Overview

That God is the perfection of all-blessed wholeness, and the source and context for creation’s well-being, tends merely to be assumed in theology. Yet, how does God actualize God’s own abundantly enriched life? And how might such a reality be relevant to human well-being? Addressing these questions, this book traces the dynamics of Divine well-being through Scripture, Christian metaphysics, and a synthesis of Orthodox (Bulgakov), Catholic (Von Balthasar), and Protestant (Pannenberg) Trinitarian theologies to argue that God’s ‘all-blessed’ life, the glory of well-being, is symbiotic with triune self-giving (kenosis); a concept identified as ‘kenotic-enrichment’ or ‘enriching-kenosis.’ Such a trinitarian exploration not only offers a fresh perspective on the contested topic of kenosis but goes to the heart of a doctrine of God that implicates the possibility of human well-being. Triune Well-Being makes a genuine and original contribution to systematic scholarship on the doctrine of the Trinity whilst never losing sight of the practical implications for humanity. Ultimately, Jacqueline Service invites the reader into the transformative beauty of worship, where the very pattern of God’s well-being is, not surprisingly, the ontological origin and deep patterning for the well-being of all life.

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Author:   Jacqueline Service
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
ISBN:  

9781978715158

ISBN 10:   1978715153
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   15 July 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Part I: An Ontology of Triune Well-Being Chapter 1: The Logic of Divine Self-Enrichment Chapter 2: Beyond Static Perfection: Divine Self-Enrichment and Classical Theism Chapter 3: Beyond Deficiency: Enrichment from Divine Fullness Part II: The Ecumenical Thread of Divine Self-Enrichment Chapter 4: Divine Self-Enrichment in Sergeĭ Bulgakov Chapter 5: Divine Self-Enrichment in Wolfhart Pannenberg Chapter 6: Divine Self-Enrichment in Hans Urs Von Balthasar Conclusion to Part II Part III: The Divine ‘Dance-Steps’ Chapter 7: Kenotic-Enrichment: Characteristics and Implications of Divine Self-Enrichment Chapter 8: Epilogue: The Doxological Posture of Enrichment

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Jacqueline Service offers a scholarly and innovative account of the dynamics of the trinitarian doctrine of God. At its heart is the notion of divine enrichment as a basis for the well-being and development of human life. The reader is offered a compelling and radical vision of divine kenosis as the way of fullness and perfection of God's life. Service breaks new ground in this original and carefully researched inquiry into the doctrine of God. --Stephen Pickard, Charles Sturt University

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Jacqueline Service is lecturer of systematic theology at St Mark’s National Theological Centre and Associate Head of School in the School of Theology at Charles Sturt University.

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