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Divinely Simple Apologetics
Many contemporary Protestant analytic philosophers of religion deny the doctrine of divine simplicity (DDS). While DDS was historically the predominant Christian view of God’s nature, it has in recent centuries become controversial among Protestant philosophers and theologians. The typical objections to DDS include things such as 1) the doctrine is unintelligible, 2) the doctrine removes…
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James White vs. Dale Tuggy Debate Review
Yesterday evening, James White debate Dale Tuggy on the topic “Is Jesus Yahweh?” at First Lutheran in Houston. White argued on the affirmative while Dale Tuggy, perhaps the most prominent American Unitarian, argued for the negative. While I am by no means an objective observer, in my view White won the day and Tuggy’s case…
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Newman’s Via Media Between James White and Dale Tuggy on the Trinity
All Christians who profess belief in the doctrine of the Trinity believe that the doctrine of the Trinity is found in divine revelation. Where there is disagreement among Christians is the degree to which the doctrine of the Trinity, especially as it was later formalized, is clearly taught in Scripture and the earliest fathers. The…