The Oxford Handbook of the Trinity

by Gilles Emery (Editor), Matthew Levering

This handbook examines the history of Trinitarian theology and reveals the Nicene unity still at work among Christians today despite ecumenical differences and the variety of theological perspectives. The forty-three chapters are organized into the following seven parts: the Trinity in Scripture, Patristic witnesses to the Trinitarian faith, Medieval appropriations of the Trinitarian faith, the Reformation through to the 20th Century, Trinitarian Dogmatics, the Trinity and Christian life, and Dialogues (addressing ecumenical, interreligious, and cultural interactions).
The phrase "Trinitarian faith" can hardly be understood outside of reference to the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople and to their reception: the doctrine of the Trinity is indissociably connected to the reading of Scripture through the ecclesial and theological traditions. The modern period is characterized especially by the arrival of history, under two principal aspects: "historical theology" and "philosophies of history." In contemporary theology, the principal "theological loci" are Trinity and creation, Trinity and grace, Trinity and monotheism, Trinity and human life (ethics, society, politics and culture), and more broadly Trinity and history. In all these areas, this handbook offers essays that do justice to the diversity of view points, while also providing, insofar as possible, a coherent ensemble.

Genres: Theology, Christianity, Nonfiction, Religion, Reference

656 pages, Paperback

First published January 13, 2012

About the author

Gilles Emery was born and grew up in the Swiss Alps. His language is French, but he likes speaking English. He is a member of the Swiss Province of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans). He was ordained a priest in 1989. He has been a high school and University chaplain in Fribourg, and a parish vicar in Geneva, as well as an assistant of Prof. J.-P. Torrell at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. Full professor of dogmatic theology at Fribourg University, Switzerland, from 1997 (teaching on the Triune God, Christology, Creation, theological anthropology, and Eschatology). Member of the ITC (International Theological Commission) from 2004 to 2014. he is the chief editor of the French journal "Nova et Vetera" since 2011. In 2012, he received the STM degree (Sacrae Theologiae Magister) from the Master of the Order of Preachers. For more details, including a list of his articles and contributions, go to his webpage: http://www.unifr.ch/dogme/accueil/rec...

Reviews

[Devon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Like any handbook of this sort, some chapters were excellent while others were mediocre. Overall, this volume was consistently good from a wide variety of contributors, both in background and approach.

[Adam DeVille, Ph.D. · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderfully comprehensive, smoothly edited, cleverly assembled book, of use to general readers, students in survey courses, and many others. I interviewed the editors of this book here: http://easternchristianbooks.blogspot...