The Lord of Spirits
Religion & Spirituality Podcasts
The Seen and Unseen World in Orthodox Christian Tradition
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United States
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The Seen and Unseen World in Orthodox Christian Tradition
Language:
English
Episodes
Pantheon and Pandemonium XIX: Asynchronous Q&A Feb 2026
3/3/2026
The voicemail is full. Doom. Doom. Doom. The system is down. Join the Podfathers for a pre-recorded SpeakPipepalooza.
Duration:02:21:53
East End Boys, West End Girls
2/17/2026
Why is the Western theology of salvation, both Catholic and Protestant, different from Orthodoxy? Where did the Latin "treasury of merit" come from? Did Martin Luther fix it? Join the Podfathers for a direct look at a core theological difference with Orthodoxy.
Duration:03:25:38
Stole Something? Kill a Goat!
1/27/2026
Old Testament sacrifices were offered for sins, but was it only accidental ones? What happens if you sin on purpose? Does Jesus' sacrifice change all this? And why repent if Jesus paid it all? Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew explore the relationship between sin and sacrifice.
Duration:03:02:08
Bring Out Your Dead
1/13/2026
What do you do with a dead human body? The ancient world had strong opinions about this, and they showed up not only in their cemeteries and funerary rites but also in the myths central to their religious practice.
Duration:02:50:48
Yesterday, Today & Forever
12/30/2025
Icons of God in the Old Testament depict Jesus. The Hymn of Kassiani includes "I will kiss Thy feet whose tread, when it fell on the ears of Eve in Paradise..." How can this be? Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew discuss the eternality of the incarnation of Christ.
Duration:02:08:19
When the Morning Stars Sang
12/16/2025
Mankind has looked to the heavens with fascination since pre-history, always charting the stars and sometimes worshiping them. But what is the Biblical witness? And is there such a thing as a Christian Zodiac? Join Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew for a look at astrology.
Duration:02:41:04
Magical Mystery Tour
12/2/2025
Christianity has been called a “mystery” religion. There are some who say that it is simply one of many mystery cults that existed in the ancient Greco-Roman world, such as the Eleusinian, Dionysian, Orphic or Samothracian mysteries. So what were their mysteries really like?
Duration:03:16:08
No, Virginia, Christmas Isn’t About Mithras
11/18/2025
In 1954, deep under the streets of London, a mysterious 3rd c. temple was unearthed, but it was not as hoped a Christian church. It was a Mithraeum, a place of bloody secret rituals practiced by Roman soldiers. Who is their god Mithras? And is he the real Jesus?
Duration:02:57:39
Pananthropon & Pandemonium II: Live, In-Person Q&A
10/28/2025
In this live-recorded, in-person Q&A session, Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew respond to questions and comments from the attendees at the Lord of Spirits Conference, hosted Oct. 2-5 at the Antiochian Village in Ligonier, Pennsylvania.
Duration:01:49:45
The Other Messiah in the Bible
10/14/2025
Some say that the Persians had their own Messiah, and some even say that this is where Israel got the idea. Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, once ruled much of the ancient world. But was he God's anointed?
Duration:02:17:13
Ye Wrote an Opera?
9/30/2025
Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian empire, most powerful man in the world, was brought low by divine madness. Who was this king who lived in the shadow of Etemenanki, whose visions were revealed by a prophet, and whose apex in pop culture is as a wealthy zucchini?
Duration:02:50:52
Soon the Water Will Come
9/16/2025
The ancients told tales of the inundation of the world with water -- the Great Flood. How do these stories compare with the story told in Genesis, and what does this event mean for the Christian?
Duration:03:11:49
Pantheon and Pandemonium XVIII Live Q&A August 2025
8/29/2025
It's time to call in with all your weirdest, nuttiest, and most mind-bending questions, from giants to the gyrations of James T. Kirk.
Duration:03:16:22
Pantheon and Pandemonium XVII Asynchronous Q&A August 2025
8/19/2025
The audio mailbag is starting to fill up again, so it's time to take out the garbage. Wait, that didn't come out right.
Duration:02:47:24
Storytime with Fr. Stephen
7/25/2025
Fr. Stephen reads tales from the ancient world calculated to drive you mad.
Duration:00:48:20
Apostolic Succession
7/15/2025
The Apostles are given authority by Christ to preach, to bind and loose, to exorcise, to baptize, and so on. Did that authority die with them? What is the nature of the authority of a bishop?
Duration:02:47:02
Mosaic Succession
7/1/2025
Christ said that the scribes and Pharisees sat on the seat of Moses (Matthew 23:2). Is this a metaphor or a defined position of authority? Did Moses pass on his authority in succession, and is it the same as his own?
Duration:02:25:51
Pantheon and Pandemonium XVI: Asynchronous Q&A June 2025
6/13/2025
The Podfathers open their audio mailbag and turn it upside down to see what shakes out: How many will be saved? What's the deal with saints associated with certain themes? Is dancing wrong? And lots more!
Duration:02:09:06
Hasmonean? Nah, I’m Broke
5/23/2025
Were there really 400 silent years between Malachi and Matthew? Is there a sudden disjunction starting with the New Testament? In this final episode of the History of Israel series, Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew look at the Second Temple Jewish period.
Kingdoms of Israel: Reckoning
5/9/2025
Continuing their series on the Biblical history of Israel, Fr. Stephen and Fr. Andrew chart the progress from after the Exodus up to the Second Temple Period. (Get excited about giants.)