Trinity and Election in Contemporary Theology
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Overview
Is the Trinity complete in itself from all eternity, or is it constituted by the eternal decision of election?
In this volume twelve eminent theologians address a crucial point of contention at the intersection of two key doctrines in the theology of Karl Barth -- Trinity and election -- engaging in a lively, constructive theological debate.
Beginning with a retrospective look at the historical development of the ongoing debate, George Hunsinger, Bruce McCormack, Paul Molnar, and others offer their insightful contributions to the discussion through rigorous, critical treatment of select topics in Barth’s theology. The book concludes with chapters by Nicholas Healy and Matthew Levering outlining Roman Catholic perspectives on the issues at stake and an essay by Paul Louis Metzger on the social and ethical implications of Barth’s doctrine of the Trinity and election for a theology of culture in the world today.
"What is at stake in this debate is not simply who will inherit the mantle of Karl Barth in the English-speaking world, but the being and glory of God as the one who is loving and free both in himself and for us."
-- from introduction
Contributors Michael T. Dempsey Nicholas M. Healy Kevin W. Hector Christopher Holmes George Hunsinger Paul Dafydd Jones Matthew Levering Bruce L. McCormack Paul Louis Metzger Paul D. Molnar Paul T. Nimmo Aaron T. Smith
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- Addresses the intersection of two key doctrines in the theology of Karl Barth -- Trinity and election.
- Concludes with chapters outlining Roman Catholic perspectives on the issues at stake.
- Includes an essay on the social and ethical implications of Barth’s doctrine of the Trinity and election.
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I: The Debate
- 1. God’s Triunity and Self-Determination: A Conversation with Karl Barth, Bruce McCormack, and Paul Molnar
- 2. The Trinity, Election, and God’s Ontological Freedom: A Response to Kevin W. Hector
- 3. Can the Electing God Be God Without Us? Some Implications of Bruce McCormack’s Understanding of Barth’s Doctrine of Election for the Doctrine of the Trinity
- 4. Election and the Trinity: Twenty-Five Theses on the Theology of Karl Barth
- 5. Election and the Trinity: Theses in Response to George Hunsinger
- 6. Obedience, Trinity, and Election: Thinking With and Beyond the Church Dogmatics
- 7. Barth and the Election-Trinity Debate: A Pneumatological View
- 8. “A Specific Form of Relationship”: On the Dogmatic Implications of Barth’s Account of Election and Commandment for His Theological Ethics
- 9. God’s Self-Specification: His Being Is His Electing
- Part II: Roman Catholic Perspectives
- 10. Karl Barth, German-Language Theology, and the Catholic Tradition
- 11. Christ, the Trinity, and Predestination: McCormack and Aquinas
- Part III: Implications for Ethics Today
- 12. The Gospel of True Prosperity: Our Best Life in the Triune God Now and Not Yet
- Contributors
- Index
For those working in the field of Trinitarian theology, this work is a key piece with which one must engage.
—Theological Book Review
While the volume will be of interest primarily to Barth scholars, systematicians and dogmaticians across the ecumenical landscape will also find much to chew on.
—Religious Studies Review
Invaluable book. . . . The stimulating and constructive essays provide an indispensable resource for readers to draw their own conclusions. . . . An important work on the doctrine of election.
—Theology