Two Views on the Doctrine of the Trinity

by Stephen R. Holmes, Paul D. Molnar, Thomas H. McCall, Paul Fiddes, Stanley N. Gundry (Editor)

Overview

Christians have always believed in the triune God, but they haven't always understood or used the doctrine of the Trinity consistently.

In order to form a coherent view of trinitarian theology, it's important for Christians to have a working knowledge of the two legitimate models for explaining this doctrine:

• Classical – presenting a traditional view of the Trinity, represented by the Baptist theologian Stephen R. Holmes and the Roman Catholic theologian Paul D. Molnar.
• Relational – presenting the promise and potential hazards of a relational doctrine, represented by the evangelical theologian Thomas H. Mc Call and the Baptist philosopher Paul S. Fiddes.

In this volume of the Counterpoints series, leading contributors establish their models and approaches to the doctrine of the Trinity (or, the relationship between the threeness and oneness of the divine life).

Each expert highlights the strengths of his view in order to argue how it best reflects the orthodox perspective. In order to facilitate a genuine debate and to make sure that the key issues are revealed, each contributor addresses the same questions regarding their trinitarian methodology, doctrine, and its implications.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780310498124
Publisher:	Zondervan Academic
Publication date:	09/02/2014
Series:	Counterpoints: Bible and Theology
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Thomas H. Mc Call (Ph D, Calvin Seminary) is professor of biblical and systematic theology and director of the Carl F. H. Henry Center for Theological Understanding at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He is the author of Which Trinity? Whose Monotheism? Philosophical and Systematic Theologians on the Metaphysics of Trinitarian Theology; Forsaken: The Trinity and the Cross, and Why It Matters; An Invitation to Analytic Christian Theology and coeditor (with Michael C. Rea) of Philosophical and Theological Essays on the Trinity.

Stanley N. Gundry is executive vice president and editor-in-chief for the Zondervan Corporation. He has been an influential figure in the Evangelical Theological Society, serving as president of ETS and on its executive committee, and is adjunct professor of Historical Theology at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. He is the author of seven books and has written many articles appearing in popular and academic periodicals.

Table of Contents

Tentative Table of Contents Introduction (Sexton) VIEW ONE: THE SOCIAL DOCTRINE OF THE TRINITY Chapter 1: Social Trinity: Catholic/Mainline Perspective Response from Evangelical Social Trinitarian Response from Catholic Classical Trinitarian Response from Evangelical Classical Trinitarian Chapter 2: Social Trinity: Evangelical Perspective Response from Mainline Social Trinitarian Response from Catholic Classical Trinitarian Response from Evangelical Classical Trinitarian VIEW TWO: THE CLASSICAL DOCTRINE OF THE TRINITY Chapter 3: Classical Trinity: Catholic/Mainline Perspective Response from Mainline Social Trinitarian Response from Evangelical Social Trinitarian Response from Evangelical Classical Trinitarian Chapter 4: Classical Trinity: Evangelical Perspective Response from Mainline Social Trinitarian Response from Evangelical Social Trinitarian Response from Catholic Classical Trinitarian Conclusion (Sexton)