Trinitarian soundings in systematic theology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Paul Louis Metzger

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910784923403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : T & T Clark International, c2005
• ISBN: 1-282-70972-0; 9786612709722; 0-567-16298-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (235 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): MetzgerPaul Louis
• Disciplina: 231/.044
• Soggetti: Trinity; Theology, Doctrinal
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Introduction: What Difference Does the Trinity Make?; Chapter 1 Prolegomena; Chapter 2 The Relational Dynamic of Revelation: A Trinitarian Perspective; Chapter 3 The Trinity in the Hebrew Scriptures; Chapter 4 The Trinity: The Significance of Appropriate Distinctions for Dynamic Relationality; Chapter 5 Towards a Trinitarian Reading of the Tradition: The Relevance of the 'Eternal' Trinity; Chapter 6 Triune Creativity: Trinity, Creation, Art and Science; Chapter 7 The Social God and the Relational Self: Toward a Trinitarian Theology of the Imago Dei; Chapter 8 Sin and GraceChapter 9 The Sinlessness of Jesus: A Theological Exploration in the Light of Trinitarian Theology; Chapter 10 The Atonement; Chapter 11 The Personal Spirit and Personal Appropriation of the Truth; Chapter 12 The Trinity and the Church; Chapter 13 The Eucharist and the Mind of Christ: Some Trinitarian Implications of T. F. Torrance's Sacramental Theology; Chapter 14 Trajectories of a Trinitarian Eschatology; Chapter 15 Revelation and Natural Rights: Notes on Colin E. Gunton's Theology of Nature; Afterword; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Trinitarian Soundings in Systematic Theology is a multi-authored exploration of systematic theology from a Trinitarian perspective. Its ; aim is to show how the doctrine of the Trinity sheds light on other key doctrines-from prolegomena to eschatology and theological ethics. To borrow a phrase from Robert Jenson, the doctrine of the Trinity 'is not a separate puzzle to be solved but the framework within which all theology's puzzles are to be solved'. Given the scarcity of systematic theologies done 'trinitarianly', this collective project suggests a path to follow in the formulation of each part