Reply to a scoffing “monarchical trinitarian”
A blogger mocks the UCA as “the Unitarian Confusion Alliance.” But on what basis?
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As easy answer to: What is “the” Trinity doctrine?
“The Trinity doctrine, at least for orthodox Christians, is found in the seven ecumenical councils.”
“trinitarians,” trinitarians, and me
In the New Testament “God” is nearly always the Father. But what follows from that, exactly?
10 steps towards getting less confused about the Trinity – #6 get a date – part 2
In thinking about the Trinity, 380 and 381 are perhaps the most important dates to remember.
Is God a Self? – Part 7 – Swinburne
Richard Swinburne is one of the greatest living Christian philosophers, who has made immense contributions to philosophy of religion and philosophical theology. It is only idolatry of the past that prevents people from seeing him as great a Christian intellectual as Origen, Augustine, Aquinas, or Leibniz. In my view, he’s plainly a better, clearer, more well-rounded philosopher than any of them. “A prophet is honored… Read More »Is God a Self? – Part 7 – Swinburne
response to Hays’s “review” of What is the Trinity?
Rebutting a slanderous and careless “review” by a blogger.
podcast 170 – Athanasius’s On the Nicene Council – Part 2
In this episode we hear the rest (chapters 4-7) of On the Nicene Council (aka Defence of the Nicene Definition, De Decretis) by Athanasius of Alexandria.
Kimel’s review of What is the Trinity – Part 1
Synopsis: I’m not Eastern Orthodox, so am incompetent to discuss the Trinity, and I’m somehow missing the whole point.
“Identifying Jesus as Yahweh” as heresy
McLatchie’s mistake about historical, mainstream Christian theologies.
podcast 149 – Dr. Larry Hurtado’s Destroyer of the gods – Part 1
Why did Roman rulers and polemicists find early Christianity so alarming, rather than just another religion?
podcast 114 – the recycled creed (342-359)
This “Fourth Creed” was offered as a non-controversial, “big tent,” ecumenical summary of faith. And surprisingly, given its initial reception, its language ended up being re-used several times after, as catholics struggled to replace the language of Nicea with something more widely acceptable.
podcast 87 – Kermit Zarley on the deity and preexistence of Jesus
In this second conversation, Mr. Kermit Zarley and I discuss a number of themes from his book The Restitution of Jesus Christ, including
the evangelical tradition of saying that “Jesus is God” or “Jesus is divine,” the biblical phrases “Son of God” and “the Son of God,” the texts commonly read as teaching that Jesus existed before his conception in Mary.
Bird on Justin Martyr on the Logos
For Justin, is Jesus “distinct in number, but not in substance” from the Father?
the evolution of my views on the Trinity – part 8
This time, another great Christian thinker, who I discovered some time around 1998.
the evolution of my views on the Trinity – part 7
Dallas Willard’s The Divine Conspiracy – its effect on my thinking.
Word and Spirit: the “Everlasting Arms” of God
This is a guest post by Mr. Mario Stratta, a frequent commenter on this blog. He works in electronic engineering in Italy, and blogs on theological topics as “Miguel de Servet” at beliefnet. – Dale In the OT we find an obscure reference to the “eternal arms” of God: “The everlasting God is a refuge, and underneath [you] are [his] eternal arms …” (Deut 33:27)… Read More »Word and Spirit: the “Everlasting Arms” of God
podcast 320 – Thoughts on my debate with Rogers about Mark – Part 2 – interpretive fails
Adventures in theologically-motivated misinterpretation.
Pawl’s Promise
“I will host a bonfire at which I and any of you who feel inclined can come and burn our copies of this book.”
podcast 313 – Weighing Channing Unitarianism
Which parts of Channing’s thought do and don’t hold up today?