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Bishop Rowan Williams is the Former Archbishop of Canterbury. We discuss Christology, his book "Christ the Heart of Creation" and "Arius : Heresy and Tradition" and David Bentley Hart's book "The Light of Tabor : Towards a Monistic Christology".

00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:20 - Christological Methodology
00:04:30 - Kierkegaard and Perspectival Knowing
00:08:25 - Protestantism and Tradition
00:12:30 - Luther's Pizzaz
00:14:10 - Arius, Heresy, and Orthodoxy
00:20:15 - The biography of the Word
00:27:15 - Who was the Word before Jesus?
00:33:45 - David Bentley Hart question
00:44:45 - How is Jesus unique?
00:53:20 - Miracles and the Incarnation
01:00:30 - Concluding Remarks

Sam Tideman: Host of the Transfigured podcast and YouTube channel.

Bishop Rowan Williams: Former Archbishop of Canterbury, theologian, and author of Christ the Heart of Creation and Arius: Heresy and Tradition.

Primary Theologians and Philosophers Discussed
David Bentley Hart: Orthodox theologian and author of The Light of Tabor, with whom Williams engages in a friendly debate.

Jordan Daniel Wood: Contemporary theologian and author of The Christological Cosmos.

Arius: The 4th-century priest whose views on the nature of Christ led to the Council of Nicaea.

Ludwig Wittgenstein: 20th-century philosopher known for his work on logic and the philosophy of language.

Søren Kierkegaard: 19th-century Danish philosopher and father of existentialism.

Rudolf Bultmann: (Transcribed as "Bulman") 20th-century German theologian and New Testament scholar.

Martin Luther: Key figure in the Protestant Reformation.

John Calvin: French theologian and major figure in the Protestant Reformation.

Richard Hooker: Influential 16th-century Anglican theologian and author of Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie.

St. Cyril of Alexandria: 5th-century Patriarch and key defender of Orthodoxy against Nestorianism.

St. Athanasius of Alexandria: 4th-century defender of Nicene Orthodoxy against Arianism.

Thomas Aquinas: Medieval scholastic theologian and philosopher.

Sergei Bulgakov: Russian Orthodox theologian known for his "Sophiology."

St. Augustine of Hippo: Highly influential Western Church Father.

St. Irenaeus of Lyons: 2nd-century theologian and author of Against Heresies.

Abbé Huvelin: 19th-century French spiritual director famous for his influence on Charles de Foucauld and Baron von Hügel.

Other Figures Mentioned
Richard Dawkins: Famous evolutionary biologist and atheist author.

Justin Brierley: Host of the Unbelievable? and The Big Conversation podcasts.

St. Paul: Biblical Apostle.

St. Peter: Biblical Apostle.

Jonah: Biblical prophet (mentioned in the "Sign of Jonah").

The Virgin Mary: Mother of Jesus.

Jesus of Nazareth / Jesus Christ: The central figure of the discussion.