Patristic Nectar
Eastern Orthodox patristic theology and preaching
About the Channel
Patristic Nectar Films is the media production arm of St. Moses the Black Orthodox Christian Church in Riverside, California, a parish of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. The channel is hosted by Fr. Josiah Trenham, the parish priest, who has degrees from Westminster Theological Seminary and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and converted from Reformed Protestantism to Eastern Orthodoxy. His background gives his teaching a comparative dimension: he often engages Protestant theology while presenting Orthodox alternatives.
Trenham's sermons and lectures draw consistently on the Church Fathers, hence the channel's name. Topics include the nature of faith and the Creed, spiritual warfare, humility and greatness, heresy and its discernment, marriage and family, and the sacraments. His style is direct and theologically substantial, with patristic quotations woven throughout. The channel's scriptural emphasis falls on the New Testament, particularly the Gospels, Hebrews, Ephesians, and Revelation.
Theological Position and Audience
The channel represents a distinctly Eastern Orthodox voice, critical of what Trenham regards as Protestant theological innovations while remaining irenic enough to engage ecumenical questions seriously. His convert background makes him a useful guide for those approaching Orthodoxy from a Protestant starting point. With 89 videos, the archive is substantive and covers both practical Christian living and dogmatic theology. Listeners from outside Orthodoxy will encounter positions that differ significantly from evangelical or Catholic norms, but will also find an articulate and learned presentation of the Eastern Christian tradition.
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