Notes from the Undercroft

Notes from the Undercroft

Teaching, Preaching, and other recordings from the Rev'd K. Nicholas Forti, priest and pastor at the Fork Church of St Martin's Parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia.

Episodes

November 6, 2021 26 mins

What Does the Episcopal Church Teach?
—Christian Doctrine in the Anglican Tradition

Discussion 1: Doctrine, Dogma, & Adiaphora

In this first discussion, we clarify our terms—namely, doctrine, dogma, and adiaphora. This is the first of three preliminary discussions before we turn our attention to the actual Doctrines of the Episcopal Church. 

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Being Christian in a Secular Age: A Pilgrimage
Session 5—A New Kind of Secular: Glimpses of Transcendence

Over the span of five episodes, I'm joined by the Rev'd Justin McIntosh, Rector of St Paul's Episcopal Church in Ivy, Virginia to discuss Being a Christian in a Secular Age. In this fifth discussion, we put the theological movement known as Radical Orthodoxy in conversation with the understanding of our Secul...

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Being Christian in a Secular Age: A Pilgrimage
Session 4—Dispelling Disenchantment

What is Disenchantment? And in our Secular Age, are we, in fact, Disenchanted, or are we simply enchanted by the story of Disenchantment?

 Over the span of five videos, I'm joined by the Rev'd Justin McIntosh, Rector of St Paul's Episcopal Church in Ivy, Virginia to discuss Being a Christian in a Secular Age. In this fourth ...

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Being Christian in a Secular Age: A Pilgrimage
Session 3: Out-narrating the Secular Stories

Can we tell a better story than the secularization narrative?

Over the span of five discussions, I'm joined by the Rev'd Justin McIntosh, Rector of St Paul's Episcopal Church in Ivy, Virginia to discuss Being a Christian in a Secular Age. In this third episode, we turn a critical eye toward the Master Narratives tha...

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Being Christian in a Secular Age: A Pilgrimage
Discussion 2—Stories of the Secular

What is the story we all tell ourselves about how we got to this Secular Age? And is it true?

Over the span of five episodes, I'm joined by the Rev'd Justin McIntosh, Rector of St Paul's Episcopal Church in Ivy, Virginia to discuss Being a Christian in a Secular Age. In this second episodes, we trace the Master Narratives ...

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Being Christian in a Secular Age: A Pilgrimage
Discussion 1—Mapping the Secular

If we drew a map of our modern Secular Age, what would look like? What would it include? What would e the center? What would be left off?

Over the span of five episodes, I'm joined by the Rev'd Justin McIntosh, Rector of St Paul's Episcopal Church in Ivy, Virginia to discuss Being a Christian in a Secular Age. In this first e...

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Join Father Nik from the Fork Church of St Martin's Parish in Doswell, VA and Father Charles from St Michael and All Angels' Episcopal Church in Columbia, SC for our 2021 Lenten Study: "Is Death the End?—The Resurrection of the Dead & the Life of the World to Come." Discussion 5: Baptismal Participation in the Resurrection
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Join Father Nik from the Fork Church of St Martin's Parish in Doswell, VA and Father Charles from St Michael and All Angels' Episcopal Church in Columbia, SC for our 2021 Lenten Study: "Is Death the End?—The Resurrection of the Dead & the Life of the World to Come." Discussion 4: The Life of the World to Come
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Join Father Nik from the Fork Church of St Martin's Parish in Doswell, VA and Father Charles from St Michael and All Angels' Episcopal Church in Columbia, SC for our 2021 Lenten Study: "Is Death the End?—The Resurrection of the Dead & the Life of the World to Come." Discussion 3: The Four Last Things
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Join Father Nik from the Fork Church of St Martin's Parish in Doswell, VA and Father Charles from St Michael and All Angels' Episcopal Church in Columbia, SC for our 2021 Lenten Study: "Is Death the End?—The Resurrection of the Dead & the Life of the World to Come."

Discussion 2: Jesus' Resurrection & the General Resurrection, or: Take It From the Guy Who Actually Came Back
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Join Father Nik from the Fork Church of St Martin's Parish in Doswell, VA and Father Charles from St Michael and All Angels' Episcopal Church in Columbia, SC for our 2021 Lenten Study: "Is Death the End?—The Resurrection of the Dead & the Life of the World to Come."

Discussion 1: Popular Opinions and Other Bad Ideas
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An Invitation to join Father Nik from the Fork Church of St Martin's Parish in Doswell, VA and Father Charles from St Michael and All Angels' Episcopal Church in Columbia, SC for our 2021 Lenten Study: "Is Death the End?—The Resurrection of the Dead & the Life of the World to Come."
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How Did We Get the New Testament?—Part 15: "Hearing the Living Voice of the Word of God" with Father Nik Forti & The Rev'd Dr Ross Wright for The Fork Church of St Martin's Parish Adult Christian Education
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How Did We Get the New Testament?—Part 14: "The Formation of the Canon" with Father Nik Forti & The Rev'd Dr Ross Wright for The Fork Church of St Martin's Parish Adult Christian Education
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How Did We Get the New Testament? Part 13: "Writings of the Apostolic Fathers: Epistle of Barnabas, Shepherd of Hermas, First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians, & the Epistles of Ignatius of Antioch" with Father Nik Forti & The Rev'd Dr Ross Wright for The Fork Church of St Martin's Parish Adult Christian Education
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How Did We Get the New Testament? Part 12: "The Book of Hebrews & the Revelation of John" with Father Nik Forti & The Rev'd Dr Ross Wright for The Fork Church of St Martin's Parish Adult Christian Education
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How Did We Get the New Testament? Part 11: "The Gospel of Thomas" with Father Nik Forti & The Rev'd Dr Ross Wright for The Fork Church of St Martin's Parish Adult Christian Education
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How Did We Get the New Testament? Part 10: "The Gospel according to John & the Johannine Epistles" with Father Nik Forti & The Rev'd Dr Ross Wright for The Fork Church of St Martin's Parish Adult Christian Education
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How Did We Get the New Testament? Part 9: "The Gospel according to Luke & the Book of Acts" with Father Nik Forti & The Rev'd Dr Ross Wright for The Fork Church of St Martin's Parish Adult Christian Education
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How Did We Get the New Testament? Part 8: "The Gospel according to Matthew" with Father Nik Forti & The Rev'd Dr Ross Wright for The Fork Church of St Martin's Parish Adult Christian Education
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