The Divine Trinity: A Dogmatic Treatise

by Joseph Pohle, Arthur Preuss (Editor)

In this volume, Pohle traces references to the doctrine of the Trinity in the Old and New Testaments, and shows how the Trinity is foreshadowed in God's covenant with Israel and in the fulfillment of the covenant in Christ. He then outlines a detailed doctrine of the Trinity, drawing from the entire Bible, the liturgies of the Early Church, and the subsequent development of doctrine. A discussion of various heresies in the church's history also figures prominently. The second half of this volume deals with the relationships between each person within the Trinity, along with the ways in which the Trinity is revealed--through reason, revelation, and the acceptance of mystery. Pohle asserts that evidence for the Trinity exists in both reason and revelation, but famously "Christians must first believe, then inquire."

306 pages, Paperback

First published January 4, 2010

About the author

Father Joseph Pohle, SJ, PhD

After completing his studies at Trier, Germany, he attended the German College in Rome, as well as the Gregorianum. He received his PhD. in philosophy in 1874, his S.T.D. in 1879. He was ordained in 1878 as a priest in the Society of Jesus.

In 1889, at the request of Bishop John Keane, he joined the founding faculty of the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., as Professor of Apologetics.

He returned to Germany in 1894 as Professor of Dogma at Münster. He transferred to Breslau in 1897, where he continued scholarly pursuits until his death, including 24 articles for the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia.