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Book SynopsisGiulio Maspero is Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome, Italy.
Robert J. Wozniak is Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at the Pontifical Academy of Theology in Kraków, Poland.
Trade ReviewDifferent individual essays will almost certainly be useful, engaging or revelatory to each reader. -- Miranda Threlfall-Holmes, Belmont, Durham * Modern Believing *
This volume assembles a star-cast of international scholars- Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant - to reflect on current transformations in Trinitarian theology and to assess the implications of these debates for church and society. Precisely because the contributors manifestly do not agree on some central areas of contention, the volume catches a moment of significant theological transition and provides an invaluable resource for ecumenical debate, discussion and teaching. The editors are to be congratulated on their choice of materials. -- Sarah Coakley, Norris-Hulse Professor of Divinity, University of Cambridge
Trinitarian theology has been a major area of creative and controversial debate in recent decades. The editors have done a great job bringing together essays from leading contributors to this debate to create a unique tool for all those who need information about the current state of the discussion. The selection is judicious and takes into account the various disciplinary and confessional angles from which the topic has been approached. As well as providing an expert overview of where we are at the moment, the book is thus likely to serve as the starting point for further explorations in this field. -- Johannes Zachhuber, Faculty of Theology, University of Oxford, UK.
Table of ContentsPart I: Historical Perspectives: what can and should we learn from history?; 1. Into the Cloud of Witnesses: Catholic Trinitarian theology Beyond and Before its Modern "Revivals", Lewis Ayres; 2. Medieval Trinitarianism and Modern Theology, Richard Cross; 3. Trinitarian Theology since the Reformation Samuel, Powell; 4. The Paternity of the Father and the procession of the Holy Spirit: Some Historical Remarks on the Ecumenical Issue, Lucas Francisco Mateo-Seco; Part II: Modern Analytical Perspectives; 5. The Trinitarian Concept of Person, Angel Cordovilla Perez; 6. The Trinitarian Concept of Substance, Michael Schulz; 7. Perichoresis: A Key Concept for Balancing Trinitarian Theology, Emmanuel Durand; 8. Freedom and the Trinity, John Zizioulas; Part III New Readings; 9. Patristic Trinitarian Ontology, Giulio Maspero; 10. The Lord and Giver of Life: A "Barthian" Defense of the Filioque, Bruce McCormack ; 11. Scope of Rahner's Fundamental Axiom in the Patristic Perspective. A Dialogue of Systematic and Historical Theology, Phillip Gabriel Renczes; 12. Trinity and Understanding: Hermeneutic Insights, Andrzej Wiercinski; 13. Trinitar Theology: Notes Towards a Supreme Phenomenology, Kevin Hurt; Part IV: Anthropological Paradigms; 14. Trinity as "Communio", Gisbert Greshake; 15. Becoming a Person and the Trinity, Stefan Oster; 16. Modern Social Trinitarianism and its Problems, Katrhyn Tanner; 17. Trinitarian Theology and Spirituality: Retrieving William of St. Thierry for Contemporary Theology, David Tracy; Part V: New Systematic Perspective; 18. How does God enter into Reasons for the Centrality of Trinitarian Discourse in Christian Dogmati Robert J. Wozniak; 19. 'Tam Pater nemo'. Reflections on the Paternity of God, Luis F. Ladaria; 20. The Trinity through Paschal Eyes, Anne Hunt.
