Show Notes
In this episode of the Credo podcast, Dr. Sam Parkison and Dr. Ronni Kurtz continue their mini-series on classical theology. In this episode in particular, they discuss the classical doctrine of divine simplicity. Divine simplicity is an essential Christian doctrine that tells us our God is one, affirming the Shema and Deuteronomy 6:4. Divine simplicity tells us how this one God is the ultimate goodness, how He is love, beauty, and wisdom at the same time. Divine simplicity is the doctrine that holds all these attributes of God together. Although divine simplicity does not stand out in theology books published within a couple hundred of years, it is an important doctrine that is held onto for the better part of 2,000 years of the Christian history. Sam Parkison and Ronni Kurtz tell us not only the intellectual ground for the doctrine of divine simplicity, but also how it enriches our Christian life. Join Dr. Parkison and Dr. Kurtz in their quest to retrieve the ancient doctrine of divine simplicity for the church today.
Samuel G. Parkison (PhD, Midwestern Seminary) is Associate Professor of Theological Studies and Director of the Abu Dhabi Extension Site at Gulf Theological Seminary in the United Arab Emirates. Before coming to GTS, Samuel was assistant professor of Christian studies at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and pastor of teaching and liturgy at Emmaus Church in Kansas City. He is the author of Revelation and Response: The Why and How of Leading Corporate Worship Through Song (Rainer, 2019), Thinking Christianly: Bringing Sundry Thoughts Captive to Christ (H&E, 2022), and Irresistible Beauty: Beholding Triune Glory in the Face of Jesus Christ (Christian Focus, 2022).
Ronni Kurtz is an Assistant Professor of Theology at Cedarville University. Before moving to Ohio, Ronni was a pastor in Kansas City, Missouri for seven years where he also taught theology at Midwestern Seminary and Spurgeon College. He is the author of Fruitful Theology: How the Life of the Mind Leads to the Life of the Soul and No Shadow of Turning: Divine Immutability and the Economy of Redemption. You can follow him on Twitter at @RonniKurtz.
Photo credit: Gary Campbell-Hall
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