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Author:   Mary Ann Fatula
Publisher:   Liturgical Press
Imprint:   Liturgical Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.198kg
ISBN:  

9780814657652

ISBN 10:   0814657656
Pages:   136
Publication Date:   01 December 1990
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents Editor's Note   9 Introduction   11 I.  The Triune God and Human Meaning   15      A.  Experience of the Triune God as the Heart of Christian Faith   16           1.  The Foundational Christian Experience of the Triune God in the Paschal Mystery of Jesus   17           2.  The Christian Community's Experience and Articulation of the Paschal Mystery   18           3.  Reclaiming Christian Experience of the Triune God Today   20      B.  The Triune God: Unbounded Gift-Love at the Heart of Our Human Meaning   21           1.  The Tri-Personal God: Interpersonal Gift-Love   21           2.  The Triune God and Our Human Meaning as a Thirst for Gift-Love   23      C.  Some Implications of our Trinitarian Faith Today   26           1.  The Source and Meaning of Jesus' Name for God, ""Abba""   26           2.  The Abba who Frees Us from Patterns of Domination and Calls Us to Mutuality   28           3.  The Triune God as Source and Pattern for our Relating in Mutuality   31 II.  The Paschal Event of Jesus and the Triune God of our History   33      A.  The Triune God and Human History   34      B.  The Growth of Jesus in His Human Consciousness   35      C.  A Life of Unconditional Love   37      D.  The Paschal Mystery: the Last Super and Crucifixion   39           1.  The Last Supper   39           2.  Crucifixion   41      E.  How the Death of Jesus Has Saved Us   43      F.  The Paschal Mystery: Resurrection, Ascension, Pentecost   46           1.  Resurrection and Ascension   46           2.  Pentecost   49 III.  Speaking the Experience: Attempts at Articulation   52      A.  The Dignity and Inadequacy of Speaking about God   52           1.  Our Human Need to Speak of God   52           2.  Ways of Speaking about God   54      B.  Early Christian Articulation of the Triune God   55           1.  The Christian Experience   55           2.  Jewish-Christian Thought Categories   58           3.  A Turning Point: Christian Faith in Greek Categories   59           4.  The councils of Nicaea and Constantinople   61      C.  Patristic Reflection   62           1.  The Cappadocians   62           2.  The Council of Chalcedon   64           3.  Augustine   64      D.  Medieval Synthesis: Aquinas' Contribution   65           1.  The Triune God's Nature as Sheer Existence   66           2.  Processions and Their Extension to Us in the Missions   68           3.  The Divine Persons as Sheer Relationships   70      E.  Contemporary Christological and Trinitarian Approaches   72 IV.  Knowing the Triune God   82      A.  Preliminary Considerations   82           1.  Knowing the divine Persons   82           2.  Grace and the Missions   84           3.  Appropriation   85      B.  The Cross and Resurrection of Jesus and the Personal Identity of His Abba   87      C.  The Cross and Resurrection and the Personal Identity of Jesus   89      D.  Pentecost and the Personal Identity of the Spirit   91           1.  The Mystery of Pentecost   91           2.  Gift of Love Poured Out Upon the World   93           3.  Experiencing the Holy Spirit   95      E.  The Triune God, Our Home   97 V.  The Challenge of Trinitarian Faith Today: Implications for a World Transformed   100      A.  Trinitarian Faith Calls Us to Communion and Mutuality   101      B.  The Triune God Freeing Us for Personal Autonomy   102           1.  The God Who Is With Us   201           2.  Security in our Personal Identity   104      C.  The Triune God Transforming Our Family Relationships   106      D.  The Triune God Transforming our Relationships in the Church   110      E.  A Trinitarian Vision and Power to Transforming the World   113      F.  The Triune God and Creating a Future Together   115 Select Bibliography   119 Endnotes   125 Index of Subjects   129

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Mary Ann Fatula, O.P., received her doctorate in systematic theology from The Catholic University of America in 1981. She taught theology at Ohio Dominican College in Columbus for more than 30 years. 

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