Common Places: Fred Sanders on the Triune God

Systematic theologian Dr. Fred Sanders speaks of his discovery of theology, then discusses the Trinity. How is Trinitarian theology an act of praise? What do the missions of the Son and Spirit reveal about God? In classical Trinitarianism, what is a “person”? This and more!

 

 

Highlights

2:10 Fred Sanders’ advice to prospective graduate students
4:40 Sanders’ journey to the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA
6:20-7:40 His discovery of the Trinity through reading Ephesians 1
8:45-The importance of church membership for graduate students
12:30-16:30 How Trinitarian theology is an act of praise
18:15– The importance of Chalcedonian Christology
20:00– Fred’s program for fixing underdeveloped understandings of the Trinity by grounding confessionalism in Scripture
21:30-24:00 What do the missions of the Son and Spirit reveal about God?
24:00-26:00 In classical Trinitarianism, what is a “person”?
28:00-30:30 Discussion of the Spirit’s procession
31:00-33:00 Fred’s reflections on last summer’s online Trinity debates
33:25-35:45 The distorting influence of the gender debate on Trinitarian theology
36:00-39:45 His view of Eternal Functional Subordination and Eternal Generation
40:00-Jesus’ baptism and its relationship to Trinitarian theology