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The Nathan Jacobs PodcastEntertaining Angels | Tales of Christian HospitalityContribute to the East West Lecture Series fundraiser: theeastwestseries.com Join Jacobs Premium: https://www.thenathanjacobspodcast.com/membershipThe book club (use code LEWIS): https://www.thenathanjacobspodcast.com/offers/aLohje7p/checkouthttps://www.keipirestaurant.org/first-things-foundationDr. Jacobs delivers a talk on hospitality in the ancient world, exploring three stories: Abraham entertaining angels, John Cassian learning from Egyptian monks, and Abba Agathon's encounter with a divine visitor. The presentation examines the theological significance of hospitality in Hebrew and Christian traditions, particularly f...
2025-12-041h 10The Nathan Jacobs PodcastThe Realism of Symbology | A Conversation with Jonathan PageauBack the East West Lecture Series: theeastwestseries.com Join Jacobs Premium: https://www.thenathanjacobspodcast.com/membershipThe book club (use code LEWIS): https://www.thenathanjacobspodcast.com/offers/aLohje7p/checkoutDr. Jacobs is joined by guest Jonathan Pageau for an in-depth discussion on the nature of symbolic thinking and philosophical realism. They explore how symbols function in reality, the relationship between ancient worldviews and modern nominalism, and the distinction between genuine symbology and eisegesis. The conversation addresses the metaphysical foundations of symbolic interpretation, the role of idealism i...
2025-11-251h 42The Nathan Jacobs PodcastThe Lived Philosophy of Early Christianity | The Last Five Ecumenical CouncilsJoin Jacobs Premium: https://www.thenathanjacobspodcast.com/membershipThe book club (use code LEWIS): https://www.thenathanjacobspodcast.com/offers/aLohje7p/checkoutThis is part three of our three-part series on the seven ecumenical councils, focusing on the philosophical commitments embedded in the final five councils from Ephesus to Nicaea II. We examine the Nestorian controversy and Cyril of Alexandria's defense of moderate realism, the doctrine of complex natures, and the distinction between common faculties and idiosyncratic use in the monothelite debate. The episode concludes with the monoenergist controversy's codification of the...
2025-11-201h 24The Nathan Jacobs PodcastThe True Christian Philosophy | The Metaphysics of the Ecumenical CouncilsJoin Jacobs Premium: https://www.thenathanjacobspodcast.com/membershipThe book club (use code LEWIS): https://www.thenathanjacobspodcast.com/offers/aLohje7p/checkoutThis is part two of a three-part series examining the philosophical commitments embedded in the seven ecumenical councils of early Christianity. In this episode, Dr. Jacobs explores the metaphysical foundations of Nicene and Constantinopolitan theology, including hyalomorphism, moderate realism, the doctrine of the hypostasis, and the distinction between creation and eternal generation. He’ll walk through how the early church fathers developed sophisticated philosophical positions on the nature of God, cr...
2025-11-132h 08The Nathan Jacobs PodcastThe Question Behind the Seven Ecumenical Councils | Who Do You Say I Am?Join Jacobs Premium: https://www.thenathanjacobspodcast.com/membershipThe book club (use code LEWIS): https://www.thenathanjacobspodcast.com/offers/aLohje7p/checkoutThis week we’re taking a look at the seven ecumenical councils of the early Christian church, from Nicaea (325 AD) to Nicaea II (787 AD). Dr. Jacobs traces how each council addressed Christological controversies while establishing foundational theological and philosophical positions. Topics include Trinitarian theology, the nature of Christ's divinity and humanity, the concept of eternal generation, and the distinction between essence and energies. The analysis demonstrates how seemingly disparate theological di...
2025-10-301h 36The Nathan Jacobs PodcastA Postscript on Slavery & Genocide | From Mosaic Law to the Church FathersJoin Jacobs Premium: https://www.thenathanjacobspodcast.com/membershipThe book club (use code LEWIS): https://www.thenathanjacobspodcast.com/offers/aLohje7p/checkoutThis episode concludes a four-part series examining slavery, polygamy, and genocide in biblical texts. The discussion addresses remaining questions about the moral gap between Mosaic law and early Christian teaching, arguing that Scripture reflects a progressive moral pedagogy rather than an immediate ideal. The framework employs natural law theory and Eastern Orthodox theology to distinguish between morally impermissible slavery and morally acceptable servitude arrangements, while contextualizing Old Testament ethics within...
2025-10-231h 09The Nathan Jacobs PodcastThe Problem of HellJoin Jacobs PremiumJoin the book club (use code LEWIS)This week Dr. Jacobs tackles the Eastern Orthodox perspectives on hell, divine providence, and human nature at Northern Arizona University. This conversation explores how Eastern patristic theology differs from Western Christianity on topics including original sin, the fall of man, Christ's descent into Hades, and the possibility of universal salvation. Jacobs traces his journey from philosophical opposition to Christianity through his discovery of the Church Fathers, addressing common objections to Christian theology based on moral intuitions and examining whether eternal damnation contradicts God's goodness. We...
2025-10-161h 57The Nathan Jacobs PodcastWhen God Commands Death | Can Genocide Be Justified?Join Dr. Jacobs’ membership for all kinds of perks and access: thenathanjacobspodcast.com/membership (use code LEWIS for a discount on the Fellows tier!) Today Dr. Jacobs takes a look at the challenge of genocide in the Old Testament, particularly the commanded extermination of the Amalekites and Canaanites. We’ll critique divine command theory from a realist metaphysical framework and explores how Eastern patristic theology understood divine providence, justice, and redemption in relation to these narratives. Dr. Jacobs will dig into cultural practices of ancient Near Eastern peoples, the distinction between race-based genocide and pract...
2025-10-091h 42The Nathan Jacobs PodcastThe Polygamy Question | Immoralities in the BibleThis episode examines the moral case against polygamy from a natural law and Eastern Orthodox perspective, then addresses why polygamous practices appear in the Old Testament. Dr. Jacobs distinguishes between biological and psychological dimensions of sexual ethics, critiques Thomistic approaches for neglecting reason's role in human sexuality, and argues that ancient Near Eastern circumstances created conditions where polygamy functioned as a lesser evil tolerated but never endorsed by God. The Eastern patristic framework is presented as recognizing concessions to human weakness while maintaining monogamy as the scriptural ideal from Genesis through the early Church....
2025-10-021h 34The Nathan Jacobs PodcastIs Slavery Morally Wrong? Immoralities in the Bible? Part 1 of 3Enroll for Jacobs Premium Fellows (book club) : https://www.thenathanjacobspodcast.com/offers/aLohje7p/checkout Enroll for Jacobs Premium Scholars: https://www.thenathanjacobspodcast.com/offers/CC4Z229F/checkoutEnroll for Jacobs Premium Supporters: https://www.thenathanjacobspodcast.com/offers/HPjzX2Lk/checkoutThis episode examines the biblical problem of slavery through a natural law framework, distinguishing between immoral slavery and morally permissible servitude. Dr. Jacobs argues that what the Bible describes as "slavery" more closely resembles contractual servitude arrangements, lacking the five essential traits that make slavery immoral: abduction, c...
2025-09-251h 19The Nathan Jacobs PodcastPolitical, Personal, & Pastoral | What to Do With Moral Truth?Sign up for Jacobs Premium: thenathanjacobspodcast.comIn this postscript to his anthropology and ethics series, Dr. Jacobs examines why people experience discomfort when confronted with moral assessments that challenge their preferred behaviors or beliefs. He draws parallels between objective aesthetics and ethics, arguing that humans possess default intuitions about justice and fairness that create psychological tension when their actions conflict with moral reality. Dr. Jacobs discusses the problems of confirmation bias and social pressure in ethical reasoning, advocating for beginning moral inquiry with foundational metaphysical questions rather than applied ethics. The episode concludes...
2025-09-181h 02The Nathan Jacobs PodcastNature & Grace | The Great Divide Between East & West | Part 6 of 6We dive once more into the differences between Eastern and Western Christianity. This time, Dr. Jacobs tackles the nature-grace divide. He’ll trace how Augustine's anti-Pelagian framework created a nature-grace divide in the Latin West, where human nature is seen as inherently incapable of pleasing God without supernatural assistance. In contrast, the Eastern tradition maintains that humans as icons of God possess a natural connection to divine grace through the image-archetype relationship. The analysis covers how these differing anthropologies lead to distinct understandings of total depravity, synergy, and the relationship between creature and Creator.Al...
2025-09-112h 31The Nathan Jacobs PodcastThe Morality of LGBT (and other hot button issues) | Beyond the BibleOur culture often frames debates on homosexuality, transgenderism, and abortion as a simple clash between “Christians vs. progressives.” But the real story runs deeper. In this episode, Dr. Nathan Jacobs tackles three of today’s most pressing ethical and cultural issues, examining them through the great traditions of moral philosophy—Natural Law, Deontology, Divine Command Theory, and Utilitarianism.Dr. Jacobs shows how these systems evaluate questions of morality and why Christianity brings a unique clarity to the conversation. By exploring the metaphysical roots of ethics and Christian anthropology, he demonstrates why most philosophical systems arrive at conclusions radicall...
2025-09-042h 12The Nathan Jacobs PodcastThe Evolution of Ethics | Realism: from John Locke to Woody Allen | Ethics & Anthropology | Part 4In this fourth installment of our series on Ethics & Anthropology, Dr. Nathan Jacobs traces the evolution of Realism from ancient philosophy through John Locke and even Woody Allen, asking what this tradition missed about the true nature of reality. How does Christianity reframe the conversation on Realism, and why does it matter for ethics, anthropology, and our understanding of the world?Please Like and Subscribe! Follow Dr. Jacobs and his work: X: https://x.com/NathanJacobsPodSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hSskUtCwDT40uFbqTk3QSApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nathan-jacobs-podcastInstagram: https://www...
2025-08-281h 13The Nathan Jacobs PodcastThe Secret Hand Behind History: Providence or Chaos? | Part 3In this third installment of our four-part (or 5-part 😬) series on Ethics & Anthropology, Dr. Nathan Jacobs explores Moral Philosophy and the enduring debate over Providence vs. Chaos in the history of philosophy and metaphysics. Is history guided by a divine hand, or is it nothing more than accident and chance?All the links: X: https://x.com/NathanJacobsPodSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hSskUtCwDT40uFbqTk3QSApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nathan-jacobs-podcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenathanjacobspodcastSubstack: https://nat...
2025-08-211h 43The Nathan Jacobs PodcastThe Slow Death of Morality | How Modern Ethics Sold Its Soul | Part 2 of 4What happens when morality is unmoored from its metaphysical foundations? In part two of the Anthropology series, Dr. Nathan Jacobs traces the slow unraveling of moral philosophy—from its classical roots in virtue and teleology to its modern preoccupation with utility and consequence.All the links: X: https://x.com/NathanJacobsPodSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hSskUtCwDT40uFbqTk3QSApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nathan-jacobs-podcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenathanjacobspodcastSubstack: https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/Website: https://ww...
2025-08-142h 16The Nathan Jacobs PodcastThe Pagan Blueprint For the Good Life | Plato, Aristotle, & the StoicsDr. Jacobs explores how ancient pagan philosophers understood human nature and the good life, examining key thinkers from Plato and Aristotle to the Stoics and Epicureans. The discussion covers metaphysical dualism, the nature of the soul, and competing views on happiness and virtue. This is a series on anthropology, part 1 of 4. 00:00:00 Intro 00:07:04 Metaphysical dualism00:09:25 Empedocles 00:10:33 Plato 00:14:29 Pantheism 00:15:03 Heraclitus 00:18:52 Evil is a privation or distortion 00:22:13 The human experience of polarity 00:27:24 Four levels of discourse 00:33:46 Manichaeism & Gnosticism (extreme metaphysi...
2025-08-071h 58The Nathan Jacobs PodcastTransformed by the Eucharist | Body or Bread? | Part 2 of 2Sign up for Dr. Jacobs’ course Intro to Philosophy: https://myprofer.com/ 📚 Click “Join as a student” 📚 Fill out registration 📚 Verify your email 📚 Navigate to “Course Registration” in the side menu 📚 Find 180 Introduction to Philosophy 📚 Auditors can register immediately 📚 For college credit, fill out the long form and wait for approval before registration 📖 $175 audit 🎓$400 college creditDr. Jacobs examines how different traditions understand the Eucharist, transubstantiation. consubstantiation, and real presence. He explores the Orthodox concept of the divine energies through communion an...
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2025-07-281h 14The Nathan Jacobs PodcastUnderstanding the Eucharist | Sacramentalism East vs West | Part 1 of 2Sign up for Dr. Jacobs’ course Intro to Philosophy: https://myprofer.com/ 📚 Click “Join as a student” 📚 Fill out registration 📚 Verify your email 📚 Navigate to “Course Registration” in the side menu 📚 Find 180 Introduction to Philosophy 📚 Auditors can register immediately 📚 For college credit, fill out the long form and wait for approval before registration 📖 $175 audit 🎓$400 college creditDr. Jacobs explores the foundations of Eucharistic doctrine, examining the most prominent sacramental views, and the relationship between Christ's divine and human natures. The discussion co...
2025-07-241h 09The Nathan Jacobs PodcastTherapy & the Eastern Church Fathers | Merits & Demerits of Secular Therapy | with Dr. Adam DellFollow Dr. Dell on Instagram @dr.adamdell Dr. Dell’s book discussed on the podcast has not yet been released, but we will try to get him back on the podcast when it is! Sign up for Dr. Jacobs’ course Intro to Philosophy: https://myprofer.com/ 📚 Click “Join as a student” 📚 Fill out registration 📚 Verify your email 📚 Navigate to “Course Registration” in the side menu 📚 Find 180 Introduction to Philosophy 📚 Auditors can register immediately 📚 For college credit, fill out the long form and wait for approval before re...
2025-07-172h 33The Nathan Jacobs PodcastOn David, Giant Slayer | Not Your Mama’s Sunday School Story | With Fr. Stephen De YoungFind Fr. De Young on his podcast: https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lordofspirits/Sign up for Dr. Jacobs’ college course: https://myprofer.com/ 📚 Click “Join as a student” 📚 Fill out registration 📚 Verify your email 📚 Navigate to “Course Registration” in the side menu 📚 Find 180 Introduction to Philosophy 📚 Auditors can register immediately 📚 For college credit, fill out the long form and wait for approval before registration 📖 $175 audit 🎓$400 college credit Dr. Jacobs talks with Fr. Stephen De Young about some of the stra...
2025-07-102h 20The Nathan Jacobs PodcastDoes Jesus Claim to Be God? | A Closer Look at Nicene TrinitarianismSign up for Dr. Jacobs’ college course: https://myprofer.com/ 📚 Click “Join as a student” 📚 Fill out registration 📚 Verify your email 📚 Navigate to “Course Registration” in the side menu 📚 Find 180 Introduction to Philosophy 📚 Auditors can register immediately 📚 For college credit, fill out the long form and wait for approval before registration 📖 $300 audit 🎓$500 college credit Substack article: https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/p/does-jesus-claim-to-be-god?r=r1mfjBegotten Not Made Part 1: https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/p/creed-0?r=r1mfj
2025-07-031h 20The Nathan Jacobs PodcastConsciousness, Reality, and the Human Condition | What It Means to Be HumanSign up for Dr. Jacobs’ college course: https://myprofer.com/ 📚 Click “Join as a student” 📚 Fill out registration 📚 Verify your email 📚 Navigate to “Course Registration” in the side menu 📚 Find 180 Introduction to Philosophy 📚 Auditors can register immediately 📚 For college credit, fill out the long form and wait for approval before registration 📖 $300 audit 🎓$500 college creditEp. 12 The AI Episode: https://youtu.be/4hcTK9ye0KEEp. 09 The Case for Realism: https://youtu.be/tmFTsJRs5dg Ep. 29 Man’s Place in the Cosmos: htt...
2025-06-261h 47The Nathan Jacobs PodcastA Second Round on Penal Substitution | Misunderstanding the Bible and the FathersSign up for Dr. Jacobs’ college course: https://myprofer.com/ 📚 Click “Join as a student” 📚 Fill out registration 📚 Verify your email 📚 Navigate to “Course Registration” in the side menu 📚 Find 180 Introduction to Philosophy 📚 Auditors can register immediately 📚 For college credit, fill out the long form and wait for approval before registration 📖 $300 audit 🎓$500 college credit Part 1 on Penal Substitution: https://youtu.be/WHx21LQncFIDr. Jacobs continues his examination of Eastern and Western atonement theology by analyzing key th...
2025-06-192h 14The Nathan Jacobs PodcastA Reality Check for Crazy Times | Longing for More than Nominal CultureSign up for Dr. Jacobs’ college course: https://myprofer.com/ 📚 Click “Join as a student” 📚 Fill out registration 📚 Verify your email 📚 Navigate to “Course Registration” in the side menu 📚 Find 180 Introduction to Philosophy 📚 Auditors can register immediately 📚 For college credit, fill out the long form and wait for approval before registration📖 $300 audit 🎓$500 college credit The Most Important Question - https://youtu.be/nVmPIMg4St4Longing, Nostalgia, & Spiritual Simplicity - https://youtu.be/kABn890L3esThe Ideology of Hell - https://youtu...
2025-06-122h 21The Nathan Jacobs PodcastPenal Substitution: East vs West | Perspectives on the AtonementCliffe & Stuart Knechtle Episode: https://youtu.be/ZSf7o3Jel_gDr. Jacobs compares how Eastern and Western Christianity understand Christ's death on the cross, examining the theological differences that emerged over centuries. The discussion traces the Western development from Augustine through the Protestant Reformers and their focus on penal substitution, while exploring Eastern perspectives from church fathers like Gregory of Nyssa. Dr. Jacobs analyzes these competing views of atonement and their implications for how Christians understand salvation and God's justice.All the links: X: https://x.c...
2025-06-051h 18The Nathan Jacobs PodcastTo a Mother on the Loss of Her Children | A Theological Letter on SufferingRead the original letter: https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/p/to-a-woman-who-lost-several-childrenIn this episode, Dr. Jacobs reads aloud a deeply personal letter written to "Etheline," a woman who had lost several children and sought theological perspective on suffering. The letter explores three key Eastern patristic doctrines: the distinction between God's antecedent and consequent will, the doctrine of synergy and divine energies, and Christ's descent into Hades. Dr. Jacobs applies these theological frameworks to questions of child loss, divine goodness, and God's presence in suffering. The letter demonstrates how Eastern Orthodox theology addresses the problem of...
2025-05-2940 minThe Nathan Jacobs PodcastGod & the Fate of Judas, Natural Disasters, and Other Evils | Your Questions on the Problem of EvilGet notified when registration Dr. Jacobs’ class goes live: https://forms.gle/pKYCWnHA1gToDxZv9In this Q&A episode, Dr. Jacobs addresses ten challenging questions about the problem of evil and divine foreknowledge. He tackles issues ranging from whether God's plan for salvation required evil acts, to how divine foreknowledge works when predicted events don't occur, to why Jewish and Christian traditions differ on evil as privation of good. Dr. Jacobs also examines whether ethical frameworks create false dilemmas, explores the concept of a malicious deity, and clarifies Eastern Orthodox views on body-soul unity.
2025-05-222h 02The Nathan Jacobs PodcastDoes God Know the Future? | Contrasting East & WestGet updates when class registration goes live: https://forms.gle/pKYCWnHA1gToDxZv9Why Would God Make the Damned? https://youtu.be/H2Ja5WeOo1AIn this episode, Dr. Jacobs examines the contrasting views on divine foreknowledge between Western and Eastern Christian traditions. He’ll explore the perspectives of Augustine, Aquinas, and John Duns Scotus from the Latin West juxtaposed against John of Damascus, Basil of Caesarea and Origen from the Christian East. Dr. Jacobs clears up misconceptions and shows that the Eastern Church Fathers were not open theists. The answers from th...
2025-05-151h 06The Nathan Jacobs PodcastThe Fall, Demons, Animal Pain, & the 8th Day of Creation | The Eastern Fathers & the Problem of EvilGet updates when class registration goes live: https://forms.gle/pKYCWnHA1gToDxZv9In this sixth and final installment on the Problem of Evil, Dr. Jacobs explores the Eastern Fathers' understanding of The Fall, demonic influence, and animal suffering. The episode examines how the church fathers interpreted humanity's departure from divine communion and its consequences. The Eastern tradition frames suffering within creation's journey toward the 8th Day—a restoration and fulfillment beyond fallen existence. This final episode synthesizes the patristic view of evil's nature and God's redemptive plan for all creation....
2025-05-081h 25The Nathan Jacobs PodcastThe Purpose of Creation | The Eastern Fathers & The Problem of Evil | Part 5 of 6https://www.academia.edu/41586437/The_Metaphysical_Idealism_of_the_Eastern_Church_FathersIn this fifth installment on the Problem of Evil, Dr. Jacobs examines the patristic narrative, exploring how the early church fathers understood creation's purpose and humanity's relationship with the divine. The episode investigates the Genesis narrative through a patristic lens, revealing how creation was designed for communion and participation in divine life. Learn how partaking in the divine will offers a framework for understanding evil not as God's creation, but as a privation of good. All the l...
2025-05-011h 25The Nathan Jacobs PodcastCliffe & Stuart Knechtle on Orthodoxy | Defining (part of) the East-West DivideDr. Jacobs gives feedback on the recently viral Cliffe & Stuart Knechtle clip with an Orthodox college student. You’ll get a rundown of some specific differences between Eastern and Western Christianity and why they can’t be ignored in discussions like this. Specifically you’ll hear about basic misunderstandings of grace and works. All the links: YouTube: www.youtube.com/@TheNathanJacobsPodcastX: https://x.com/NathanJacobsPodSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hSskUtCwDT40uFbqTk3QSApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nathan-jacobs-podcastInstagra...
2025-04-242h 08The Nathan Jacobs PodcastChrist’s Descent into Hades | A Theological LetterDr. Jacobs explains the Eastern Christian understanding of Christ's descent into Hades, distinguishing it from Hell. The letter clarifies how Eastern Church fathers viewed Christ's descent as destroying death's power and liberating humanity. A comparison with Western theological perspectives reveals fundamental differences in how these traditions understand this doctrine.All the links: YouTube: www.youtube.com/@TheNathanJacobsPodcastX: https://x.com/NathanJacobsPodSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hSskUtCwDT40uFbqTk3QSApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nathan-jacobs-podcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.c...
2025-04-1040 minThe Nathan Jacobs PodcastProvidence in the Eastern Church Fathers | Problem of Evil | Part 4 of 5In this fourth installment on the Problem of Evil, Dr. Jacobs explores the complex relationship between divine providence and human freedom. What does it mean that God delegates subsovereignce to creation? And how does divine foreknowledge interact with human self-determination? Tune in as we examine biblical figures like Abraham, Job, and Saul alongside the desecration of goodness and the atheist's problem with evil. This episode lays crucial groundwork for understanding the synergistic nature of providence before our final exploration of theodicy.All the links: X: https://x.com/NathanJacobsPodSpotify: h...
2025-04-032h 35The Nathan Jacobs PodcastGroundwork for an Eastern Patristic Theodicy | The Problem of Evil | Part 3 of 4In this third installment on the Problem of Evil, Dr. Jacobs lays the groundwork for understanding Eastern patristic theodicy. Why can God do no evil, despite having free will? And why don’t these conditions apply to humans? Tune in because this will lay the foundation for the finale episode on the problem of evil. All the links: X: https://x.com/NathanJacobsPodSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hSskUtCwDT40uFbqTk3QSApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nathan-jacobs-podcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/then...
2025-03-271h 37The Nathan Jacobs PodcastThe Problem of Evil | On the Complexity of Divine Choice | Part 2 of 3Go to 33:15 to skip the recap of the first installment In this second installment on the Problem of Evil, Dr. Jacobs looks at the notion that our world is an orchestral expression of divine goodness. But this insight reveals the uncomfortable fact that not all goods can co-exist and many goods are entangled with evils. So, though we may casually speak about the idea that God can do anything, the choices of providence are far more complex than the average person admits. 00:00:00 Intro and recap of part 1 00:33:15 The...
2025-03-202h 01The Nathan Jacobs PodcastThe Problem of Evil | Free Will, Divine Will, & A World Without SinMy Wild Ride to Orthodoxy https://youtu.be/yRYBsOXX3e0Part 1 on Problem of Divine Hiddenness: https://youtu.be/J7uP9uFNThYToday Dr. Jacobs will examine the basic philosophical and theological elements of the Problem of Evil. He’ll explore perspectives from Christian tradition and philosophical discourse. The episode tackles key concepts including free will, divine permission, and whether a sinless world would be preferable.All the links: X: https://x.com/NathanJacobsPodSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hSskUtCwDT40uFbqTk3QSApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us...
2025-03-131h 55The Nathan Jacobs PodcastSophistication of Early Church Fathers | An Interview With Hank HanegraaffFind the original episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJHCg8xt_l8The early church fathers went to great lengths to ensure that the followers of Christ did not innovate but rather perpetuate “the faith which was once delivered unto the saints” (Jude 1:3), and this conversation seeks to understand what they meant, where we may have gotten off track, and what it means to become truly human through Christ. Topics discussed include: - Balancing academic research and writing with artistic innovation and creation- A sear...
2025-03-061h 45The Nathan Jacobs PodcastCan the Rich Be Saved? | Wealth, Asceticism, & SalvationThis week’s episode, Jacobs delves into Jesus’ uncomfortable teachings about wealth and salvation with guest Charles Lelon, an Orthodox Christian and private equity investor. The two tackle the question of whether the rich can be saved or must sell all they have to become poor to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.All the links: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheNathanJacobsPodcastX: https://x.com/NathanJacobsPodSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hSskUtCwDT40uFbqTk3QSApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nathan-jacobs-podcastInstag...
2025-02-271h 42The Nathan Jacobs PodcastOn Apokatastasis & Universal Salvation | Will Christ Rescue All From Hell?Original article with citations: https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/p/on-apokatastasis-and-universal-salvationBack to the theological letter series to explore a key distinction that's often missed: universal salvation isn't the same as apokatastasis. Dr. Jacobs dives into what early Christian thinkers really meant by these terms, untangling common misconceptions and showing why it matters for modern discussions of salvation. From the nature of human corruption to the difference between Hades and Hell, this episode will show new ways of thinking about universal salvation through the lens of Eastern Orthodox tradition.All the links: X: https://x.com/NathanJacobsPodSpotify: https...
2025-02-2036 minThe Nathan Jacobs PodcastMisunderstanding Mystery | The Place of Philosophy in OrthodoxyThis week Dr. Jacobs gives a rundown of mystery in Eastern Orthodox Christianity. You’ll get definitions, how he thinks the misunderstanding devolved, and the Chuch Fathers’ on natural theology. You’ll also get a little side tangent about the future of Orthodoxy in America. All the links: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheNathanJacobsPodcastX: https://x.com/NathanJacobsPodSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hSskUtCwDT40uFbqTk3QSApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nathan-jacobs-podcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenathanjacobspodcastSubsta...
2025-02-131h 04The Nathan Jacobs PodcastHollywood Taxidermy | The Rise of the IP Serial KillerJoin us for Part Two of our Hollywood Taxidermy series, where Dr. Jacobs explores intellectual property and creative adaptation. Through the lens of natural law and rights theory, he'll examine what it means to faithfully adapt stories from page to screen while honoring creators' original visions.
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2025-02-062h 25The Nathan Jacobs PodcastIs God Truly Hidden | The Problem of Divine Hiddenness | Part 3 of 3Part 1: https://youtu.be/J7uP9uFNThY
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In this third episode on the problem of divine hiddenness series, Dr. Jacobs takes a closer look at the premise. Is God truly hidden? Through anthropological and theological lenses, he investigates how our status as creatures might affect our ability to perceive God, and whether divine hiddenness serves a purpose in re...
2025-01-301h 28The Nathan Jacobs PodcastIs Non-Resistant Unbelief in God Possible? | The Problem of Divine Hiddenness | Part 2 of 3Part 1: https://youtu.be/J7uP9uFNThY
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Episode on Free Will: https://youtu.be/3KEhWydyFfA
In this second episode of the divine hiddenness series, Dr. Jacobs delves deeper into another element of the problem — whether non-resistant unbelief is possible. He examines whether people can genuinely be open to belief in God yet remain unconvinced. The discussion explores psychological barriers to faith, the role of evidence in r...
2025-01-231h 41The Nathan Jacobs PodcastOn the Problem of Divine Hiddenness | Is Rational Unbelief in God Possible?Survey Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCCSj9URmUSo5YE8JyxCTDo0ESjUKZ7eZMD_SFwmbG10aAsw/viewform?usp=sharing
Episode on the Nones: https://youtu.be/pBH9TTduBAE
Episode on Free Will: https://youtu.be/3KEhWydyFfA
Episode Man’s Place in the Cosmos: https://youtu.be/uohc2aWOJbw
Hell, Hades, & Christ’s Descent Part 1: https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/p/hell-hades-and-christs-descent-part?r=r1mfj
On Universal Salvation: https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/p/on-apokatastasis-and-universal-salvation?r=r1mfj
In today’s episode, Dr. Jacobs explores the philos...
2025-01-162h 08The Nathan Jacobs PodcastThe Good, the Bad, & the Ugly of Storytelling | The Taxidermy of HollywoodSurvey Link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCCSj9URmUSo5YE8JyxCTDo0ESjUKZ7eZMD_SFwmbG10aAsw/viewform?usp=sharing
The Traditions of the Virgin Mary: https://youtu.be/9TkSiOBwo04
Critical Drinker video on Rings of Power: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kquNKboBtJw
Today, we venture into Hollywood. In this first of two parts, Dr. Jacobs uses the new Netflix movie about the Virgin Mary to explore the many pitfalls that Hollywood falls into when trying to create a movie for Christians. He’ll also get prescriptive. Who can fi...
2025-01-092h 33The Nathan Jacobs PodcastA Historical & Biblical Defense of Icons | An Interview With Hank HanegraaffToday we repost another episode from the Hank Unplugged podcast. They’ll tackle one of the most misunderstood aspects of Orthodox practice: the use of icons in worship. Together they examine the historical and biblical foundations for iconography, drawing on the teachings of John of Damascus and exploring how those who oppose icons might be missing key aspects of Christ's incarnation. The conversation moves from the practical role icons played in spreading the faith in pre-literate societies to their continued relevance and profound impact in today's world.
Original episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u...
2025-01-0246 minThe Nathan Jacobs PodcastFaith, Works, & Mary, Mother of God | An Interview With Hank HanegraaffWatch Dr. Nathan Jacobs and Bible Answer Man host Hank Hanegraaff explore Eastern Orthodox perspectives on faith, works, and Mary's role in Christianity. Together they unpack common misconceptions about Orthodox beliefs, diving deep into why Mary's significance extends far beyond being Jesus's mother, and how Eastern Christians view the relationship between faith and salvation. Originally aired on the Hank Unplugged Podcast on March 3, 2020.
Original episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IkWN4WgIKc
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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hSskUtCwDT40uFbqTk3QS
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2024-12-2642 minThe Nathan Jacobs PodcastThe Virgin Mary: Grinch Slayer | Christian Tradition & the DevilYou're surely familiar with the popularized details of the Mary and Nativity stories. This week, Dr. Jacobs is going to deep dive into the extra Biblical tradition of Mary and the birth of Christ, as well as exploring what the devil was up to while the Christ child was gestating in Mary's womb.
https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/p/on-mary-the-mother-of-god-1-of-2?r=r1mfj
All the links:
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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hSskUtCwDT40uFbqTk3QS
Apple Podcast: https://po...
2024-12-191h 54The Nathan Jacobs PodcastMan's Place in the Cosmos | The Longing of CreationDr. Jacobs is feeling some Christmas nostalgia today and wondered, "What is this feeling, so sudden and new?" To get to the bottom of this, of course, he's going to explore the topic of human nature and divine essence and energies. Diving back into the history of ideas and coming out the other side with the answer: all creation groans.
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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hSskUtCwDT40uFbqTk3QS
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nathan-jacobs-podcast
Instagram: https://www.i...
2024-12-121h 27The Nathan Jacobs PodcastFated or Free | The Mechanics of ChoiceDr. Jacobs takes a look at the history of ideas through the lens of free will, from Socrates to the stoics to Augustine. He responds to Neil deGrasse Tyson and Charles Liu's scientific perspective on human choice. Find out in this episode if Dr. Jacobs believes in libertarian freedom. Also he gives a preview of his upcoming series on the problem of evil.
Predestination Part 1: https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/p/a-brief-history-of-predestination?r=r1mfj
Predestination Part 2: https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/p/a-brief-history-of-predestination-d60?r=r1mfj
Predestination Part 3: https://nathanajacobs.substack...
2024-12-052h 50The Nathan Jacobs PodcastOn Free Will | A Defense of Libertarian FreedomOriginal essay: https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/p/on-free-will
Dr. Jacobs gives an overview on free will, responding to a listener's question about compatibilism and predestination. You’ll get the broad brushstrokes on various positions on free will, from hard determinism to libertarianism. while explaining why the Eastern Church Fathers rejected compatibilism in favor of libertarian free will. This will be a good primer for an upcoming episode delving deeper into the topic.
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2024-11-2137 minThe Nathan Jacobs PodcastMy Wild Ride to Orthodoxy | LSD, Art, Hell, and HeresyDr. Jacobs reads his chapter in the second volume "Turning East" (publication TBD). You'll hear him discuss how he came to convert to Eastern Orthodox Christianity, starting from his growing years, doing LSD in late adolescence, his distaste for Western Christianity, and how he came to find and love Eastern patristics.
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Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nathan-jacobs-podcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenathanjacobspodcast
Substack: https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/
Website: https://www.nathanajacobs.com/
Academia: https://vanderbilt.academia.edu/NathanAJacobs
2024-11-141h 04The Nathan Jacobs PodcastDarwin, Adoption, & Double Effect | Episode 25Dr. Jacobs tackles your philosophical and theological questions in today's episode. He answers audience comments on topics ranging from how humans participate with external reality beyond mere mental images, examines nature human nature versus shared traits, delve into divine foreknowledge via Jeremiah, discuss the doctrine of double effect and the trolley problem, and investigates classical perspectives on free will. From metaphysical realism to patristic traditions, this discussion offers fresh insights into age-old questions.
Stay tuned for our upcoming series on the problem of evil later this month.
All the l...
2024-11-071h 59The Nathan Jacobs PodcastGhosts, Aliens, and Hades | Encounters With the Spiritual RealmChrist's Descent Into Hades part 1: https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/p/hell-hades-and-christs-descent-part
Christ's Descent Into Hades part 2: https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/p/hell-hades-and-christs-descent-part-370
Documentary with Michael Heiser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThmF7OErkxY
Dr. Jacobs takes a last look at Halloween topics. He'll cover classic questions like the origins of Halloween (are you a devil worshiper if you go trick-or-treating?), walk through what the church fathers said about where souls go after death (where exactly is Hades?), and examine some interesting parallels between alien encounters and the spiritual realm. He also discusses practical questions...
2024-10-312h 11The Nathan Jacobs PodcastArchetypes, Inspiration, & Christianity | A Reply to Jordan Peterson & Richard DawkinsIn today’s episode, Dr. Jacobs offers his thoughts on the recent dialogue between Jordan Peterson and Richard Dawkins, which covers a variety of topics, including archetypes, biblical inspiration, and the truth of Christianity. Dr. Jacobs remarks will focus on Peterson and a question he has long been wondering: Is Jordan Peterson a non-realist?
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Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nathan-jacobs-podcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenathanjacobspodcast
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2024-10-242h 54The Nathan Jacobs PodcastParanormal Case Files | Behind the Scenes of The Conjuring | Fr. Maximos McIntyreEpisode 1 on the Religiously Unaffiliated: https://youtu.be/pBH9TTduBAE?si=k0Y8BnDRiLqm6i0V
Episode 2 on the Religiously Unaffiliated: https://youtu.be/V3wMW1UwkwE?si=zNIDTCAtAhK6cZhs
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2024-10-171h 31The Nathan Jacobs PodcastDiagnosing Demons | Exorcising the Mental Health Industry | Dr. Jeffrey M. JonesDr. Jacobs' letters on providence:
https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/p/a-peculiar-feature-of-providence
https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/p/a-brief-word-on-providence
Listen to Dr. Timothy Patitsas's episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/57AHQFrxDTXIGKNf6RUu6x?si=-PpTNuQZQQyZJDvaBKgiyw
Find Dr. Jacobs here: https://linktr.ee/thenathanjacobspodcast
2024-10-102h 23The Nathan Jacobs PodcastThe Sin of Self-Actualization | Werewolves, Mummies, & DoppelgangersFind Dr. Jacobs here: https://linktr.ee/thenathanjacobspodcast
2024-10-031h 49The Nathan Jacobs PodcastOn Belief in FairiesOriginal post: https://open.substack.com/pub/nathanajacobs/p/on-belief-in-fairies?r=r1mfj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
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2024-09-2636 minThe Nathan Jacobs PodcastWhy Would God Make the Damned?Find the written letter here: https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/p/why-would-god-make-the-damned
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2024-09-1929 minThe Nathan Jacobs PodcastElon, Help! Let's Make Logic Great AgainFind Dr. Jacobs here: https://linktr.ee/thenathanjacobspodcast
2024-09-1222 minThe Nathan Jacobs PodcastThe Ideology of Hell | Nominalism & the Liberation of the IndividualOriginal episode: https://youtu.be/OxLeGHNquGQ
Follow the podcast on Instagram for short sharable clips: https://www.instagram.com/thenathanjacobspodcast/
Funding Transhumanism: https://youtu.be/tLXdoqXbC6k
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2024-09-052h 17The Nathan Jacobs PodcastLonging, Nostalgia, & Spiritual SimplicityFind Dr. Jacobs here: https://linktr.ee/thenathanjacobspodcast
2024-08-291h 24
The Symbolic World356 - Dr. Nathan Jacobs - Embrace Realism: It's All Mystical!Dr. Nathan Jacobs is an academic, artist, and filmmaker. In this conversation, we discuss where reason, rationality, and discernment fit into the mystical experience and how the modern world has mistakenly divorced reason and mysticism.YouTube version: https://youtu.be/BlB1EkTaxpgCheck out the Nathan Jacobs Podcast: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheNathanJacobsPodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hSskUtCwDT40uFbqTk3QSApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nathan-jacobs-podcast/id1747994475Nathan's website: https://www.nathanajacobs.com/Join me and Richard Rohlin for our new Universal History co...
2024-08-231h 22The Nathan Jacobs PodcastThe Healing Power of Beauty | A Heterodox Guide to Trauma | Dr. Timothy PatitsasWe are pleased to be joined today by Dr. Timothy Patitsas, Academic Dean of Hellenic College.
Find him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beautyfirstfilms/
Website: https://www.beautyfirstfilms.com/
Book: https://www.stnicholaspress.net/ethics-of-beauty
Academia: https://hchc.academia.edu/TimothyPatitsas
Hellenic College: https://www.hchc.edu/undergraduate-programs/
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2024-08-222h 01The Nathan Jacobs PodcastOntology & Religious ArtFind Dr. Jacobs social media, writing, & website here: https://linktr.ee/thenathanjacobspodcast
2024-08-151h 03The Nathan Jacobs PodcastThe AI Episode | Art, Consciousness, & the New OuijaFind Dr. Jacobs' post on AI here: https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/p/can-ai-create-art?utm_source=publication-search
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2024-08-081h 39The Nathan Jacobs PodcastThe Great Toilet Paper Debate | A Metaphysician Weighs InIn today’s episode, you'll finally get the answers to some of the most controversial and divisive questions probably in American history. And because of the ongoing projects Dr. Jacobs is working on right now (my forthcoming Leibniz book, House of David, and some other projects I hope to share with you soon) we'll keep it short and sweet today.
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2024-08-0116 minThe Nathan Jacobs PodcastAliens, Giants, & Other Lore | Fr. Stephen De YoungDr. Jacobs is joined by Fr. Stephen De Young from The Lord of Spirits Podcast to talk about the modern quest for re-enchantment.
2024-07-251h 56
Behind the BuildBehind the Build: Nathan Buhler - BLDG WorkshopNathan Buhler is the founder and principal of BLDG Workshop, a modern architectural design practice operating out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. With a highly modest disposition, Nathan has been creating some truly beautiful homes throughout Toronto and beyond.
All this came after Bible School and acting as a missionary overseas. He went back to school and found a way to give his creativity an outlet. After completing his course at Sheridan, he began his career, which ultimately led him to create BLDG Workshop in 2011.
Nathan is the kind of...
2024-07-2248 minThe Nathan Jacobs PodcastThe Case for Realism | Confessions of a Former NominalistDr. Jacobs discusses his journey from nominalism to realism and makes the argument for why realism is the only sensible option.
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2024-07-181h 51The Nathan Jacobs PodcastThe Rise & Fall of the Religiously Unaffiliated | Part 2 of 2There's been a surge of religiously unaffiliated (or "nones") returning to religion. Why did they leave in the first place and what's bringing them back? Dr. Jacobs explores in today's episode.
Check out Becoming Truly Human here: https://t.ly/DJX12Find Dr. Jacobs social media, writing, & website here: https://linktr.ee/thenathanjacobspodcast
2024-07-111h 09The Nathan Jacobs PodcastThe Anatomy of the Religiously Unaffiliated | Part 1 of 2Dr. Jacobs dives into the religiously unaffiliated (or "nones"). Who are they and what do they believe?
Find Dr. Jacobs social media, writing, & website here: https://linktr.ee/thenathanjacobspodcast
2024-07-041h 27The Nathan Jacobs PodcastDr. Jacobs Answers Audience QuestionsDr. Jacobs fields questions from the comments sections from the last month, such as, Can God make a rock so big he can’t lift it? And does realism and classical thought inevitably lead to authoritarianism? Be sure to like, follow, and comment. Not only does that help the algorithm, but your question might show up on a future Q&A episode.
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2024-06-271h 42The Nathan Jacobs PodcastThe Myth of EnlightenmentToday, you’ll hear Dr. Jacobs' conversation with Dr. Chris Firestone, where they deconstruct some all-too-common misconceptions about the Enlightenment. Was the Enlightenment spawned by atheist empiricists on a mission to disprove religion? Were those who preceded this awakening little more than dogmatic simpletons? Find out today on The Nathan Jacobs Podcast.Find more from Dr. Firestone here:
https://tiu.academia.edu/ChrisFirestone |
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-l-firestone-7487873a/Find more from Dr. Jacobs here: https://linktr.ee/thenathanjacobspodcast
2024-06-201h 39The Nathan Jacobs PodcastLiberalism & The Demise of the WestToday’s episode offers a reply to Tucker Carlson’s recent interview with Russian philosopher, Alexander Dugin (a.k.a., “Putin’s Brain”). Dugin offers his thoughts on liberalism and its role in the demise of Western culture. Dr. Jacobs wades through various points of resonance in their thoughts, as well as where they diverge.
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Funding Transhumanism: https://youtu.be/tLXdoqXbC6k
2024-06-132h 44The Nathan Jacobs PodcastLanguage & Cultural AppropriationCan a people own a dialect? How far do property rights extend? Dr. Jacobs explores two different historical schools of thought to get to the bottom of it.
2024-06-061h 08The Nathan Jacobs PodcastOn God’s Essence, Energies, & Simplicity | David BradshawTune in to hear Dr. Jacobs discuss the essence / energies distinction with Dr. David Bradshaw.
You can find a comprehensive list of Dr. Bradshaw's work on his Academia profile.
Find his books on Amazon.
Aristotle East and West: Metaphysics and the Division of Christendom
Divine Energies and Divine Action: Exploring the Essence-Energies Distinction
2024-05-302h 07The Nathan Jacobs PodcastThe Most Important QuestionDr. Nathan Jacobs provides an overview on realism and nominalism,
tracing their history from Plato to the present day. He then explains
how these ideas relate to contemporary cultural divisions.
2024-05-231h 50
Curator 135A Reading of The Monkey's Paw by W.W. JacobsSend us a textW.W. Jacobs, was an English author best known for his short stories, particularly the classic tale "The Monkey's Paw."Jacobs' writing often delved into the realm of humor and the supernatural. "The Monkey's Paw," published in 1902, remains one of his most celebrated works. This chilling story revolves around a mysterious monkey's paw that grants its owner three wishes but comes with unintended and tragic consequences, illustrating Jacobs' skill in crafting suspenseful and thought-provoking narratives.Listen to it in its entirety, read by Curator135.Support the show
2023-10-0127 min
Hank Unplugged: Essential Christian ConversationsSynergism and the Problem of Divine Hiddenness with Nathan Jacobs and Metropolitan K.P. YohannanHank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast and the Hank Unplugged podcast, is joined by Nathan Jacobs and Metropolitan K.P. Yohannan for the first in a series of wide-ranging roundtable discussions. A professor, artist, author, philosopher, and filmmaker—Nathan Jacobs is Scholar in Residence of Philosophy and Religion in the Religion in the Arts in Contemporary Culture Program based in Vanderbilt University Divinity School. Metropolitan K.P. Yohannan is the author of dozens of books and the founder/president of GFA World—formerly Gospel for Asia—one of the largest outreach organizations in the world that focuse...
2023-07-1334 minHank Unplugged: Essential Christian ConversationsWhat Does True Worship Look Like? with Nathan Jacobs, Hank Hanegraaff, and Metropolitan K.P. YohannanHank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast and the Hank Unplugged podcast, is joined by Nathan Jacobs and Metropolitan K.P. Yohannan for the fourth in a series of wide-ranging roundtable discussions. A professor, artist, author, philosopher, and filmmaker—Nathan Jacobs is Scholar in Residence of Philosophy and Religion in the Religion in the Arts in Contemporary Culture Program based in Vanderbilt University Divinity School. Metropolitan K.P. Yohannan is the author of dozens of books and the founder/president of GFA World—formerly Gospel for Asia—one of the largest outreach organizations in the world that focuse...
2023-04-2750 minHank Unplugged: Essential Christian ConversationsHow Are Christians to Blame for the Demise of Western Civilization? with Nathan Jacobs, Hank Hanegraaff, and Metropolitan K.P. YohannanHank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast and the Hank Unplugged podcast, is joined by Nathan Jacobs and Metropolitan K.P. Yohannan for the first in a series of wide-ranging roundtable discussions. A professor, artist, author, philosopher, and filmmaker—Nathan Jacobs is Scholar in Residence of Philosophy and Religion in the Religion in the Arts in Contemporary Culture Program based in Vanderbilt University Divinity School. Metropolitan K.P. Yohannan is the author of dozens of books and the founder/president of GFA World—formerly Gospel for Asia—one of the largest outreach organizations in the world that focuse...
2023-04-1358 minHank Unplugged: Essential Christian ConversationsOn Grace, Salvation and Prayer with Nathan Jacobs, Hank Hanegraaff, and Metropolitan K.P. YohannanHank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast and the Hank Unplugged podcast, is joined by Nathan Jacobs and Metropolitan K.P. Yohannan for the first in a series of wide-ranging roundtable discussions. A professor, artist, author, philosopher, and filmmaker—Nathan Jacobs is Scholar in Residence of Philosophy and Religion in the Religion in the Arts in Contemporary Culture Program based in Vanderbilt University Divinity School. Metropolitan K.P. Yohannan is the author of dozens of books and the founder/president of GFA World—formerly Gospel for Asia—one of the largest outreach organizations in the world that focuse...
2023-03-1655 minHank Unplugged: Essential Christian ConversationsWhy are you a Christian? The Hope of Christianity with Nathan Jacobs and Metropolitan K.P. Yohannan.Hank Hanegraaff is joined by Nathan Jacobs and Metropolitan K.P. Yohannan for the first in a series of wide-ranging roundtable discussions. A professor, artist, author, philosopher and filmmaker—Nathan Jacobs is Scholar in Residence of Philosophy and Religion in the Religion in the Arts in Contemporary Culture Program based in Vanderbilt University Divinity School. Metropolitan K.P. Yohannan is the author of dozens of books and the founder/president of GFA World—formerly Gospel for Asia—one of the largest outreach organizations in the world that focuses primarily on the 10-40 window in India and Asia. Metropolitan Yohannan is also t...
2023-01-311h 32
Orthodox Christian NetworkFission or Fusion? A Call for Christian Unity with Nathan JacobsNathan Jacobs is a renaissance man. As an artist, author, philosopher, professor and filmmaker, Dr. Jacobs is truly an inspirational, informative and interesting individual. He joins Hank Hanegraaff for a series of podcasts seeking to better explain...
2020-06-2300 minHank Unplugged: Essential Christian ConversationsFission or Fusion? A Call for Christian Unity with Nathan JacobsNathan Jacobs is a renaissance man. As an artist, author, philosopher, professor and filmmaker, Dr. Jacobs is truly an inspirational, informative and interesting individual. He joins Hank Hanegraaff for a series of podcasts seeking to better explain Eastern Orthodoxy and explain away many of the most common misconceptions people have about Eastern Orthodoxy. In this podcast they discuss Hank’s passionate desire for the Christian world to experience fusion in the essentials of the historic Christian faith as an answer to the Lord’s High Priestly Prayer that called for unity among the followers of Christ. Topics discussed incl...
2020-06-2335 minOrthodox Christian NetworkThe Mystery of the Eucharist with Nathan JacobsNathan Jacobs is a renaissance man. As an artist, author, philosopher, professor and filmmaker, Dr. Jacobs is truly an inspirational, informative and interesting individual. He joins Hank Hanegraaff for a series of podcasts seeking to better explain...
2020-05-1900 minHank Unplugged: Essential Christian ConversationsThe Mystery of the Eucharist with Nathan JacobsNathan Jacobs is a renaissance man. As an artist, author, philosopher, professor and filmmaker, Dr. Jacobs is truly an inspirational, informative and interesting individual. He joins Hank Hanegraaff for a series of podcasts seeking to better explain Eastern Orthodoxy and explain away many of the most common misconceptions people have about Eastern Orthodoxy. In this podcast they discuss different aspects of the liturgy, central to which is the great mystery of the Eucharist.Topics discussed include: Explaining aspects of liturgical worship such as the use of incense and other practices that may be unfamiliar to someone attending a...
2020-05-1929 minOrthodox Christian NetworkSola Scriptura with Nathan JacobsNathan Jacobs is a renaissance man. As an artist, author, philosopher, professor and filmmaker, Dr. Jacobs is truly an inspirational, informative and interesting individual. He joins Hank Hanegraaff for a series of podcasts seeking to better explain...
2020-03-0500 minHank Unplugged: Essential Christian ConversationsSola Scriptura with Nathan JacobsNathan Jacobs is a renaissance man. As an artist, author, philosopher, professor and filmmaker, Dr. Jacobs is truly an inspirational, informative and interesting individual. He joins Hank Hanegraaff for a series of podcasts seeking to better explain Eastern Orthodoxy and explain away many of the most common misconceptions people have about Eastern Orthodoxy. In this podcast they discuss Sola Scriptura and the dangers of Sola Scriptura becoming “Solo Scriptura.”Topics discussed include: Early New Testament manuscripts and how soon after the ascension of Christ we actually had a New Testament (3:25); Christianity and the Church was established and practiced befo...
2020-03-0527 minOrthodox Christian NetworkMisunderstanding Faith, Works and Mary, the Mother of God with Nathan JacobsNathan Jacobs is a renaissance man. As an artist, author, philosopher, professor and filmmaker, Dr. Jacobs is truly an inspirational, informative and interesting individual. He joins Hank Hanegraaff for a series of podcasts seeking to better explain...
2020-03-0300 min