podcast 125 – Dr. Robert M. Bowman’s “What about This View?”

“A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool. ” (Proverbs 17:10) In this episode I respond to the interesting article “What about This View? How to Defend an Anti-Trinitarian Theology,” by evangelical apologist Dr. Robert M. Bowman Jr. I start by presenting this piece completely and without interruption, and then reply to it bit by bit. I first distinguish between the terms “anti-trinitarian,” “non-trinitarian,” and “unitarian.” Then I urge that his six propositions – ones which evangelical apologists often use as a summary of “the” Trinity doctrine – in fact do not express any one doctrine, but rather provide some language which any specific Trinity theory must provide an interpretation for. To wit, There is one God (i.e., one proper object of religious devotion). This one God is a single divine being, called Jehovah or Yahweh in the Old Testament (the LORD). The Father of our Lord Jesus Christ is God, the LORD. The Son, Jesus Christ, is God, the LORD. The Holy Spirit is God, the LORD. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are each someone distinct from the other two. As to his remaining points, I agree with three of the four, and I urge my fellow unitarian Christians should take a lot of Dr. Bowman’s advice. As to one of them, though, I urge that it can’t be an objection to non-trinitarian Christian theologies unless it would also provide a difficulty for just about any Protestant theology, or even for Jesus as a theologian within first-century Judaism. Let us know what you think in the comments below, in our Facebook group,  upload audio feedback for possible inclusion in a future episode of this podcast, putting the audio file here. You can also listen to this episode on Stitcher or iTunes (please subscribe, rate, and review us in either or both – directions here). It is also available on YouTube (you can subscribe here). You can support the trinities podcast by ordering anything through Amazon.com after clicking through one of our links. We get a small % of your purchase, even though your price is not increased. (If you see “trinities” in you url while at Amazon, then we’ll get it.) Links for this episode: “What about This View? How to Defend an Anti-Trinitarian Theology,” “The Biblical Basis of the Doctrine of the Trinity“ Dr. Bowman’s Trinity FAQ All irr.org pieces on the Trinity Dr. Bowman’s other articles at irr.org podcast 107 – Dr. Robert M. Bowman Jr. on triadic New Testament passages – part 1 podcast 108 – Dr. Robert M. Bowman Jr. on triadic New Testament passages – part 2 Defining the concept of a trinitarian Defining the concept of a Christian unitarian the evolution of my views on the Trinity How Trinity theories conflict with the New Testament three-self trinitarians podcast 27 – Interview with Dr. William Hasker about his Metaphysics and the Tripersonal God – Part 1 podcast 28 – Interview with Dr. William Hasker about his Metaphysics and the Tripersonal God – Part 2 podcast 57 – Professor Richard Swinburne on the Trinity podcast 77 – Mr. Chad McIntosh on the Trinity one-self trinitarians Mysterians at work in Dallas Feser’s Negative Mysterian Defense of the Trinity “On Positive Mysterianism“ relative-identity trinitarianism podcast episode 68 – Dr. Harriet Baber on Relative Identity and the Trinity “Constitution Trinitarianism: An Appraisal“ 10 steps towards getting less confused about the Trinity – #6 get a date – part 1 10 steps towards getting less confused about the Trinity – #6 get a date – part 2 podcast 124 – a challenge to “Jesus is God” apologists podcast 25 – Pastor Sean Finnegan on “the Holy Spirit” – Part 1 podcast 26 – Pastor Sean Finnegan on “the Holy Spirit” – Part 2 Who Should Christians Worship? (paper) podcast 85 – Heretic! Four Approaches to Dropping H-Bombs some biblical unitarian sources Belsham, A Calm Inquiry Into The Scripture Doctrine Concerning The Person of Christ Buzzard and Hunting, The Doctrine of the Trinity: Christianity’s Self-Inflicted Wound Buzzard, Jesus was not a Trinitarian Christie, Dissertations on the Unity of God Graeser, et. al. One God and One Lord Navas, Divine Truth or Human Tradition Various, Sixteen American Unitarian Tracts Wilson, Scripture Proofs and Scriptural Illustrations of Unitarianism This week’s thinking music has been “Desert Castles” by Little Glass Men. The post podcast 125 – Dr. Robert M. Bowman’s “What about This View?” appeared first on Trinities » Podcast Feed.