Extra-Long (>70 mins)
Doctrine
ReformedEvangelical
God without Parts: The Doctrine of Divine Simplicity
Theologian
James Dolezal
Duration
73.42
Uploaded to YouTube
15 July 2011
Added to Database
18 December 2025
YouTube description
Recent trends in evangelical theology have called into question the traditional understanding of God's being. For centuries, theologians have maintained that God is immutable and simple, that is, not composed of parts. Yet many recent philosophers of religion have found the doctrine to be untenable. Dr. James Dolezal argues for the importance of retaining divine simplicity while he discusses his dissertation in this fascinating look at the classic doctrine.
