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From LSD to Orthodoxy: From Artist to Scholar to Filmmaker | ft. Nathan Jacobs & Chris Firestone
Jun 23, 2026
Unknown duration
The Essential Doctrine the West Lost: On Divine Energies
Jun 18, 2026
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Can the Non-Orthodox Be Saved? A Dialogue | ft. Drs. Nathan Jacobs & Chris Firestone
Jun 17, 2026
Unknown duration
Resurrection Makes NO SENSE without Deification
Jun 11, 2026
26m 42s
The LIE about Modern Philosophy
Jun 9, 2026
1h 34m 35s
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| 6/23/26 | ![]() From 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 interview, Dr. Nathan Jacobs sits down with his long-time friend and mentor-turned-colleague, Dr. Chris Firestone, to unpack his journey from artist to philosopher, and ultimately to the world of filmmaking and mainstream Hollywood.======================================Do you like this content? Join Jacobs Premium to get exclusive access to essays, lecture series, monthly Q&A Zoom calls, and our book club. Use code: LEWIS to get a discount: https://www.thenathanjacobspodcast.com/Support the East West Series: http://theeastwestseries.com/======================================Dr. Nathan Jacobs & The Nathan Jacobs Podcast:The Theological Letters (Substack): https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/Instagram: / thenathanjacobspodcast X: https://x.com/NathanJacobsPodFacebook: / nathanandrewjacobs Academia: https://cabasilasinstitute.academia.edu/NathanJacobsDr. Chris Firestone & The Firestone Files:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FirestoneFilesApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-firestone-files/id1837011306Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheFirestoneFilesX (Twitter): https://x.com/FirestoneFilesTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thefirestonefilesListen and please review the podcast elsewhere:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hSskUtCwDT40uFbqTk3QSApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nathan-jacobs-podcast | — | ||||||
| 6/18/26 | ![]() The 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 Western tradition: the Essence-Energies distinction. This video traces the history of this concept, moving from its philosophical origins in Aristotle through its development in Alexandrian Judaism and into the New Testament, culminating in the Church Fathers of the Christian East. The distinction proves to be the indispensable key to how the East understands the gospel, the Trinity, and the Incarnation, while also shaping less obvious doctrines, including the sacraments, veneration, divine revelation, and the nature of the Church itself.======================================Do you like this content? Join Jacobs Premium to get exclusive access to essays, lecture series, monthly Q&A Zoom calls, and our book club. Use code: LEWIS to get a discount: https://www.thenathanjacobspodcast.com/Support the East West Series: http://theeastwestseries.com/======================================Relevant Links:Episode on Resurrection: https://youtu.be/Pwgm-7d2O2kJacobs article on revelation: https://www.academia.edu/34403154/The_Revelation_of_God_East_and_West_Contrasting_Special_Revelation_in_Western_Modernity_with_the_Ancient_Christian_EastAll links:The Theological Letters (Substack): https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenathanjacobspodcastX: https://x.com/NathanJacobsPodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/nathanandrewjacobsAcademia: https://vanderbilt.academia.edu/NathanAJacobsListen and please review the podcast elsewhere:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hSskUtCwDT40uFbqTk3QSApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nathan-jacobs-podcast | — | ||||||
| 6/17/26 | ![]() Can 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 internet remains ablaze with the recent theological clash between Gavin Ortlund and Jonathan Pageau over historic Orthodox exclusivity, the answer remains heavily contested. In this deep-dive dialogue, Drs. Nathan Jacobs and Chris Firestone cut through the online noise to unpack the exact theological and historical nuances underlying this question. From the Protestant desire to be grafted back into the historic tree to the cognitive dissonance Orthodox converts face regarding the salvation of non-Orthodox loved ones, this conversation tackles the tension head-on. Recorded before the recent social media debate exploded, this episode provides a refreshing, uncompromised, and deeply scholarly look at what Eastern Orthodoxy actually teaches about the church, its boundaries, and who can be saved. Welcome to a special crossover episode of the Nathan Jacobs Podcast and the Firestone Files! NOTE: This interview is identified as the third in a three-part series of interviews, which it is. But given its relevance to the recent Ortland-Pageau debate, we have chosen to drop it early. Be watching for part 2 in the series next Tuesday. ======================================Do you like this content? Join Jacobs Premium to get exclusive access to essays, lecture series, monthly Q&A Zoom calls, and our book club. Use code: LEWIS to get a discount: https://www.thenathanjacobspodcast.com/Support the East West Series: http://theeastwestseries.com/======================================Dr. Nathan Jacobs & The Nathan Jacobs Podcast:The Theological Letters (Substack): https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenathanjacobspodcastX: https://x.com/NathanJacobsPodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/nathanandrewjacobsAcademia: https://vanderbilt.academia.edu/NathanAJacobsDr. Chris Firestone & The Firestone Files:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FirestoneFilesApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-firestone-files/id1837011306Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheFirestoneFilesX (Twitter): https://x.com/FirestoneFilesTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thefirestonefilesListen and please review the podcast elsewhere:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hSskUtCwDT40uFbqTk3QSApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nathan-jacobs-podcast | — | ||||||
| 6/11/26 | ![]() Resurrection Makes NO SENSE without Deification✨ | resurrectiondeification+3 | — | East West SeriesSpotify+3 | — | resurrectiondeification+3 | Jacobs PremiumLEWIS | 26m 42s | |
| 6/9/26 | ![]() The LIE about Modern Philosophy✨ | modern philosophyEnlightenment+3 | Dr. Chris Firestone | The Nathan Jacobs PodcastFirestone Files+1 | — | modern philosophyEnlightenment+3 | Jacobs PremiumLEWIS | 1h 34m 35s | |
| 6/4/26 | ![]() Was The Virgin Mary Sinless? The Answer May Surprise Protestants✨ | Virgin Marysinlessness+5 | — | Catholic ChurchEastern Church Fathers+1 | — | Virgin Marysinless+5 | — | 28m 45s | |
| 5/30/26 | ![]() The Truth About Why Christians Worship on Sundays✨ | Christian worshipLord's Day+4 | — | East West seriesThe Theological Letters Substack+2 | — | ChristianitySunday worship+6 | Jacobs PremiumLEWIS | 27m 04s | |
| 5/21/26 | ![]() Can Dogs Go to Heaven? Theology Explained✨ | theologyanimals+5 | — | Eastern Orthodox ChurchEast West series+4 | — | dogsheaven+6 | — | 30m 37s | |
| 5/16/26 | ![]() God’s Omnipotence Explained: Can God Really Do Anything?✨ | omnipotencephilosophy+4 | — | East West seriesThe Theological Letters Substack+2 | — | Godomnipotence+6 | Jacobs PremiumLEWIS | 25m 29s | |
| 5/8/26 | ![]() Is the Universe God's Body?✨ | Eastern Church FathersGod and the world+3 | — | East West seriesJacobs Premium+3 | — | Eastern Church FathersGod+5 | — | 31m 00s | |
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| 4/30/26 | ![]() What is Mount Athos like during Holy Week?✨ | Holy WeekMount Athos+5 | — | East West Series | Mount AthosVatopedi Monastery | Holy WeekMount Athos+5 | — | 1h 58m 58s | |
| 3/5/26 | ![]() How Humanity is Reconciled to God: Penal Substitution vs. the Early Church | with Fr. Joseph Lucas✨ | penal substitution atonementearly Christian sources+5 | Fr. Joseph Lucas | Radboud Universiteit NijmegenSt Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary+1 | Miami | atonementsacrifice+6 | — | 1h 55m 22s | |
| 2/26/26 | ![]() A Guide for Christians to Engage Non-Believers✨ | engaging non-believersreligiously unaffiliated+3 | — | Becoming Truly Human | — | nonesdones+5 | Jacobs PremiumLEWIS | 1h 24m 45s | |
| 2/19/26 | ![]() The Religiously Unaffiliated Did Not Reject God — They Rejected Western Christianity✨ | religiously unaffiliatedWestern Christianity+5 | — | East West Lecture SeriesBecoming Truly Human+1 | — | nonesWestern theology+5 | Jacobs PremiumLEWIS | 1h 40m 44s | |
| 2/12/26 | ![]() The Modern Religious Debate Lost Its Audience✨ | religiously unaffiliatedspirituality+3 | — | Becoming Truly HumanLife Itself | — | religiously unaffiliatednones+3 | Jacobs PremiumLEWIS | 1h 21m 10s | |
| 2/5/26 | ![]() Do Christians, Jews, and Muslims Worship the Same God?✨ | Godphilosophy+4 | — | East West Lecture SeriesJacobs Premium+5 | — | Godphilosophy+6 | — | 1h 53m 57s | |
| 1/29/26 | ![]() Defining "God" | The Evolution of a Word✨ | GodWestern intellectual history+4 | — | — | — | GodAugustine+5 | — | 1h 03m 33s | |
| 1/22/26 | ![]() Did Greek Philosophy Corrupt Christianity? On Greek, Jewish, and Christian Theologies✨ | Greek philosophyChristianity+5 | — | East West Lecture SeriesOld and New Testaments+6 | — | Greek philosophyChristianity+8 | — | 1h 52m 25s | |
| 1/15/26 | ![]() That Trinity Analogy is Heresy | Nicene Trinitarianism Explained✨ | Nicene Trinitarianismmetaphysical foundations+4 | — | Cappadocian FathersNicaea+1 | — | Trinityousia+5 | East West Lecture Series | 2h 07m 59s | |
| 1/8/26 | ![]() Has Science Disproved Free Will? | A Conversation With James Joiner✨ | free willscience+4 | Dr. James Joiner | East West Lecture SeriesSubstack+11 | — | free willdeterminism+5 | — | 1h 56m 47s | |
| 1/1/26 | ![]() Free Will & Moral Responsibility | A Conversation with Dr. James Joiner✨ | free willmoral responsibility+5 | Dr. James Joiner | East West Lecture Seriesmyprofer+12 | — | free willlibertarian free will+8 | — | 1h 33m 46s | |
| 12/8/25 | ![]() The Christian East & West Divide | Support the making of this series. | — | ||||||
| 10/30/25 | ![]() The Question Behind the Seven Ecumenical Councils | Who Do You Say I Am? | Join Jacobs Premium: https://www.thenathanjacobspodcast.com/membershipThe book club (use code LEWIS): https://www.thenathanjacobspodcast.com/offers/aLohje7p/checkoutThis week we’re taking a look at the seven ecumenical councils of the early Christian church, from Nicaea (325 AD) to Nicaea II (787 AD). Dr. Jacobs traces how each council addressed Christological controversies while establishing foundational theological and philosophical positions. Topics include Trinitarian theology, the nature of Christ's divinity and humanity, the concept of eternal generation, and the distinction between essence and energies. The analysis demonstrates how seemingly disparate theological disputes form a unified narrative centered on the question "Who do you say that I am?"All the links: Substack: https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenathanjacobspodcastWebsite: https://www.nathanajacobs.com/X: https://x.com/NathanJacobsPodSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hSskUtCwDT40uFbqTk3QSApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nathan-jacobs-podcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/nathanandrewjacobsAcademia: https://vanderbilt.academia.edu/NathanAJacobs00:00:00 Intro 00:00:22 Christianity’s philosophical commitments 00:03:21 What are the Ecumenical Councils? 00:11:19 Keys for understanding the councils 00:20:59 The Council of Nicaea: is Christ fully God? 00:29:20 How is the Son begotten?00:35:18 Council of Constantinople: three persons, one nature 00:48:32 Are Christians monotheists? 00:55:50 Is Christ fully human? 01:04:50 Council of Ephesus: one person with two natures 01:12:14 Council of Chalcedon: unconfused & unmingled 01:24:31 The remaining councils01:26:39 The icon controversy | — | ||||||
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