Trinitarian Theology for the Church

by Treier, Daniel J.

• ISBN13: 9780830828951
• ISBN10: 0830828958
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-05-01
• Publisher: Ivp Academic

Summary

These select essays, brought together from the 2008 Wheaton College Theology Conference by editors Daniel J. Treier and David Lauber, show both the substance and the importance of the doctrine of the Trinity for our worship, our reading of Scripture and the mission of the church.

Author Biography

Daniel J. Treier (Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is associate professor of theology at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. He is associate editor of the Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible. David Lauber (Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary) is associate professor of theology at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, and the author of Barth on the Descent into Hell: God, Atonement and the Christian Life.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 7
Scripture: The Bible and the Triune Economy
Triune Discourse Theological Reflections on the Claim That God Speaks (Part 1)	p. 25
Triune Discourse Theological Reflections on the Claim That God Speaks (Part 2)	p. 50
The Gift of the Father Looking at Salvation History Upside Down	p. 79
Community: The Trinity and Society?
God Is Love The Social Trinity and the Mission of God	p. 105
The Trinity Is Not Our Social Program Volf, Gregory of Nyssa and Barth	p. 120
Does the Doctrine of the Trinity Hold the Key to a Christian Theology of Religions?	p. 142
Trinity and Missions Theological Priority in Missionary Nomenclature	p. 161
Worship: Church Practices and the Triune Mission
The Sacraments and the Embodiment of Our Trinitarian Faith	p. 185
Preaching as a Trinitarian Event	p. 204
The Church's Proclamation as a Participation in God's Mission	p. 225
What to Do with Our Renewed Trinitarian Enthusiasm Forming Trinitarian Piety and Imagination Through Worship and Catechesis	p. 237
Contributors	p. 254
Name and Subject Index	p. 257
Scripture Index	p. 261
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