Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

Home
Evangelical
What is the Soul? An Interview with Joshua Farris

What is the Soul? An Interview with Joshua Farris

Last updated on: January 8, 2025 at 5:00 am by Anthony Costello

0 Comments

What is the Soul? An Interview with Joshua Farris 2025-01-07T12:29:03-08:00 Anthony Costello

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

This episode of the Theology and Ethics podcast takes a deep dive into theology and metaphysics with Dr. Joshua Ryan Farris, who contributed to and co-edited a recent book “The Origins of the Soul” (Routledge) which lays out five competing views on the origin and nature of the human soul from a Christian worldview. This book was discussed by the authors (Joshua Ryan Farris, J.T. Turner, Bruce Gordon, Joanna Leidenhag, and William Hasker) at the 2024 Evangelical Philosophical Society Annual Conference in San Diego.

Joshua Ryan Farris, Rev, Ph.D, is Humboldt Experienced Researcher Fellow at the University of Bochum, Germany, 2022-2023; Mundelein Seminary Chester and Margaret Paluch Professor, 2020-2021, March 2020 Center of Theological Inquiry; Director of Trinity School of Theology; International Advisor, Perichoresis, The Theological Journal of Emanuel University; Associate Editor, Philosophical and Theological Studies for the Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies; Associate Editor, European Journal of Philosophy of Religion.

What is the Soul?

To listen, click here.

00:00:00-Introduction
00:02:16-A Brief History of the Soul
00:05:37-What is Substance Dualism?
00:12:54-The Assumption of Substance Dualism in History
00:17:18-Why So Many Books on The Soul NOW?
00:27:37-J.T. Turner’s Animalism
00:35:00-Creationism vs. Traducianism
00:43:00-Hasker’s Emergent Self View
00:45:55-Leidenhag’s Panpsychist Traducianism
00:55:57-Farris’s Creationist Dualism/Theistic Neo-Cartesianism
01:09:29-Original Sin and The Soul
01:14:50-Bruce Gordon’s Theistic Quantum Informational Idealism
01:22:22-The Soul and The Scriptures
01:33:50-Abortion and The Soul
01:42:35-Outro

Apologetics

Metaphysics

Philosophy of Religion

About Anthony Costello

Anthony Costello is a theologian and author. He has a BA in German from the University of Notre Dame, an MA in Christian Apologetics, and MA in Theology from Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, where he was awarded the 2018 Baker Book Award for Excellence in Theology. He has published in journals such as Luther Rice Journal of Christian Studies, the Journal of Christian Legal Thought and the Journal of Christian Higher Education. He co-authored two chapters in Josh and Sean McDowell's Evidence That Demands a Verdict (2016), and has published apologetics' resources for Ratio Christi Ministries and in magazines such as Touchstone. He has made online contributions to The Christian Post and Patheos. Anthony is a US Army Veteran, former 82D Airborne paratrooper and OEF veteran. Currently, he is the president of The Kirkwood Center for Theology and Ethics (kirkwoodcenter.org), a ministry dedicated to helping the local church navigate culture, and is the host of the Theology and Ethics Podcast of the Kirkwood Center. You can read more about the author here.

Previous Post

December 20, 2024

Reflecting On The Two Greatest Christmas Songs

Next Post

January 30, 2025 The Many Sins of "Bishop" Mariann Budde

Recent Comments

0 | Leave a Comment

"Good morning Anthony I sure this will change your mind. I highly doubt Noah was ..."

Megan Steitz

Was Noah Raped by His Son?

"Tony,Yes, there are more differences than similarities when one compares the Gospels to any discrete ..."

KirkwoodCTR

Pagan Jesus?: The Easter Mystery vs. ..."

"I don't know that much about pagan mythology of the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, etc. but ..."

Tony

Pagan Jesus?: The Easter Mystery vs. ..."

"David,Is "Thou shalt not covet" a rule?Anthony"

KirkwoodCTR

Vischer, Jethani, and “Creeds Only” Christianity

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category Analytic Theology Apologetics Biblical Theology Critical Theory Cultural Apologetics Devotional Epistemology Existentialism Fred Sanders Historical Jesus Historical Theology Metaphysics Moral Theology Philosophy of Religion Politics Problem of Evil Roman Catholicism Social Justice Spiritual Formation Systematic Theology The Trinity Uncategorized

Select a Month April 2026 March 2026 February 2026 January 2026 December 2025 October 2025 September 2025 July 2025 May 2025 April 2025 February 2025 January 2025 December 2024 November 2024 October 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 February 2024 January 2024 December 2023 November 2023 October 2023 September 2023 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

Which Psalm ends the Book of Psalms with "Let everything that has breath praise the Lord"?

Select your answer to see how you score.

Psalm 150 Psalm 50 Psalm 100 Psalm 23