Why I Became Orthodox (Part 2) | Discovering the Church Fathers

Part 2 of Nathan Jacobs’ journey into Eastern Orthodoxy. After years of studying philosophy and theology, Nathan began reading the Eastern Church Fathers for the first time. What he discovered completely transformed his understanding of Christianity, leading him to explore the Orthodox Church and ultimately embrace the faith. In this episode, Nathan continues his personal story, explaining how the writings of St. Athanasius, the Cappadocian Fathers, and the broader Orthodox tradition reshaped his understanding of God, salvation, deification, and the Christian life. ====================================== Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:18 Encountering the Eastern Church Fathers 04:20 A Different Vision of God 08:20 A Christianity Unlike Anything I’d Known 09:21 Discovering the Theology of the Fathers 14:42 Deification and the Divine Energies 18:09 Eastern and Western Christianity Compared 23:28 Tracing the Orthodox Tradition 25:21 My First Visit to an Orthodox Church 26:18 The Beauty of Divine Liturgy 30:08 Wrestling with My Final Questions 31:04 Entering the Orthodox Church 32:12 The East and West Series ====================================== Do you like this content? Join Jacobs Premium to get exclusive access to essays, lecture series, monthly Q&A Zoom calls, and our book club. Use code: LEWIS to get a discount: https://www.thenathanjacobspodcast.com/ Support the East West Series: http://theeastwestseries.com/ ====================================== Relevant Links: Part 1:    • From Heretic to Orthodox: Everything I Tho...   Essence-Energies Episode:    • The Essential Doctrine the West Lost: On D...   All links: The Theological Letters (Substack): https://nathanajacobs.substack.com/ Instagram:   / thenathanjacobspodcast   X: https://x.com/NathanJacobsPod Facebook:   / nathanandrewjacobs   Academia: https://vanderbilt.academia.edu/Natha... Listen and please review the podcast elsewhere: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0hSskUt... Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...