Can the Non-Orthodox Be Saved? A Dialogue | ft. Drs. Nathan Jacobs & Chris Firestone
About this episode
The episode explores the question of salvation outside the Eastern Orthodox Church through a dialogue between Nathan Jacobs and 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…
People in this episode
Host: Nathan Jacobs
Guest: Chris Firestone
Topics covered
- salvation
- Eastern Orthodoxy
- theological debate
- Protestantism
- historical nuances
- cognitive dissonance
Keywords
- salvation
- Eastern Orthodoxy
- theological clash
- Protestant desire
- cognitive dissonance
- historical exclusivity
- church boundaries
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Eastern Orthodox Church
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