Does the Doctrine of the Trinity Hold the Key to a Christian Theology of Religions? An Evaluation of Three Recent Proposals

the Christian theology of religions. Introduction A remarkable revival of Trinitarian theology emerged in the twentieth century. Karl Rahner, on the Catholic side, and Karl Barth, on the Protestant side, played key roles in the “ecumenical rediscovery” of the Trinity. In addition to rethinking elements of this central doctrine (e.g., nature of divine personhood, Filioque, etc.), this resurgence of interest in the Trinity has provided the impetus for a fresh examination of other aspects of Christian theology and practice from a Trinitarian standpoint including divine revelation, human personhood, worship, ecclesiology, missions, marriage, ethics, societal relations, and even political theory. Theologians of every stripe are attempting to relate Trinitarian doctrine to a wide variety of contemporary issues. In this context, several Christian theologians have suggested that the doctrine of the Trinity holds the key to a Christian theology of religions. According to one theologian,