An Examination of the Problems of Inclusive Language in the Trinitarian Formula of Baptism

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Edwin Mellen Press, 2000 - Religion - 258 pages
The recent attempts to change the traditional Trinitarian formula in baptism in order to rid it of masculine language raises questions concerning the nature of revelation and tradition. The study also examines the work of feminist theology which has provided a means for a radical rethinking of religious experience.
 

Contents

Introduction
1
The Trinitarian Formula as a Datum of Revelation
11
The Apostolic Authority of Scripture
34
The Authority of Tradition
45
The Church as the Symbol of Christ
53
Essential Aspects of Trinitarian Theology
61
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67
The Development of the Understanding of the Trinity
75
Summary
93
Perichoresis
112
Baptism and the Trinitarian Formula
121
The Feminist Critique of the Trinitarian Formula
173
The Restoration of Religious Language
235
Bibliography
241
Index
253
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