The Lord and Giver of Life: The person and work of the Holy Spirit in the trinitarian theology of Colin E Gunton
01 Jan 2008-
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01 Jan 1992
TL;DR: The fourth book in Jurgen Moltmann's systematic theology is a full-scale theology of the Spirit that also marks a personal religious quest as mentioned in this paper, where the author brings his characteristic audacity to this traditional topic and cuts to the heart of the matter with a simple identification.
Abstract: The fourth book in Jurgen Moltmann's systematic theology is a full-scale theology of the Spirit that also marks a personal religious quest. Moltmann, "the foremost Protestant theologian in the world" (Church Times), brings his characteristic audacity to this traditional topic and cuts to the heart of the matter with a simple identification: What we experience every day as the spirit of life is the spirit of God. Such considerations give Moltmann's treatment of the different aspects of life in Spirit a verve and vitality that are concrete and existential: . "When I love God I love the beauty of bodies, the rhythm of movements, the shining of eyes, the embraces, the feelings, the scents, the sounds of all this protean creation . . . The experience of God deepens the experiences of life . . . It awakens the unconditional Yes to life." Part One probes "Experiences of the Spirit" in daily life as well as in biblical and theological traditions. In Part Two Moltmann takes up the roles of the Spirit in the order of salvation under the aegis "Life in the Spirit." And Part Three concludes the volume with discussions of "The Fellowship and Person of the Spirit." Veteran readers of Moltmann will find here a rich and subtle extension of his trinitarian and christological works, even as he makes bold use of key insights from feminist and ecological theologies, from recent stress on embodiment, and from charismatic movements. Newer readers will find a fascinating entree into the heart of Moltmann's work: the transformative potential of the future. In an age of planetary peril, in a culture often hostile to human, animal, and plant life, Moltmann's emphatic insistence on the Spirit is a clear call toconscience: The one indispensable element for human survival, he asserts, is an "unconditional affirmation of life" quickened by the Spirit.
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01 Jan 2015
TL;DR: The trinitarian culture and corporate Worship practices of Canadian Pentecostals: A Contribution from the Theology of Colin Gunton as discussed by the authors is an analysis of an important corporate worship practice among the Pentechal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC), the largest Evangelical denomination in Canada.
Abstract: The Trinitarian Culture and Corporate Worship Practices of Canadian Pentecostals: A Contribution from the Theology of Colin Gunton Michael A. Tapper Thesis advisor: Catherine E. Clifford This thesis represents a unique analysis of the trinitarian impulses of an important corporate worship practice among the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC), the largest Evangelical denomination in Canada. It considers whether an inconsistency exists between the PAOC’s trinitarian statement of faith and formative expressions of this denomination’s belief conveyed in 82 of the most commonly used contemporary worship songs from April 2007 to March 2013. Lyrical music, it is defended, represents a forming, measurable, and confirming indicator among the PAOC of contemporary religious understanding. In order to assess the trinitarian dispositions of the PAOC music lyrics, Colin Gunton’s theology is utilized as a framework for this evaluation. Gunton was a leading figure in the advancement of trinitarian theology before his untimely death in 2003. His balanced integration of the notions of relationality, particularity, and perichoresis provides the rationale for eight qualitative content analyses that are original to this project and intended to verify the trinitarian views in the PAOC lyrics. This analysis is oriented around three major areas of trinitarian assessment: the doctrine of God, human personhood, and cosmology. The data from these content analyses are compiled, presented, and carefully analysed. Then, returning to the trinitarian work of Gunton, implications and considerations for the PAOC are offered. This study shows that Gunton’s trinitarian theology provides a resource to identify and correct the trinitarian deficit and individualistic and cosmologically dualistic orientation of PAOC commonly used songs. Ultimately, this thesis proposes that Gunton, in accordance with several key Pentecostal and worship studies interlocutors, can serve as a helpful theological source for the dynamic practice of a trinitarian faith among the PAOC. DECLARATION OF AUTHORSHIP I hereby declare that I am the sole author of this thesis. This is a true copy of the thesis, including any required final revisions, as accepted by my examiners.
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01 Sep 2003
TL;DR: Pelikan as mentioned in this paper has been translating, editing and studying the Christian creeds and confessions of faith for 60 years and "Credo" is the historical and theological distillation of that work.
Abstract: Jaroslav Pelikan has been translating, editing and studying the Christian creeds and confessions of faith for 60 years. This book is the historical and theological distillation of that work. In "Credo", Pelikan addresses essential questions about the Christian tradition: the origins of creeds; their function; their political role; how they relate to Christian institutions, worship and service; and how they help to explain the major divisions of the Christian church and of Christian history. "Credo" stands as an independent reference work devoted to the subject of what creeds and confessions are and what their role in history has been.
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TL;DR: This article argued that it is inappropriate to read Cappadocian theology exclusively from the angle of Basil of Caesarea's identification of the Godhead with the Father alone, and argued that the trinitarian perspective of Gregory of Nazianzus' view complements and corrects Basil's view and also salvages the theology of the Trinity from any possible semi-monarchical logic that could undermine one of the divine persons.
Abstract: This article argues that it is inappropriate to read Cappadocian theology exclusively from the angle of Basil of Caesarea's identification of the Godhead with the Father alone. As an alternative to the Basilian-based reading that undermines the view that the three persons are together co-constitutive of the Godhead and restricts the Godhead to the Father alone, this article calls for a more comprehensive reading of the theology of the Cappadocian fathers that takes into consideration the trinitarian perspective of Gregory of Nazianzus, and claims that his understanding of the Godhead as the reciprocal koinonia of the three persons together not only completes and corrects Basil's view and presents a more coherent view of the Cappadocian theology, but also salvages the theology of the Trinity from any possible semi-monarchical logic that could undermine one of the divine persons for the sake of, or at the expense of, the others.
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01 Jan 1992
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a collection of essays by philosophers and theologians on the central doctrines of the Christian faith, including the Trinity, the Incarnation and the Atonement.
Abstract: This volume is a collection of essays by philosophers and theologians on the central doctrines of the Christian faith. The eight essays aim to present the subleties and riches of the Christian doctrines of Trinity , Incarnation and Atonement - doctrines that are essential for understanding the distinctiveness of Christianity. In discussing the Trinity the book examines a social theory of the Trinity and defends it against the objection that theories of this kind are tritheistic. It then presents an insightful look at the changing conceptions of "person" and how they relate to a proper concept of Trinity. Subsequently it explores some metaphysical insights in Aquinas relevant to a fuller understanding of trinitarian doctrine. On Incarnation the contributors aim to defend the strategy for the doctrine of the Incarnation deployed in "The Logic of God Incarnate", reassessing it and extending it in new ways, and they then develop and defend one of the two major ways of explicating philosophically the doctrine of the Incarnation, showing its logical consequences. On atonement, the volume examines the role satisfaction for sin plays in Aquinas's account of the Incarnation in Part III of the "Summa Theologiae" and also concentrates on the work of Thomas Aquinas, turning to the doctrine of justification and its connection to the Atonement. Finally it considers some important church issues surriounding salvation theology.
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