Old Testament traces of Trinity; the revelation of God in the New Testament; the formulation of the doctrine of the Trinity in the writings of the Fathers and in the early councils; Augustine of Hippo and conciliar teachings to 6815; Trinitarian developments in the Early Middle Ages; Thomas Aquinas, the Reformation and the Enlightenment; Friedrich Schleiermacher and the 19th century; recent Catholic contributions to Trinitarian theology; recent Protestant contributions to Trinitarian theology; other important voices.
William J. La Due taught canon law at Catholic University, and is the author of The Trinity Guide to the Trinity and Jesus Among the Theologians. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.
"La Due allows the various authors to speak for themselves, seldom
intruding with his own analysis or evaluations." J. Gresham,
Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, Paul VI Institute, for CHOICE.--Sanford
Lakoff
"The doctrine of the Trinity, while fundamental to and emblematic
of Christian faith in God, has rarely captivated popular Christian
imagination the way Jesus has. As noted by La Due (e.g., Jesus
Among the Theologians), this probably has something to do with the
human accessibility of Jesus and the concurrent transcendence of
the Father and invisibility of the Holy Spirit. Here La Due
investigates the history of the doctrine of the Trinity in the
Jewish and Christian Scriptures and in the early Christian Church
and presents a synthesis of medieval Trinitarian theology. He also
examines the influence of post-Enlightenment voluntarism and
rationalism on the doctrine and presents a summary of Trinitarian
theology by Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox scholars including
feminist scholars of the last 50 years. La Due shows how
contemporary Christian theology has navigated through the dangers
of Fideism's circular subjectivity, rationalism's skeptical
negativity, Ontologism's elitist obscurity, and Modalism's
necessary heresy. La Due has written an uncommonly comprehensive
study, through which the Trinitarian doctrine can become more
accessible to contemporary religious imagination. The result is a
valuable handbook for students of religion. Recommended for
seminary and academic libraries and for public libraries with heavy
circulation in the religion department" David I. Fulton, Library
Journal, March 2003--Sanford Lakoff
"William J. La Due has provided the interested reader with a
wonderful survey of the doctrine of the Trinity...The student just
starting their study of the doctrine of the Trinity will benefit
greatly from this book, and certainly be equipped to engage in much
more detailed study, whether they want to focus on Patristics,
Medieval theology, or something more contemporary... All in all,
this book is the perfect introduction to the Trinity in my
opinion... I recommend this book to all beginning students, as well
as to intermediate students who might not be familiar with a
particular era of Trinitarian theology. I would also recommend this
to advanced students as a great refresher for information they have
already obtained, and also as a good study guide to teach classes
on the Trinity." Nick Norelli, Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth,
April 21, 2008 --Sanford Lakoff
I am deeply grateful to William LaDue for his exhaustive survey of
the reflections of theologians from the second century of the
Christian era to the present day on the central mystery of our
religion. It clarifies for me semantic problems created by
developments since the Enlightenment in the concept of person and
personality. Even more important, I have an increased awareness of
the centrality of the Trinity in my life. Far from being a routine
gesture, blessing myself is a reaffirmation of the eternal
communion of Father, Son and Spirit as the prototype of all my
associations in family, church, and society.--Gary MacEoin
"This volume goes a long way toward helping Christians understand
the history of the doctrine of the Trinity..La Due's historical
overview, though brief, is a useful digest of the major voices and
movements in trinitarian theology." Publishers Weekly, February
2003
"All the major players are here: La Due's choice of theologians is
impressively inclusive, as are his efforts to show the historic
interaction of their thoughts. As such, La Due's Guide serves as a
more than adequate compendium to introduce the novice "
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