Description
Book SynopsisChristianity Today 2023 Award of Merit (Academic Theology) This introduction draws on the breadth of the Christian tradition to present a biblically grounded, globally informed, and conceptually precise account of the doctrine of the Trinity. It covers key themes and concepts, offering an alternative to introductory texts on the Trinity that are arranged historically/chronologically. The book incorporates majority world theology, engages important debates in contemporary biblical studies, and draws on neglected historical figures. It also contains a glossary of trinitarian terms and an annotated bibliography of major works on the doctrine of God.
Table of ContentsContents
Introduction
Knowing the Triune God
The Structure of This Book
For Further Reading
1. Consubstantiality
The Biblical Roots of Consubstantiality
Nicaea and the Doctrine of Consubstantiality
Three Historical Explanations of Consubstantiality
The Dogmatic Meaning of Consubstantiality
For Further Reading
2. Processions and Personal Properties
Recent Challenges to Eternal Generation
Eternal Generation in Christian Tradition
The Dogmatic Meaning of Eternal Generation and Eternal Procession
The Exegetical Foundations for the Divine Processions
The Personal Properties
For Further Reading
3. Simplicity
Versions of Simplicity and the Divine Attributes
The Dogmatic Function of Divine Simplicity in the Doctrine of the Trinity
The Biblical Case for Divine Simplicity
The Logical Problem of the Trinity and Simplicity
Conclusion
For Further Reading
4. Persons and Relations
The Filioque
Controversy: Processions, Relations, and Persons
Defining Divine Personhood
Definition of Divine Persons
The Filioque
, Persons, and Relations
For Further Reading
5. Perichoresis
Conceptions of Perichoresis
Perichoresis in Modern Theology
The Dogmatic Function of Perichoresis
Perichoresis and Salvation
A Concluding Ecclesiological and Eschatological Note
For Further Reading
6. Missions
Scripture and the Divine Missions
The Economic and Immanent Trinity
A Dogmatic and Metaphysical Understanding of the Divine Missions
The Missions and the Divine Economy
For Further Reading
7. Inseparable Operations
The One Power of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
The Inseparable Operations of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Inseparable Actions and Personal Distinctions
For Further Reading
8. Communion
Koinōnia
and Communion
Three Models of Communion
For Further Reading
Glossary
Indexes
