Trinity, incarnation and time: a restatement of the doctrine of God in conversation with Robert Jenson

This article engages Robert W. Jenson on the question of the relation between the immanent Trinity and the person Jesus of Nazareth and proposes a restatement of the doctrine of God that takes into account his concerns. I note that many of the criticisms levelled against Jenson are contradictory and...

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Published in:Scottish journal of theology
Main Author: Schlesinger, Eugene R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2016]
In: Scottish journal of theology
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jenson, Robert W. 1930-2017 / Thomas Aquinas 1225-1274 / Balthasar, Hans Urs von 1905-1988 / Trinity / Incarnation of Jesus Christ / Time
RelBib Classification:KDB Roman Catholic Church
KDD Protestant Church
NBC Doctrine of God
NBF Christology
VA Philosophy
Further subjects:B Incarnation
B Trinity
B Balthasar
B Aquinas
B Jenson
B Eternity
B Simplicity
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Summary:This article engages Robert W. Jenson on the question of the relation between the immanent Trinity and the person Jesus of Nazareth and proposes a restatement of the doctrine of God that takes into account his concerns. I note that many of the criticisms levelled against Jenson are contradictory and offer instead a rearticulation of Thomas Aquinas's doctrine of God, refracted through the theology of Hans Urs von Balthasar, as a more viable mode of engaging Jenson's ideas. In particular, I suggest an analogia temporalis rooted in the divine processions to account for the relationship between time and eternity, thereby showing how Thomas's theology can both accommodate and benefit from many of Jenson's insights, while also avoiding the more serious charges levelled against him.
ISSN:1475-3065
Contains:Enthalten in: Scottish journal of theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0036930616000053