In the pages to follow I shall examine exegetical, doctrinal, hymnographic, and iconographic productions that illustrate the rich reception history of Isa 6 in early Christianity. It appears that the earliest, Christological interpretation of this text was superseded by a Trinitarian one and that the exegetical shift occurred first in doctrinal and exegetical writings, while hymnography and ico...

Drawing on the work of Peter Leithart and Robert Jenson, this article demonstrates that Christian eschatology is inescapably founded on the doctrine of God’s triunity. The basis for many of the “systems” used by Christian eschatology is found antecedently within the triunity of God’s being. The divine activity within the economy by which creation is being directed towards its glorious climax is...

A further implication of the doctrine of creation from nothing is that all of God’s creatures are intimately connected to one another in an echo of the primordial coinherence of the Trinitarian persons. Since all creation is centered in God, all finite things, despite their enormous differences in size, position, quality, or metaphysical status, are linked together as ontological siblings. When...

Abstract Trinitarian theology occupies a central place in the work of Dumitru Stăniloae. For him, Trinity is “real metaphysics” and, several studies, he develops rich and complex Triadology drawing on philosophical notions dialogue intersubjectivity. Since both these have been developed first by Western philosophy, article aims to examine Stăniloae’s debt thought. Contrary some widespread opini...

In his De Trinitate (c.1170) Richard of St Victor gives one the more intriguing examples trinitarian philosophical theology. Beginning with our common beliefs about and experiences love, he argues for existence three, only divine persons (call this The Argument). This essay explores several points interaction between Argument current discussions in analytic theology Trinity. part I briefly surv...

The landscape of current trinitarian theology seems to be settling into three chief domains: Latin (or classical) trinitarianism, social and apophatic mysterian) trinitarianism. In this article I look at main objections first objection, voiced most forcefully by Karen Kilby, is that the view follows a vicious pattern projection. second related first, raised on grounds anthropomorphism. Accordin...

The Trinity both as a Christian concept and doctrine is complex whole or better still “mystery.” Even the great bishop of Hippo, St Augustine at end his monumental opus, De Trinitate, prayed God to pardon him if he had written anything that was untrue about Trinity. Catholic Church, say least, trinitarian church in sense belief one cornerstones its constitution system. baptises receives people ...