Transfigured

Dive into the intriguing thoughts of Gregory of Nyssa as he unpacks humanity's reflection of the divine. Explore the soulful debates between him and Origen on creation at conception. Discover how free will and intellect shape our moral compass amidst human imperfections. The podcast also tackles the nuanced relationship between gender and divine image, challenging traditional norms. Finally, journey through the complexities of mind, body, and soul, revealing the mysteries that define our existence with a divine purpose.

Dr. Chad McIntosh has a PhD in Philosophy from Cornell University. He is the editor of the recent "One God, Three Persons, Four Views" book featuring four different scholars' view on the Trinity. The contributors are Dr. William Hasker, Dr. Dale Tuggy, Dr. William Lane Craig, and Dr. Beau Branson. We talk about the process of editing the book as well as some of his reflections on the book now that it is done. We mention James Anderson, Phillip Carey, Ryan Mullins, Scott Williams, Henry of Ghent, Brian Leftow, Larry Hurtado, Origen of Alexandria, Paul of Samosata, Richard of St Victor, Joshua Sijuwade, and many more.

Dr. Dale Tuggy (  @khanpadawan  ) talks about his contribution to a new book "One God, Three Persons, Four Views". We mention Dr. Chad McIntosh, Dr. Beau Branson, Dr. Bill Hasker, and Dr. William Lane Craig, Henry Ware, Bayesian probability, Athanasius, Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory of Naziunzus, Origen of Alexandria, Julius Caesar, Brian Leftow, and many more. 4 Views Book - https://www.amazon.com/Three-Persons-Four-Views-Philosophical/dp/1666719056/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.dtm8nghdVI86pfuYVIwb93wDfWGKN70OnrxH9ker8pehE6HNEI3W8gUM3zwA69mn7cUKCBDz3hKHqwx7YbSolOMs5o4gck1duaSHIc2RnBnbABgei_74VE277QtCV3WaDKNOoB85PktO3k4TM8RCqOcCvZww9_VSiPqqlRx97bdqk1AkfOL98cHZv0gMW0B4ucFMGFM9cnF-dXievQW0bQ.V2--QaKrRf5kTGLl64Q8Hbp7n2euLFjwIK3JlcF6xN4&qid=1731441703&sr=8-1

Fr. John Behr is the Professor of Humanity at the University of Aberdeen. This is his second appearance on this channel. We discuss his book which is a translation and critical edition of Gregory of Nyssa's "On the Human Image of God". We mention Gregory of Nyssa, Origen of Alexandria, Gregory the Wonderworker, Basil the Great, Gregory of Nazianzus, Plato, The Timmaeus, Philo of Alexandria, Anaxagoras, John Scotus Eriugena, David Bentley Hart, Irenaeus of Lyon, and many more. Fr. John Behr's book - https://www.amazon.com/Gregory-Nyssa-Human-Oxford-Christian/dp/0192843974 Fr. John Behr on Origen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4S4BZJcqF0&t=339s

Ashley Lande is an author who shares her story and reflections about her journey from psychedelic new age culture into Christianity. We mention Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Athanasius, Origen, Ram Dass, Paul Vanderklay, Terence McKenna, Timothy Leary, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, CS Lewis, Lewis Ungat, Jim Wilder, and many more. Ashley's book : https://www.amazon.com/Thing-That-Would-Everything-Forever/dp/1683597605 "The Thing that would make everything okay forever"

Sam Ewing is the host of  @FromWhomAllBlessingsFlow  . He comes on the channel to tell his story of spiritual growth from growing up Oneness Pentecostal, to delving into the works of Karl Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI), his involvement in TLC, to exploring reformed churches in western Michigan. We mention Paul Vanderklay (  @PaulVanderKlay  ) , David Gresham, Lee Strobel, Josh McDowell, Soren Kierkegaard, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, CS Lewis, Joel Osteen, Gavin Ortlund (  @TruthUnites  ), Constantine the Great, John Calvin, Martin Luther, Theodosius the Great, Jacob Faturechi (  @faturechi  ), Jordan Peterson, John Van Donk, Alister McGrath, and many more.

I talked about why I got baptized and my testimony and some other thoughts on baptism. I mention Dr. Victor Wierwille, EW Bullinger, Loni Frisbee, Ulrich Zwingli, Joni Mitchell, Chuck LaMattina, Tim Keller, John Piper, Shane Claiborne, Kallistos Ware, Soren Kierkegaard, Francis Collins, Augustine of Hippo, Athanasius, Tim Mackie, Jordan Peterson, Paul Vanderklay (  @PaulVanderKlay  ), Jonathan Pageau, Kanye West, Dr. Beau Branson, Bob Carden, Brett Salkheld, James McGrath, Basil the Great, Sean Finnegan (  @restitutio8765  ), Will Barlow, Anna Brown, Michael Servetus, Victor Gluckin, Reverend Gary Davis, Bob Dylan, Jorma Kaukonen, and Bob Weir. My randos convo with PVK - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuoqGzIu5Wc&t=3633s My last channel update - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJvcrgL79BY Rev. Gary Davis "Oh Glory How Happy I am" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=972Dx71AtFA

This episode is about John 8:58 "Before Abraham was, I AM". I argue that this is a mistranslation and that Jesus is not making a claim to deity. I show that this passage does not support pre-existence or the deity of Christ but is perfectly compatible with a Biblical Unitarian perspective. I mention Melito of Sardis, Justin Martyr, John Chrysostom, John Calvin, Jordan Peterson, Kathy Newman, 2 Corinthians 3:4-18, John 3:14, Romans 12:4-5, John 6 Bread of Life, John 3 you must be born again, Nicodemus, John 4 The Samaritan Woman at the well, Prologue of John 1, John 9 healing of the blind man, Moses lifting up the serpent, BB Warfield, Charles Hodge, Exodus 3:13-15, Matthew 14:26 Jesus walking on water with Peter, John 20:30-3, Matthew 26:63-68, John 10:27-36 I and the Father are one, and many others as well. Dr. Dustin Smith (  @BiblicalUnitarianPodcast  ) series on theme of misunderstanding : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUNLO9Zm83o

Dr. Alister McGrath the Andreas Idreos Professorship in Science and Religion at the University of Oxford. We discuss his book "The Nature of Christian Doctrine : Its Origins, Development, and Function". He has a channel were he shares some of the material from his coursework :  @alistermcgrathchristianthe1158  We mention C.S. Lewis, Paul Vanderklay (  @PaulVanderKlay  ) , Justin Brierley, Richard Dawkins (  @richarddawkins  ), Marcion, Justin Martyr, Novation, the development of the Trinity, Christology, Constantine, and many more.

Fr. Eric Seitz (  @fatherbigmac  ) and Hank Kruse discuss the Old Testament and Jewish roots of Catholic liturgy, the meaning of worship, Justin Martyr, Ignatius of Antioch, Irenaeus, Joseph Ratzinger, Brand Pitre, Bishop Barron, and more.