podcast 104 – Dr. Randal Rauser: Is the Atheist my Neighbor? Part 2
In this final part of our discussion Dr. Rauser and I continue to discuss his interesting new book: Is the Atheist My Neighbor? Rethinking Christian Attitudes toward Atheism.
Search Results for: SCORING THE BURKE – BOWMAN DEBATE
podcast 47 – Dr. Alan Padgett, “Informal Reason and the Idea of a Christian Philosophy”
In this episode we hear the audio of Dr. Padgett’s talk “Informal Reason and the Idea of a Christian Philosophy” of April 25, 2014 at Claremont McKenna College, at the retirement conference in honor of Stephen T. Davis. In this wide-ranging talk, Dr. Padgett discusses human reasoning (with special reference to science), and 20th century debates about the idea of a Christian philosophy. You can… Read More »podcast 47 – Dr. Alan Padgett, “Informal Reason and the Idea of a Christian Philosophy”
podcast 375 – The Trinity, the Deity of Christ, and the Best Craig – Part 1
Not all engagement is good engagement.
podcast 351 – Thoughts on my Dialogue with Craig on the Trinity and the Bible – Part 2
Is the “Granville Sharp Rule” + 2 Peter 1:1 and Titus 2:13 “fatal to unitarianism”?
the evolution of my views on the Trinity – part 5
Thinking about Trinity in grad school, reading Richard Swinburne’s The Christian God.
the LORD says to my lord
At his blog Theology and Justice, Roman effectively dismantles Nabeel Qureshi’s appeal to Psalm 110:1 in his recent debate as showing (or suggesting? hinting?) that Jesus is God, or equal to God, or a member of the Trinity, or that there is plurality of personhood in God… or something trinitarian. I would only add that I don’t think that Mr. Qureshi is being dishonest; I only think… Read More »the LORD says to my lord
podcast 129 – Ehrman and Bird on How Jesus Became God – Part 2
Does chapter one of the earliest gospel (Mark) portray Jesus as the God of Israel, as Yahweh himself? This is part of what Dr. Michael Bird argues in this second half of the debate.
White vs. Navas – Does the New Testament teach “the deity of Christ”?
Ably reviewed by Sean Finnegan. I would add a few philosophical comments: White, like many evangelicals, understands “the deity of Christ” as meaning that Jesus and God are numerically one, that is, numerically identical. He argues that various things the NT asserts about Jesus imply this. (e.g. He is worshiped, called “Lord.”) Conveniently, he ignores the many passages which assert or presuppose a qualitative difference… Read More »White vs. Navas – Does the New Testament teach “the deity of Christ”?
podcast 38 – Dr. Craig Evans on the burial and empty tomb traditions
Dr. Evans brings to bear some fascinating historical and archaeological evidence.
podcast 25 – Pastor Sean Finnegan on “the Holy Spirit” – Part 1
In this episode Pastor Sean Finnegan and I discuss biblical spirit-talk: “the Holy Spirit,” “the Spirit of the LORD,” “God’s spirit,” “the Spirit of Christ,” etc. Sean helpfully distinguishes four types of spirit-talk in the Bible, giving many examples from both testaments. We also discuss traditional catholic arguments for the Holy Spirit being a third divine person in addition to the Father and the Son,… Read More »podcast 25 – Pastor Sean Finnegan on “the Holy Spirit” – Part 1
podcast 1 – Introduction
After a lot of work, and help from many people, I’m ready to launch the trinities podcast. As I start, I have completed all or parts of about eight episodes, with no shortage of ideas for more episodes. I plan to release an episode each Monday, at least until I need a break. I’m not looking back. This first episode is just about me and about… Read More »podcast 1 – Introduction
podcast 128 – Ehrman and Bird on How Jesus Became God – Part 1
In this episode I review the first portion of a recent debate/discussion between Dr. Bart Ehrman and Dr. Michael Bird, held at the at the 2016 Greer-Heard Point Counter Point Forum in February 12-13, 2016 at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
Jesus and “god” – part 2 – equivocation
“Your Butt Is Mine / Gonna Take You Right / Just Show Your Face / In Broad Daylight”
Last time we looked at a famous argument about Jesus. (If you’ve never had a course in logic, or if it’s been a while, you should review the linked definitions there of “valid”, “invalid”, and “sound” before proceeding – this discussion presupposes that you understand their meanings.)
Consider this argument:
1. Michael Jackson is bad.
2. All bad people should be in jail.
3. Therefore, Michael Jackson should be in jail.
This appears to be a valid argument. Is it?Read More »Jesus and “god” – part 2 – equivocation
podcast 262 – The Trinity before Nicea?
Do we find trinitarian theologies in early Christian authors?
podcast 361 – A Lutheran pastor explains Socinianism and biblical unitarianism
Is it the foundational commitment of biblical unitarians that Scripture must be inoffensive to human reason?
podcast 255 – Aaron Shelenberger, from trinitarian to unitarian – Part 2
How could God allow mainstream Christian doctrine to go astray?
Guest Post: Stephen Kershnar on The Mystery of the Trinity
My other blog gig is as the Theist on Objectivist v. Constructivist v. Theist. This blog was begun to post the newspaper columns (in our local paper) in which my collegues Bruce Simon (liberal, aka “Constructivist”) and Steve Kershnar (libertarian, aka “Objectivist”) debated points of politics and morality. When Bruce no longer had the time, I stepped in as the Theist, and debated Steve mostly on moral and religious questions in a series of sort of debate style opinion columns. Steve is a good friend and colleague, and we’ve frequently butted heads on all sorts of things since I was hired at Fredonia in 2000. He’s sharp, well-read, funny, and has a winning personality. To say he’s well-published would be an understatement – see his whopper c.v. He’s written on many questions of justice, public policy, ethics, and philosophy of religion. His work is original, rigorous, and informed by relevant empirical research. In addition his his philosophy PhD (he’s a proud, proud Cornhusker) he holds a law degree from Penn. In his inimitable trouble-making style, he decided to write a column on the Trinity leading up to Christmas, which we’re please to cross-post from here. – Dale
THE MYSTERY OF THE TRINITY
The Objectivist [Steve Kershnar]
Dunkirk-Fredonia Observer
December 21, 2008
The Christian doctrine of the Trinity is interesting. It holds that God exists as three persons:Read More »Guest Post: Stephen Kershnar on The Mystery of the Trinity