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podcast 187 – Dr. Paul W. Newman’s Spirit Christology – Part 1

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Canadian theologian Dr. Paul W. Newman views God’s spirit as active at all times and places, even outside the realms of Judaism and Christianity. Studying the Bible in conversation with many recent biblical scholars, he came to view the idea of spirit as the key to understanding Jesus. The result is his book A Spirit Christology: Recovering the Biblical Paradigm of Christian Faith (1st ed. 1987, 2nd. ed. 2014).

In this first part of our conversation our topics include:

  • his concern for the true humanity of Jesus
  • reactions to the book
  • traditional approaches to atonement and how these relate to traditional catholic approaches to christology
  • God’s activity outside the Christian sphere
  • the uniqueness of Jesus
  • why he does not accept a theory of religious pluralism
  • the idea of “inclusivism” about salvation
  • Jesus’s teachings about repentance and forgiveness

Thanks to Dr. Newman for a stimulating conversation and a very interesting book!

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1 thought on “podcast 187 – Dr. Paul W. Newman’s Spirit Christology – Part 1”

  1. Jeff Grant

    An excellent interview. I kept thinking of the Hebrew Scriptures’ terminology of God as “The Holy Spirit”. I will get the book online and read it, particularly as I’m concerned for people I know who have recently joined the Bahai faith. Dr Tuggy, how do you think this view of universalism compares to the idea (I have recently learned about) of The Wider Hope?

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