Note: This is part of a series on the Trinity from a rational, non-mystical perspective. See the index here. I recently wrote about “Gnosticism” and its relationship to esoteric, mystical Christianity. Now we are going to explore it’s relationship to the doctrine of the Trinity, and of the doctrine of …
Note: This is part of a series on the Trinity from a rational, non-mystical perspective. See the index here. One of the more interesting facets of the doctrine of the Trinity is just how many proof-texts are asserted to be evidence or proof of the Trinity. There are dozens or …
Note: This is part of a series on the Trinity from a rational, non-mystical perspective. See the index here. I like Jesse Albrecht. I do. He runs the very interesting “Rational Christian Discernment,” which is such a fantastic title for a blog. And he’s even commented on this blog. I …
Note: This is part of a series on the Trinity from a rational, non-mystical perspective. See the index here. In previous posts, we’ve seen the views of James Attebury and Bruce Charlton on the Trinity. I wrote those posts a while in advance of publication. Since I wrote them, Attebury …
Note: This is part of a series on the Trinity from a rational, non-mystical perspective. See the index here. I began the discussion on the Trinity with more traditional viewpoints—of James Attebury and James White—for a reason. They all share intellectual, non-mystical approaches to the question of the Trinity and …
Note: This is part of a series on the Trinity from a rational, non-mystical perspective. See the index here. Bart Ehrman is a former Christian. He’s a textual critic, so his perspective on the Trinity is interesting (and, of course, not expected to be theologically correct). So let’s look at …
Note: This is part of a series on the Trinity from a rational, non-mystical perspective. See the index here. Yesterday we discussed “James Attebury on the Trinity.” Today we are going to continue the series with a discussion of James White’s views on the Trinity. James White is one of …
Note: This is part of a series on the Trinity from a rational, non-mystical perspective. See the index here. As most readers already know, I wrote a series on the Eucharist where I claimed that the Roman Catholic Eucharist was completely absent from the first three centuries of the church. …
I’m a semi-regular reader of Feeriker’s blog. His family and work situation is interesting, and he often asks for prayer. I also sometimes read his comments at other places (when I happen to notice his name pop up in my RSS feed). Well, Feeriker tends to write mostly well-measured responses, …
When it comes to Christianity, there are many identifiable denominations and cults within a single frame. There is significant uniformity between them in terms of moral and ethical teachings, ritual practices, group identity, and, of course, who the religion is centered upon. With Gnosticism this is all very different. Gnosticism …