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I'm joined by Dr. Beau Branson to discuss Monarchical Trinitarianism. He defends this view in the debate book on the Trinity linked below. It's titled, "One God, Three Persons, Four Views." Branson defines monarchical models as affirming that (1) there are three divine persons and one God, (2) the Father is the sole “source without source” and (3) “God” is a referring term almost almost used to refer to the Father.
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00:00 Intro
00:31 Three Trinity Problems
00:42 Theophany Problem Explained
01:44 Three Gods Problem
03:14 Who Is God Problem
05:13 Why These Criteria Matter
06:30 What is a Monarchical Trinitarian Model?
08:47 Fundamentality and Grounding
12:20 What Does Divine Mean
16:04 Nature Energies and Relations
24:17 Monarchy and One God
28:57 Solving the Three Gods Issue
37:23 Who Is God Clarified
39:28 Predicate vs Subject God
39:57 Arian Controversy Context
40:37 Theophany and Two Powers
42:38 Representation Language Examples
44:47 Why Father Invisible Son Visible
49:17 Thomas and My God
50:28 Nicene Creed God From God
54:51 Objections From Contributors
55:32 Hasker Resistance Explained
58:24 Craig on Aseity Critique
01:03:11 Tuggy Unitarian Charge
01:06:22 Counting and Personhood Wrap
01:11:05 Thanks and Closing
If you want to see other models of the Trinity, check out the playlist below.
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVH-ThCazKmStWtxqvoCPP3QD_mhfCI8&si=rXwpWowj3a4WhcYC
Recently, my wife unexpectedly lost her job, putting us in a difficult place financially. Please prayerfully consider supporting me on Patreon. Go to patreon.com/theanalyticchristian
If you have questions or suggestions for future videos, please email at theanalyticchristian[at]gmail[dot]com
I'm joined by Dr. Beau Branson to discuss Monarchical Trinitarianism. He defends this view in the debate book on the Trinity linked below. It's titled, "One God, Three Persons, Four Views." Branson defines monarchical models as affirming that (1) there are three divine persons and one God, (2) the Father is the sole “source without source” and (3) “God” is a referring term almost almost used to refer to the Father.
wipfandstock.com/9781666719055/one-god-three-persons-four-views
00:00 Intro
00:31 Three Trinity Problems
00:42 Theophany Problem Explained
01:44 Three Gods Problem
03:14 Who Is God Problem
05:13 Why These Criteria Matter
06:30 What is a Monarchical Trinitarian Model?
08:47 Fundamentality and Grounding
12:20 What Does Divine Mean
16:04 Nature Energies and Relations
24:17 Monarchy and One God
28:57 Solving the Three Gods Issue
37:23 Who Is God Clarified
39:28 Predicate vs Subject God
39:57 Arian Controversy Context
40:37 Theophany and Two Powers
42:38 Representation Language Examples
44:47 Why Father Invisible Son Visible
49:17 Thomas and My God
50:28 Nicene Creed God From God
54:51 Objections From Contributors
55:32 Hasker Resistance Explained
58:24 Craig on Aseity Critique
01:03:11 Tuggy Unitarian Charge
01:06:22 Counting and Personhood Wrap
01:11:05 Thanks and Closing
If you want to see other models of the Trinity, check out the playlist below.
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVH-ThCazKmStWtxqvoCPP3QD_mhfCI8&si=rXwpWowj3a4WhcYC
Recently, my wife unexpectedly lost her job, putting us in a difficult place financially. Please prayerfully consider supporting me on Patreon. Go to patreon.com/theanalyticchristian
If you have questions or suggestions for future videos, please email at theanalyticchristian[at]gmail[dot]com
