
Transfigured
Long form discussions on the identity of Jesus
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Mar 19, 2025 • 1h 7min
Commentary on David Bentley Hart's "The Light of Tabor" Christology Lectures - Part 4
This video is the fourth in a series of commentary videos on David Bentley Hart's ( @leavesinthewind7441 ) lecture series at Cambridge entitled "The Light of Tabor : Towards a Monistic Chrisology". I mention Origen of Alexandria, Justin Martyr, Sergei Bulgakov, Gregory of Nyssa, Meister Eckhart, Maximus the Confessor, Irenaeus of Lyon, and more. DBH Commentary Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7bh6_p2a6U&t=1806sDBH Commentary Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3irRxu7E4W4&t=0sDBH Commentary Part 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84jBq2yTPXg&t=4104sAscension of Isaiah - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgB3MNK-VLM&t=0sJDW on Transfigured 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2eLe80YOaw&t=3547sJDW on Transfigured 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VvE_Ac4qSc&t=2286sDBH Lecture 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3irRxu7E4W4&t=0sDBH Lecture 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcu9e_1wAKU&t=2944sDBH Lecture 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI_3n6VxxzI&t=3256sDBH Lecture 4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C-CK1abnCc&t=3007s

Mar 17, 2025 • 1h 34min
Jordan Hall - The Trinity as the key to the structure of being
Jordan Hall and I discuss he exploration and reflections about the doctrine of the Trinity. We mention John Vervaeke ( @johnvervaeke ), Jonathan Pageau ( @JonathanPageau ), Paul Vanderklay ( @PaulVanderKlay ), Kale Zelden ( @thekalezelden ), Jim Rutt ( @jimruttshow8596 ), Elizabeth Oldfield ( @thesacredpodcast ), Rod Dreher, Polycarp, Ignatius of Antioch, The Cappadocian Fathers, Jordan Peterson ( @JordanBPeterson ), Forrest Landry, Iain McGilchrist, Immanuel Kant, David Bentley Hart, James Filler, and more. Midwestuary - https://www.midwestuary.com/First convo with Jordan Hall - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkHeudFqPnk

Mar 14, 2025 • 1h 32min
Dr. Kegan Chandler - Religion, Christianity, and Unitarianism in Japan
Dr. Kegan Chandler ( @Dr_Kegan_Chandler ) has a PhD in religious studies from the University of Cape Town. He specialized in the study of Asian religions. We talk about religion, Christianity, and Unitarianism in Japan. We mention Elisabetta Porcu, Shintoism, Buddhism, Tom Holland, Martin Scorsese, Ogyu Sorai, Commodore Matthew Perry, John Stuart Mill, Charles Darwin, Leroy Lansing Janes, Ebina Danjo, Kanamori Michitomo, Harada Tasuku, Arthur Knapp, Origen of AlexandriaKegan's youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@Dr_Kegan_Chandler Kegan talking about Constantine - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXIj5OH40IAKegan on Hermes and the Gospel of John - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7auX3o9Z20

Mar 5, 2025 • 1h 36min
Commentary on David Bentley Hart's "The Light of Tabor" Christology Lectures - Part 3
This video is the first in a series of commentary videos on David Bentley Hart's ( @leavesinthewind7441 ) lecture series at Cambridge entitled "The Light of Tabor : Towards a Monistic Chrisology". I mention Mark Parker, Dr. Andrew Perriman, Rowan Williams, Jordan Daniel Wood, Origen of Alexandria, Justin Martyr, Fr John Behr, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Paul of Samosata, Athanasius of Alexandria, Sergei Bulgakov, John Vervaeke, Meister Eckhart, Maximus the Confessor, and more.

Feb 13, 2025 • 1h 2min
Atonement from a Unitarian perspective - Participation in the Perfected Humanity of Christ
I think video I give a presentation titled "Participation in the Perfected Humanity of Christ : A Unitarian Atonement Theory". I discuss the idea of whether or not Jesus needed to be God in order to save us. I mention Dr. Andrew Perriman, William Ellery Channing, Dale Tuggy, Paul of Samosata, David Bentley Hart, Athanasius of Alexandria, Arius of Alexandria, Photinus of Sirmium, and more. Andrew Perriman on Philippians 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNTHSASs47YWilliam Ellery Channing 'Likeness unto God' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLK0ZIvsjgw&t=2143sDBH "Light of Tabor" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3irRxu7E4W4&t=853sMy Commentary of DBH - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7bh6_p2a6U&t=1795sDBH Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyNBBEXiW2c&t=141s

Feb 10, 2025 • 1h 13min
Aaron Renn - Shifting Vibes in a Negative World
Aaron Renn ( @TheAaronRennShow ) in the host of the Aaron Renn show. We mention Dan Wagenmaker, Barack Obama, Jimmy Carter, Donald Trump, Stephen Wolfe, James Davison Hunter, Jerry Falwell, Jordan Peterson, Jonathan Pageau, JD Vance, Thomas Aquinas, Augustine, Chris Jones, Rod Dreher, Eric Kaufmann, and more. Aaron Renn's blog - https://www.aaronrenn.com/Life in the Negative World - https://www.amazon.com/stores/Aaron-M.-Renn/author/B00T9WEPBK?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=trueMidwestuary Conference - https://www.midwestuary.com/

Feb 7, 2025 • 1h 33min
Commentary on David Bentley Hart's "The Light of Tabor" Christology Lectures - Part 2
This video is the first in a series of commentary videos on David Bentley Hart's ( @leavesinthewind7441 ) lecture series at Cambridge entitled "The Light of Tabor : Towards a Monistic Chrisology". I mention Rowan Williams, Nestorius, Arius of Alexandria, the Ascension of Isaiah, Origen of Alexandria, Thomas Aquinas, Gregory Palamas, Karl Barth, Aristotle, Fr John Behr, Herbert McCabe, Paul of Samosata, Robert Jensen, Justin Martyr, Thomas Aquinas, Maximus the Confessor and more. DBH's Lecture 1 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3irRxu7E4W4My ascension to heaven video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgB3MNK-VLM

Jan 27, 2025 • 1h 23min
Commentary on David Bentley Hart's "The Light of Tabor" Christology Lectures - Part 1
David Bentley Hart, an esteemed Eastern Orthodox theologian and research scholar at the University of Notre Dame, shares his insights on Christology from his lecture series, 'The Light of Tabor.' He delves into the concept of uncreated light in Eastern Orthodoxy and tackles the complexities surrounding Christ’s nature. Hart discusses the tension between Unitarian thought and traditional views, and explores influential figures like Justin Martyr. The conversation highlights historical theological battles that shaped early Christian understanding and the interconnectedness of divine and created realms.

Jan 20, 2025 • 1h 16min
Dr. Gabriel Reynolds - What does early Islamic Christology tell us about Arabian Christianity?
In this episode I interview Dr. Gabriel Reynolds. He has a PhD from Yale and is a Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. We discuss the religious setting of 6th and 7th century Arabia, how that might have influenced Mohammad, interactions between Christians and Muslims, and where the Quran's specific views on Jesus came from. We mention Ahmad Al-Jallad, Bishop Jacob of Serugh, Beryllus of Bostra, Paul of Samosata, Aphrahat the Persian Sage, David Bertaina, Sidney H. Griffith, Jack Tannous, al-Harith ibn Jabalah, John Philoponus, Nestorius, Ephraim the Syrian, Dr. Khalil Andani ( @KhalilAndani ), and more.

Jan 16, 2025 • 1h 34min
Can We Still Ascend into Heaven? Analysis of the Ascension of Isaiah
This video discusses the ancient text, "The Ascension of Isaiah", and early Christian cosmology, Christology, theology and philosopher. I ask the question "Can we still ascend to heaven?". I mention the Ascension of Isaiah, The Book of Enoch, The Shepherd of Hermas, Protoevangelium of James, King Hezekiah, Jim Morrison, Oliver Stone, Andy Warhol, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Toll Houses, Jack and the Beanstalk, Jonathan Pageau ( @JonathanPageau ), Elon Musk, The Apostle Paul, the Book of Revelation, John The Baptist, Jesus Christ, Satan, the Perpetual Virginity of Mary, James, Adam, Abel, Seth, King David, Moses, The Apostle Peter, Claudius Ptolemy, Numenius of Apamea, Clement of Alexandria, Origen of Alexandria, and Eusebius of Caesarea, Arthur F. Holmes, Middle Platonism, Neoplatonism, Justin Martyr, Athenagoras of Athens, Ignatius of Antioch, Hermes Trismegestus, Jacob Faturechi ( @faturechi ), Fr. Stephen DeYoung, Fr. Andrew Damick, Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, Thomas Aquinas, Larry Hurtado, Ma Knibb, Detleft Muller, Loren Stuckenbruck, Gavin Ortlund ( @TruthUnites ), Beau Branson, David Bentley Hart, Clement of Rome, John Vervaeke ( @johnvervaeke ), Paul Vanderklay ( @PaulVanderKlay ), Jordan Peterson ( @JordanBPeterson ), Copernicus, CS Lewis, Aristotle, Plato, Plotinus, and more.
Arthur Holmes on Middle Platonism - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sic5OdUIkgk
Lord of Spirits on AoI - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntXJ1LCnHQE&t=4329s
Development of Christology - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQt_QO4ASAQ&t=3621s
David Bentley Hart - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcu9e_1wAKU&t=1210s
John Vervaeke on Neoplatonism - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3ZpIN85gBQ&t=3959s