The Trinity: Prototype of Real Existence or Danger to Political Wellbeing? Tanner, Volf, and Yannaras in Conversation

Kathryn Tanner maintains that political theologies based on the Trinity are not only unsound, but potentially dangerous. Her primary concern is Trinity, by definition, cannot serve as a “model” for human socio-political organization. Miroslav Volf, while sharing Tanner’s sense Trinitarian fraught, nevertheless, can “vision” relations, albeit “program”. This article brings and Volf into conversation with Eastern Orthodox philosopher-theologian Christos Yannaras, whose theology regards “prototype” or “archetype” of mode existence in which humans participate transcending their natures, aim realizing truth. argues Yannaras offers novel way conceptualizing escapes Volf’s criticisms, one hand, Social Trinitarianism fresh fertile perspective could advance its discourse.