May 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.
Breakwater Festival 2026 | June 19th - 21st | London, England
I am pleased to announce that I will be speaking at the Breakwater Festival which will take place from 19th - 21st June in London. The Breakwater Festival is an annual 3-day Estuary gathering designed to bring our online conversations offline and into the real world. As online discourse becomes ever more polarizing, the Estuary movement also aims to offer a respite from the turbulence and create spaces for meaningful conversation, collective sense-making, and lasting connection rooted in local communities.
The theme of this year’s festival is Cross Pollination: Conversing Across Religious Lines. At this festival, we will explore the dynamics which unfold when beliefs encounter diversity. In an increasingly pluralistic world, how should we approach religious questions across difference? Does exchange strengthen and deepen what we hold sacred or introduce tensions that diminish it?
We often talk about these questions online and I hope you will join me along with many other interesting speakers in person. Grab the Early Bird tickets while they’re available.
Learn more at thebreakwaternetwork.com | See the schedule | Buy tickets
May 2026 Q&A Questions:
00:00 - Announcements / Turning East 2 and website updates
02:29 - Can theology be done without philosophy?
10:08 - Discovering the Church Fathers and questioning Western views of sin and salvation
20:13 - How does Christ’s death “undo” the law of death in St. Athanasius?
38:49 - Romans 8:8 — Can those “in the flesh” please God?
47:21 - Comparing Eastern and Western views of sin, grace, and free will
The next subscriber Q&A is on June 17, Wed, at 7 PM CT. The Zoom link will be emailed to subscribers.
