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- 2 weeks ago
The Hand of God in Creation: Unpacking Dr. Moritz's Lecture
This episode Drs. Jenkins and Moritz start the deep-dive into Dr. Moritz's St. Basil Center Lecture. Per form, they don't get very far but spend a great deal of energy on many necessary items.
- 3 weeks ago
Divine Logoi, Platonic Biology, & the Orthodox Re-Enchantment of Evolution: Are evolutionary biology and the Orthodox Faith an impossible combination?
In the Spring Lecture for the St. Basil Center for Orthodox Thought & Culture, Dr. Joshua Moritz unpacks the real and large distinctions between materialist evolution and the emerging science of Platonic Biology, and how Orthodox Theology fits into this.
- Mar 13, 2026
W.W.J.R? The Bible of the First Century and Sola Scriptura
In this episode, Doctors Jenkins and Moritz are joined by Dr. William Tighe as they dive into the question of the state of “the Bible” in the time of our Lord, the menagerie that was ancient Judaism, and why we cannot speak about “by scripture alone” without any reference to the place of the Church. This is the first of a series on this topic.
- Dec 12, 2025
Biological Paradigms
This episode our intrepid PhDs talk about a recent conversation between Johanthan Pageau, Dr. Michael Levin, and Dr. John Vervaeke about the inexplicable patterns found in nature which are crying out for explanations that are other than that of materialism. Link to the convo: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iwOJ9PWcPmo
- Aug 8, 2025
The Secular and the Modern, Round 2
The doctors have returned, picking up where they had left off, discussing the basis of our current manias, the slippery and often inchoate concepts of Secularism and Modernity. Where did they begin, what do they mean, and how do we approach them are some of the topics addressed. This time, they finish the show notes. Items mentioned in this podcast: Scopes Trial: https://tinyurl.com/MoritzScopes100 Menken on Machen: https://tinyurl.com/MenkenonMachen Othodoxy and Education: https://tinyurl.com/OrthEd2025
- Jul 18, 2025
The Secular and the Modern
The doctors are at it again, this time discussing the basis of our current manias, the slippery and often inchoate concepts of Secularism and Modernity. Where did they begin, what do they mean, and how do we approach them are some of the topics addressed. As to be expected, they did not finish the show notes. https://tinyurl.com/Doxamoot2025 https://tinyurl.com/OrthEd2025
- Apr 25, 2025
"When I ponder the Heavens: The Moral Structure of the Cosmos"
Drs. Jenkins and Moritz are back at it, this week looking at the ancient and honored discipline of Astronomy, and how the ancients were so much closer to reality than so many moderns want to admit. Dr. Moritz on Cambrian Explosion: https://tinyurl.com/MoritzCamb Dr. Jenkins on Byzantine Empire: https://tinyurl.com/LuxchristiByzantium
- Mar 21, 2025
The Podcast Without End
Having weathered the Holidays, flu and chest colds, the start of another academic term, and scheduling hurly-burly, our intrepid Professors are back at, this time in an episode that had no fixed agenda (and thus not purpose or end). For Dr. Jenkins Byzantine course see here: https://tinyurl.com/LuxchristiByzantium And Dr. Moritz's article on AI here (https://tinyurl.com/JMoritzAI) and on Lord Kelvin here (https://tinyurl.com/MoritzKelvin)
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