An Examination of Recent Philosophical Responses to Thomas McCall’s Argument Against Eternal Functional Subordination by Christopher G. Woznicki Since Thomas McCall first published Which Trinity? Whose Monotheism? Philosophical and Systematic Theologians on the Metaphysics of the Trinity in 2010 numerous papers have been written responding to his philosophical arguments against eternal functional subordination. Among recentContinue reading “My Paper on EFS is Now up on the Evangelical Philosophical Society Website”
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Analytic Definitions of EFS
In light of the whole EFS debate raging on twitter right now – I thought I might add to the discussion some analytic definitions of EFS. Afterall, part of the appeal of analytic theology is the clarity and nuance it brings to what often seem to be muddled theological discussions. So lets put Eternal FunctionalContinue reading “Analytic Definitions of EFS”
Eternal Functional Subordination – A Philosophical Argument
A large amount of work on Eternal Functional Subordination has been carried out in response to Tom McCall’s objection that EFS implies a denial of homoousion. I personally think his argument is pretty solid – nevertheless I will leave you to decide whether you agree with it or not. Here’s is McCall’s argument in aContinue reading “Eternal Functional Subordination – A Philosophical Argument”
Augustine and his Interpreters (Some Stuff on EFS)
As I mentioned in yesterday’s blog post I am working on an essay on Eternal Functional Subordination – one article that has been super helpful in understanding the historical dimension of this position has been John Starke’s “Augustine and his Interpreters,” which can be found in One God in Three Persons. For those of youContinue reading “Augustine and his Interpreters (Some Stuff on EFS)”
John Starke, Augustine, and Eternal Functional Subordination
So I just started working on the issue of Eternal Functional Subordination (EFS). I’m pretty convinced that it is an unorthodox position and I haven’t found too many compelling arguments in favor of it. For instance – Wayne Grudem’s chapter “Doctrinal Deviations in Evangelical-Feminist Arguments about the Trinity” in One God in Three Persons –Continue reading “John Starke, Augustine, and Eternal Functional Subordination”
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