This episode is Ryan Russell's story of growing up in Jehovah's Witnesses and his theology exploration and moving into Biblical Unitarianism. We mention Charles Taze Russell, William Miller, Nelson Barbour, Joseph Rutherford, and more. The Cost of Truth - https://www.amazon.com/Cost-Truth-Biblical-Unitarian-Christians/dp/1736918052
This video argues that Jesus denies being God three times. I mention Johnny Barnes, Dustin Smith ( @BiblicalUnitarianPodcast ) , Michael Heiser, and many more. “Why do you call me God? No one is good but God” “I and the Father are one” My episode with Johnny - https://youtu.be/nGtTl3pGHnU?si=e5c0gmZJtg3eIc6C
In this livestream we will discuss the recently published podcast "The Telepathy Tapes" and other related topics that all seem to be converging on a great ontological and metaphysical shift in understanding in our society and what that means for Christians. Kale Zelden ( @thekalezelden ) - https://www.youtube.com/@thekalezelden @thekalezelden The telepathy tapes - https://thetelepathytapes.com/...
Dr. Beau Branson is a professor of philosophy at Brescia University. We discuss monarchical trinitarians and the theology of Gregory of Nyssa. We also discuss the recent book "One God, Three Persons, Four Views" book. We mention Luke Thompson ( @WhiteStoneName ), Hank Kruse, Athanasius of Alexandria, Arius of Alexandria, Julian the Apostate, Gregory of Nyssa, Basil the Great, Gregory of Nazianzus, Scott Williams, Eunomius, Gregory Thermaturgos, Origen of Alexandria, Tertullian of Carthage, Rowan...
Dr. Ryan Mullins talks about the recently published "One God, Three Persons, Four Views" book. He is the curator of the book series that is publishing this book. We mention Dr. Dale Tuggy ( @khanpadawan ), Dr. William Hasker, Dr. William Lane Craig, Dr. Beau Branson, Dr. Chad McIntosh, Michaelangelo, Arius of Alexandria, Jake Brancatella the Muslim Metaphysician ( @JakeBrancatella ), Julius Caesar, Octavian Augustus, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, and more. The book - https://www.amazon.com/Three-Pers...
Johnny Barnes is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary but he had his degree revoked after he revealed that he didn't believe in the Trinity and the Seminary's statement of faith. He tells his story, his work on translating the bible for Spirit and Truth Ministries, and his work on the Biblical Unitarian youtube channel. ( @biblicalunitarian ) We mention Sean Finnegan ( @restitutio8765 ) , Chris Date ( @rethinkinghell ), Bill Schlegel, John Schoenheit, Jerry Weirwille, and more. Biblical Uni...
This is another episode in Sam and Hank’s church father’s series. This episode is about Gregory of Nyssa and his book “On the human image of God”. We mention Fr John Behr, Origen of Alexandria, Basil the Great, Eustathius, Constantine, Julian the Apostate, Macrina, Valens, Arius of Alexandria, Charles Darwin, Sigmund Freud, Plato, Philo of Alexandria, Elon Musk, John Calvin, Martin Luther, David Bentley Hart, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and many more. Fr. John Behr’s translation: https://www.am...
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,...
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=UTF...
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 boo...
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 forev...
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 Grea...
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 Fi...
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, Nico...
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, Christolo...
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.
This video is a respond to Gavin Ortlund ( @TruthUnites ) regarding his recent video about the Trinity being Apostolic and therefore not an accretion. I mention Paul Vanderklay ( @PaulVanderKlay ), Dr. Jordan B Cooper ( @DrJordanBCooper ), Remnant Radio ( @TheRemnantRadio ), Justin Martyr, Athanasius of Alexandria, Tertullian of Carthage, Origen of Alexandria, John Vervaeke ( @johnvervaeke ), Jonathan Pageau ( @JonathanPageau ), Jordan Peterson ( @JordanBPeterson ), Constantine the Great, Jacob ...
Dr. Tim Mackie is the creative director of "The Bible Project" and a Professor at Western Seminary. We talk about hermeneutics, the doctrine of the Trinity, the development of doctrine, and how Christians who disagree about Christology can relate to each other. We mention Philo of Alexandria, Constantine, Arius of Alexandria, George Guthrie, and more.
We will discuss the recent kerfuffle between Gavin Ortlund ( @TruthUnites ) and Megan Basham over her book "Shepherds for Sale". This is a live livestream so there will hopefully be opportunity for questions and comment interaction with the audience.
In this episode, Dustin Smith ( @BiblicalUnitarianPodcast ) and I argue that Clement of Rome had a biblical unitarian Christology. Clement was a first century bishop of Rome and an Apostolic Father and important figure in early Christianity. We look at his letter to the Corinthians and other historical data to assess his theology. We mention Eusebius of Caesarea, Irenaeus of Lyon, Justin Martyr, the Epistle of Barnabas, Theodotus of Byzantium, Artemon, Origen of Alexandria, Clement of Alexandria...
Jake Brancatella, the Muslim Metaphysician (. @JakeBrancatella ), and I have a discussion about Islam, Liberalism, Secularism, Democracy, and the West. We talk about the strengths, problems, and history of liberal democracy and whether or not Muslims can, or should, want to fit in. Jake's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCcGQRfTPNyHlXMqckvz2uqQ Our First Discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11wxT_FYRbs&t=4s Our Second Discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZqP4EB8zzk&t=408...
I mention Aphrahat the Persian Sage, the Apostle Paul, Constantine the Great, King Sharpur II, Yazdegerd I, Nestorius of Constantinople, Bishop Mar Mari Immanuel, Mohammad, Genghis Kahn, Tamerlane, Aristotle, Plato, the Ming Dynasty, Doubting Thomas, Patrick Bets-David, Jacob Faturechi ( @faturechi ), James McGrath, the Mandaeans, Mar Awa III, Bishop Barron, Robert Shlimon, Andrew Tate, Jake Brancatella the Muslim Metaphysician ( @TheMuslimMetaphysician ), Daniel Haqiqatjou, @ReasonandTheology ,...
This is our second episode about Basil the Great. We cover his biography in more detail and talk about his commentary on the creation account in Genesis. We mention John Calvin, Origen of Alexandria, Michael Servetus, Russel Brand, Bret Weinstein, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Constantine, Constantius, Theodosius the Great, Athanasius, Jerome, Ambrose, Augustine, Mani, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory of Naziuanzus, and more.
I am reposting an interview I gave on @gpxavier 's channel on the topic of "What is Biblical Unitarianism?" and "What is the connection between the divine and the human". I would highly recommend you check out GP's channel for more great content. Original Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrknh-8Cafs&t=868s
This video helps explain Tertullian's Christology on its own terms in its historical context and in response to polemical arguments with Gnostics and Modalists. It also shows that Tertullian was not an orthodox trinitarian by the later standard definitions. This video mentions @InspiringPhilosophy , @JayDyer , @TheMuslimMetaphysician , @shamounian , @m.davidlitwa , @MythVisionPodcast others....
Dr. Dustin Smith is the host of the @BiblicalUnitarianPodcast and a New Testament scholar at Spartanburg Methodist College. In this episode we discuss his new book about Wisdom Christology in the Gospel of John. We mention James Dunn, Michael Servetus, the Wisdom of Solomon, Baruch, Philo of Alexandria, and more. Wisdom Christology in the Gospel of John: https://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Christology-Gospel-Dustin-Smith/dp/B0D248VGC5...
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 o...
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
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.
