Which Trinity? Whose Monotheism? Philosophical and Systematic Theologians on the Metaphysics of Trinitarian Theology
The last few decades have witnessed a renaissance of Trinitarian theology. Theologians have worked to recover this doctrine for a proper understanding of the God and for the life of the church. At the same time, analytic philosophers of religion have become keenly interested in the Trinity, engaging in vigorous debates related to it. To this point, however, the work of the two groups has taken place in almost complete isolation from one another. Which Trinity? Whose Monotheism? Seeks to...
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The last few decades have witnessed a renaissance of Trinitarian theology. Theologians have worked to recover this doctrine for a proper understanding of the God and for the life of the church. At the same time, analytic philosophers of religion have become keenly interested in the Trinity, engaging in vigorous debates related to it. To this point, however, the work of the two groups has taken place in almost complete isolation from one another. Which Trinity? Whose Monotheism? Seeks to bridge that divide. / Thomas H. McCall compares the work of significant philosophers of religion - Richard Swinburne, Brian Leftow, and others - with that of influential theologians such as Jorgen Moltmann, Robert Jenson, and John Zizioulas. He then evaluates several important proposals and offers suggestion for the future of Trinitarian theology. / There are many books on the doctrine of the Trinity, but no other book brings the concerns of analytic philosophers of religion into direct conversation with those of mainstream theologians.
Contents Introduction....................11. Which Trinity? The Doctrine of the Trinity in Contemporary Philosophical Theology....................112. Whose Monotheism? Jesus and His Abba....................563. Doctrine and Analysis....................874. "Whoever Raised Jesus from the Dead": Robert Jenson on the Identity of the Triune God....................1275. Moltmann's Perichoresis: Either Too Much or Not Enough....................1566. "Eternal Functional Subordination": Considering a Recent Evangelical Proposal....................1757. Holy Love and Divine Aseity in the Theology of John Zizioulas....................1898. Moving Forward: Theses on the Future of Trinitarian Theology....................219Index....................254
