Joshua Farris – What is a Person?

What is a person? Where did the idea of personhood come from? Brent talks with Joshua Farris about his recent articles on personhood on De Gruyter.    (0:50) Where did the idea of a person come from? (4:15) Boethius and personhood; (7:15) The Reformation and personhood. Calvin; (11:05) Modern Europe and the States; (13:45) Descartes and the person; (16:40) Jonathan Edwards and the person; (19:05) The idea of persons in the modern West. Links mentioned in this episode: www.degruyter.com/database/EBR/entry/key_56fb87e7-b85b-4bb7-b4ec-53d6e45d5382/html soulscienceministries.com Leave some feedback: What should we talk about? Please let us know in the comments. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please give us a rating and leave a short review. Connect with us: [email protected] godsstorypodcast.com Become a Supporter: If you’d like to help us make more great episodes like this one, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll receive early access to new episodes plus bonus episodes and other goodies from time to time, and our undying gratitude. patreon.com/godsstorypodcast Thanks to our sponsors, Liquid Edge Creative who take care of the technical stuff behind the scenes.