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Long form discussions on the identity of Jesus

  1. 2 days ago

    Cassidy Van Der Kamp - Breakwater Festival

    Cassidy Van Der Kamp is a long term TLC member. She is organizing the Breakwater festival, a TLC conference in London from June 19th to the 21st, 2026. Break Water Festival - https://www.tickettailor.com/events/flowinthedarkproductions/2159501?utm_source=justinbrierley.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=join-me-and-special-guests-at-breakwater-festival-london-19-21-june

    54 min

  2. 3 days ago

    The Council of Constantinople - 381 AD

    The Council of Constantinople as part of Sam and Hank's church Fathers series.00:00:00 - Introduction00:01:45 - Fourth Century Review00:16:00 - The Council begins00:20:20 - The Macedonians00:23:00 - Meletius of Antioch00:28:30 - Gregory of Nazianzus00:38:40 - Nectarius of Constantinople00:44:40 - The Canons of Constantinople00:49:20 - Aftermath00:55:30 - The Creed, or lack thereofRoman EmperorsConstantine the Great (Emperor who convened the Council of Nicaea)Constans (Son of Constantine, ruler of the West)Constantius II (Son of Constantine, ruler of the East)Julian the Apostate (Nephew of Constantine who rejected Christianity)Jovian (Imperial bodyguard commander who briefly succeeded Julian)Valentinian I (Western Emperor who appointed his brother Valens)Valens (Pro-Arian Eastern Emperor killed at Adrianople)Theodosius the Great (Spanish general made Emperor who convened the Council of 381)The Cappadocian Fathers & Allied TheologiansGregory of Nazianzus (Theologian, short-lived chairman of the Council, and Bishop of Constantinople)Basil the Great (Bishop of Caesarea who orchestrated the pro-Nicene strategy)Gregory of Nyssa (Brother of Basil, theologian who delivered Meletius’s funeral oration)Meletius of Antioch (Initial chairman of the Council of Constantinople whose sudden death caused turmoil)Other Historical Church FiguresAmbrose of Milan (Influential Western bishop and advisor to emperors)Nectarius of Constantinople (The unbaptized Senator suddenly elected as Bishop and Council chairman)Paulinus of Antioch (Rival pro-Nicene bishop of Antioch backed by Rome and Alexandria)Euzoius of Antioch (Arian bishop appointed to replace Meletius)Maximus the Cynic (Rival candidate whose claim to the see of Constantinople was invalidated by Canon 4)Augustine of Hippo (Prolific Western Church Father referenced in the aftermath)Jerome (Translator of the Vulgate, referenced in the 4th-century timeline)Theological Figures (Eponymous Heresiarchs Mentioned)Arius (Originator of the Arian controversy regarding the Son's divinity)Macedonius I of Constantinople (Pneumatomachian leader whose followers denied the divinity of the Spirit)Eunomius of Cyzicus (Leader of the radical "Anomoean" or hardcore Arian faction)Photinus of Sirmium (4th-century bishop who taught a form of Biblical Unitarianism/Dynamic Monarchianism)Paul of Samosata (3rd-century adoptionist Bishop of Antioch)Apollinaris of Laodicea (Taught that Jesus had a human body but a divine mind instead of a human soul)Sabellius (3rd-century theologian who taught Modalism/Sabellianism)Marcellus of Ancyra (Strict Monarchian theologian condemned for his views on the lifespan of Christ's kingdom)Eudoxius of Constantinople (Prominent Arian bishop referenced in Canon 1)

    1hr 7min

  3. 1 Jun

    John Vervaeke & Jonathan Pageau - AI Discussion

    Jonathan Pageau (  @JonathanPageau  ) and Dr. John Vervaeke (  @johnvervaeke  ) talk about the current state of Artificial Intelligence.Midwestuary Conference Video Repository -  @Midwestuary2025  We mention Tiago Faleiro, Larry Ellison, artificial intelligence, large language models, AI plateau, model collapse, technical debt, cognitive debt, relevance realization, Moloch problem, human wisdom, classical education, automated bureaucracy, vice quantification, Flynn effect, IQ decline, AI alignment, silicon sage, Golem narrative, technology ethics, media psychology, digital degradation, data cleaning, automated agents, cognitive science, philosophy of technology, Transfigured podcast, Sam, John Vervaeke, Jonathan Pageau, Thiago Felierro, Larry Ellison, Pope Francis, Joseph Tainter and more. 00:00:00 - Introduction & Setting the Table00:01:46 - John’s Opening: The Plateau & Disconnection of LLMs00:07:25 - Jonathan’s Opening: The Threat to Gen Z & Career Paths00:09:43 - The Moloch Trap & Geopolitical Hyper-Competition00:13:55 - What is AI Decadence? (Model Collapse Explained)00:16:45 - The Superhuman Coding Illusion & Real-World Feedback Loops00:25:36 - Ontological Fumbling: Is AI a Tool or an Agent?00:33:47 - Civilizational Collapse & Automated Bureaucracy00:43:06 - The Rise of Sex Robots: Why Vice is Quantifiable and Virtue is Not00:51:56 - The Pope’s Encyclical: Tower of Babel vs. Walls of Jerusalem01:04:33 - Can a Spirit Get Inside Silicon? AI as an Oracle01:14:05 - Reversing the Flynn Effect: Restoring Wisdom Through Classical Education

    1hr 23min

  4. 10 Apr

    Rowan Williams - Christology & Creation

    Bishop Rowan Williams is the Former Archbishop of Canterbury. We discuss Christology, his book "Christ the Heart of Creation" and "Arius : Heresy and Tradition" and David Bentley Hart's book "The Light of Tabor : Towards a Monistic Christology".00:00:00 - Introduction00:01:20 - Christological Methodology00:04:30 - Kierkegaard and Perspectival Knowing00:08:25 - Protestantism and Tradition00:12:30 - Luther's Pizzaz 00:14:10 - Arius, Heresy, and Orthodoxy00:20:15 - The biography of the Word00:27:15 - Who was the Word before Jesus?00:33:45 - David Bentley Hart question00:44:45 - How is Jesus unique?00:53:20 - Miracles and the Incarnation01:00:30 - Concluding RemarksSam Tideman: Host of the Transfigured podcast and YouTube channel.Bishop Rowan Williams: Former Archbishop of Canterbury, theologian, and author of Christ the Heart of Creation and Arius: Heresy and Tradition.Primary Theologians and Philosophers DiscussedDavid Bentley Hart: Orthodox theologian and author of The Light of Tabor, with whom Williams engages in a friendly debate.Jordan Daniel Wood: Contemporary theologian and author of The Christological Cosmos.Arius: The 4th-century priest whose views on the nature of Christ led to the Council of Nicaea.Ludwig Wittgenstein: 20th-century philosopher known for his work on logic and the philosophy of language.Søren Kierkegaard: 19th-century Danish philosopher and father of existentialism.Rudolf Bultmann: (Transcribed as "Bulman") 20th-century German theologian and New Testament scholar.Martin Luther: Key figure in the Protestant Reformation.John Calvin: French theologian and major figure in the Protestant Reformation.Richard Hooker: Influential 16th-century Anglican theologian and author of Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie.St. Cyril of Alexandria: 5th-century Patriarch and key defender of Orthodoxy against Nestorianism.St. Athanasius of Alexandria: 4th-century defender of Nicene Orthodoxy against Arianism.Thomas Aquinas: Medieval scholastic theologian and philosopher.Sergei Bulgakov: Russian Orthodox theologian known for his "Sophiology."St. Augustine of Hippo: Highly influential Western Church Father.St. Irenaeus of Lyons: 2nd-century theologian and author of Against Heresies.Abbé Huvelin: 19th-century French spiritual director famous for his influence on Charles de Foucauld and Baron von Hügel.Other Figures MentionedRichard Dawkins: Famous evolutionary biologist and atheist author.Justin Brierley: Host of the Unbelievable? and The Big Conversation podcasts.St. Paul: Biblical Apostle.St. Peter: Biblical Apostle.Jonah: Biblical prophet (mentioned in the "Sign of Jonah").The Virgin Mary: Mother of Jesus.Jesus of Nazareth / Jesus Christ: The central figure of the discussion.

    1hr 3min

  5. 25 Mar

    Gregory of Nazianzus - Orations on the Trinity

    Gregory of Nazianzus gives his 5 Orations on the Trinity. We mention Gregory of Nyssa, Athanasius of Alexandria, Hilary of Poitiers, Constantine the Great, Theodosius the Great, Eunomius, Arius, The Apostle Paul, John, James, Jude, Jesus Christ, The Doctrine of the Trinity, Arianism, Unitarianism, the Council of Constantinople, the Edict of Thessolinica, and more.

    1hr 14min

  6. 16 Mar

    When did Jesus ascend and descend from heaven?

    This video seeks to answer the question of when did Jesus descend from heaven? Ascension of Isaiah - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgB3MNK-VLM&t=1546s

    25 min

  7. 9 Mar

    The Main Christological Point of the New Testament

    This video challenges the popular idea that the main teaching about Jesus in the New Testament is that he is God. Instead, we should ask "What does the Bible want to teach us about God?".Jesus Denied being God Three Times - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzpw1b5WxHM&t=768sBefore Abraham Was "I am" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZoKm1oGHFY @GospelSimplicity  What Aquinas knew that We Forgot - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvc6JkSGmSYDavid Bentley Hart on Christology - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0J1H91aqx8&t=5549s

    53 min

  8. 4 Mar

    Metaphysics Mike - My path to Biblical Unitarianism and Content Creating

    Mike Temperato (aka Metaphysics Mike  @metaphysicsmike  ) comes on Transfigured to tell his story of faith and into Biblical Unitarianism. We talk about what makes BU distinct and what we hope for the future. Sam and Mike discussing Nicaea - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yOZQKFn2mY&t=2273sMike's recent debate on  @tgtengage  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7lJuL9CtPg

    1hr 31min
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