The Christian Doctrine of God: One Being Three Persons

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A&C Black, Jan 1, 1996 - Religion - 260 pages
The Trinity is grounded upon God's historical self-revelation in Jesus Christ. It is presented in this work as teaching which is implicit in the New Testament revelation and in the worship of the Early Church, rather than as a logical derivation from other aspects of Christian doctrine. Adopting an holistic approach, Professor Torrance explains the inter-relatedness of the three Persons - Father, Son the Holy Spirit - and their dynamic Communion in the Triune Being and Nature of God.
Combining immense academic range with new theological perspectives, Professor Torrance expounds in a rigorous way the basic teaching of the ancient Catholic Church and builds a significant bridge between ancient and modern, Catholic and Evangelical theology.
 

Contents

Introduction
1
The Christian Perspective
13
The Biblical Frame
32
The Trinitarian Mind
73
One Being Three Persons
112
Three Persons One Being
136
Trinity in Unity and Unity in Trinity
168
The Sovereign Creator
203
The Unchangeableness of God
235
Index
257
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Thomas F. Torrance is Emeritus Professor of Christian Dogmatics at the University of Edinburgh.

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