Transfigured

This is an interview from ‪@billschlegel1‬ where Bill Schlegel interviewed me about the Cappadocian Fathers. Original video :    • The Trinity is from the Cappadocian Father...  00:00:00 - Introduction & Gaps in Church History00:03:59 - The Myth of Nicaea vs. Late Trinitarian Development00:06:59 - The Culture, Wealth, and Geography of Cappadocia00:11:31 - Meet the Fathers: Elite Pedigree & Radical Charity00:24:22 - The Arian Crisis & Stacking the Bishoprics00:41:00 - The Edict of Thessalonica & Imperial Orthodoxy00:48:01 - Tweaking Definitions: Usia vs. Hypostasis00:59:00 - Political Infighting at the Council of Constantinople01:06:45 - The Surprising Transmission & Forgery of the "Nicene" Creed01:26:06 - Non-Biblical Language, Final Reflections & Recommended ReadingCappadocian Fathers, Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory of Nazianzus, Church History, Doctrine of the Trinity, History of the Trinity, Council of Nicaea, Council of Constantinople, Nicene Creed, Arian Crisis, Arianism, Unitarianism, Biblical Unitarianism, One God Report, Sam Tedman, Transfigured podcast, Ousia vs Hypostasis, Homoousios, Triune God, Edict of Thessalonica, Emperor Theodosius, Council of Chalcedon, Saint Augustine On the Trinity, Saint Ambrose, Athanasius of Alexandria, Arius, Battle of Adrianople, Church Councils history, Filioque Controversy, Richard Rubenstein When Jesus Became God, RPC Hansen, early church history, development of the trinity, Cappadocia Turkey history, church fathers history, how the trinity developed

Sean Finnegan comes to talk about his new book "Read the Bible for Yourself."Book Link - https://www.amazon.com/Read-Bible-Yourself-Discipleship-Finnegan/dp/1736918087/Restitutio - https://restitutio.org/. Youtube -  @restitutio8765  Living Hope International Ministries - https://lhim.org/Convo with Sean 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryOKopkgWQk&t=476sConvo with Sean 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsykGsETgNw&t=2596sConvo with Sean 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC9xR7tqJPc

Yosef is an AI researcher and fellow TLC member. We discuss our thoughts on AI, reflections on  @JonathanPageau  and  @johnvervaeke  's recent discussion. Yosef's channel -  @einsofinfinitereflections9390 ​

Cassidy Van Der Kamp is a long term TLC member. She is organizing the Breakwater festival, a TLC conference in London from June 19th to the 21st, 2026. Break Water Festival - https://www.tickettailor.com/events/flowinthedarkproductions/2159501?utm_source=justinbrierley.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=join-me-and-special-guests-at-breakwater-festival-london-19-21-june

The Council of Constantinople as part of Sam and Hank's church Fathers series.00:00:00 - Introduction00:01:45 - Fourth Century Review00:16:00 - The Council begins00:20:20 - The Macedonians00:23:00 - Meletius of Antioch00:28:30 - Gregory of Nazianzus00:38:40 - Nectarius of Constantinople00:44:40 - The Canons of Constantinople00:49:20 - Aftermath00:55:30 - The Creed, or lack thereofRoman EmperorsConstantine the Great (Emperor who convened the Council of Nicaea)Constans (Son of Constantine, ruler of the West)Constantius II (Son of Constantine, ruler of the East)Julian the Apostate (Nephew of Constantine who rejected Christianity)Jovian (Imperial bodyguard commander who briefly succeeded Julian)Valentinian I (Western Emperor who appointed his brother Valens)Valens (Pro-Arian Eastern Emperor killed at Adrianople)Theodosius the Great (Spanish general made Emperor who convened the Council of 381)The Cappadocian Fathers & Allied TheologiansGregory of Nazianzus (Theologian, short-lived chairman of the Council, and Bishop of Constantinople)Basil the Great (Bishop of Caesarea who orchestrated the pro-Nicene strategy)Gregory of Nyssa (Brother of Basil, theologian who delivered Meletius’s funeral oration)Meletius of Antioch (Initial chairman of the Council of Constantinople whose sudden death caused turmoil)Other Historical Church FiguresAmbrose of Milan (Influential Western bishop and advisor to emperors)Nectarius of Constantinople (The unbaptized Senator suddenly elected as Bishop and Council chairman)Paulinus of Antioch (Rival pro-Nicene bishop of Antioch backed by Rome and Alexandria)Euzoius of Antioch (Arian bishop appointed to replace Meletius)Maximus the Cynic (Rival candidate whose claim to the see of Constantinople was invalidated by Canon 4)Augustine of Hippo (Prolific Western Church Father referenced in the aftermath)Jerome (Translator of the Vulgate, referenced in the 4th-century timeline)Theological Figures (Eponymous Heresiarchs Mentioned)Arius (Originator of the Arian controversy regarding the Son's divinity)Macedonius I of Constantinople (Pneumatomachian leader whose followers denied the divinity of the Spirit)Eunomius of Cyzicus (Leader of the radical "Anomoean" or hardcore Arian faction)Photinus of Sirmium (4th-century bishop who taught a form of Biblical Unitarianism/Dynamic Monarchianism)Paul of Samosata (3rd-century adoptionist Bishop of Antioch)Apollinaris of Laodicea (Taught that Jesus had a human body but a divine mind instead of a human soul)Sabellius (3rd-century theologian who taught Modalism/Sabellianism)Marcellus of Ancyra (Strict Monarchian theologian condemned for his views on the lifespan of Christ's kingdom)Eudoxius of Constantinople (Prominent Arian bishop referenced in Canon 1)