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This episode is a short interview of Dale Tuggy by Tyler Hummel for his podcast The AntiSocial Network. He asked questions which a lot of people have about unitarian Christianity, such as:
- What is unitarian Christianity?
- How does unitarian Christianity differ from the UU (Unitarian Universalism) religion?
- What is the Unitarian Christian Alliance?
- What are the core theses of any unitarian Christian theology?
- Why do some think that “unitarian Christian” is an oxymoron?
- How does unitarian Christianity relate to the Protestant Reformation?
- How far back does trinitarianism go back in the history of Christian theologies?
- What sort of people to unitarian Christians tend to be?
- Is “the doctrine of the Trinity” so popular now because it (or at least “the deity of Christ”) is taught in the Gospel according to John?
- What is “the canon within the canon” when it comes to traditional theologies?
- How can one say that Christ isn’t divine given that he’s risen from the dead, ascended to heaven, and has since appeared to or visited various people?
- Doesn’t the worship of Jesus we see in the New Testament presuppose that Jesus is God?
- Doesn’t the reaction of some of Jesus’ contemporaries show that he was claiming to be divine?
- Why is unitarian Christianity currently such a small minority view among Christians?
- Why were there a lot of unitarian Christians in early America (late 1700s – mid 1800s)?
- Why did 19th c. American Congretationalist unitarianism practically die out?
For more on the historical development of mainstream Christian views about God, his Son, and his spirit, see these two episodes with Bill Schlegel.
For more on the historical transition for the one God as the Father to the one God as the Trinity, see this interview of me by Carlos Xavier or the linked published paper.
For more on the odd situation of “the doctrine of the Trinity” in Christianity today, check out this presentation “The Six Stages of Trinitarian Commitment.”
For more on the Trinity and the Bible, here’s an interview by apologist and Philosopher-Theologian Dr. Randal Rauser.
Links for this episode:
The AntiSocial Network podcast
Church of God General Conference
Unitarian Christian Alliance (FAQ)
podcast 281 – Introducing the Unitarian Christian Alliance
podcast 168 – The Death of Unitarian Congregationalism
podcast 167 – Lamson’s History of The Unitarian Congregationalists
Restitutio 439 The Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement (Eric Miller)
podcast 309 – Channing’s “Unitarian Christianity” – Part 2
podcast 308 – Channing’s “Unitarian Christianity” – Part 1
podcast 76 – Justin Martyr’s Dialogue with Trypho – Part 3
podcast 75 – Justin Martyr’s Dialogue with Trypho – Part 2
podcast 74 – Justin Martyr’s Dialogue with Trypho – Part 1
podcast 11 – Tertullian the unitarian
podcast 270 – Origen’s “one God”
Clarifying Catholic Christologies
podcast 335 – Pastor Jeff Deuble’s Christ Before Creeds
podcast 334 – “Who do you say I am?”
A letter from the Lord Jesus: About God and Me
podcast 248 – How Trinity theories conflict with the Bible
How Trinity theories conflict with the New Testament
podcast 70 – The one God and his Son according to John
The Biblical Unitarian Podcast 204: An Introduction to the Theme of Misunderstanding in the Gospel of John
podcast 235 – The Case Against Preexistence
podcast 227 – Who Should Christians Worship?
Bock and Loke on Jesus’s “blasphemy” in Mark 14 – Part 1
podcast 260 – How to Argue that the Bible is Trinitarian
podcast 225 – Biblical Words for God and for his Son Part 2 – Old “Lord” vs. New “Lord”
podcast 224 – Biblical Words for God and for his Son Part 1 – God and “God” in the Bible
podcast 164 – On Counting Gods
This week’s thinking music is “Into the J” by Admiral Bob.
