I appreciate the lengths that are taken to help the uneducated understand, at the very least, what is being talked about. Thank you for taking time to do these podcasts, it really is so helpful!

This podcast is super informative- Dale Tuggy is brilliant! Expand your mind- give it a try!

When I first tuned in to this podcast, tears of relief welled up in my eyes, as my famished spirit tasted real food. I had been starving for sober-minded dialog among believers, and Tuggy’s platform proved to be a taste of what is needed to satisfy the gnawing hunger in the spirit of the Christian, spurring him on to seek out brothers of like Christian faith with whom he can wrestle over the scriptures, as it is written, ‘As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.’ Three points of constructive secondary feedback: I find Tuggy’s use of ‘thinking music’ interludes to be unhelpfully distracting, and so I try to skip ahead to minimize cognitive distraction; I believe the podcast could be improved by replacing the thinking music with a silent pause of a few seconds. Secondly, I find Tuggy’s choices of prerecorded scripture readings to be deficient in the area of elocution, to the point of being distracting. Finally, Tuggy often selects scripture translations that follow the modern trend toward neutral gender, sometimes at a significant cost with respect to the demonstrable purpose of the author. Many of Tuggy’s podcasts feature philosophers, theologians and apologists whose thinking is less than creditable, and while I at times find myself disagreeing with Tuggy himself on various points of scriptural application, this podcast’s rigorous engagement is the exercise that nourishes and sharpens those who are willing to be trained by it. So, thank you brother Tuggy.

Dr. Tuggy’s demeanor as he seeks to discover the truth about trinity theories seems to highly contrast with the attitude of most trinitarian apologists. Thank you, Dale. You are an example to follow.

Dale Tuggy dares to ask the difficult questions that many Christians likely think about, but are too afraid to ask themselves. This podcast likely will only be appealing to the open minded individual who is not afraid to be shown they are wrong on important issues. If that describes you, this is one of the best places for you to be. The truth has nothing to fear.

This podcast has been outstanding for answering questions that have plagued me for years about God and Jesus. Dale does a great job explaining the Trinitarian position, with full charity, and then giving the Unitarian counterposition. Super helpful! What a welcome change from church leaders who don't know any position but their own, talk in circles about unexplainable 'mysteries', and then ultimately tell you that you have to believe on 'faith'. This podcast is not much for bells and whistles (except the signature thinking music partway through) but it's also not about smoke and mirrors. If you want to learn, strap on your seatbelt and hang on for the ride. Thank you Dale for all of your hard work producing this podcast. It is a real blessing.

Tugster,I don’t think Bart Erhman has studied John one enough. Seriously? You sit back in your high tower and critique everyone get off of there and go debate some of these guys. This is the best form of indoctrination, no rebuttal.

Outstanding! I have waited decades for this.

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Dr. Tuggy presents wonderful ideas and thought provoking stances that reminds me of sitting in my philosophy classes. Just as reading some text, the information is plentiful but I urge people to devour the knowledge slowly and you will not receive mental indigestion! I miss my philosophy classes

Dr Tuggy’s podcast presents a wide array of thought and knowledge, that is both interesting and informative. You will be exposed to an amazing variety of topics of theological, philosophical, and historical interest. Don’t bother if you already know everything and don’t like to be questioned or disturbed. But if you don’t mind having your preheld certainties challenged, you will likely not only gain knowledge but also enjoy the process. My particular pleasure comes from the exposure Dale has allowed me to historical writers and their thought that I would not otherwise have had opportunity to encounter without great investment of time, effort, and money.

I really enjoy listening to this podcast while I’m at work. I was raised Oneness but became Unitarian when I realized the Father (Yehovah) has a different name than the Son (Yehoshua), and the Son’s name (Yehovah Saves) points away from himself. Dale Tuggy and guests bring some interesting points, and I really enjoy the humble, intelligent dialogue from both viewpoints.

Dale is an expert on church history and it is truly fascinating listening to things that you were never taught in church!

Coming out from Mormonism, I realized that if I was ever going to understand the Biblical truth about God (and be able to defend it), I would need a much deeper education on New Testament and early Christian History. Attempting this seemed overwhelming, but Dale has put within my reach what would have taken much longer without his help. I’ve been listening now about 3 years consistently, and am always looking forward to the next episode. I’ve pretty much listened to every one and many of them 3, 4, or 5 times, picking up on points that I missed, or re-remembering better what I’ve already heard. I’ve listened to others, like the one on Photinus of Ancyra probably 12 - 15 times). Biblical texts, Church history, and Christian philosophy relevant to Christian theology, are the general areas of discussion. Dale is a good speaker, polite to his opponents, and I think, he presents their views quite fairly, and to a far greater degree than I have heard from them. In fact, his general Christian demeanor towards those not of his persuasion have on several occasions convicted me of a better way to dialogue with others. Thank you Dale for sharing!

This podcast is a must if you are interested in the doctrine of the Trinity. Dr. Tuggy has spent years of his life analyzing, thinking, and presenting ideas related to Trinity theories. Even though I have only listened to a few episodes (along with Dr. Tuggy’s most recent debates with Michael Brown and Chris Date), I have already been exposed to several interesting new ideas about various versions of the Trinity. If you are a Trinitarian apologist looking to understand more about your position and other possible positions, Dr. Tuggy’s arguments should prove challenging and enlightening. If you are somewhere along the Trinitarian-Unitarian spectrum holding a “non-traditional” perspective, Dr. Tuggy’s insights will absolutely help your reflection and consideration of logic and Scripture. Overall, this is an excellent podcast.

I’ve been questioning the trinity for many years, doing my own research with the information that I have available. The challenge has been to find good sources to honestly look at this issue without biases of denominations or preaching. This podcast looks at the issue from deep philosophical, theological, and biblical perspectives and has a great representative of experts from all persuasions. I’m only on episode 50 but I’m looking forward to them all! Thank you!

It’s important for orthodox Christians to understand that the podcast is sympathetic to Unitarianism, despite what the name suggests. I started at the beginning, and found the content to be thought provoking and well put together, but I was surprised when Dale turned out to be arguing against the doctrine of the Trinity. I think it would be helpful to know the clear aim of this podcast prior to listening.

...until the latest episode, the description of which ridicules Mormons. Sad to see that low point. Other than the above I strongly recommend this podcast. I am not a Mormon or another kind of Christian, but he’s philosophically and historically convinced me of the non-trinitarian worldview of the old and new testaments (given the ground rule of inerrant scripture). Having been raised Catholic, I never gave much thought to the trinity- and that’s the problem: neither have most Christians. Yes, “a man attested by God” turns out to be the best description of Jesus of Nazareth in scripture. This show also has the best tag line in theological podcasts: Do you love god enough... to think about him?

A flagship non-trinitarian biblical podcast. The host is intelligent, unflappable, and therefore not afraid to air and critique differing views. The inconsistencies of Trinitarian theological systems Are put under the microscope.

Dale Tuggy often has on very interesting guests and covers a wide range of issues that you won’t be able to find nearly anywhere else. Tuggy discusses many different points of views on the Trinity and Christological issues. He is balanced and does not spend his time trying to convert you to his view. He simply presents all the data and lets you make up your mind.

Excellent content. Thank you for interviewing some very good scholars.

I very much appreciate your work in establishing another “leg” of thought on the “T”rinity. The landscape is now being well-defined with linguistics & scriptural information, historical information, and now your approach with philosophical/logical information. Thank you for taking the time to do these podcasts.

Dale Tuggy has the perfect voice and temperament to do a podcast. Objective, great interviews even with those he disagrees with, allows the guest to articulate their position, and thought-provoking topics. Try listening for yourself and if you do disagree, go to the Scriptures and do your own research. Prepare to be enlightened, whether you agree or disagree. Heiser, Licona, Bowman, Hurtado, and many others are mentioned and/or interviewed. Get that Bible opened!

I stumbled on this podcast in 2017 and have been devouring the backlog of fantastic content. Dale has introduced so many topics that I was dimly perceiving before and searching for people who had developed thoughts and systems to share. Dale's conversational style, charitable interactions, and search for truth make this a valuable resource and a wonderfully enjoyable podcast.

Professor Tuggy can talk philosophy with the scholars, question theologians sympathetically, search out historical viewpoints, and (usually) make it all understandable but logically grounded. And despite the variety of subjects and viewpoints there is often a solid attempt look at the issue from a biblical, especially New Testament, perspective. Occasionally the subject does not appeal to me, but many discussions I have listened to more than once. Highly recommended if you would like to think biblically and approach that goal logically.

This podcast not only addresses one of the most important but oft-neglected points of doctrine of the church (i.e. Who is God?) but also does it in a profoundly deep and thorough manner. Dr. Tuggy has the best Christian minds there are on his show and he is incredibly careful to give them both respect and time to explain their views while also analyzing the internal consistency of their views. He also has recommended so many books by both Trinitarians and Unitarians which have been helpful to me. This is a wonderful podcast about a subject all Christians should wrestle with as they seek to make their views align with the Bible. Dr. Tight has helped me and is continuing to help me on that journey.

I write as a PhD student in theology and religion at Marquette University whose concentration is Judaism and Christianity in Antiquity. I have been listening to Trinities Podcast for some time now, and, although I'm training to be a biblical scholar, I find Dale's podcast to be nothing but stimulating and enriching, and only very rarely infuriating—quite an accomplishment, really, given the topic matter of the podcast! Since I am also interested in theology and the development of Christian theology within history, I find the topic matters and the guests that Dale has on the show to be usually very interesting and thought provoking. I appreciate that he has guests on such as Larry Hurtado, to talk about the development of early Christianity. Although he is a philosopher of religion, Dale has an admirable respect for history and the nitty-gritty details of early Christianity, the Fathers, and exegesis of the New Testament. Even though I disagree with Dale on some important issues, I very much enjoy hearing his perspective as a philosopher. I would enjoy hearing Dale interact more with Catholic theologians who study and defend views regarding the role of tradition in scriptural hermeneutics and the development of church doctrine. Although most protestants do not have a well formulated theology of history and tradition (it is usually implicit, however), Catholics do, and it would be interesting to hear Dale interact with imporant texts such as Dei Verbum, or to hear him interview theologians who hold differing view points regarding the role of tradition in the Christian (theological) interpretation of Scripture and the development of Christian doctrine (I have to admit, I have not listened to all the episodes, so I may have missed some material here). All that being said, I very highly recommend this podcast to anyone interested in Christian theology, the doctrine of God, early Christianity, apologetics, or philosophical theology. It's really well done.

The Trinities podcast is an excellent resource for discovering more about Christian thought through the ages. I am happy that Dale is keeping the art of conversation alive, especially concerning important theological and historical issues such as these. I'm a regular listener and consider these podcasts to be fair in presentation of the arguments available, and also very sharp with good well reasoned and gentlemanly criticism. I highly recommend this podcast to anyone curious to know more about the doctrines of God.

Simply put, this podcast is excellent. I have great admiration for the work Dale has done in philosophy generally. And moreover, the views he's defended both in published/presented work and the Trinities podcast, while not always readily accepted by the Christian majority, reveal his philosophical acumen and intellectual honesty. As a Christian myself, I'm quite grateful to have this podcast available to think through questions and issues that fall outside my own current research. Thanks to Dale for sacrificially making this material available to a wider audience and leading out as an example for other academics to follow who find themselves profitably wrestling with difficult topics.

I will begin by saying completely subjectively that this is my favorite podcast on iTunes. Perhaps the very best part about it is the example that the host, Dr. Dale Tuggy, sets for us in how to argue charitably with those who disagree with us. And this is not to say that the content is not excellent as well! Dr. Tuggy is interested in exploring theories about the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of Christianity and approaches this discussion from a Unitarian perspective (that there is one God and this is God the Father). However, he interviews a wide array of guests including Unitarians, Trinitarians, and everything in between. He also dedicates episodes to the exploration of the history of Trinitarian beliefs, to interviews with philosophers of religion who have written interesting new books not related to the trinity, and to discussions of “current affairs” in philosophy of religion. The interviews are balanced, often funny, and - the aspect which I most appreciate - “lean". What I mean by this is that Dr. Tuggy keeps the interviews clear and focused, without meandering into rabbit trails, inside jokes, and trivialities as other podcasts are wont to do. I cannot say enough good things about this podcasts, and encourage anyone who is interested in thinking deeply about God to give it a listen. -Dustin B. in Dallas, TX

Dale Tuggy and his scholarly guests plumb depths of theological perception, calibrating all the while their own and others' means of measuring what are often turgid and turbid intellectual waters. Like explorer Francis Drake, Tuggy eschews arriving safely by sailing close to shore, instead navigating on wider seas "
where losing sight of land, we may find the stars". As from the voyage of HMS Beagle we came to new understanding, Tuggy's Trinities podcasts lead ineluctably to discoveries in areas heretofore mapped terra incognito.

I ran across this podcast after searching for interviews with Larry Hurtado. After listening to those episodes, I began from the beginning to better acquaint myself with the aim of the host, Dale Tuggy. Though I am not a philosophical theologian, I am pleased to hear their reasonings and it has given me a lot to consider in my own theology. Tuggy does a great job of letting his guests speak for themselves, but Tuggy doesn't let them off the hook when he sees holes in their logic or knows of objections others might want to raise. But, I believe Tuggy's critiques demonstrate his sincere desire for this podcast to be a platform for open discussion on a difficult topic. I give this a 4-star rating, partly out of personal preference (some guests don't gain my full attention), and partly out of my recent realization that Tuggy hasn't addressed too many philosophers/theologians/biblical scholars from the Continent, or from th Global South. I think a fuller perspective would be beneficial, and I hope Tuggy will consider this. Otherwise, it is been highly beneficial for me, my scholarship, and my faith. I encourage anyone with interest in theology to listen to this podcast--it's good commute fodder. Thanks, Dr. Tuggy.

This *is* a philosophy/theology podcast. And it's hosted by a philosophy professor. So you shouldn’t be surprised that the subject matter can at times get a little technical. BUT…if you’re curious at all about how to love God with all of your mind, a little thinking couldn’t hurt, right? As the tagline suggests, the podcast explores various ways to make sense of the Bible’s teachings regarding the relationship between the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It certainly does that. But it does more. Dr. Tuggy keeps the podcast series interesting by also interviewing some of the most important thinkers in the fields of philosophy and theology. He and his guests do not always start with the same assumptions or arrive at the same conclusions. But the interviews themselves are models of civil discourse: friendly, sincere, respectful, charitable, and informative. What this podcast does, it does well. Two enthusiastic thumbs up! (Or, if you prefer, 5 stars!)

I found this podcast on a whim and thoroughly enjoyed the first episodes. I strongly disagree with Tuggy’s views, but, I couldn’t event tell until about ten episodes in. Tuggy is one of the most balanced and objective interviewers I have heard. The level of philosophical precision is a breath of fresh air amongst so many shallow podcasts.

If you are looking for a podcast that interacts with tough theological questions, especially but not limited to the nature of God debate, this is a must hear. Dale Tuggy is an intelligent and graceful host who offers his opinions but allows those with differing opinions to state their own cases. The Trinities podcast embodies what Christian debate and truth seeking should look like, and I have learned a great deal by listening.

There are lots of voices out there, and as post-moderns we live in a time when it can feel as though one could drown in the ocean of information available; who and what is to be trusted? This is particularly true when it comes to the discussion of religion and theology. Often, what makes it needlessly difficult for those not intimately acquainted with specific disciplines of scholarship and issues at hand, is the hostile dialogue between schools of thought. Dale Tuggy, host of the Trinities Podcast has proven himself to be a bastion of honor, meekness and objective inquiry in the podcasting universe. Refreshingly, his guests and interviewees are given uninterrupted time (with the exception of an occasional clarification) to fully develop a premise, followed by the concise questions of Dr. Tuggy. Dr. Tuggy’s content is fresh, explorative, interesting and informative. I find myself time and again completing an episode with a contented and balanced “bite” of intricate topics. For those interested in calm, collected and concise theological dialogue and everything that comes with it, you will not regret tuning in.

Listening to this kind of podcast is what makes me listen to podcasts, that is, to expand my mind and gain more knowledge to think about God. Dr. Tuggy, an awesome scholar, trained in analytic theology and philosophy, talks about theories that deals with trinity. This podcast also has excellent interviews with experts and debates. Very deep, thought provoking and intelligent.

Trinities is one of the few Christian podcasts that doesn't flatten out Scripture to accommodate one particular theological tribe (I believe "a" so make Bible fit into constellation of "a"). Trinities tries to take Scripture for what it says - in all its relevant contexts - and arrive at reasonably correct beliefs. This is something I always appreciate. God, and His revelation through Scripture, always come out more interesting, complex and untamed on this approach. What also sets Trinities apart is the quality of the guests/discussions and its philosophical frame of reference. Dale interviews the folks you should have heard of but probably haven't - Dr. William Hasker, Dr. William Vallicella, Dr. Larry Hurtado and Dr. Michael Heiser. And woven into each discussion is the search for philosophical consistency. The Christian faith is rational. It has warrant. It is a justified belief. Because of this approach, you will grow. Grow not only in your knowledge, but in your appreciation of the philosophical complexities of God's revelation - Scripture and nature. Yet you will also be challenged; challenged to be intellectually honest about the reasons you believe certain things. For these reasons, Trinities is a must listen for me - every week. Two cautions - this podcast requires some brain power; some effort. And be aware that Dale holds to some form of Unitarianism - something I disagree with. However, I am grateful that he has plenty of guests that also disagree with him - including the four listed above.

This podcast isn’t just a series of sermons like most Christian podcasts I know of. This is in depth stuff about trying to understand how God has revealed himself to us in scripture. Dale does a great job of translating all the technical jargon into everyday language so that us common folk can understand the conversation as well.

If you are interested in expanding your theological reflection beyond that of a Study Bible, this podcast will blow your mind. Tuggy does an amazing job and interacts with a variety of fascinating minds. Highly, highly recommended regardless of your Christological adherence.

It was refreshing to discover Trinities recently. I visited the site initially to listen to an episode from one particular scholar and then looked at their feed and found so many to seek out. The host does a great job giving guest an opportunity to represent their views on their own terms.

If you are interested in theories about the Father, Son, and holy spirit then this podcast should certainly interest you. I love the variety of guest philosophers and theologians. The interviews are always enjoyable and informative whether Dale Tuggy is interviewing a unitarian, a trinitarian, or someone with another perspective on God and Jesus. In addition to the interviews with Anthony Buzzard and Sean Finnegan, I especially enjoyed the interviews from episodes 83-96. Overall, it's a great job by Mr. Tuggy exploring theories about God. Check it out!

What makes this podcast particularly good is its host, Dale Tuggy. He's an analytic philosopher who is a leading expert on the Trinity, which means that his interviews can go very deep. That said, he also takes some care to make things intelligible to the educated layperson. If you like philosophy of religion (in particular, Christianity), this is can't miss stuff.

A great theological podcast on what is held by many as a foundational christian Doctrine. It can be very dry at times, and my be tough for the layman of philosophy. The humor can be very dry, which I love. Quality guests as well!

An invaluable resource for those whose Christianity questions are centered on the Doctrine of the Trinity? Is Biblical? Is it valid? If it isn't, what should we think of Christ? Tuggy gives many sides a fair hearing... even non-Christian faiths... but doesn't beat listeners over the head with his own views. When he has an opinion, he tells you straight up that it's his opinion, and encourages you to read, think, and pray for yourself. You can't ask for more than that. The Trinities.org website is an invaluable reference, with a blog and discussions about the podcast subjects, and even links to books referenced in the discussions.

Great podcast. Very informative, intelligent, and objective. Good selection of guests.