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A creative exercise in trinitarian theology that takes Pentecost as the basis for developing a relational, multiple-model understanding of the triune God.
Trinity After Pentecost considers the triune God from a Pentecostal viewpoint. In so doing, it offers a fresh articulation of the theology of the Trinity, taking the Holy Spirit as its starting point. It concludes that the Trinity cannot be adequately appreciated using any single model - whether social, modal, or psychological. Instead, it presents three models - relational, instrumental, and substantial - that must be held in paradoxical tension with one another to gain insight into the Trinity. Of these, the relational model is the foremost. Pentecost offers rich potential for seeing the relations between the Father, the Son and the Spirit as a dynamic reciprocal 'dance', in which each Person empties their 'self ' in order to exalt the others.
Trinity After Pentecost considers the triune God from a Pentecostal viewpoint. In so doing, it offers a fresh articulation of the theology of the Trinity, taking the Holy Spirit as its starting point. It concludes that the Trinity cannot be adequately appreciated using any single model - whether social, modal, or psychological. Instead, it presents three models - relational, instrumental, and substantial - that must be held in paradoxical tension with one another to gain insight into the Trinity. Of these, the relational model is the foremost. Pentecost offers rich potential for seeing the relations between the Father, the Son and the Spirit as a dynamic reciprocal 'dance', in which each Person empties their 'self ' in order to exalt the others.
Price: $29.99
Pages: 194
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: Lutterworth Press
Publication Date:
31 July 2014
Trim Size: 9.02 X 6.02 in
ISBN: 9780718893330
Format: Paperback
This is a fine, concise, systematic and inspiring book about the Trinity. Atkinson's style, as those who have read his other books know, is noted for its clarity and precision ... This is a book that I hope will become a classic among Pentecostals since it addresses issues that are well beyond the sterile argumentation that sometimes occurs.
— William K. Kay
Atkinson is an extremely clear writer, and I would recommend this book to anyone, academically trained or otherwise...to anyone who seeks to understand more about the Spirit's role and importance within the Trinity, and to anyone who is interested in exploring a fresh, but ultimately very traditional, account of the doctrine of the Trinity.
— Joanna Leidenhag
— William K. Kay
Atkinson is an extremely clear writer, and I would recommend this book to anyone, academically trained or otherwise...to anyone who seeks to understand more about the Spirit's role and importance within the Trinity, and to anyone who is interested in exploring a fresh, but ultimately very traditional, account of the doctrine of the Trinity.
— Joanna Leidenhag
Preface
1 Introductory Matters
2 Pentecost and the Spirit
3 Pentecost and the Son
4 Pentecost and the Father
5 Pentecost and the Trinity
Bibliography
Subject Index
Author Index
Ancient Document Index
1 Introductory Matters
2 Pentecost and the Spirit
3 Pentecost and the Son
4 Pentecost and the Father
5 Pentecost and the Trinity
Bibliography
Subject Index
Author Index
Ancient Document Index