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Perichoretic Trinity in Transcendence
Just how personal are the divine persons? We know that when the Eastern Church sought an appropriate vocabulary by which to distinguish the Father, Son, and Spirit from the divine substance, it finally settled on the impersonal word hypostasis, which … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Trinity
Tagged baptism of Christ, David Hart, divine communion, divine persons, God, Holy Trinity, hypostasis, Khaled Anatolios, social trinity
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Christos Yannaras: The God who is Person & Love
I had not planned to walk over to my bookshelf and pull out my unread copy of The Freedom of Morality. Christos Yannaras, through no fault of his own, simply was not on my must-read-in-the-next-decade list. So many books, not … Continue reading
Are Christians Polytheists?
If Father, Son, and Spirit are each divine, then why are they not three gods? We are finally prepared to look more closely at St Gregory of Nyssa’s provocative answer in his Ad Ablabium. As we have seen, Gregory has … Continue reading
Posted in Gregory of Nyssa, Holy Trinity
Tagged Ablabius, Gregory of Nyssa, Holy Trinity, Lewis Ayres, polytheism, Richard Swinburne, social trinity, tritheism
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St Gregory of Nyssa: Perichoretic Trinity
How do we know God as Holy Trinity? Through the contemplation of Holy Scripture. During the height of the fourth century trinitarian debates, neither Orthodox nor Arians thought they were expositing a metaphysical Deity apprehended by reason alone. All parties … Continue reading
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Tagged Cappadocians, filioque, God, Gregory of Nyssa, perichoresis, social trinity, Trinity
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Father, Son, Spirit as Divine Selves
“Three selves, one being”—does it work as a trinitarian formula? Well, why not? It all depends on what we mean by the word “self.” Dale Tuggy defines self as a center of individual consciousness, volition, and agency—i.e., someone who is … Continue reading
What if God were to post a selfie: one “self” or three “selves”?
The question may initially strike one as a tad odd—and not just because God doesn’t post on Facebook. The word “self” is not typically used to speak of the one God who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Orthodox Christians … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Trinity
Tagged divine persons, God, monotheism, Rahner, social trinity, Tuggy
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Do Unitarians Understand the Trinity?
In 1819 William Ellery Channing delivered a homily that has since become famously known as the “Baltimore Sermon.” It is described by many as the most important address in the history of Unitarianism. What particularly interests me is Channing’s interpretation … Continue reading
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Tagged apophatic theology, God, Karen Kilby, monotheism, social trinity, unitarianism, William Channing
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William Hasker and Karen Kilby on the Social Trinity
I promised two weeks ago to link to part 2 of Dale Tuggy’s interview with William Hasker: Note how Hasker stumbles when pressed on the difference between the social Trinity and three gods. There’s a problem here that is created … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Trinity
Tagged divine persons, Gregory Nyssen, Karen Kilby, Lewis Ayres, social trinity, The Trinity, trinitarian theology, William Hasker
