A Call from Christ: May We Be as One with Dr. Bradley Nassif

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🗓️ 7 December 2017

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

This week, Hank is joined on Hank Unplugged by Dr. Bradley Nassif. Dr. Nassif is one of the preeminent academic experts on Orthodox-Evangelical dialogue and a strong advocate of a “unity in diversity” approach to the Christian faith. This conversation aims to clarify many misconceptions between branches of Christianity and how we might better apply our call from Christ to the Father in His high priestly prayer that we may all be as one.

Topics discussed include: is there any hope for better engagement between evangelicals and Orthodox Christians? (5:30); the orthodox beliefs shared between Eastern Orthodox Christians and evangelical Christians (8:00); the increasing dialogue between evangelicals and Eastern Orthodox Christians (14:30); exploring different perspectives on the Atonement and Incarnation (20:30); underdeveloped theology regarding icons and the connection between Christ’s incarnation and the basis for icons (24:30); the challenges for people who are unfamiliar with aspects of the Eastern Orthodox worship experience (29:00); the symbolic architectural significance of various church buildings and their arrangements (33:00); what do candles and incense in Orthodox churches represent? (40:00); why do so many insist on pitting Holy Tradition against Sola Scriptura? (45:00); the baptismal process and the importance of keeping the gospel clear and compelling for every generation (53:00); the opportunity for internal renewal within Orthodoxy as well as to explain to the world what Orthodox beliefs truly are (58:00); the transcendent importance of the seven Ecumenical Councils (1:09:00); remembering John 17 as we strive for unity in diversity amongst Christians (1:13:00); Sola Fide and the false dichotomy of faith and works (1:15:00).

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0:00.0	And welcome to another edition of the Hank Unplugged podcast, a podcast that is bringing
0:28.3	some of the most interesting, informative, inspirational, allumative individuals on the
0:35.1	planet directly to you. The conversation is less didactic,
0:41.2	as in the studio, more laid back as in my study. And today is no exception, as I'm going to be
0:49.8	talking to Bradley Nassiv, who is a professor of biblical and theological studies. The new
0:57.0	Republic described him as the leading academic expert on Eastern Orthodox and evangelical
1:04.5	dialogue. He has a PhD from Fordham University, an M. Div from St. Vladimir Seminary. I was just there.
1:14.6	An M.A. in New Testament Studies from Denver Seminary. And I'm always going to get out of breath just
1:21.2	talking about the degrees. An M.A. in European history from Wichita State University, a BA in religion and philosophy.
1:30.3	He has written many, many different publications and books.
1:33.8	He's a contributor to the Christian Research Journal.
1:36.0	Just wrote an article, Orthodoxian heresy in the Ecumenical Council,
1:41.7	something that I want to talk to Dr. Nassiv about on today's podcast.
1:47.1	Some housekeeping rules in order for you as you're listening in.
1:52.2	Maybe I shouldn't call them rules, but things that you can do to help this podcast continue to be a force in the religion space on podcasting in general.
2:03.9	You can give us a five-star rating on iTunes.
2:06.5	That would help.
2:07.6	You can share or review, subscribe, or tell people to subscribe to the Hank Unplugged Podcast.
2:16.2	A couple of other things I want to say as we get started today, including
2:20.9	that it's not enough for Christians to be intellectually equipped to communicate the truth of
2:25.8	the gospel as we have through the Ministry of the Christian Research Institute via answers,
2:32.3	biblical literacy, encountering the cults. We should also be internally equipped
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