

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

May 10, 2024 • 1h 15min
Dr. Thomas Gaston - Historical Evidence that Biblical Unitarianism is the Original Christology
Dr. Thomas Gaston has a PhD in Theology from The University of Oxford and a Masters in the History of Christianity from the University of Birmingham. He is the author of a new book "Dynamic Monarchianism: The Earliest Christology?" which argues that Dynamic Monarchianism, often called 'Biblical Unitarianism' in today's parlance, has strong historical evidence for being the earliest Christology. We mention Theodotus of Byzantium, Paul of Samosata, ARtemon, Pope Victor I, Justin Martyr, Ignatius of Antioch, the Epistle of Barnabas, the Shepherd of Hermas, Beryllus of Bostra, Origen of Alexandria, Irenaeus of Lyon, Tatian, Clement of Alexandria, Athenagoras, Melito of Sardis, Constantine, Plato, Numenius of Apamea, Plotinus of Alexandria, Eusebius, Photinus of Galatia, Athanasius of Alexandria, Hipploytus, Tertullian, and more.
Book Link: https://www.amazon.com/Dynamic-Monarchianism-Thomas-Edmund-Gaston/dp/1793256721

May 7, 2024 • 54min
Dr. Ann Jervis - How the Apostle Paul understood time
Dr. Ann Jervis is a Professor Emertia of New Testament at the University of Toronto and a Priest in the Anglican Church of Canada. She is a unique proposal for understanding how the Apostle Paul conceptualizes time, and what implications that has for understanding the rest of his theology. We discuss these ideas mentioning NT Wright, James Dunn, David Bentley Hart, Dale Martin, and more.
Paul and Time : https://www.amazon.com/Paul-Time-Life-Temporality-Christ-ebook/dp/B0BW13WS6D

May 2, 2024 • 1h 29min
St. Basil the Great - Part 1: On the Holy Spirit
This video continues the church fathers series with Sam and Hank. This is our first episode about St. Basil the Great, the Cappadocian Father. We mention Origen of Alexandria, Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory of Nazianzus, Eunomius, Aetius of Antioch, Justin Martyr, Tertullian, John Calvin, William Lane Craig, John McArthur, Athanasius of Alexandria, Hilary of Poitiers, Theodosius the Great, Constantine, Tom Holland, Paul Vanderklay, Julian the Apostate, and more.

Apr 22, 2024 • 1h 35min
Brendan Graham Dempsey - What is metamodernism? What does it mean for Christianity?
Brendan Graham Dempsey is an author, thinker, and youtuber who has thought deeply about the topic of metamodernism. We discuss what that even is, and what is means for a vibrant Christianity going forward. We mention @johnvervaeke , Jordan Hall, Soren Kierkegaard, Virginia Woolf, Hans Nollein, Fr. Stephen DeYoung, Athanasius, James Tabor, and many more.
Brendan Graham Dempsey's youtube channel : @BrendanGrahamDempsey
Sky Meadow Institute: https://skymeadowretreat.com/institute/
Brendan Graham Dempsey on @PaulVanderKlay : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee8wKcBRyy4

Apr 18, 2024 • 1h 23min
Andrew Perriman - Is Jesus YHWH? And what does that mean for us today?
Dr. Andrew Perriman returns to discuss the debate between Dr. Dale Tuggy and Dr. James White on the topic of "Is Jesus YHWH?". We discuss multiple of the passages brought up in the debate. We also discuss the larger questions of how these theological questions fit into the narrative context of our time and what that means for the future.My First Convo with Andrew Perriman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNTHSASs47YAndrew Perriman's blog: https://www.postost.net/
Andrew Perriman's book "In the form of a god" : https://www.amazon.com/Form-God-Pre-existence-Exalted-Christology/dp/166673067X

Apr 8, 2024 • 2h 45min
Fr. Stephen DeYoung - John 1 & Icons in the Early Church Fathers
In this video Fr. Stephen DeYoung, host of Lord of Spirits and Eastern Orthodox Priest, discuss the Prologue of John and Icons in the Early Church Fathers. We mention Jordan Peterson, Jonathan Pageau, Fr. John Behr, Daniel Boyarin, Shepherd of Hermas, Athanasius of Alexandria, Cerinthius, Irenaeus of Lyon, Justin Martyr, Plotinus of Alexandria, Michael Heiser, Bart Ehrman, Gavin Ortlund ( @TruthUnites ), Paul Vanderklay, William Lane Craig, David Bentley Hart, Clement of Alexandria, Tertullian, Arius of Alexandria, Alexander of Alexandria, St. Anthony of the Desert, Origen of Alexandria, John Vervaeke, Gregory of Palamas, Gregory of Nyssa, Basil the Great, Dionysius the Aereopogite, and more.

Apr 4, 2024 • 1h 44min
Paul Anleitner - Evolution, Creation, and the Cosmic Nature of Christ
Paul Anleitner is the host of @DeepTalksTheology . We have talked multiple times before. This conversation focuses specifically on the subject of evolution, how to wrestle with a creationist upbringing, understanding Genesis in its original context, thinking about how Christology fits together, and many related subjects. We mention Charles Darwin, Origen of Alexandria, Athanasius of Alexandria, Maximus the Confessor, Jonathan Losos, John Vervaeke, John Walton, Miroslav Volf, Joseph Campbell, Jordan Peterson, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Soren Kierkegaard, Karl Jung, Sarah Coakley, Nancy Percy, Bret Weinstein, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi , Epicurus, Dmitri Belyaev, David Sloan Wilson, and many more.

Mar 25, 2024 • 1h 22min
Jesus and the Divine Name - Is Jesus YHWH? No! But also Yes
Solo episode on the topic of Jesus's relationship to the Divine Name. I mention Dale Tuggy, James White, David Capes, Carmen Imes and more.
Dale Tuggy vs James White Debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky2Sa...
David Capes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EznUe...
Carmen Imes on Remnant Radio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTC88...

Mar 16, 2024 • 1h 27min
Response to Lord of Spirits: Athanasius was an iconoclast
This video is a response to the Lord of Spirits. I argue that Athanasius was indeed an iconoclast and that they misunderstood my argument and didn't properly represent it. I mention Athanasius of Alexandria, Plotinus, Irenaeus of Lyon, Clement of Alexandria, Josephus, Paul Vanderklay, Fr. Stephen DeYoung, Fr. Andrew Damick, Gavin Ortlund, Jordan B Cooper, Jonathan Pageau, and more.
Lord of Spirits Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoZqb6hBKmM&t=437s
Sam and Hank on Athanasius: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7zTIxQLSzc&t=953s
Gavin Ortlud ( @TruthUnites ) on Icons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ytYX4dXpRo
John Carpenter article: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/article/answering-eastern-orthodox-apologists-regarding-icons/
Twitter thread on icons: https://twitter.com/ScriptoriumP/status/1754765697626804357
Gavin and Fr. Stephen DeYoung on ( @TheTransfiguredLife ): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPqNu60tX30
Jordan B Cooper on ( @PaulVanderKlay ): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KEa7KYAvTs&t=1s
Sam and Hank on Irenaeus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGEvhqCCUhc&t=3927s

Feb 27, 2024 • 1h 8min
Dr. Jonathan Losos - Does Evolution have a destiny?
Dr. Jonathan Losos is a Professor of Biology at Washington University in St. Louis. He is one of the leading figures in the field of evolutionary biology. He has specifically studied anole lizards, the adaptations to various islands, and has made groundbreaking findings in the area of convergent radiation. We mention David Resnick, Lee Dugatkin, Stephen J Gould, Charles Darwin, Simon Conway Morris, and many more.
His book "Improbably Destinies" : https://www.amazon.com/Improbable-Destinies-Chance-Future-Evolution/dp/0399184929
His book "The cat's meow" : https://www.amazon.com/Cats-Meow-Evolved-Savanna-Your/dp/1984878700