77 episodes
Mysterion Mysterion
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- Religion & Spirituality
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5.0 • 43 Ratings
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Two friends. Two pastors. Two theologians explore the greatest questions of life and the mystery of God. In each episode, Dr. Wes Arblaster and Dr. Ethan Smith probe a question of spiritual life in conversation with Scripture and figures from the first 1000 years of the church. In the process they discover that the God Christians worship is more mysterious and compelling than we ever imagined.
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Ignatius: My Love is Crucified
Wes and Ethan explore the famous line of Ignatius's and discuss the relationship between worldly desire and the love of God.
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Psalms and Commandments: The Unity of Scripture
Ethan reflects on the practical and spiritual use of the Psalms and divine commandments in spiritual life. He ends with a brief theological exposition on the unity of Scripture.
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Ignatius of Antioch on the Sound of Silence
Wes explores the relationship between sound and silence in the spiritual theology of Ignatius of Antioch.
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Love in a Time of Apocalypse
Wes and Ethan explore Ignatius's teaching on silence and stillness in the face of death and the end of the world. Ignatius points us to Christ's silence as manifest in the Gospels and urges us to be temples of this silence so that we might be capable of love.
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Ignatius of Antioch Beyond the Authority of Death
Ethan and Wes discuss Ignatius of Antioch as a living exposition of the teachings of Paul the Apostle. That is to say, Ignatius writes as one living beyond the fear of death. This he accomplishes through actively taking up his cross in his journey to martyrdom.
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St. Ignatius of Antioch: An Introduction
Wes and Ethan introduce the new season and St. Ignatius of Antioch. They discuss how Ignatius can provide a hopeful posture towards our own mortality.
Customer Reviews
Scripture and fathers
This is the kind of humility that the “me and my Bible alone” philosophy that permeates so much of Protestant denominations are missing. They are taking the beginning of Hebrews 12 seriously. Take God for them and God bless them!
Orientation
I appreciate the whole aim of the show is to orient the framework of Christianity from a historical, patristic and scriptural context. I’m Orthodox and their perspective on some of the Fathers has given me deeper insights into my tradition that I had missed along the way. Well done!
Fellow Ohioan
-kevin zalac
Pleasant curiosity
If you’re curious about pulling back layers of conventional biblical ideas you’ve been taught throughout your Christian life... Mysterion may refreshingly blow your mind! That’s my experience so far. Love the content and format!