June 2026 Q&A
Before we jump in just a reminder that I’m producing The East-West Series, a comprehensive 25-lecture exploration of the theological differences between Eastern and Western Christianity. We’re crowdfunding to complete production. Pre-order for the lowest price this series will ever be. Learn more at theeastwestseries.com.
June 2026 Q&A Questions:
00:00 - Welcome / Announcements and managing podcast formats
01:11 - The Pledge of Allegiance, John Locke, and the ambiguity of modernist theology and rights
23:54 - Discord in civilization: Comparing the historical peaks of Western art and music against Eastern philosophy and theology
48:10 - The “Can those outside the Church be saved?” debate: Culpability, divine judgment, and responding to contemporary Protestant critiques
1:07:19 - Looking at Plato: The tripartite soul, creation out of nothing, and the immortality of the soul in Patristic contexts
1:14:20 - David Bentley Hart and the Essence-Energies Distinction: Epistemology, Latin Scholastic trajectories, and St. Basil
The next subscriber Q&A is on July 25, Sat, at 10 AM CT. The Zoom link will be emailed to subscribers.