Trinitarian Soundings in Systematic Theology

Paul Louis Metzger

• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Year: 2010
• Print ISBN:
  9780567084101
• eBook ISBN:
  9780567162984
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christian Theology

Trinitarian Soundings in Systematic Theology is a multi-authored exploration of systematic theology from a Trinitarian perspective. Its aim is to show how the doctrine of the Trinity sheds light on other key doctrines-from prolegomena to eschatology and theological ethics. To borrow a phrase from Robert Jenson, the doctrine of the Trinity 'is not a separate puzzle to be solved but the framework within which all theology's puzzles are to be solved'. Given the scarcity of systematic theologies done 'trinitarianly', this collective project suggests a path to follow in the formulation of each particular doctrine represented in the volume. Trinitarian Soundings promises to become an important work given its unique presentation of major themes of systematic theology in their classical order, yet from a Trinitarian point of view. Its contributors include veteran theologians as well as younger scholars who are energetically employing this Trinitarian focus. The contributors represent various theological traditions and geographical locations, which surely bring richness to the theological inquiry. Dedicated to the memory of a pioneer in the resurgence of Trinitarian theology, the late Prof. Colin Gunton, this collection represents a distinctive treatment of systematics, intent on showing the vitality of approaching all aspects of the faith from a self-consciously Trinitarian perspective.

Table of contents

• Contents
• List of Contributors
• Foreword
• Introduction: What Difference Does the Trinity Make?
• Chapter 1 Prolegomena
• Chapter 2 The Relational Dynamic of Revelation: A Trinitarian Perspective
• Chapter 3 The Trinity in the Hebrew Scriptures
• Chapter 4 The Trinity: The Significance of Appropriate Distinctions for Dynamic Relationality
• Chapter 5 Towards a Trinitarian Reading of the Tradition: The Relevance of the 'Eternal' Trinity
• Chapter 6 Triune Creativity: Trinity, Creation, Art and Science
• Chapter 7 The Social God and the Relational Self: Toward a Trinitarian Theology of the Imago Dei
• Chapter 8 Sin and Grace
• Chapter 9 The Sinlessness of Jesus: A Theological Exploration in the Light of Trinitarian Theology
• Chapter 10 The Atonement
• Chapter 11 The Personal Spirit and Personal Appropriation of the Truth
• Chapter 12 The Trinity and the Church
• Chapter 13 The Eucharist and the Mind of Christ: Some Trinitarian Implications of T. F. Torrance's Sacramental Theology
• Chapter 14 Trajectories of a Trinitarian Eschatology
• Chapter 15 Revelation and Natural Rights: Notes on Colin E. Gunton's Theology of Nature
• Afterword
• Index