*Can God be both one and three at the same time?*
Philosopher Brian Leftow explores the paradox of the Trinity through a striking analogy — time travel — suggesting that one God may exist as three simultaneous “episodes” of a single divine life, challenging how we think about identity, time, and the nature of the divine.
0:00 The Paradox of the Trinity
1:05 The Time Travel Analogy
2:53 Why Only Three Persons
4:40 Social Trinitarianism and Monotheism
5:44 Is the Trinity a Contradiction?
6:37 God Beyond Time
8:09 Possibility, Not Proof
10:25 Identity Within the Trinity
*Brian Leftow* is an American philosopher specializing in philosophy of religion, medieval philosophy, and metaphysics. He is the William P. Alston Professor for the Philosophy of Religion at Rutgers University.
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