Trinity

"This anthology presents an excellent blend of philosophical and theological perspectives that keep the doctrine of the Trinity in its crosshairs. While noted analytic philosophers use an array of analytical tools to critique and defend the logical consistency of the Trinity and assess its models, philosophers and Russian Orthodox theologians alike shower us with insights from historical sources such as the Book of Revelation, the Church Fathers, Aquinas, the Cambridge Platonists, and the Post-Moderns. Along the way they remind us that the doctrine of the Trinity is richly rooted in the faith and practices (worship, liturgy, iconography, and missiology) of the Church. The volume demonstrates that philosophers and theologians from different traditions can indeed learn from each other." (Dr. Bruce Reichenbach, Augsburg College)

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Greeting.- 3. The Revelation of God as Trinity.- 4. Modern Anglo-American Philosophy of Religion.- 5. The Trinitarian Dilemma.- 6. Perichoretic Monotheism.- 7. Trinitarian Willing and Salvific Initiatives.- 8. The Trinity and Personal Identity.- 9. Three Persons in One Being.- 10. The Elements of Triadology in the New Testament.- 11. The Trinitarian Teaching of St. Gregory Nazianzen.- 12. St. Augustine’s Doctrine of the Trinity in the Light of Orthodox Triadology of the Fourth Century.- 13. Word and Trinity.- 14. The Trinity and Natural Reason.- 15. The Holy Trinity and Non-Christian Triades.- 16. The Dogma of the Trinity and Its Social-Political Implications.- 17. The Doctrine of the Holy Trinity in the Culture and Art of Ancient Russia.- 18. A Triadological Perspective of Church Mission in the Twenty-First Century.- 19. The Holy Trinity: Paradigm of the Human Person.- 20. Glossary of Terms.- 21. Index.