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Summary What is the logical problem of the Trinity? Does divine simplicity create an additional problem for Trinitarianism? Some have argued that far from creating an extra problem, divine simplicity is actually entailed by...
Summary What are the historical and theological bases for the doctrine of divine simplicity? How do Trinitarian affirmations relate to divine simplicity? What are the highlights of Aquinas’ presentation of the doctrine of divine...
Summary What are divine ideas? How should we understand Aquinas’ talk of the multiplicity of divine ideas? How does that jive with the doctrine of divine simplicity? What would Aquinas think of an Augustinian-style...
Summary What did Aquinas teach about natural theology? Have some evangelical Christians misunderstood this? Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God? What does Aquinas have to say that could help with that question?...
Summary Does the doctrine of divine simplicity entail modal collapse? How can the classical theists respond to such modal collapse objections? Why is the original problem an objection for virtually all theists and not...
Dr. Tim Pawl explains and defends the coherence of adding five claims about the Incarnation to what he calls Conciliar Christology.
Summary According to classical theists, God lacks passions. That means he is *not* passionately in love with us. Why would one hold to such a position? How does one get around the passion-soaked language...
Summary Are there any arguments for divine simplicity that don’t depend on Aristotelian or neo-platonic metaphysical principles? Chance Juliano answers in the affirmative. In this episode, he walks us through the argument in his...
Summary What is logic? How does one engage in philosophical questioning? How do questions of physics relate to metaphysics? How should we understand causality in light of Hume’s objections? How should we understand the...
Summary What is ‘faith’ in the Christian tradition? Is it irrational? How can it be rational if it goes beyond reason? What’s the difference between faith in Christ and faith in the Church? What...
