A podcast exploring how Scripture and the Anglican tradition form Christians for faithful living in a disordered age. Hosted by Cooper Nye and the Very Rev. Bryan Hollon, Ph.D.
Site: https://tas.edu/podcast (https://tas.edu/podcast)
Substack: https://bryanhollon.substack.com/ (https://bryanhollon.substack.com/)
Contact: Cooper.Nye@tas.edu (mailto:Cooper.Nye@tas.edu)
Episode 6: Modern psychology and happiness studies promise to tell us what makes for a good life, but they often leave a more basic question unanswered: what is a human being? In this episode of Holy Order, Bryan and Cooper are joined by Dr. Alex Fogleman (https://a.co/d/06iCwUUg) to explore human nature, happiness, meaning, and purpose through the thought of Augustine and Gregory of Nyssa—and to ask what the Christian tradition can teach us about rightly ordered love, true flourishing, and the life we were created for.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to the Podcast and Guest
02:34 Exploring Human Flourishing in Early Christian Theology
05:20 Limitations of Contemporary Happiness Studies
09:03 Can Surveys Discover the Truth?
12:37 Defining the Human
14:13 Insights from Social Science
18:29 Why Augustine and Gregory of Nyssa?
20:53 Gregory of Nyssa's Insights
23:06 Embracing Human Limitations and Divine Love
26:38 Augustine's Insights on Flourishing
30:15 Ordered Love and Human Flourishing
35:46 Nietzsche's Critique and the Cross as Triumph
40:39 The NT's Two Words for Life
42:46 Can We Flourish Without God?
47:34 Applying Patristic Wisdom in Daily Life
52:45 How Hope Transfigures Life
Alex's Book: https://a.co/d/06iCwUUg (https://a.co/d/06iCwUUg)
Bryan's Substack: https://bryanhollon.substack.com/ (https://bryanhollon.substack.com/)
Contact: cooper.nye@tas.edu (mailto:cooper.nye@tas.edu)
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20 Oct 2026
Reformed or Catholic? Why Anglicans Say Both
Episode 5: What does it mean to be both Reformed and catholic? For Anglicans, the two are not opposites but essential parts of the same inheritance. In this episode of Holy Order, Bryan and Cooper explore how the English Reformation sought not to create a new church but to renew it, what Anglicans can learn from both Reformation and Anglo-Catholic traditions, and how the Book of Common Prayer brings the two together.
Chapters
01:17 Introduction and Personal Updates
03:59 Understanding Anglicanism: Catholic and Reformed
06:23 Historical Context of Reformed Theology
09:08 Defining Catholicity in Anglicanism
12:02 Creeds and Canon: Foundations of Faith
14:42 Distinctions from Roman Catholicism
17:12 Diverse Perspectives within Anglicanism
20:20 Soteriology: Doctrine of Salvation
22:36 Appreciating Anglo-Catholicism
25:38 Celebrating Reformation Anglicans
28:13 Finding Unity in Diversity
30:09 Reformed and Catholic Traditions
31:00 The Role of the Book of Common Prayer
35:25 Integrating Gospel and Liturgy
40:28 Practical Advice for Rectors
Substack: https://bryanhollon.substack.com/ (https://bryanhollon.substack.com/)
Contact: cooper.nye@tas.edu (mailto:cooper.nye@tas.edu)
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6 Oct 2026
Who Is Catechizing You?
Episode 4: We are all being catechized. The question is: by whom? In a culture increasingly shaped by screens, algorithms, and competing visions of the good life, Christian formation requires more than simply knowing the right answers. In this episode of Holy Order, Bryan and Cooper explore the ancient ministry of catechesis: what it is, how it differs from discipleship, and why it may be more important than ever.
Chapters
00:00 Secular Catechesis
01:25 Introduction to Catechesis
02:43 Understanding Catechesis
05:24 Discipleship vs. Catechesis
07:48 Components of Catechesis
10:30 The Biblical Narrative
12:02 How Our Culture Catechizes
14:07 (Mal)Formation via Algorithms?
19:02 Perennial Challenges in Catechesis
20:00 The Purpose of Catechesis
23:37 Aquinas and the Assimilation of Knowledge
25:08 The Connection Between Love and Knowledge
30:06 Cultivating Rightly Ordered Love
35:56 Advice for Parents and Leaders in Catechesis
42:12 Influential Figures in Catechesis
44:50 The Broader Trend of Catechesis Across Denominations
46:13 Closing Prayer
Substack: https://bryanhollon.substack.com/ (https://bryanhollon.substack.com/)
Contact: cooper.nye@tas.edu (mailto:cooper.nye@tas.edu)
Musicbed SyncUD: MB01XK6E3EG9WVS
22 Sept 2026
A World Without Values: C.S. Lewis (Part 2)
Episode 3: Bryan and Cooper complete their series on C.S. Lewis's The Abolition of Man, digging into chapters two and three. They unpack Lewis's case against subjectivism and trace what happens when a society rejects the Tao (natural law) altogether. Along the way, Bryan and Cooper connect Lewis's warnings to Genesis 3, the Tower of Babel, and the nature of naming, and explore Lewis's chilling concept of "the conditioners"—a technocratic elite who remake humanity in their own image.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
02:12 Exciting Developments at Trinity
04:05 Exploring 'The Abolition of Man' by C.S. Lewis
07:57 The Role of Education in Shaping Values
11:42 The Hypocrisy of Subjectivism
15:16 The Groundlessness of Subjectivism
21:14 Power Without Value: The Dangers of Abolishing Morality
24:48 The Tower of Babel and Self-Definition
26:11 Power Over People: Technology and Control
29:51 The Impact of Social Media and AI
35:52 The Role of Conditioners in Society
39:06 Priests of Postmodernity?
43:22 Has Man Been Abolished?
44:32 The Antidote to Disorder
48:10 Closing Prayer
For more on the meaning and purpose of the priesthood, read Bryan's reflection on Substack: https://bryanhollon.substack.com/p/holy-orders-for-holy-order (https://bryanhollon.substack.com/p/holy-orders-for-holy-order)
9 Sept 2026
Order, Love, and Reality
Episode 1: Bryan Hollon and Cooper Nye introduce the vision behind the podcast and the question that will shape every conversation that follows: What if the deepest problems of our age are ultimately problems of order?
Drawing on Scripture, St. Augustine, C.S. Lewis, and the Anglican tradition, Bryan explains that our lives are always ordered by what we love most. When our loves become disordered, our families, churches, and culture follow. But when our loves are rightly ordered toward God, we discover the peace, wisdom, and flourishing for which we were created.
9 Sept 2026
A Diagnosis of Disorder: C.S. Lewis (Part 1)
Episode 2: What happens when we stop believing that truth, goodness, and beauty exist outside ourselves? In this episode of Holy Order, Bryan and Cooper begin a two-part series on C.S. Lewis' The Abolition of Man—one of his shortest yet most influential works. Starting with its surprising opening critique of a high school English textbook, they explore how modern education subtly teaches that values are merely personal feelings rather than reflections of reality.
The conversation introduces Lewis's understanding of natural law, the fact-value distinction, and why these ideas remain remarkably relevant more than eighty years later.
27 Aug 2026
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