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Can the Saints Hear Our Prayers? | What Early Christians Believed
How can departed saints hear our prayers, and how could they possibly manage thousands of requests at once? While many assume prayer to the saints is an…
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Are Ghosts Real? | What the Eastern Church Fathers Teach
Are ghosts real, or are apparitions simply demonic deceptions? While Western Christianity and Catholicism traditionally view postmortem souls as immediately…
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Are the Oriental Orthodox Monophysite? | An Orthodox Assessment
Are the Oriental Orthodox and non-Chalcedonian churches actually Monophysite heretics? While many assume the Oriental Orthodox heresy is a settled matter of…
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The Hidden Truth About Miracles | What the Church Fathers Taught
Description Do miracles actually violate the laws of physics or suspend the order of nature? In modern philosophy—from David Hume and Baruch Spinoza to…
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Can You Perceive God? | How We Encounter the Divine Daily
Is God imperceptible, accessible only through a blind leap of faith or complex logical inferences?In this episode, Dr. Nathan Jacobs challenges the modern…
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Why Is Mary Called "Mother of God"? | An Orthodox Explanation
Why does the Eastern Orthodox Church give the Virgin Mary titles like Theotokos, Ever-Virgin, and Panagia?While these titles can often sound surprising—or even…
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Why Realism Contradicts Evolution | Creationism & The Eastern Church Fathers (Part 2) | ft. Nathan Jacobs & Chris Firestone
Are the theories of modern science and Christian theology fundamentally incompatible, or are both sides missing the bigger picture? In part two of his…
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How Could the Angels Fall? | Why Satan Turned Against God
If the angels existed in the presence of God and beheld His divine glory, how could Satan—or any angel—possibly choose to turn away from Him?We explore what…
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Does Science Contradict Genesis? | ft. Drs. Nathan Jacobs & Chris Firestone (Part 1)
Must a Christian reject modern science to hold a faithful view of Genesis? In Part 1 of this two-part collaborative episode, Dr. Chris Firestone (The Firestone…
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Why Would God Create Someone He Knows Will Be Damned?
If God knows the future, why would He create someone who will ultimately reject Him? This is one of the deepest questions in Christian theology, and one that…
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Can the Devil Be Saved? | What the Church Fathers Actually Taught
Can the devil be saved? While many Christians assume the answer is obvious, the Eastern Church Fathers offer a far more nuanced discussion than most people…
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The REAL Reason Movies Go Wrong
Thomas Thorogood interviews Dr Nathan Jacobs about his work on the Amazon series 'House of David', the principles of writing a good story, the role of…
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Why I Reject Evolution | An Orthodox Christian Perspective
In my previous episode, I explored whether the Eastern Church Fathers actually reject the theory of evolution. In this follow-up, I answer a different question…
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Can You Trust Your Mind | Thomas Thorogood Clip
Can we trust our minds to know reality? This clip is taken from Nathan Jacobs' most recent interview with Thomas Thorogood and features a reaction to a…
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Why I Became Orthodox (Part 2) | Discovering the Church Fathers
Part 2 of Nathan Jacobs’ journey into Eastern Orthodoxy. After years of studying philosophy and theology, Nathan began reading the Eastern Church Fathers for…
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He Was Making a Horror Film... Until THIS Happened
In this special collaboration episode, Thomas Thorogood sits down with Nathan Jacobs for an in-depth conversation. They dive into Nathan's experience making a…
The Nathan Jacobs PodcastFrom Heretic to Orthodox: Everything I Thought About Christianity Was Wrong
Why would a philosopher become Orthodox? In this deeply personal episode, Nathan Jacobs shares the story of his journey from a Lutheran upbringing, through…
The Nathan Jacobs PodcastDo the Church Fathers Reject Evolution?
Is the theory of evolution truly incompatible with Christianity? Many assume the Church Fathers rejected evolution outright — but is that what they actually…
The Nathan Jacobs PodcastAre Icons Idolatry?
Are the icons actually idols that violate the biblical prohibition on images? In this episode, Jacobs explores the historical debate surrounding this practice…
The Nathan Jacobs PodcastFrom LSD to Orthodoxy: From Artist to Scholar to Filmmaker | ft. Nathan Jacobs & Chris Firestone
What happens when a profound, perspective-shifting experience forces a young artist to completely re-evaluate everything? In this deep-dive, long-form…
The Nathan Jacobs PodcastThe Essential Doctrine the West Lost: On Divine Energies
There is an essential doctrine at the heart of historic Christianity that was famously preserved by the Eastern Church Fathers but completely lost to the…
The Nathan Jacobs PodcastCan the Non-Orthodox Be Saved? A Dialogue | ft. Drs. Nathan Jacobs & Chris Firestone
Our apologies to listeners for the late upload on this Tuesday episode! Is there salvation outside the boundaries of the Eastern Orthodox Church? As the…
The Nathan Jacobs PodcastResurrection Makes NO SENSE without Deification
What if everything you’ve been taught about life after death is completely wrong? The shocking truth is that without an ancient, forgotten concept known as…
The Nathan Jacobs PodcastThe LIE about Modern Philosophy
Welcome to a special crossover episode of the Nathan Jacobs Podcast and the Firestone Files! In this interview, Dr. Jacobs sits down with his long-time friend…
The Nathan Jacobs PodcastWas The Virgin Mary Sinless? The Answer May Surprise Protestants
Was the Virgin Mary sinless? While the Western debate often pits Catholic dogma against Protestant literalism, the ancient Christian East offers a completely…
The Nathan Jacobs PodcastThe Truth About Why Christians Worship on Sundays
Dr. Nathan Jacobs examines the claim that Christians worship changed from Saturday to Sunday because of pagan influence and the Roman Emperor Constantine…
The Nathan Jacobs PodcastCan Dogs Go to Heaven? Theology Explained
In this episode, Dr. Nathan Jacobs explores the simple question: do animals merely live and die, or is there reason to think they share in something more?…
The Nathan Jacobs PodcastGod’s Omnipotence Explained: Can God Really Do Anything?
In this episode, Dr. Nathan Jacobs explores one of the most famous questions in philosophy and theology: If God is all-powerful, are there limits to what He…
The Nathan Jacobs PodcastIs the Universe God's Body?
In this week's episode, Dr. Nathan Jacobs explains the Eastern Church Fathers’ view on the relationship between God and the world. The key to understanding the…
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What is Mount Athos like during Holy Week?
Dr. Jacobs returns to the podcast with a personal update on his time away, news about the upcoming East West Series, and reflections from Holy Week, Pascha…
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How Humanity is Reconciled to God: Penal Substitution vs. the Early Church | with Fr. Joseph Lucas
Dr. Nathan Jacobs sits down with Fr. Joseph Lucas to discuss penal substitution atonement. The discussion examines the claim that penal substitution is the…
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A Guide for Christians to Engage Non-Believers
This is part 3 of 3 talks by Dr. Nathan Jacobs about the "nones", the religiously unaffiliated, a group that has grown dramatically over the past two decades…
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The Religiously Unaffiliated Did Not Reject God — They Rejected Western Christianity
This is part 2 of 3 talks by Dr. Nathan Jacobs about the "nones", the religiously unaffiliated, a group that has grown dramatically over the past two decades…
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The Modern Religious Debate Lost Its Audience
In this episode, Dr. Nathan Jacobs explores the rise of the religiously unaffiliated, a group that has grown dramatically over the past two decades. Drawing…
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Do Christians, Jews, and Muslims Worship the Same God?
What do we mean when we say "God"? This week’s episode is part 2 of tracing the concept from ancient pagan philosophy through Plato and Aristotle to uncover…
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Defining "God" | The Evolution of a Word
Contribute to the East West Lecture Series fundraiser: theeastwestseries.com In this week's episode, Dr. Jacobs looks at how the term "God" has evolved…
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Did Greek Philosophy Corrupt Christianity? On Greek, Jewish, and Christian Theologies
Contribute to the East West Lecture Series fundraiser: theeastwestseries.com Today, Dr. Jacobs tackles the common objection: Was ancient Christianity…
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That Trinity Analogy is Heresy | Nicene Trinitarianism Explained
Contribute to the East West Lecture Series fundraiser: theeastwestseries.com Dr. Jacobs delivers a lecture on Nicene Trinitarianism, examining the metaphysical…
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Has Science Disproved Free Will? | A Conversation With James Joiner
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Free Will & Moral Responsibility | A Conversation with Dr. James Joiner
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How the Devil Tried to Steal Christmas | The True Story of the Nativity
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The Cosmic Longing of Christmas | All Creation Groans
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Entertaining Angels | Tales of Christian Hospitality
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The Realism of Symbology | A Conversation with Jonathan Pageau
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The Lived Philosophy of Early Christianity | The Last Five Ecumenical Councils
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The True Christian Philosophy | The Metaphysics of the Ecumenical Councils
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The Question Behind the Seven Ecumenical Councils | Who Do You Say I Am?
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A Postscript on Slavery & Genocide | From Mosaic Law to the Church Fathers
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The Problem of Hell
Join Jacobs Premium Join the book club (use code LEWIS) This week Dr. Jacobs tackles the Eastern Orthodox perspectives on hell, divine providence, and human…
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When God Commands Death | Can Genocide Be Justified?
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The Polygamy Question | Immoralities in the Bible
This episode examines the moral case against polygamy from a natural law and Eastern Orthodox perspective, then addresses why polygamous practices appear in…
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Is Slavery Morally Wrong? Immoralities in the Bible? Part 1 of 3
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Orthodox Foundations
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Political, Personal, & Pastoral | What to Do With Moral Truth?
Sign up for Jacobs Premium: thenathanjacobspodcast.com In this postscript to his anthropology and ethics series, Dr. Jacobs examines why people experience…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…