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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782374803321

Autore

Rahner Karl <1904-1984, >

Titolo

The Trinity / / Karl Rahner; translated [from the German] by Joseph Donceel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Burns & Oates

New York, : Herder and Herder, 1970

ISBN

1-4742-1324-3

1-281-78423-0

9786611784232

0-8264-4545-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (127 pages)

Collana

Mysterium salutis

Disciplina

231

Soggetti

Trinity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published in German in Mysterium salutis, v. 2, chapter 5. Einsiedeln, Benziger, 1967

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Note; I. The Method and Structure of the Treatise On the Triune God; A. The Isolation of Trinitarian Doctrine in Piety and Textbook Theology; B. The Problem of the Relation Between the Treatises On the One God and On the Triune God; C. The Axiomatic Unity of the ""Economic"" and ""Immanent"" Trinity; D. The Incarnation as an ""Instance"" of a More Comprehensive Reality; E. God's Threefold Relation to Us in the Order of Grace; F. The Methodological Importance of Our Basic Thesis; G. A New Relationship Between the Treatises On the One God and On the Triune God

H. The Reality and the Doctrine of the Trinity as Mysteries II. The Main Lines of Official Trinitarian Doctrine; A. The Trinity as Absolute Mystery; B. The Meaning and Limits of the Employed Concepts; C. A Systematic Summary of Official Trinitarian Doctrine; D. Some Consequences for a Deeper Understanding; III. A Systematic Outline of Trinitarian Theology; A. The Meaning and Purpose of the Submitted Essay; B. Developing the Starting Point; C. Transition from ""Economic"" to ""Immanent"" Trinity; D. How the ""Economic"" Trinity Is Grounded in the ""Immanent"" Trinity

E. The Problem of the Concept of ""Person"" F. A Comparison with the Classic ""Psychological"" Doctrine; G. On Features Peculiar to the



Present Treatise

Sommario/riassunto

The ground-breaking treatment of the doctrine of the Trinity by one of the most important theologians of the century is here reprinted on the 30th anniversary of its orginal publication. In this treatise, Karl Rahner analyzes the place of the doctrine of the Trinity within Catholic theology and develops his own highly original and innovative reading of the doctrine, including his now-famous dictum