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Episode 243: What Does the Episcopal Church Teach?—Discussion 1: Doctrine, Dogma, & Adiaphora

November 06, 2021 00:00 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MB

What Does the Episcopal Church Teach? —Christian Doctrine in the Anglican Tradition Discussion 1: Doctrine, Dogma, & Adiaphora In this first discussion, we clarify our terms—namely, doctrine, dogma, and adiaphora. This is the first of three preliminary discussions before we turn our attention to the actual Doctrines of the Episcopal Church.

Episode 242: Being Christian in a Secular Age—Discussion 5: Glimpses of Transcendence

August 25, 2021 00:00 - 2 hours - 164 MB

Being Christian in a Secular Age: A Pilgrimage Session 5—A New Kind of Secular: Glimpses of Transcendence Over the span of five episodes, I'm joined by the Rev'd Justin McIntosh, Rector of St Paul's Episcopal Church in Ivy, Virginia to discuss Being a Christian in a Secular Age. In this fifth discussion, we put the theological movement known as Radical Orthodoxy in conversation with the understanding of our Secular Age that we have gotten from Charles Taylor, James K. A. Smith, Dav...

Episode 241: Being Christian in a Secular Age—Discussion 4: Dispelling Disenchantment

August 07, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 138 MB

Being Christian in a Secular Age: A Pilgrimage Session 4—Dispelling Disenchantment What is Disenchantment? And in our Secular Age, are we, in fact, Disenchanted, or are we simply enchanted by the story of Disenchantment? Over the span of five videos, I'm joined by the Rev'd Justin McIntosh, Rector of St Paul's Episcopal Church in Ivy, Virginia to discuss Being a Christian in a Secular Age. In this fourth episdoe, we explore the Myth of Disenchantment, to echo the title of Jason Ā...

Episode 240: Being Christian in a Secular Age—Discussion 3: Out-narrating the Secular Stories

July 28, 2021 00:00 - 2 hours - 174 MB

Being Christian in a Secular Age: A Pilgrimage Session 3: Out-narrating the Secular Stories Can we tell a better story than the secularization narrative? Over the span of five discussions, I'm joined by the Rev'd Justin McIntosh, Rector of St Paul's Episcopal Church in Ivy, Virginia to discuss Being a Christian in a Secular Age. In this third episode, we turn a critical eye toward the Master Narratives that underwrite the Social Imaginary of our modern, Secular Age and offer a dif...

Episode 239: Being Christian in a Secular Age—Discussion 2: Stories of the Secular

July 20, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 161 MB

Being Christian in a Secular Age: A Pilgrimage Discussion 2—Stories of the Secular What is the story we all tell ourselves about how we got to this Secular Age? And is it true? Over the span of five episodes, I'm joined by the Rev'd Justin McIntosh, Rector of St Paul's Episcopal Church in Ivy, Virginia to discuss Being a Christian in a Secular Age. In this second episodes, we trace the Master Narratives that underwrite the Social Imaginary of our modern, Secular Age and its corr...

Episode 238: Being Christian in a Secular Age—Discussion 1: Mapping the Secular

July 13, 2021 04:22 - 1 hour - 148 MB

Being Christian in a Secular Age: A Pilgrimage Discussion 1—Mapping the Secular If we drew a map of our modern Secular Age, what would look like? What would it include? What would e the center? What would be left off? Over the span of five episodes, I'm joined by the Rev'd Justin McIntosh, Rector of St Paul's Episcopal Church in Ivy, Virginia to discuss Being a Christian in a Secular Age. In this first episode, we reflect on Charles Taylor's A Secular Age and James K A Smith's H...

Episode 237: Is Death the End?—Discussion 5: Baptismal Participation in the Resurrection

June 08, 2021 00:00 - 48 minutes - 76.4 MB

Join Father Nik from the Fork Church of St Martin's Parish in Doswell, VA and Father Charles from St Michael and All Angels' Episcopal Church in Columbia, SC for our 2021 Lenten Study: "Is Death the End?—The Resurrection of the Dead & the Life of the World to Come." Discussion 5: Baptismal Participation in the Resurrection

Episode 236: Is Death the End?—Discussion 4: The Life of the World to Come

April 19, 2021 00:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MB

Join Father Nik from the Fork Church of St Martin's Parish in Doswell, VA and Father Charles from St Michael and All Angels' Episcopal Church in Columbia, SC for our 2021 Lenten Study: "Is Death the End?—The Resurrection of the Dead & the Life of the World to Come." Discussion 4: The Life of the World to Come

Episode 235: Is Death the End?—Discussion 3: The Four Last Things

March 17, 2021 00:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MB

Join Father Nik from the Fork Church of St Martin's Parish in Doswell, VA and Father Charles from St Michael and All Angels' Episcopal Church in Columbia, SC for our 2021 Lenten Study: "Is Death the End?—The Resurrection of the Dead & the Life of the World to Come." Discussion 3: The Four Last Things

Episode 234: Is Death the End?—Discussion 2: Jesus' Resurrection and the General Resurrection

March 04, 2021 00:00 - 46 minutes - 71.3 MB

Join Father Nik from the Fork Church of St Martin's Parish in Doswell, VA and Father Charles from St Michael and All Angels' Episcopal Church in Columbia, SC for our 2021 Lenten Study: "Is Death the End?—The Resurrection of the Dead & the Life of the World to Come." Discussion 2: Jesus' Resurrection & the General Resurrection, or: Take It From the Guy Who Actually Came Back

Episode 233: Is Death the End?—Discussion 1: Popular Opinions & Other Bad Ideas

February 28, 2021 00:00 - 41 seconds - 56.8 MB

Join Father Nik from the Fork Church of St Martin's Parish in Doswell, VA and Father Charles from St Michael and All Angels' Episcopal Church in Columbia, SC for our 2021 Lenten Study: "Is Death the End?—The Resurrection of the Dead & the Life of the World to Come." Discussion 1: Popular Opinions and Other Bad Ideas

Episode 232: Invitation to the 2021 Lenten Study: "Is Death the End?"

February 23, 2021 00:00 - 4 minutes - 3.18 MB

An Invitation to join Father Nik from the Fork Church of St Martin's Parish in Doswell, VA and Father Charles from St Michael and All Angels' Episcopal Church in Columbia, SC for our 2021 Lenten Study: "Is Death the End?—The Resurrection of the Dead & the Life of the World to Come."

Episode 231: How Did We Get the New Testament, part 15—Hearing the Living Voice of the Word of God

January 27, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 66.6 MB

How Did We Get the New Testament?—Part 15: "Hearing the Living Voice of the Word of God" with Father Nik Forti & The Rev'd Dr Ross Wright for The Fork Church of St Martin's Parish Adult Christian Education

Episode 230: How Did We Get the New Testament, part 14—The Formation of the Canon

January 19, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 68.6 MB

How Did We Get the New Testament?—Part 14: "The Formation of the Canon" with Father Nik Forti & The Rev'd Dr Ross Wright for The Fork Church of St Martin's Parish Adult Christian Education

Episode 229: How Did We Get the New Testament, part 13—Writings of the Apostolic Fathers

January 01, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 78.6 MB

How Did We Get the New Testament? Part 13: "Writings of the Apostolic Fathers: Epistle of Barnabas, Shepherd of Hermas, First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians, & the Epistles of Ignatius of Antioch" with Father Nik Forti & The Rev'd Dr Ross Wright for The Fork Church of St Martin's Parish Adult Christian Education

Episode 228: How Did We Get the New Testament, part 12—Hebrews & Revelation

December 02, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 60.1 MB

How Did We Get the New Testament? Part 12: "The Book of Hebrews & the Revelation of John" with Father Nik Forti & The Rev'd Dr Ross Wright for The Fork Church of St Martin's Parish Adult Christian Education

Episode 227: How Did We Get the New Testament, part 11—The Gospel of Thomas

November 24, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 75.7 MB

How Did We Get the New Testament? Part 11: "The Gospel of Thomas" with Father Nik Forti & The Rev'd Dr Ross Wright for The Fork Church of St Martin's Parish Adult Christian Education

How Did We Get the New Testament, pat 10—The Gospel & Epistles of John

November 18, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 72.8 MB

How Did We Get the New Testament? Part 10: "The Gospel according to John & the Johannine Epistles" with Father Nik Forti & The Rev'd Dr Ross Wright for The Fork Church of St Martin's Parish Adult Christian Education

How Did We Get the New Testament, part 9—Luke-Acts

November 12, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MB

How Did We Get the New Testament? Part 9: "The Gospel according to Luke & the Book of Acts" with Father Nik Forti & The Rev'd Dr Ross Wright for The Fork Church of St Martin's Parish Adult Christian Education

How Did We Get the New Testament, part 8—The Gospel according to Matthew

November 04, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MB

How Did We Get the New Testament? Part 8: "The Gospel according to Matthew" with Father Nik Forti & The Rev'd Dr Ross Wright for The Fork Church of St Martin's Parish Adult Christian Education

How Did We Get the New Testament, part 7—The Q Source & the Didache

October 28, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 70.8 MB

How Did We Get the New Testament? Part 7: "The Q Source and the Didache" with Father Nik Forti & The Rev'd Dr Ross Wright for The Fork Church of St Martin's Parish Adult Christian Education

How Did We Get the New Testament, part 6—The Gospel According to Mark

October 21, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MB

How Did We Get the New Testament? Part 6: "The Gospel According to Mark" with Father Nik Forti & The Rev'd Dr Ross Wright for The Fork Church of St Martin's Parish Adult Christian Education

How Did We Get the New Testament, part 5—The Catholic Epistles

October 13, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 47.2 MB

How Did We Get the New Testament? Part 5: "The Catholic Epistles" with Father Nik Forti & The Rev'd Dr Ross Wright for The Fork Church of St Martin's Parish Adult Christian Education

How Did We Get the New Testament, part 4—The Disputed Letters of Paul

October 06, 2020 19:33 - 55 minutes - 38 MB

How Did We Get the New Testament? Part 4: "The Disputed Letters of Paul" with Father Nik Forti & The Rev'd Dr Ross Wright for The Fork Church of St Martin's Parish Adult Christian Education

How Did We Get the New Testament, part 3—Paul & the Undisputed Letters

September 28, 2020 00:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MB

How Did We Get the New Testament? Part 3: "Paul & the Undisputed Letters" with Father Nik Forti & The Rev'd Dr Ross Wright for The Fork Church of St Martin's Parish Adult Christian Education

How Did We Get the New Testament, part 2—Oral Tradition & First Writings

September 22, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 51.1 MB

How Did We Get the New Testament? Part 2: "Oral Tradition & First Writings" with Father Nik Forti & The Rev'd Dr Ross Wright for The Fork Church of St Martin's Parish Adult Christian Education

How Did We Get the New Testament, part 1—The New Testament and Its World

September 15, 2020 00:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MB

How Did We Get the New Testament? Part 1: The New Testament & Its World Father Nik Forti & The Rev'd Dr Ross Wright The Fork Church of St Martin's Parish Adult Christian Education

Sermon—3/8/2020: Truthful Confession: Lifting up Sin to be Healed of the Sting of Death

March 14, 2020 00:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MB

This sermon was preached on the Second Sunday in Lent — March 8, 2020 — at the Fork Church of St Martin's Parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia.

Sermon—3/1/2020: The Death of Temptation in the Life of Christ

March 05, 2020 00:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MB

This sermon was preached on the First Sunday in Lent — March 1, 2020 — at the Fork Church of St Martin's Parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia.

Sermon—2/23/2020: Transfiguration and Cleverly Devised Myths

February 27, 2020 00:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MB

This sermon was preached on the Last Sunday of Ordinary Time after Epiphany — February 23, 2020 — at the Fork Church of St Martin's Parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia. C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien help us get over the hermeneutic of suspicion and take St Peter's reflection on the event of the Transfiguration seriously. Note: A parishioner who is a former Librarian asked me to clarify that the Library of Congress (and all academic libraries) has a section for Literature and that n...

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