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Former Priest Critiques Orthodox Theology (with Joshua Schooping)

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Gavin Ortlund


Duration

63.08


Uploaded to YouTube

12 September 2022

Added to Database

25 November 2025


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Rev. Joshua Schooping shares his top three theological concerns with Eastern Orthodox Theology, as outlined in his recent book—and why he is now Protestant.

My first video with Josh on his departure from Orthodoxy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUXQiF1MWnQ
Josh's book: https://www.amazon.com/Disillusioned-Eastern-Orthodox-Priesthood-Church/dp/B0B92VGQ23/truthunites-20

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Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) serves as senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Ojai.

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00:00 - Introduction
00:48 - Response to Criticisms
03:52 -The Three Biggest Concerns
4:48 - #1) Exclusivistic Ecclesiology
05:55 - Historic Consistency
08:44 - Modern Inconsistency
11:23 - What Kind of Exclusivism?
14:36 - The Anxiety of Exclusivism
18:50 - The Assurance of Faith
19:57 - Protestantism and Catholicity
22:16 - #2) Venerating Icons
22:32 - The "Unchanging Church"
28:33 - Historical Concerns
35:26 - Biblical Concerns
38:41 - Idolatry Creeping into the Church
40:58 - #3) Mariology
43:50 - Mary Displacing Jesus
47:40 - Reformation in the East?
49:48 - Cyprian's Exclusivity
53:10 - Unfair Critique of Protestantism
1:01:36 - Final Comments