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.
目錄:
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.