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Philo on Abraham’s Three Visitors: Evidence of a Pagan Origin of the Trinity?
This is a follow-up to my previous post, “Unitarians, William Inge, and the Platonism in Christianity.” Unitarian apologist Carlos Xavier, in the same post in which he quoted Inge out of context, also manages to quote the first-century Jewish philosopher … Continue reading
Posted in apologetics, Jesus and Christology, Trinity, Unitarianism
Tagged Carlos Xavier, Nicene Creed, Philo
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Unitarians, William Inge, and the Platonism in Christianity
There is practically a cottage industry online of quote mining secondary sources to criticize the doctrines of the Incarnation and the Trinity. These quotations usually omit salient elements of those sources that would make them useless to the anti-Trinitarian polemicists. … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus and Christology, Trinity, Unitarianism
Tagged Carlos Xavier, Incarnation, Neoplatonism, Paul, Platonism, Plotinus, resurrection, Trinity, William Inge
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The State of Theology Survey and Trouble with the Trinity
As I noted in my previous post on the 2025 Ligonier/Lifeway State of Theology Survey, the statement to which most evangelical church members strongly agreed was the one affirming the doctrine of the Trinity: There is one true God in … Continue reading
Modern Worldviews and the Deity of Christ: A New Series
Worldview Bulletin is an evangelical Christian newsletter available on Substack and by email with over 6,000 subscribers produced by Chris Reese covering philosophy, theology, biblical studies, and apologetics. I have been subscribing for several years. Basic subscriptions are free, but … Continue reading
The State of Theology Survey: What Most American Evangelical Church Members Believe
What do most members of evangelical churches in America believe? As I mentioned in my previous blog post, the Ligonier/Lifeway State of Theology Survey for 2025 defined evangelicals by beliefs as those who strongly agreed with all four of the … Continue reading
The State of Theology Survey and the Definition of Evangelicalism
“The trouble with this way of defining evangelical is that it creates both false positives and false negatives.” The most recent State of Theology Survey, produced by Ligonier Ministries (founded by the late R. C. Sproul) and Lifeway Research … Continue reading
Posted in Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism, Oneness, Trinity, Unitarianism
Tagged evangelicals, theology
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Christian Reflections on the Passing of Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall (1934-2025), famed for her decades-long study of chimpanzees and for her advocacy of animal rights and environmentalism, passed away on October 1, 2025, at the age of 91. Christians should have no trouble appreciating her legitimate and significant … Continue reading
A Data Scientist Analyzes the Book of Mormon. What Could Go Wrong?
“Like many people (not just Mormons), the Bald Coder assumes an oversimplistic, false dichotomy in which comprehensive scientific proof and subjective opinion are the only two options.” A YouTuber calling himself the Bald Coder (apparently Guarav Agarwal?) has made four … Continue reading
Did Paul Merely Try to Persecute Christians? A Response to Robyn Faith Walsh’s Second Argument
In a follow-up video to her earlier video arguing that Paul did not persecute Christians, which I discussed in my previous blog post, Robyn Walsh offers another argument in defense of her claim. In this video, she reports that two … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical Studies, Uncategorized
Tagged Galatians 1:13, Paul, Robyn Faith Walsh
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