The Trinity: The Central Mystery Of Christianity (south Asian Theology)
by Hans Schwarz /
2017 / English / EPUB
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In the last thirty years, books on the Trinity have abounded. There
seems to be a fascination with this mysterious topic, especially
among systematic theologians. The topic has been mined for many
different interests, from liberation theology to feminist
interpretations of the Christian heritage and from neo-Reformation
theology to interreligious dialogue. This book has no intention of
adding to the plethora of treatises on the Trinity. The main
question with which it is concerned is what is really scripturally
tenable with regard to the Trinity and what is unwarranted
theological construction or even speculation. Through this
question, Schwarz tries to discern whether the theological
assertions made about the Trinity are in line with the biblical
base from which they are derived, or whether they have veered off
in a more or less questionable direction. What takes shape here is
a story: how the doctrine of the Trinity developed over the
subsequent centuries from the traces in Scripture to a centralized
dogma at the heart of Christian teaching. We witness in this an
evolution from proclamation to controversy to speculation. What are
we to make of this doctrine? How do we articulate the biblical
faith today?
In the last thirty years, books on the Trinity have abounded. There
seems to be a fascination with this mysterious topic, especially
among systematic theologians. The topic has been mined for many
different interests, from liberation theology to feminist
interpretations of the Christian heritage and from neo-Reformation
theology to interreligious dialogue. This book has no intention of
adding to the plethora of treatises on the Trinity. The main
question with which it is concerned is what is really scripturally
tenable with regard to the Trinity and what is unwarranted
theological construction or even speculation. Through this
question, Schwarz tries to discern whether the theological
assertions made about the Trinity are in line with the biblical
base from which they are derived, or whether they have veered off
in a more or less questionable direction. What takes shape here is
a story: how the doctrine of the Trinity developed over the
subsequent centuries from the traces in Scripture to a centralized
dogma at the heart of Christian teaching. We witness in this an
evolution from proclamation to controversy to speculation. What are
we to make of this doctrine? How do we articulate the biblical
faith today?