Created Souls

Here I discuss the nature of panpsychism and explore some of the significant challenges with it and with Joanna Leidenhag's theological panpsychism.

Here we discuss a variety of issues on the soul, personal origins, and the impact this has on a whole host of issues beyond the philosophy of mind. I give some additional highlights on the discussion with some of the authors from The Origin of the Soul: A Conversation which included Bruce Gordon, Joanna Leidenhag, and J.T. Turner, and myself. I also connect it to some of the offerings of Soul Scie...

Here I discuss the recent symposium over The Origin of the Soul: A Conversation ed. by Joshua R. Farris and Joanna Leidenhag. It was a great discussion and there are many highlights that prompt numerous and important conversations about the soul, the meaning of the universe, consciousness, and the role that these issues play in theology (or faith seeking understanding). These are important issues...

We take a break from our normal routine to discuss Dr. Farris's newly published work, The Banquet of Souls: A Mirror to the Universe. We have some fun along the way and discuss the highlights of The Banquet of Souls.

In exploring Pastor Seth Troutt's, "Queer Theory as Actualized Cartesianism," published in Mere Orthodoxy, I discuss the problems with the parallel and 'connection' developed between Cartesianism and Queer theory (or transgender ideology) of which those in his circles would object. While Troutt touts certain common objections often advanced in a variety of academic discussions...

Here I continue the discussion from the previous episode about the doctrine of the immortality of the soul, which is represented in numerous creedal, ecumenical, and confessional statements. I consider the doctrine of conditionalism and suggest that it is largely consistent with what I have said in the last several episodes because I was affirming the doctrine of the soul which entails some versio...

In the present episode, I briefly clarify some issues regarding the nature of the soul doctrine and the immortality doctrine that is represented in the wider Christian Church and catholicity throughout history. I highlight the dialectic for which I am addressing the immortality of the soul in recent episodes and restate why it is important to affirm that, in fact, there is a soul and that soul is...

Here we discuss the rationale for The Creation of Self and why persons have unexpected origins despite reports to the contrary. We should take seriously that humans are ensouled, which means that their origins are probably different than what some expect concerning biological origination. We actually have very good reasons to affirm this, but when we do it leads down a path that many are unwilling...

Here I give a very brief commentary on Nancey Murphy's teachings on anthropology and eschatology

Here I offer a quite brief, yet sufficient treatment, on the the fact of the immortality of the soul as a doctrine that should be held and does, in fact, seem to be represented in Scriptural teaching.

Here I give a brief summary of what Ehrman has taught on the afterlife. He gets it wrong and that means that he not only gets the afterlife wrong, but anthropology wrong!

We explore the rationale for the immortality of the soul doctrine.

I explore why the soul idea is unwelcome.

Here I give a brief layout of the argument of The Creation of Self.