Mysterion
Mysterion
Two friends. Two pastors. Two theologians explore the greatest questions of life and the mystery of God. In each episode, Dr. Wes Arblaster and Dr. Ethan Smith probe a question of spiritual life in conversation with Scripture and figures from the first 1000 years of the church. In the process they discover that the God Christians worship is more mysterious and compelling than we ever imagined.
- 52 minutes 18 secondsIgnatius: My Love is Crucified
Wes and Ethan explore the famous line of Ignatius's and discuss the relationship between worldly desire and the love of God.
1 November 2021, 9:00 am - 27 minutes 39 secondsPsalms and Commandments: The Unity of Scripture
Ethan reflects on the practical and spiritual use of the Psalms and divine commandments in spiritual life. He ends with a brief theological exposition on the unity of Scripture.
18 October 2021, 9:00 am - 39 minutes 20 secondsIgnatius of Antioch on the Sound of Silence
Wes explores the relationship between sound and silence in the spiritual theology of Ignatius of Antioch.
11 October 2021, 9:00 am - 45 minutes 52 secondsLove in a Time of Apocalypse
Wes and Ethan explore Ignatius's teaching on silence and stillness in the face of death and the end of the world. Ignatius points us to Christ's silence as manifest in the Gospels and urges us to be temples of this silence so that we might be capable of love.
4 October 2021, 9:00 am - 53 minutes 26 secondsIgnatius of Antioch Beyond the Authority of Death
Ethan and Wes discuss Ignatius of Antioch as a living exposition of the teachings of Paul the Apostle. That is to say, Ignatius writes as one living beyond the fear of death. This he accomplishes through actively taking up his cross in his journey to martyrdom.
27 September 2021, 9:00 am - 36 minutes 57 secondsSt. Ignatius of Antioch: An Introduction
Wes and Ethan introduce the new season and St. Ignatius of Antioch. They discuss how Ignatius can provide a hopeful posture towards our own mortality.
20 September 2021, 9:00 am - 49 minutes 32 secondsWhen You Don't Love God
Wes and Ethan end the season by exploring what Origen has to say about the love of Christ and our struggle with it.
24 May 2021, 9:00 am - 48 minutes 5 secondsThe Fragrance of Holiness
Wes and Ethan explore Origen's account the fragrance of the Holy Spirit in the Song of Songs.
17 May 2021, 9:00 am - 46 minutes 42 secondsThe Experience of Spiritual Reading
Wes and Ethan examine Origen's reading of the first verses of the Song of Songs as a guide to spiritual reading.
10 May 2021, 9:00 am - 30 minutes 21 secondsSinging the Songs of Scripture with Origen
Wes explores Origen's treatment of the 7 songs of Scripture as marking our spiritual journey toward God.
3 May 2021, 9:00 am - 51 minutes 39 secondsOrigen reads Solomon's Sex Poetry
Origen shows how the Song of Songs is not simply bizarre erotic poetry, but central to revealing the relationship between Christ and the soul and church.
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