Reading Group Spring Summer 2023 | The T. F. Torrance Theological Fellowship

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Spring 2023

January 5, 2023
- T. F. Torrance, The Christian Doctrine of God (#1996-595), ch. 2 – The Christian Perspective; #1996-595c
- Travis Stevick discusses this chapter with Marty Folsom. Video.
January 12, 2023
- Introduction to Theology and Science at the Frontiers of Knowledge Series - Volume 1 - Reality and Scientific Theology by T. F. Torrance. Video.
  - The first 50 pages are available on Google books. Discussion with Marty Folsom.
January 19, 2023
- SPECIAL GUESTS - Tom McCall and Tom Noble will join us to reflect on the Annual Torrance Lecture that was delivered in November, "The Finality of the Cross Reconsidered: Thomas F. Torrance and the Barthian Legacy on the Soteriological Problem of Evil." Video.
  - View original lecture video here.
January 26, 2023 - Participatio Discussion - Anthropology
- Gary W. Deddo, "Resisting Reductionism: Why We Need a Truly Theological Anthropology to counter the Dehumanization of God’s Humanity," 95-128; #2021-GWD-1. Video.
February 2, 2023
- T. F. Torrance, The Christian Doctrine of God (#1996-595), ch. 3 – The Biblical Frame; #1996-595d
- Bryden Black discusses this chapter with Marty Folsom. Video
February 9, 2023
- Introduction to Theology and Science at the Frontiers of Knowledge Series - Volume 2 - Circles of God: Theology and Science from the Greeks to Copernicus by H. P Nebelsick. Video. Discussion with Marty Folsom.
February 16, 2023
- OFFICE HOURS with Marty Folsom. T. F. Torrance and Worship. Video.
February 23, 2023
- Participatio Discussion - Anthropology
  - Daniel J. Cameron, "Incarnation and Recreation: The Fallen Nature of Christ and the Re-creation of Humanity," 51-68; #2021-DJC-1. Video.
March 2, 2023
- T. F. Torrance, The Christian Doctrine of God (#1996-595), ch. 4 – The Trinitarian Mind; #1996-595e
- Geordie Zeigler discusses this chapter with Marty Folsom. Video.
March 9, 2023
- Introduction to Theology and Science at the Frontiers of Knowledge Series - Volume 3 - Science and Theology in Einstein's Perspective by Iain Paul. Discussion with Marty Folsom. Video.
March 16 - Marty will be at the LA Theology Conference.
- https://zondervanacademic.com/latc
- Theme: “Confessing the Church”
March 23, 2023
- "Introduction" by T. F. Torrance in Karl Barth's Theology and Church (1962), pp. 7-54. Discussion with Marty Folsom. Video.
March 30, 2023
- OFFICE HOURS with Marty Folsom. History of Marty Folsom and the Torrance Tradition. Video.
April 6, 2023
- T. F. Torrance, The Christian Doctrine of God (#1996-595), ch. 5 – One Being, Three Persons; #1996-595f
- Gary Deddo discusses this chapter with Marty Folsom. Video.
April 13, 2023
- Introduction to Theology and Science at the Frontiers of Knowledge Series - Volume 4 - Tradition and Authority in Science and Theology, by Alexander Thompson. Video. Discussion with Marty Folsom.
April 20, 2023
- T. F. Torrance and Ethics discussion with Marty Folsom
  - Todd H. Speidell, "The Soteriological Suspension of the Ethical in the Theology of T. F. Torrance," Participatio 5, "The Vicarious Humanity of Christ and Ethics" (2015): 56-90. https://tftorrance.org/.../participatio-2015-v5-4..
  - Christopher Holmes,
    “RENEWAL THROUGH UNION”: THOMAS F. TORRANCE ON THE NEW BASIS OF ETHICS https://tftorrance.org/.../participatio-2015-v5-3-Holmes...
  - Discussion with Marty Folsom. Video.
April 27, 2023
- Tom Noble, " Thomas F. Torrance and the Evangelical Tradition," in Thomas F. Torrance and Evangelical Theology, A Critical Analysis (Bellingham, Washington: Lexham, 2023), 8-38. Discussion with Marty Folsom, Video.
May 4, 2023
- Introduction to Theology and Science at the Frontiers of Knowledge Series - Volume 5 - Einstein and Christ: A New Approach to the Defense of the Christian Religion by G. G. Mitchell, discussion with Marty Folsom. Video.
May 11, 2023
- T. F. Torrance, The Christian Doctrine of God (#1996-595), ch. 6 – Three Persons, One Being; #1996-595g
- Myk Habets discusses this chapter with Marty Folsom. Video.
May 18, 2023
- OFFICE HOURS with Marty Folsom.
May 25, 2023
- Geordie Zeigler "Thinking and Acting in Christ: Torrance on Spiritual Formation," in Thomas F. Torrance and Evangelical Theology, A Critical Analysis (Bellingham, Washington: Lexham, 2023), 239-60. Discussion with Marty Folsom, Video.

Summer 2023

June 1, 2023
- T. F. Torrance, The Christian Doctrine of God (#1996-595), ch. 7 – Trinity in Unity and Unity in Trinity; #1996-595h
- Paul Molnar discusses this chapter with Marty Folsom. Video.
June 8, 2023
- Introduction to Theology and Science at the Frontiers of Knowledge Series -Volume 6 - Transcendence and Providence: Reflections of a Physicist and Priest by W. G. Pollard. Video. Discussion by Marty Folsom.
June 15, 2023
- Myk Habets "Revelation, Rationalism, and an Evangelical Impasse," in Thomas F. Torrance and Evangelical Theology, A Critical Analysis (Bellingham, Washington: Lexham, 2023), 84-110. Discussion with Marty Folsom, Video.
June 22, 2023
- Jenny Richards, "Seeking Love, Justice and Freedom for All," in Thomas F. Torrance and Evangelical Theology, A Critical Analysis (Bellingham, Washington: Lexham, 2023), 261-81. Discussion with Marty Folsom, Video.
June 29, 2023
- Marty Folsom, "Barth Torrance and Evangelicals: Critiquing and Reinvigorating the Idea of a "Personal Relationship with Jesus," in Thomas F. Torrance and Evangelical Theology, A Critical Analysis (Bellingham, Washington: Lexham, 2023), pp. 156-78. Discussion with Geordie Zeigler. Video.
July 6, 2023
- T. F. Torrance, The Christian Doctrine of God (#1996-595), ch. 8 – The Sovereign Creator; #1996-595i
- Kerry Magruder discusses this chapter with Marty Folsom. Video.
July 13, 2023
- Introduction to Theology and Science at the Frontiers of Knowledge Series - Volume 7 - Science and the Gospel, by Victor Fiddes (Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press, 1987). Discussion with Marty Folsom. Video.
July 20, 2023
- E. Jerome Van Kuiken, "Wrestling with an Angel: T. F. Torrance’s Reception of Edward Irving Reappraised," Participatio Volume 10: "The Holy Spirit and Christian Experience" (2022) 57-81. Discussion with Marty Folsom, Video.
July 27 , 2023
- HIDDEN TREASURE - Torrance, Thomas F. "The Spiritual Relevance of Angels." Alive to God (2000): 122-39. Discussion with Marty Folsom. Video.
August 3, 2023
- Second session on Science and the Gospel, by Victor Fiddes (Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press, 1987). Discussion of chapter 5-12 with Marty Folsom. Video.
August 10, 2023
- Introduction to Theology and Science at the Frontiers of Knowledge Series - Volume 8 - Carver Yu, Being and Relation: A Theological Critique of Western Dualism and Individualism. (Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press, 1987). Discussion with Marty Folsom. Video.
August 17, 2023
- R. Lucas Stamps on Thomas F. Torrance and Evangelical Theology, A Critical Analysis (Bellingham, Washington: Lexham, 2023), discussion with Marty Folsom. Video.
August 24, 2023
- T. F. Torrance, The Christian Doctrine of God (#1996-595), ch. 9 – The Unchangeableness of God; #1996-595j
- Ted Johnston discusses this chapter with Marty Folsom. Video.
August 31, 2023
- Jeff McSwain, Movements of Grace: The Dynamic Christo-realism of Barth, Bonhoeffer, and the Torrances (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2010). Discussion between the three voices, especially Bonhoeffer. Video.

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