An Introduction to the Trinity

This book introduces the main people and themes in the history of Trinitarian theology and analyses recent, alternative readings of the tradition.

Declan Marmion (Author), Rik van Nieuwenhove (Author)

9780521705226, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 11 November 2010

262 pages
22.8 x 15 x 1.2 cm, 0.42 kg

'… this is without doubt a first-rate, suggestive study, one that should find its way into graduate seminars on the Trinity.' Joseph Wawrykow, The Thomist

Over the last decade there has been a resurgence of writing on the Trinity, indicating a renewal of ideas and debate concerning this key element of Christian theology. This introduction challenges the standard account of a decline and revival in Trinitarian theology, taking into account recent, alternative readings of the theological tradition by Lewis Ayres and Michel Barnes amongst other scholars. By clearly analysing the scope of these new approaches, the authors establish the importance of a considered understanding of the Trinity, resisting the notion of separating faith and reason and identifying theology's link to spirituality. Their account also eschews the easy stereotypes of Western Christianity's supposedly more Unitarian approach as opposed to the more Trinitarian view of the East. Offering an overview of the main people and themes in Trinitarian theology past and present, this book thus provides an accessible, comprehensive guide for students and scholars alike.

Abbreviations
1. Introducing Trintarian theology
2. The Trinity and its scriptural roots
3. The doctrine of the Trinity: its emergence and development in the life of the Christian community
4. Theology of the Trinity from Richard of St Victor to the reformation
5. The Trinity from Schleiermacher to the end of the twentieth century
6. Contemporary Trinitarian theology: problems and perspectives
Epilogue
Index.

Subject Areas: Theology [HRLB], Christian theology [HRCM], Religion: general [HRA]