THEO3335 God the Trinity

Dr Elizabeth Boase

2016

4.5

1 x 2-hour seminar weekly

1 1 of THEO2314, THEO2301
1a Admission into GCTHS-Graduate Certificate in Theological Studies
1b Admission into GDPTHS-Graduate Diploma in Theological Studies
1c Admission into MTHS-Master of Theological Studies
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c))

1 of THEO3315, THEO8317 has been successfully completed

In this topic participants will be involved in the contemporary retrieval of the theology of the Trinity as a practical doctrine. The topic will involve reflection on the implications of trinitarian theology in the context of the issues that confront us at the beginning of the 21st Century. The theology of the Trinity will be studied in three stages, its biblical origins, its development in the patristic and medieval eras, and its contemporary retrieval.

The aims of this topic are to:

engage in the contemporary retrieval of the theology of the doctrine of the Trinity as a practical doctrine
reflect on the contemporary implications of Trinitarian theology, including such issues as inter-personal communion, ecclesiology, ecology, and a relational view of reality

At the conclusion of this topic students will be able to:

trace the history of the emergence of the doctrine of God as Trinity from its biblical foundations through to its contemporary expressions
illustrate and defend such practical implications of the doctrine as 'Being-in-relationship', thereby demonstrating the relevance of the doctrine as well as its practical benefits
compare and evaluate arguments for the various ways in which the Trinity has been interpreted by Eastern and Western churches, with a view to assessing their ecumenical consequences

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