Podcast Episodes

Nature & Grace | The Great Divide Between East & West | Part 6 of 6

We 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 n…

Published on 7 hours ago

The Morality of LGBT (and other hot button issues) | Beyond the Bible

Our 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 Ja…

Published on 1 week ago

The Evolution of Ethics | Realism: from John Locke to Woody Allen | Ethics & Anthropology | Part 4

In 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 …

Published on 2 weeks ago

The Secret Hand Behind History: Providence or Chaos? | Part 3

In 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 …

Published on 3 weeks ago

The Slow Death of Morality | How Modern Ethics Sold Its Soul | Part 2 of 4

What 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 r…

Published on 4 weeks ago

The Pagan Blueprint For the Good Life | Plato, Aristotle, & the Stoics

Dr. 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 metap…

Published on 1 month ago

Transformed by the Eucharist | Body or Bread? | Part 2 of 2

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Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Understanding the Eucharist | Sacramentalism East vs West | Part 1 of 2

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Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Therapy & the Eastern Church Fathers | Merits & Demerits of Secular Therapy | with Dr. Adam Dell

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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! 

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Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

On David, Giant Slayer | Not Your Mama’s Sunday School Story | With Fr. Stephen De Young

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Published on 2 months ago