Dr. Hans Boersma // Seeing God is the Telos

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Dr. Hans Boersma, discussing his contributions to Christian thought and sacramental theology.

Thanks for reading Inspired Human Substack! This post is public so feel free to share it. Welcome to Season 4 of the Inspired Human Podcast. This season is all about interviews with Christian thinkers and Christian pastors. We welcome Dr. Hans Boersma ! Why did we interview him? * We respect him. He’s a wonderful priest and pastor and a brilliant scholar. * His books on the Beatific Vision and his writings about Scripture have deeply impacted us! Dr. Boersma is an Anglican theologian and priest who holds the Saint Benedict Servants of Christ Chair in Ascetical Theology at Nashotah House Theological Seminary and previously taught at Regent College in Vancouver. He is a leading voice in contemporary sacramental theology and patristic studies, engaging theological traditions from East and West to enrich Christian thought and practice. His influential works include Seeing God: The Beatific Vision in Christian Tradition , which explores classical Christian understandings of the vision of God; Scripture as Real Presence: Sacramental Exegesis in the Early Church , a study of patristic biblical interpretation; and Sacramental Preaching: Sermons on the Hidden Presence of Christ , which…

People in this episode

Host: Inspired Human

Guest: Dr. Hans Boersma

Topics covered

• Christian theology
• sacramental theology
• Beatific Vision
• patristic studies
• theological interpretation

Keywords

• Christianity
• theology
• sacramental
• Beatific Vision
• patristic
• Scripture
• preaching

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nashotah House Theological Seminary, Regent College

Books & works: Seeing God: The Beatific Vision in Christian Tradition, Scripture as Real Presence: Sacramental Exegesis in the Early Church, Sacramental Preaching: Sermons on the Hidden Presence of Christ

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