Overview
In what sense is God one? How can those who worship Jesus Christ, his Father, and the Holy Spirit claim to be monotheists? These questions were answered by the early church, and their answering analogies, models, and language have come down to the church today. However, theology is not stagnant, and the twentieth century has seen several new models of the Trinity emerge. Many of these models have focused on the three persons without adequately considering the consequences for the unity of God. The One God seeks to develop an understanding of the unity of the Triune God by examining the positions put forward by Karl Rahner, Millard Erickson, John Zizioulas, and Wolfhart Pannenberg. After carefully presenting and critically examining each of these positions, this book offers a synthesis: an understanding of the unity of God that is historically informed, theologically adequate, internally coherent, and able to explain Christian monotheism in a new century. By affirming both the singular divine essence of God and the genuine, eternal interdependence of distinct divine persons in God, The One God affirms the personal and the natural levels of ontology, both crucial for understanding God, humanity, and the world.
Full Product Details
Author: Michael L. Chiavone
Publisher: James Clarke & Co Ltd
Imprint: James Clarke & Co Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 15.30cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.364kg
ISBN: 9780227173626
ISBN 10: 0227173627
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 28 July 2011
Audience:
College/higher education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
"""It is good to see evangelicals seriously entering into the contemporary discussion on the Trinity at a scholarly level."" Kevin Giles, Melbourne - Evangelical Quarterly Vol.84 (No.2), April 2012. '...a critical appraisal of the threeness and unity of God in the work of Karl Rahner, Millard Erickson, John Zizioulas and Wolfhart Pannenberg. [...] ...chapters engage with them descriptively and critically as the theological roots and contexts of their Trinitarian theology are outlined. Scott Harrower, Theological Book Review, Volume 24, No 2, 2012"
It is good to see evangelicals seriously entering into the contemporary discussion on the Trinity at a scholarly level. Kevin Giles, Melbourne - Evangelical Quarterly Vol.84 (No.2), April 2012. '...a critical appraisal of the threeness and unity of God in the work of Karl Rahner, Millard Erickson, John Zizioulas and Wolfhart Pannenberg. [...] ...chapters engage with them descriptively and critically as the theological roots and contexts of their Trinitarian theology are outlined. Scott Harrower, Theological Book Review, Volume 24, No 2, 2012
It is good to see evangelicals seriously entering into the contemporary discussion on the Trinity at a scholarly level. Kevin Giles, Melbourne - Evangelical Quarterly Vol.84 (No.2), April 2012.
Author Information
Michael Chiavone is an adjunct professor of theology with Liberty Seminary's distance learning program. He has served as a youth pastor and senior pastor, and currently resides near Chattanooga, Tennessee, with his wife, Angie, his son, Brinn, and his daughter, Evelyn.
