingdom.org/ Here are some of his books: https://www.amazon.com/Doctrine-Trinity-Christianitys-Self-Inflicted-Wound/dp/1573093092/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=anthony+buzzard&qid=1597942498&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Was-Trinitarian-Anthony-Buzzard/dp/0967324971/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=anthony+buzzard&qid=1597942498&sr=8-2
You can also watch his famous debate with James White here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4joi2P9lupw

Mar 31, 2021 • 1h 44min
Dr Jo-Ann Brant on Christology in the Gospel of John
Dr. Jo-Ann Brant is the author of a wonderful commentary on the Gospel of John: https://www.amazon.com/John-Paideia-Commentaries-New-Testament/dp/080103454X
She has also written a book "Dialogue and Drama" about connections between Greek Drama and the style of the Gospel of John: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1565639073/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1
I heard about her from her appearance on Dale Tuggy's trinities podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVnOdseOXOY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivbzGFC6DV0
We talk about the Gospel of John, what makes it unique and just what exactly is it trying to teach us about Jesus.

Mar 31, 2021 • 1h 15min
Father Eric Seitz on Aquinas, Divine Simplicity, and the Trinity
Eric Seitz will be ordained as a Priest in the Catholic Church in just over a week. This will probably be the last recording of him as a Deacon.
Eric and I had a 3 way conversation with Jacob that you can find here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Llk3r3T63uE
The letter wiki conversation I am having with Tripp and Eric you can find here: https://letter.wiki/conversation/679
We discuss the Philosophy of Thomas Aquinas and Augustine, how that relates to the doctrine of divine simplicity, and whether or not that is compatible with the trinity.

Mar 31, 2021 • 2h 44min
Beau Branson and Skylar McManus discuss the borderlands between Unitarianism and Trinitarianism
Beau Branson and Skylar McManus and I have a joint discussion about the definitions and borders between Unitarianism and Trinitarianism. We talk a lot about church history mentioning Justin Martyr, Ignatius of Antioch, Irenaeus of Lyon, Paul of Samosata, Origen, Arius, Athanasius, Constantine, Basil of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory Nazianzus, Eusebius of Caesaria, Photinus, Augustine, Maximus the Confessor, Photius, Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther, Michael Servetus, Socinus, John Calvin and more.
We also discuss contemporary theologians such as William Lane Craig, Dale Tuggy, Karl Rahner, Sir Anthony Buzzard, Chris Date, DC Williams, BB Warfield, William Hasker, Kallistos Ware, and others.
Here are my previous two videos with Beau Branson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_tuLfkp4_Y&t=7137s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDxccZwy54E&t=5757s
My previous conversation with Skylar McManus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI6wSGFGnZY&t=5s
Here is Beau's Presentation on the Monarchy of the Father. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfBoOZ7dzLY&t=1s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lc-vqRutOU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KRf4kCB8vk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3htRB-WjQsc
Here is Dale's Response to Beau's Presentation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzyUDQmewdo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78T7Ns2RMxo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ1nPIRG4rw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMN9cBfWQAA
Here is Beau and Skylar's joint response. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqFFYzbOePs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MViP3yN48FQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znGwYzY0vC0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbesYL9d_o0

Mar 31, 2021 • 1h 38min
Charlie (Thought Journey) A Southern Baptist and Biblical Unitarian try to agree on Jesus
Charlie has his own channel called Thought Journey that you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL-Hga0OoEHlzSJgRNmr7Aw
Charlie was raised Southern Baptist with a brief stint in Oneness Pentecostalism. He has an MDiv from Dallas Theological Seminary. He preaches at his church in Arkansas. We try and see if we can agree on who Jesus is and how he relates to God. It sounds like we get pretty close. We specifically look at Matthew 24 and Revelation 4&5 as part of our conversation. We mention Paul Vanderklay and Luke Thompson and Jacob Faturechi whose channel you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/user/faturechi/videos

Mar 31, 2021 • 1h 37min
Skylar McManus from Oneness to Orthodoxy
Skylar McManus is training in analytic theology and philosophy. You can find his blog where he discusses theology and the trinity here: https://skylarmcmanus.com/
Skylar discusses his interesting background of growing up Oneness Pentecostal, diving into apologetics and philosophy, and moving towards Eastern Orthodoxy while exploring the full landscape of Christology along the way. We discuss David Bernard, William Lane Craig, Dale Tuggy, Thomas Morris, Tripp Parker, Edward Feser, Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Ireneaus, Sabellius, Justin Martyr, James Arcadi, Brett Salkeld, Beau Branson, and more.

Mar 31, 2021 • 1h 57min
Chris Date on the Trinity and the Incarnation
Chris Date recently published a book with Dale Tuggy that you can find here: https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Human-Not-Divine-Essential-ebook/dp/B087X7VWKJ/?fbclid=IwAR3LHQv3J2xTvhXd3NPhFNeRPplEdbngdGWXunHGpBKbRV_5QvBjXSLou3Y
Chris Date and I also had a first conversation on Preston Sprinkle's 'Theology in the Raw podcast': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a7tsC_6T80&t=2s
Chris Date and Dale Tuggy recorded a live debate here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c35_uFjEbx8&t=1s
Chris Date and I discuss the Trinity and the Incarnation. We also mention William Lane Craig, Dale Tuggy, Beau Branson, Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, John Calvin, Irenaeus of Lyon, Clement of Alexandria, and more.

Mar 31, 2021 • 1h 38min
Shari on Symbolism and the Church Fathers
Shari lives on a self-sustaining farm in British Columbia. You can see her tell her story with Paul Vanderklay here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYDJjVbG3mk
We talk about a journey into the church fathers and seeing theology through their lenses. We talk about Origen of Alexandria, Athanasius, Gregory of Nyssa, Maximus the Confessor. We also talk about modern day influences like Jordan Peterson, Paul Vanderklay, Herbert McCabe, Fr John Behr, David Bentley Hart, Beau Branson, Bret Salkheld, George McDonald, CS Lewis, and JRR Tolkein. Hope you enjoy.

Mar 31, 2021 • 2h 7min
Kegan Chandler on the Religion of Constantine
Kegan Chandler has a Masters in Theology and is an amazing self-taught scholar, historian, theologian and fellow Biblical Unitarian. He has written a new book about the Theological beliefs and motivations of Constantine the Great. We talked about his conversation, Pagan Monotheism, Sol Invictus, Lucius Lactantius, Hermeticism, Neoplatonism, Augustine of Hippo, Eusebius (both of them), the Council of Nicea, Athanasius, Arian of Alexandria and more.
The Book: https://books.google.com/books/about/Constantine_and_the_Divine_Mind.html?id=c8XLDwAAQBAJ&source=kp_book_description
Kegan on "Homoousios": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEvZjJr4dUU
Kegan on Hermeticism and the Gospel of John: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7auX3o9Z20