The One, the Three and the Many

by Colin E. Gunton

Overview

This study, based on the Bampton Lectures delivered in the University of Oxford in 1992, examines what is often called the crisis of modernity, with reference not only to modernity but to modern culture in general. Problems of social, theological, and philosophical thought are traced back beyond the Enlightenment to the very roots of Western Christian theology. A response to these problems is essayed by constructively developing conceptual possibilities to be found in ancient and modern theology of the Trinity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521421843
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	07/29/1993
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.54(h) x 0.75(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; Introduction; Part I. The Displacement of God: 1. From Heraclitus to Havel. The problem of the one and the many in modern life and thought; 2. The disappearing other. The problem of the particular in modern life and thought; 3. A plea for the present. The problem of relatedness in modern life and thought; 4. The rootless will. The problem of meaning and truth in modern life and thought; Part II. Rethinking Createdness: 5. The universal and the particular. Towards a theology of meaning and truth; 6. 'Through whom and in whom …' Towards a theology of relatedness; 7. The Lord who is the Spirit. Towards a theology of the particular; 8. The triune Lord. Towards a theology of the one and the many; Bibliography; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"By suggesting that many of the ills of modernity reflect the displacement of God, Colin Gunton helps us to see our problem in a new light. Anyone concerned with theology and with its relation to the modern predicament must read The One, the Three and the Many." Stanley Hauerwas

"[Gunton's] work merits wide and careful consideration. His study is meticulously structured, replete with signposts that enhance its readability as well as sturdily conveying his vigorous and thoroughly theological intellectual program." Nancy A. Dallavalle, Theological Studies

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