• Misunderstanding Mystery | The Place of Philosophy in Orthodoxy

  • Feb 13 2025
  • Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
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Misunderstanding Mystery | The Place of Philosophy in Orthodoxy

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  • This week Dr. Jacobs gives a rundown of mystery in Eastern Orthodox Christianity. You’ll get definitions, how he thinks the misunderstanding devolved, and the Chuch Fathers’ on natural theology. You’ll also get a little side tangent about the future of Orthodoxy in America.


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    00:00:00 Intro

    00:07:31 What is mystery?

    00:14:13 How did the understanding of “mystery” shift?

    00:20:57 “The nous is more than mind” is true, but…

    00:29:46 St. Paul and Philosophy

    00:36:08 Orthodoxy in America, the best and worst cases

    00:52:51 Are the Church Fathers anti natural theology?

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