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*Does Christian theology require something about the human mind to be immaterial?*
Oliver Crisp tentatively favors substance dualism but argues for keeping multiple metaphysical possibilities open, using the Incarnation as a test case for what Christians can say about the relationship between mind, body, and soul.
0:00 The Mind-Body Problem from a Theological Perspective
1:24 Christianity and the Limits of Reductive Materialism
2:33 A Tentative Case for Substance Dualism
3:57 The Incarnation as a Test Case for Human Nature
4:47 Human Nature and the Soul as an Interface
*Oliver D. Crisp* is a British theologian who currently works as Professor of Analytic Theology at the University of St Andrews, and was formerly a professor of systematic theology at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California.
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*Does Christian theology require something about the human mind to be immaterial?*
Oliver Crisp tentatively favors substance dualism but argues for keeping multiple metaphysical possibilities open, using the Incarnation as a test case for what Christians can say about the relationship between mind, body, and soul.
0:00 The Mind-Body Problem from a Theological Perspective
1:24 Christianity and the Limits of Reductive Materialism
2:33 A Tentative Case for Substance Dualism
3:57 The Incarnation as a Test Case for Human Nature
4:47 Human Nature and the Soul as an Interface
*Oliver D. Crisp* is a British theologian who currently works as Professor of Analytic Theology at the University of St Andrews, and was formerly a professor of systematic theology at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California.
*More from Oliver Crisp on Closer To Truth:*
* The Mind-Body Problem - Closer To Truth - Core Topic: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFJr3pJl27pJzbnVP1l2mKvn1x6MGS9No
* Closer To Truth contributors: closertotruth.com/contributor/oliver-crisp
*Subscribe to Closer To Truth:* youtube.com/@CloserToTruthTV
*Join the Community:*
* Membership (5,000+ videos): closertotruth.com/register
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Closer To Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.
#CloserToTruth #Meaning #OliverCrisp #MindBodyProblem #SubstanceDualism
