{"id":36133,"date":"2015-08-31T09:43:08","date_gmt":"2015-08-31T13:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/?p=36133"},"modified":"2016-03-22T20:03:18","modified_gmt":"2016-03-23T00:03:18","slug":"podcast-102-dr-brian-leftow-on-perfect-being-theology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-102-dr-brian-leftow-on-perfect-being-theology\/","title":{"rendered":"podcast 102 &#8211; Dr. Brian Leftow on perfect being theology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8622\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-36133-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities102.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities102.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities102.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities102.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=36133-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/trinities\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/podcast\/trinities102.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"trinities102.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7FuUF9DZM3zhtN41n6RJ6l\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/trinities.org\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-36135\" src=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/100-perfect.jpg\" alt=\"100-perfect\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/100-perfect.jpg 350w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/100-perfect-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/100-perfect-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/100-perfect-90x90.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If we accept <strong>that God is the greatest being there could possibly be<\/strong>, this will guide our theorizing about God. As Dr. Leftow explains, the method can be uncertain and hazardous. Still, it seems an indispensable tool in Christian thinking about God.<\/p>\n<p>(Think about the alternatives: supposing that there could be a being who is greater than God, or remaining agnostic about whether or not there could be a being greater than God.)<\/p>\n<p>In this episode, <strong>Dr. Leftow explains and illustrates<\/strong> this method of theologizing. The topics include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Where does this method come from?<\/strong> Is it found in the Bible?<\/li>\n<li>Is God <strong>timeless<\/strong>, or does he exist at all times?<\/li>\n<li>Is God both <strong>male and female<\/strong>? Or is God neither?<\/li>\n<li>How can God be <strong>both omnipotent and perfectly good<\/strong>? Aren&#8217;t these &#8220;perfections&#8221; contrary to one another?<\/li>\n<li>Must God always do the best?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Can we argue that if God is perfect, he must be tri-personal<\/strong>, or at least multi-personal? Can we argue for the Trinity from divine love, and\/or the idea that a &#8220;unipersonal&#8221; god would be lonely?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can also <strong>listen t<\/strong><strong>o this episode on<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a title=\"trinities podcast @ stitcher\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/s?fid=54067&amp;refid=stpr\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong><a title=\"trinities @ itunes\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/id690304581?mt=2&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11l5XS\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a>\u00a0(please subscribe, rate, and review<\/strong>\u00a0us in either or both \u2013 <strong><a title=\"how to rate us at iTunes and Stitcher\" href=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/review\/\" target=\"_blank\">directions here<\/a><\/strong>). It is also available on\u00a0<a title=\"trinities podcast youtube playlist\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLMCt15e8gG-g7t7wo9MCq9KSDSsvGNcsm\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> (scroll down \u2013 you can\u00a0<a title=\"youtube subscription link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/khanpadawan?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe here<\/a>). If you would like to\u00a0<strong>upload audio feedback<\/strong> for possible inclusion in a future episode of this podcast,\u00a0<a title=\"upload audio feedback for the trinities podcast here\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mediafire.com\/filedrop\/filedrop_hosted.php?drop=96df5ea43b9b7c6582cb95b8c5a7259d7cd8109e0cd009d4a5ecd099cc7e64fb\" target=\"_blank\">put the audio file here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can <strong>support the trinities podcast by ordering anything through Amazon.com<\/strong> after clicking through one of our links. We get a small % of your purchase, even though your price is not increased. (If you see \u201ctrinities\u201d in you\u00a0url while at Amazon, then we\u2019ll get it.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links for this episode<\/strong>: <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-36137\" src=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shiva-parvati.jpg\" alt=\"Idol of Shiva-Parvati - male on the left, female on the right\" width=\"282\" height=\"627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shiva-parvati.jpg 427w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shiva-parvati-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shiva-parvati-420x934.jpg 420w, https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/shiva-parvati-90x200.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk\/members\/philosophy_panel\/brian_leftow\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Leftow\u2019s home page<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dr. Leftow\u2019s books<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/trinities-20\/detail\/0801475228\" target=\"_blank\">Time and Eternity<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/trinities-20\/detail\/019873896X\" target=\"_blank\">God and Necessity<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>In this video for Closer to Truth, Dr. Leftow <a href=\"http:\/\/www.closertotruth.com\/series\/mystery-the-trinity\" target=\"_blank\">explains <strong>his understanding of the Trinity<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/entries\/trinity\/index.html#DivLifStr\" target=\"_blank\">Dale&#8217;s attempt to summarize Dr. Leftow&#8217;s Trinity theory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-57-richard-swinburne-on-the-trinity\/\" target=\"_blank\">podcast 57 \u2013 <strong>Richard Swinburne on the Trinity<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/podcast-58-we-cant-prove-the-trinity-by-reason-alone\/\" target=\"_blank\">podcast 58 \u2013 We can\u2019t prove the Trinity by reason alone<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Tuggy, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/trinities.org\/dale\/SinglePerfect.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">On the Possibility of a Single Perfect Person<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/entries\/trinity\/judaic-islamic-trinity.html\" target=\"_blank\">Judaic and Islamic Objections to the Trinity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/plato.stanford.edu\/entries\/aquinas\/\" target=\"_blank\">St. Thomas Aquinas<\/a> @ <em>The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy<\/em><\/li>\n<li>This week&#8217;s thinking music is &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/Kai_Engel\/The_Scope\/Kai_Engel_-_The_Scope_-_06_Wake_Up\" target=\"_blank\">Wake Up<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/Kai_Engel\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kai Engel<\/a>. <object width=\"300\" height=\"50\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/swf\/trackplayer.swf\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"track=http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/services\/playlists\/embed\/track\/122328.xml\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"sameDomain\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/swf\/trackplayer.swf\" width=\"300\" height=\"50\" flashvars=\"track=http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/services\/playlists\/embed\/track\/122328.xml\" allowscriptaccess=\"sameDomain\" \/><\/object><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If we accept that God is the greatest being there could possibly be, this will guide our theorizing about God. 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