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- The Nathan Jacobs Podcast
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…
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Transformed by the Eucharist | Body or Bread? | Part 2 of 2
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Understanding the Eucharist | Sacramentalism East vs West | Part 1 of 2
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Therapy & the Eastern Church Fathers | Merits & Demerits of Secular Therapy | with Dr. Adam Dell
Follow Dr. Dell on Instagram @dr.adamdell Dr. Dell’s book discussed on the podcast has not yet been released, but we will try to get him back on the podcast…
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On David, Giant Slayer | Not Your Mama’s Sunday School Story | With Fr. Stephen De Young
Find Fr. De Young on his podcast: https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lordofspirits/ Sign up for Dr. Jacobs’ college course: https://myprofer.com/ 📚 Click…
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Does Jesus Claim to Be God? | A Closer Look at Nicene Trinitarianism
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Consciousness, Reality, and the Human Condition | What It Means to Be Human
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A Second Round on Penal Substitution | Misunderstanding the Bible and the Fathers
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A Reality Check for Crazy Times | Longing for More than Nominal Culture
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Penal Substitution: East vs West | Perspectives on the Atonement
Cliffe & Stuart Knechtle Episode: https://youtu.be/ZSf7o3Jel_g Dr. Jacobs compares how Eastern and Western Christianity understand Christ's death on the cross…
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To a Mother on the Loss of Her Children | A Theological Letter on Suffering
Read the original letter: https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/p/to-a-woman-who-lost-several-children In this episode, Dr. Jacobs reads aloud a deeply personal…
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God & the Fate of Judas, Natural Disasters, and Other Evils | Your Questions on the Problem of Evil
Get notified when registration Dr. Jacobs’ class goes live: https://forms.gle/pKYCWnHA1gToDxZv9 In this Q&A episode, Dr. Jacobs addresses ten challenging…
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Does God Know the Future? | Contrasting East & West
Get updates when class registration goes live: https://forms.gle/pKYCWnHA1gToDxZv9 Why Would God Make the Damned? https://youtu.be/H2Ja5WeOo1A In this episode…
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The Fall, Demons, Animal Pain, & the 8th Day of Creation | The Eastern Fathers & the Problem of Evil
Get updates when class registration goes live: https://forms.gle/pKYCWnHA1gToDxZv9 In this sixth and final installment on the Problem of Evil, Dr. Jacobs…
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The Purpose of Creation | The Eastern Fathers & The Problem of Evil | Part 5 of 6
https://www.academia.edu/41586437/The_Metaphysical_Idealism_of_the_Eastern_Church_Fathers In this fifth installment on the Problem of Evil, Dr. Jacobs examines…
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Cliffe & Stuart Knechtle on Orthodoxy | Defining (part of) the East-West Divide
Dr. Jacobs gives feedback on the recently viral Cliffe & Stuart Knechtle clip with an Orthodox college student. You’ll get a rundown of some specific…
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Christ’s Descent into Hades | A Theological Letter
Dr. Jacobs explains the Eastern Christian understanding of Christ's descent into Hades, distinguishing it from Hell. The letter clarifies how Eastern Church…
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Providence in the Eastern Church Fathers | Problem of Evil | Part 4 of 5
In this fourth installment on the Problem of Evil, Dr. Jacobs explores the complex relationship between divine providence and human freedom. What does it mean…
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Groundwork for an Eastern Patristic Theodicy | The Problem of Evil | Part 3 of 4
In this third installment on the Problem of Evil, Dr. Jacobs lays the groundwork for understanding Eastern patristic theodicy. Why can God do no evil, despite…
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The Problem of Evil | On the Complexity of Divine Choice | Part 2 of 3
Go to 33:15 to skip the recap of the first installment In this second installment on the Problem of Evil, Dr. Jacobs looks at the notion that our world is an…
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The Problem of Evil | Free Will, Divine Will, & A World Without Sin
My Wild Ride to Orthodoxy https://youtu.be/yRYBsOXX3e0 Part 1 on Problem of Divine Hiddenness: https://youtu.be/J7uP9uFNThY Today Dr. Jacobs will examine the…
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Sophistication of Early Church Fathers | An Interview With Hank Hanegraaff
Find the original episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJHCg8xt_l8 The early church fathers went to great lengths to ensure that the followers of…
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Can the Rich Be Saved? | Wealth, Asceticism, & Salvation
This week’s episode, Jacobs delves into Jesus’ uncomfortable teachings about wealth and salvation with guest Charles Lelon, an Orthodox Christian and private…
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On Apokatastasis & Universal Salvation | Will Christ Rescue All From Hell?
Original article with citations: https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/p/on-apokatastasis-and-universal-salvation Back to the theological letter series to explore…
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Misunderstanding Mystery | The Place of Philosophy in Orthodoxy
This week Dr. Jacobs gives a rundown of mystery in Eastern Orthodox Christianity. You’ll get definitions, how he thinks the misunderstanding devolved, and the…
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Hollywood Taxidermy | The Rise of the IP Serial Killer
Join us for Part Two of our Hollywood Taxidermy series, where Dr. Jacobs explores intellectual property and creative adaptation. Through the lens of natural…
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Is God Truly Hidden | The Problem of Divine Hiddenness | Part 3 of 3
Part 1: https://youtu.be/J7uP9uFNThY Part 2: https://youtu.be/9B1G44hywd0 Dr. Jacobs’ Class Survey Link: Survey Link…
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Is Non-Resistant Unbelief in God Possible? | The Problem of Divine Hiddenness | Part 2 of 3
Part 1: https://youtu.be/J7uP9uFNThY Dr. Jacobs’ Class Survey Link: Survey Link…
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On the Problem of Divine Hiddenness | Is Rational Unbelief in God Possible?
Survey Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCCSj9URmUSo5YE8JyxCTDo0ESjUKZ7eZMD_SFwmbG10aAsw/viewform?usp=sharing Episode on the Nones…
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The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly of Storytelling | The Taxidermy of Hollywood
Survey Link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCCSj9URmUSo5YE8JyxCTDo0ESjUKZ7eZMD_SFwmbG10aAsw/viewform?usp=sharing The Traditions of the Virgin Mary…
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A Historical & Biblical Defense of Icons | An Interview With Hank Hanegraaff
Today we repost another episode from the Hank Unplugged podcast. They’ll tackle one of the most misunderstood aspects of Orthodox practice: the use of icons in…
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Faith, Works, & Mary, Mother of God | An Interview With Hank Hanegraaff
Watch Dr. Nathan Jacobs and Bible Answer Man host Hank Hanegraaff explore Eastern Orthodox perspectives on faith, works, and Mary's role in Christianity…
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The Virgin Mary: Grinch Slayer | Christian Tradition & the Devil
You're surely familiar with the popularized details of the Mary and Nativity stories. This week, Dr. Jacobs is going to deep dive into the extra Biblical…
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Man's Place in the Cosmos | The Longing of Creation
Dr. Jacobs is feeling some Christmas nostalgia today and wondered, "What is this feeling, so sudden and new?" To get to the bottom of this, of course, he's…
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Fated or Free | The Mechanics of Choice
Dr. Jacobs takes a look at the history of ideas through the lens of free will, from Socrates to the stoics to Augustine. He responds to Neil deGrasse Tyson and…
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On Free Will | A Defense of Libertarian Freedom
Original essay: https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/p/on-free-will Dr. Jacobs gives an overview on free will, responding to a listener's question about…
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My Wild Ride to Orthodoxy | LSD, Art, Hell, and Heresy
Dr. Jacobs reads his chapter in the second volume "Turning East" (publication TBD). You'll hear him discuss how he came to convert to Eastern Orthodox…
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Darwin, Adoption, & Double Effect | Episode 25
Dr. Jacobs tackles your philosophical and theological questions in today's episode. He answers audience comments on topics ranging from how humans participate…
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Ghosts, Aliens, and Hades | Encounters With the Spiritual Realm
Christ's Descent Into Hades part 1: https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/p/hell-hades-and-christs-descent-part Christ's Descent Into Hades part 2…
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Archetypes, Inspiration, & Christianity | A Reply to Jordan Peterson & Richard Dawkins
In today’s episode, Dr. Jacobs offers his thoughts on the recent dialogue between Jordan Peterson and Richard Dawkins, which covers a variety of topics…
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Paranormal Case Files | Behind the Scenes of The Conjuring | Fr. Maximos McIntyre
Episode 1 on the Religiously Unaffiliated: https://youtu.be/pBH9TTduBAE?si=k0Y8BnDRiLqm6i0V Episode 2 on the Religiously Unaffiliated…
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Diagnosing Demons | Exorcising the Mental Health Industry | Dr. Jeffrey M. Jones
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The Sin of Self-Actualization | Werewolves, Mummies, & Doppelgangers
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On Belief in Fairies
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Why Would God Make the Damned?
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Elon, Help! Let's Make Logic Great Again
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The Ideology of Hell | Nominalism & the Liberation of the Individual
Original episode: https://youtu.be/OxLeGHNquGQ Follow the podcast on Instagram for short sharable clips: https://www.instagram.com/thenathanjacobspodcast/…
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Longing, Nostalgia, & Spiritual Simplicity
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The Healing Power of Beauty | A Heterodox Guide to Trauma | Dr. Timothy Patitsas
We are pleased to be joined today by Dr. Timothy Patitsas, Academic Dean of Hellenic College. Find him on Instagram…
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Ontology & Religious Art
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The AI Episode | Art, Consciousness, & the New Ouija
Find Dr. Jacobs' post on AI here: https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/p/can-ai-create-art?utm_source=publication-search Find Dr. Jacobs social media, writing, &…
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The Great Toilet Paper Debate | A Metaphysician Weighs In
In today’s episode, you'll finally get the answers to some of the most controversial and divisive questions probably in American history. And because of the…
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Aliens, Giants, & Other Lore | Fr. Stephen De Young
Dr. Jacobs is joined by Fr. Stephen De Young from The Lord of Spirits Podcast to talk about the modern quest for re-enchantment.
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The Case for Realism | Confessions of a Former Nominalist
Dr. Jacobs discusses his journey from nominalism to realism and makes the argument for why realism is the only sensible option. Find Dr. Jacobs social media…
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The Rise & Fall of the Religiously Unaffiliated | Part 2 of 2
There's been a surge of religiously unaffiliated (or "nones") returning to religion. Why did they leave in the first place and what's bringing them back? Dr…
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The Anatomy of the Religiously Unaffiliated | Part 1 of 2
Dr. Jacobs dives into the religiously unaffiliated (or "nones"). Who are they and what do they believe? Find Dr. Jacobs social media, writing, & website here…
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Dr. Jacobs Answers Audience Questions
Dr. Jacobs fields questions from the comments sections from the last month, such as, Can God make a rock so big he can’t lift it? And does realism and…
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The Myth of Enlightenment
Today, you’ll hear Dr. Jacobs' conversation with Dr. Chris Firestone, where they deconstruct some all-too-common misconceptions about the Enlightenment. Was…
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Liberalism & The Demise of the West
Today’s episode offers a reply to Tucker Carlson’s recent interview with Russian philosopher, Alexander Dugin (a.k.a., “Putin’s Brain”). Dugin offers his…
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Language & Cultural Appropriation
Can a people own a dialect? How far do property rights extend? Dr. Jacobs explores two different historical schools of thought to get to the bottom of it.