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Robert Letham's award winning The Holy Trinity receives a well-considered update in a revised and expanded new edition. Letham examines the doctrine of the Trinity's biblical foundations and traces its historical development before engaging critical issues. This new edition addresses developments in Augustine studies, teaching on the Trinity and election in Barth studies, East-West relations, and evangelical disputes on the relation of the Son to the Father.
Publication
P & R Publishing (2004), 568 pages
Awards
Christian Book Award (Winner — 2005)
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LibraryThing member nate77
This book can be somewhat dry at times, but the information is very helpful and useful.
LibraryThing member BradKautz
This is an absolutely outstanding book that deals with one of the doctrines of Christian faith that is hardest to grasp: that of the Trinity. What does it mean to say that God is one God, revealed in three persons? That basic question, and possibly every ramification that flows from trying to
Robert Letham begins his exploration of the Trinity in Scripture, then works through the historical development in both the Eastern and Western churches, reviews the modern discussion of the Trinity and then closes by addressing current ways in which understanding the Trinity is critical to the church today. Letham's premise is that understanding the Trinity well is essential to the church and lies at the heart of everything the church believes. And he holds this position knowing better than most people how difficult it is to grasp, define, understand and worship God as Triune. I felt that among the strengths of this work were the way Letham reviewed the historical and modern discussions of the Trinity. In doing so he went at length into the writings of a number of significant leaders in the church, such as Athanasius, Arius, Augustine, the Cappadocian's, Calvin, Barth and Rahner, showing both the strengths and weaknesses in their apprehension of the Trinity.
And perhaps apprehend is the best word to describe this book, for even with Letham's expertise, he freely acknowledges is there is much about the Trinity that will always be outside of our understanding. He pulls this volume together so that we may grow in our apprehension of the Trinity, and thereby grow in our love of God and our ability to give Him the glory that He alone is due.
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understand the Trinity, is dealt with masterfully in this volume.Robert Letham begins his exploration of the Trinity in Scripture, then works through the historical development in both the Eastern and Western churches, reviews the modern discussion of the Trinity and then closes by addressing current ways in which understanding the Trinity is critical to the church today. Letham's premise is that understanding the Trinity well is essential to the church and lies at the heart of everything the church believes. And he holds this position knowing better than most people how difficult it is to grasp, define, understand and worship God as Triune. I felt that among the strengths of this work were the way Letham reviewed the historical and modern discussions of the Trinity. In doing so he went at length into the writings of a number of significant leaders in the church, such as Athanasius, Arius, Augustine, the Cappadocian's, Calvin, Barth and Rahner, showing both the strengths and weaknesses in their apprehension of the Trinity.
And perhaps apprehend is the best word to describe this book, for even with Letham's expertise, he freely acknowledges is there is much about the Trinity that will always be outside of our understanding. He pulls this volume together so that we may grow in our apprehension of the Trinity, and thereby grow in our love of God and our ability to give Him the glory that He alone is due.
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