Stephen R. Holmes's guest appearances

Stephen R. Holmes

Trinities

John Locke

Ravi Zacharias

John Edwards

Randal Rauser

Keith Ward

Andrew Davis

Craig Evans

Michael Heiser

R.T. Mullins

Bart Ehrman

Justin Martyr

John Piper

Richard Swinburne

Larry Hurtado

Anthony Buzzard

OwlTail

Is God a self - a being capable of consciousness, knowledge, and choice, like us, but infinitely greater? Or is God a community, or a something-we-know-not-what?Dr. Holmes's language in his book  The Quest for the Trinity made me think that he would answer: yes, God is a self, and not a community, or a mysterious Something. I took him to be a one-self trinitarian, and I ask him about that issue here. Is he? Well, it's complicated!We also discuss  the idea that humans are made in God's image and likeness, pro-Nicene trinitarianism, Proverbs 8 and John 17:3.You can also listen to this episode on youtube.This and the last interviews are interesting contrasted with my two episodes with Dr. William Hasker, episodes 27 and 28. There is also a relevant series of posts here at trinities from 2010.Thanks to Dr. Holmes for a couple of really substantial discussions!

Is God a self - a being capable of consciousness, knowledge, and choice, like us, but infinitely greater? Or is God a community, or a something-we-know-not-what? Dr. Holmes's language in his book  The Quest for the Trinity made me think that he would answer: yes, God is a self, and not a community, or a mysterious Something. I took him to be a one-self trinitarian, and I ask him about that issue here. Is he? Well, it's complicated! We also discuss  the idea that humans are made in God's image and likeness, pro-Nicene trinitarianism, Proverbs 8 and John 17:3. You can also listen to this episode on youtube. This and the last interviews are interesting contrasted with my two episodes with Dr. William Hasker, episodes 27 and 28. There is also a relevant series of posts here at trinities from 2010. Thanks to Dr. Holmes for a couple of really substantial discussions!

podcast 43 – Dr. Stephen R. Holmes on God and humankind

In this episode I talk with Dr. Stephen R. Holmes about his 2012 book The Quest for the Trinity: The Doctrine of God in Scripture, History and Modernity (UK title: The Holy Trinity).In this book Dr. Holmes argues that the much celebrated recent "revival of trinitarian theology" is no such thing. In his view, recent theology has deviated from the course set by the 4th centuries "fathers" ("pro-Nicene" theology) and one should agree with this historical claim whatever one's position on the Trinity is.Here we discuss his change of heart about the "revival,"  his summary of that late 4th century understanding of the Trinity, whether contemporary evangelicals understand that doctrine, the contrary idea that God is a perfect community of selves, scripture and tradition, the practical adequacy of traditional language about Father, Son, and Spirit, and whether or not one can deduce a traditional Trinity doctrine from the Bible.You can also listen to this episode on youtube.Next week, we'll have more conversation with Dr. Holmes.

In this episode I talk with Dr. Stephen R. Holmes about his 2012 book The Quest for the Trinity: The Doctrine of God in Scripture, History and Modernity (UK title: The Holy Trinity). In this book Dr. Holmes argues that the much celebrated recent "revival of trinitarian theology" is no such thing. In his view, recent theology has deviated from the course set by the 4th centuries "fathers" ("pro-Nicene" theology) and one should agree with this historical claim whatever one's position on the Trinity is. Here we discuss his change of heart about the "revival,"  his summary of that late 4th century understanding of the Trinity, whether contemporary evangelicals understand that doctrine, the contrary idea that God is a perfect community of selves, scripture and tradition, the practical adequacy of traditional language about Father, Son, and Spirit, and whether or not one can deduce a traditional Trinity doctrine from the Bible. You can also listen to this episode on youtube. Next week, we'll have more conversation with Dr. Holmes.

podcast 42 – Dr. Stephen R. Holmes on his The Quest for the Trinity