In this episode, my evaluation of the case made by Shadid Lewis. Does he establish, on grounds which his opponent must affirm, that the Trinity implies polytheism?

See Lewis's arguments as analysed on the post for episode 17.

What is the doctrine of the Trinity anyway? Are the persons members of an eternal group of wonderfully unified friends? Or are they aspects or personalities of the one God? Or what? Is this just about the "deity of Christ"?

And what is the doctrine of two natures in Christ, and does it show how one and the same being could be, e.g. mortal and immortal?

Moreover, who do you think won this debate?

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Referred to in or relevant to this episode:

* Their whole debate, in episodes of the trinities podcast, as well this and my first evaluation episodes.

* Posts on Islam-inspired modalism (i.e. one-self trinitarianism)

* Posts on the indiscernibility of identicals.

* Sophisticated recent "relative identity" trinitarianism explained.

* Sophisticated recent Incarnation / two-natures theories explained.

* On Christmas-time claims that the one God became a baby.