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What is the Trinity and Why Does it Matter?
How is the one God also three persons? How is Jesus fully God and fully human? Who in the world should we pray to? And why does any of it matter? Steve Dancause offers a succinct and profound investigation into how what we think about God as Trinity matters in our faith, our work, and our love. It matters because the walls of our churches are cracking around us. We can keep patching things up, but it is better to go to the foundation and do the hard digging. With the right foundation, the structure holds, and it stands the test of eternity. And it is only in Jesus, and the Trinity he reveals to us, that we build our lives on solid rock. Let's dig down together.
The Jesus Small Books of Radical Faith delve into big questions about God's work in the world. These concise, practical books are deeply rooted in Anabaptist theology. Crafted by a diverse community of internationally renowned scholars, pastors, and practitioners, The Jesus Way series helps readers deepen their faith in Christ and enliven their witness.
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Why Did Jesus Die and What Difference Does It Make? Michele Hershberger [Fall 2019]
Why Do We Suffer and Where Is God When We Do? Valerie G. Rempel [Spring 2020]
What Is the Trinity and Why Does It Matter? Steve Dancause [Spring 2020]
Who Are Our Enemies and How Do We Love Them? Hyung Jin Kim Sun [Summer 2020]
What Is God's Mission in the World and How Do We Join It? Juan F. Martínez [Summer 2020]
What Is the Church and Why Does It Exist? David Fitch [Fall 2020]
What Does Justice Look Like and Why Does God Care about It? Judith and Colin McCartney [Fall 2020]
What Is God's Kingdom and What Does Citizenship Look Like? César García [Spring 2021]
Who Was Jesus and What Does It Mean to Follow Him? Nancy Elizabeth Bedford [Spring 2021]
The Jesus Small Books of Radical Faith delve into big questions about God's work in the world. These concise, practical books are deeply rooted in Anabaptist theology. Crafted by a diverse community of internationally renowned scholars, pastors, and practitioners, The Jesus Way series helps readers deepen their faith in Christ and enliven their witness.
Books in What Is the Bible and How Do We Understand It? Dennis R. Edwards [Fall 2019]
Why Did Jesus Die and What Difference Does It Make? Michele Hershberger [Fall 2019]
Why Do We Suffer and Where Is God When We Do? Valerie G. Rempel [Spring 2020]
What Is the Trinity and Why Does It Matter? Steve Dancause [Spring 2020]
Who Are Our Enemies and How Do We Love Them? Hyung Jin Kim Sun [Summer 2020]
What Is God's Mission in the World and How Do We Join It? Juan F. Martínez [Summer 2020]
What Is the Church and Why Does It Exist? David Fitch [Fall 2020]
What Does Justice Look Like and Why Does God Care about It? Judith and Colin McCartney [Fall 2020]
What Is God's Kingdom and What Does Citizenship Look Like? César García [Spring 2021]
Who Was Jesus and What Does It Mean to Follow Him? Nancy Elizabeth Bedford [Spring 2021]
80 pages, Paperback
Published March 31, 2020
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March 27, 2022
meh.
It’s alright. Not terribly insightful. But also not terribly convincing. The book is an easy read but does little to answer many of the contemporary issues and questions surrounding trinitarian debate. Much of the main argument falls apart if you don’t but in to some of its non biblical premises. For example: the author holds that Christians have no obligation to the teachings of Christ if he isn’t god. (Despite the biblical assumption that his teachings are law, regardless of his deity) does that mean Christians aren’t subject to obeying the other biblical authors because they aren’t god? Several other main points suffer from a similar lack of forethought. Perhaps good for confirming existing beliefs but not very persuasive if used in dialogue.
It’s alright. Not terribly insightful. But also not terribly convincing. The book is an easy read but does little to answer many of the contemporary issues and questions surrounding trinitarian debate. Much of the main argument falls apart if you don’t but in to some of its non biblical premises. For example: the author holds that Christians have no obligation to the teachings of Christ if he isn’t god. (Despite the biblical assumption that his teachings are law, regardless of his deity) does that mean Christians aren’t subject to obeying the other biblical authors because they aren’t god? Several other main points suffer from a similar lack of forethought. Perhaps good for confirming existing beliefs but not very persuasive if used in dialogue.
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