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Weekly podcast exploring views about the Trinity, and more generally about God and Jesus in Christian theology and philosophy. Debates, interviews, and historical and contemporary perspectives. Hosted by philosopher of religion / analytic theologian Dr. Dale Tuggy.

Dale Tuggy

Tennessee

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    • Mar 10, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 390 EPISODES

    4.6 from 116 ratings Listeners of Trinities that love the show mention: hurtado, unitarian, heiser, dale's, christian theology, trinity, charitable, theologians, christian podcasts, new testament, philosophers, church history, partly, theological, philosophical, doctrine, william, scholars, christianity, tradition.


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    The Trinities podcast is a breath of fresh air for believers seeking thoughtful and engaging discussions on Christian theology. Hosted by Dale Tuggy, this podcast explores the concept of the Trinity from various perspectives, inviting scholars, philosophers, and theologians to share their insights and engage in meaningful dialogue. The podcast not only satisfies a hunger for sober-minded discussion among believers but also encourages listeners to seek out like-minded individuals with whom they can wrestle over scripture. Through rigorous engagement and critical thinking, Tuggy's platform nourishes and sharpens those who are open to being challenged.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is Tuggy's approachable demeanor as he seeks to discover the truth about trinity theories. Unlike many trinitarian apologists, Tuggy maintains an attitude of openness and curiosity throughout his discussions. He dares to ask difficult questions that many Christians may think about but are often too afraid to ask themselves. This courage and humility set him apart as an example worth following.

    Another positive aspect of The Trinities podcast is its commitment to providing a wide array of thought-provoking content. Listeners are exposed to a variety of theological, philosophical, historical, and biblical topics that are both interesting and informative. The podcast challenges preconceived notions and encourages listeners to consider different viewpoints with an open mind. It is a platform that welcomes those who are willing to be shown that they may be wrong on important issues.

    However, there are a few aspects of the podcast that some listeners may find less appealing. One criticism is the use of "thinking music" interludes between segments, which some may find distracting or unhelpful. Additionally, some feel that Tuggy's choices of prerecorded scripture readings could be improved in terms of elocution, as they can sometimes be distracting from the content being discussed. Lastly, there may be disagreement with some of the guests featured on the show whose thinking may be deemed less creditable. However, Tuggy's rigorous and engaging approach to these discussions serves as a valuable exercise for those willing to be trained by it.

    In conclusion, The Trinities podcast is an outstanding resource for believers who are hungry for in-depth discussions on the doctrine of the Trinity. Dale Tuggy's commitment to open-minded exploration and his ability to facilitate engaging conversations with various guests make this podcast a must-listen for those interested in gaining a deeper understanding of this complex theological subject. While there may be some minor imperfections, the overall value and impact of this podcast cannot be understated. It is a blessing and a true intellectual feast for those seeking to grow in their knowledge and faith.



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    podcast 389 – The Cost of Truth: Stories of Biblical Unitarian Christians

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 52:06


    Unitarian Christian convictions often come at a price . . .

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    podcast 388 – Yes, “the Trinity” is a Problem – Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025 74:00


    Is "the doctrine of the Trinity" easily observed in just about any Christian source from the first three Christian centuries?

    podcast 387 – Yes, “the Trinity” is a Problem – Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 79:01


    Sometimes easy answers are . . . too easy.

    podcast 386 – Cold Case Confusion – J. Warner Wallace on the Trinity – Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025


    Did God himself die on the cross for our sins? Must God be a Trinity if God is perfect in love?

    podcast 385 – Cold Case Confusion – J. Warner Wallace on the Trinity – Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 63:16


    A detective not detectiving.

    podcast 384 – Mainstream Christian Theologies in the Late 100s – Early 200s and Early Trinitarian “Fool’s Gold”

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 68:18


    How you can know that no theologian in this era believed in a tripersonal God. And: what views did they hold?

    podcast 383 – New Zealand Conference Church History Q and A with Sean Finnegan and Dale Tuggy – Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 62:03


    Another day, another round of excellent church history questions from conference attendees.

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    podcast 382 – New Zealand Conference Church History Q and A with Sean Finnegan and Dale Tuggy – Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 66:31


    A wide-ranging Q&A session with excellent questions from New Zealand conference attendees.

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    podcast 381 – Mainstream Christian Theologies in the year 240: What Trinitarian Apologists Don't Know

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 70:32


    Can we find trinitarians in the year 240 AD?

    podcast 380 – Dr. Dustin Smith on Wisdom Christology in the Gospel of John

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 58:49


    A new book on the portrayal of Jesus in the Gospel According to John.

    podcast 379 – AI and I evaluate my debate with James White

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2024 67:06


    Working through the arguments with an assist from AI.

    podcast 378 – Debate: Is Jesus Yahweh? White vs. Tuggy – Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2024 53:18


    Mutual interrogations, closing statements, and audio Q&A. In your view, which side won?

    podcast 377 – Debate: Is Jesus Yahweh? White vs. Tuggy – Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 75:38


    A new debate: opening statements and rebuttals.

    podcast 376 – The Trinity, the Deity of Christ, and the Best Craig – Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 53:23


    Some responses and a debate challenge.

    podcast 375 – The Trinity, the Deity of Christ, and the Best Craig – Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2024 55:37


    Not all engagement is good engagement.

    podcast 374 – Book Session Identity Crisis – Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2023 61:00


    Q & A time, forgiving sins, Cerberus, and some answers critiqued.

    podcast 373 – Book Session Identity Crisis – Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 82:02


    Is it true that most ancients lacked the concept of numerical identity?

    podcast 372 – Book Session Identity Crisis – Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 68:28


    Four authors summarize their views on the Trinity.

    podcast 371 – Dr. Steven Nemes on divine Christology in the New Testament

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2023 71:55


    Is the New Testament Jesus "divine," and is he supposed to have two natures?

    podcast 370 – Dr. Steven Nemes’s formal challenge to Trinity theories

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2023 65:48


    Exploring a new argument against any sort of catholic Trinity theory.

    podcast 369 – Anna Shoffner Brown – Nothing ‘Mere’ about a Man in the Image of God

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023 60:15


    Can a "mere" human being represent God on the earth? What does the Bible say?

    podcast 368 – Dr. Dustin Smith on the Plural of Majesty in the Hebrew Bible

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2023


    Understanding "the plural of majesty" in the Hebrew Bible.

    podcast 367 – Smith and Barlow vs. Nesan and Essary debate – Is Jesus Yahweh? – Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2023 86:02


    Cross-examinations, closing statements, and audience Q&A - with post-debate links.

    podcast 366 – Smith and Barlow vs. Nesan and Essary debate – Is Jesus Yahweh? – Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2023 57:06


    A helpful two-on-two debate from April 2023: opening statements and rebuttals.

    podcast 365 – Why debate theology?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2023 43:52


    How can debating serve the cause of unitarian Christianity?

    podcast 364 – The God who Suffers: a Response to The Reluctant Theologian Podcast 118 Why did God become incarnate?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 56:38


    Evaluating three proposed reasons why God would be motivated to incarnate.

    podcast 363 – Dr. Andrew Hollingsworth on “mere” social trinitarianism and eternal relations of origin – Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 65:08


    A deep dive on divine attributes, processions, and "social" trinitarianism.

    podcast 362 – Dr. Andrew Hollingsworth on “mere” social trinitarianism and eternal relations of origin – Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2023 50:52


    What is "mere" social trinitarianism, and why is it controversial among trinitarian theologians?

    podcast 361 – A Lutheran pastor explains Socinianism and biblical unitarianism

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 58:14


    Is it the foundational commitment of biblical unitarians that Scripture must be inoffensive to human reason?

    podcast 360 – What is unitarian Christianity?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2023 35:48


    Basic questions answered, and a bit of history.

    episode 359 – Where We Stand

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 41:14


    A brief address to and about the Unitarian Christian Alliance.

    podcast 358 – Baptist Justice: Samuel Eddy on Scripture, Church Discipline, and the Trinity

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 57:39


    A thoughtful Baptist confronts his church about biblical vs. later teachings about God, Jesus, and heresy.

    podcast 357 – Seminary student takes Trinity class, becomes unitarian – Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022 48:42


    You say you've looked into the biblical credentials of "the doctrine of the Trinity." But have you actually read anything by unitarian Christians?

    podcast 356 – Seminary student takes Trinity class, becomes unitarian – Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2022 59:07


    "I had come to this belief truly just through studying the Word."

    podcast 355 – Dr. Steven Nemes on Trinity theories – Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022


    Did fourth century Christians come to a consensus about "the doctrine of the Trinity"?

    podcast 354 – Dr. Steven Nemes on Trinity theories – Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 55:07


    Is there a plausible and biblical "doctrine of the Trinity"?

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    podcast 353 – Should Christians Accept the Trinity?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 60:33


    Is the question absurd? Or does it make sense in light of New Testament teachings?

    podcast 352 – Kegan Chandler – Jesus’ Messianic Self-Awareness and “Early High Christology”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 60:54


    Can a historian conclude that Jesus thought he was God?

    podcast 351 – Thoughts on my Dialogue with Craig on the Trinity and the Bible – Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 71:17


    Is the "Granville Sharp Rule" + 2 Peter 1:1 and Titus 2:13 "fatal to unitarianism"?

    podcast 350 – Thoughts on my Dialogue with Craig on the Trinity and the Bible – Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 51:49


    Some critical thinking about Craig's Trinity theories: his Trinity monotheism and his minimal tripersonal monotheism.

    podcast 349 – Craig-Tuggy dialogue on trinitarian vs. unitarian theologies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 59:55


    Discussing trinitarian vs. unitarian Christian theologies with Dr. William Lane Craig.

    podcast 348 – Novatian’s On the Trinity – Part 2 – Two Thieves and Three Arguments

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 67:00


    A very revealing collection of mid-third-century theological arguments.

    podcast 347 – Novatian’s On the Trinity – Part 1 – Almost Pope

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 46:48


    Sacrifice to the gods, or die. What would you do?

    podcast 346 – Is Jesus still a man? – Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 59:35


    Does the New Testament teach that Jesus' exaltation changed him from human to divine?

    podcast 345 – Is Jesus still a man? – Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 54:29


    At his resurrection and ascension, was Jesus promoted from humanity to divinity? Well, what are humanity and divinity?

    podcast 344 – Craig's Contradictory Christ – Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 59:56


    Evaluating Dr. Craig's unique take on "two natures" christology, his "Neo-Apollinarian" theory.

    podcast 343 – Craig’s Contradictory Christ – Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 68:41


    Does Dr. Craig's "Neo-Apollinarian" theory about Christ show how one person can be both divine and human?

    podcast 342 – New Year, New Podcasts!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 88:13


    Eight theology-related podcasts I enjoy.

    podcast 341 – Reflections on my debate with Dr. Andrew Loke

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2021 70:51


    In the New Testament, is the Father God himself, or does the Father rather represent the one God?

    podcast 340 – Does the New Testament teach that Jesus is truly divine? – Loke vs. Tuggy – Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021


    In saying "my Lord and my God" does Thomas confess that Jesus is truly divine?

    podcast 339 – Does the New Testament teach that Jesus is truly divine? – Loke vs. Tuggy – Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 65:26


    Opening statements and rebuttals.

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