On Classical Trinitarianism

The Gospel Coalition Book Awards Winner - Theological Studies Modern theology claimed that it ignited a renaissance in trinitarian theology. Really, it has been a renaissance in social trinitarianism. Classical commitments like divine simplicity have been jettisoned, the three persons have been redefined as three centers of consciousness and will, and modern agendas in politics, gender, and ecclesiology determine the terms of the discussion. Contemporary trinitarian theology has followed the spirit of this trajectory, rejecting doctrines like eternal generation which were once a hallmark of Nicene orthodoxy and reintroducing subordinationism into the Trinity. Motivated by the longstanding need to retrieve the classical doctrine of the Trinity, theologian Matthew Barrett brings together Protestant, Roman Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox scholars to intervene in the conversation. With over forty contributions, this ecumenical volume resurrects the enduring legacy of Nicene orthodoxy, providing a theological introduction that listens with humility to the Great Tradition. In On Classical Trinitarianism, you find contributions from a wide range of scholars, including: - Katherin Rogers - Andrew Louth - Gilles Emery - Steven Duby - Gavin Ortlund - Adonis Vidu - Carl Trueman - Matthew Levering - Fred Sanders - Scott Swain - Karen Kilby - Amy Peeler - Thomas Joseph White - and more! The distinct yet united voices of On Classical Trinitarianism summon the next generation to move past modern revisionism for the sake of renewing classical trinitarian theology today. Together, they demonstrate that Nicene orthodoxy can endure in the modern world and unite the church catholic.

Matthew Barrett is Research Professor of Theology at Trinity Anglican Seminary. He was also appointed the McDonald Agape Visiting Scholar at the Dominican House of Studies and Thomistic Institute. He is the author of award-winning books like On Classical Trinitarianism (IVP Academic). He is coeditor of Pillars of Christian Dogmatics (IVP Academic). Currently he is writing a Systematic Theology. He is the founder of Credo, as well as the Center for Classical Theology. He is Theologian-in-Residence with Anselm House at St. Aidan's Anglican Church, a one-year residency where Fellows follow a rule of life under Dr. Barrett.

Foreword by J. Todd Billings
Acknowledgments
The Nicene Creed: Or the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed, AD 381
Introduction: The Prospect and Promise of Classical Trinitarian TheologyMatthew BarrettPart 1: Retrieving Nicene Trinitarianism
1. Ante-Nicene Trinitarianism: From Confession to TheologyDonald Fairbairn
2. The Nicene Creed: Foundation of OrthodoxyChristopher A. Hall
3. The Beginnings of a Pro-Nicene Trinitarian Vision: Athanasius of Alexandria on the Activity of the Son and the SpiritAmy Brown Hughes and Shawn J. Wilhite
4. Hilary of Poitiers, on the Unity and Distinction of Father and Son: A Pro-Nicene Reading and Use of John 5:19Carl L. Beckwith
5. The Cappadocians and the Maturity of Nicene VocabularyStephen Hildebrand
6. Maximos and John Damascene: Mid-Byzantine Reception of NicaeaAndrew Louth
7. Augustine of Hippo: Will the Real Augustine Please Stand Up?Keith E. Johnson
8. Anselm of Canterbury: Faith Seeking Trinitarian UnderstandingDavid S. Hogg
9. Thomas Aquinas's Appropriation of Pro-Nicene Theology of the TrinityGilles Emery, OP
10. Creedal Critics or Creedal Confessors? The Reformers and the Reformed ScholasticsJ. V. Fesko
11. A Fading of the Trinitarian Imagination: The Fight for Nicene Confessionalism in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth CenturiesMichael A. G. HaykinPart 2: Trinitarian Hermeneutics and Nicene Dogmatics
12. The Incomprehensibility of the Holy TrinityRonni Kurtz
13. Trinity, Creatures, and Hermeneutics: Accounting Properly for both Theologia and OikonomiaRichard C. Barcellos
14. The Unity of God and the Unity of the EconomySteven J. Duby
15. Perfect Being Theology and Classical TrinitarianismKatherin A. Rogers
16. Trinity and Divine SimplicityJames E. Dolezal
17. Three Persons, One WillStephen J. Wellum
18. Trinity and AseityGavin Ortlund
19. The Immutable and Impassible Trinity-Part 1: The Biblical Teaching and Early Patristic ThoughtThomas G. Weinandy
20. The Immutable and Impassible Trinity-Part 2: The Early Councils, Further Theological and Christological Developments, and Soteriological and Pastoral ImplicationsThomas G. Weinandy
21. Trinity and LoveMatthew Levering
22. The Unbegotten FatherJohn Baptist Ku
23. Only Begotten God: Eternal Generation, a Scriptural DoctrineCharles Lee Irons
24. Only Begotten Son: The Doctrinal Functions of Eternal GenerationFred Sanders
25. No Impassibility, No Eternal Generation: Retrieving a Pro-Nicene DistinctiveMatthew Barrett
26. The Procession of the Spirit: Eternal SpirationChris R. J. Holmes
27. The Spirit's Procession Revealed in the Spirit's Mission: An Augustinian AccountAdonis Vidu
28. Three Agents, One Agency: The Undivided External Works of the TrinityScott R. Swain
29. Trinity and Appropriations: Meaning, Practice, and SignificanceJosh MalonePart 3: The Renewal of Nicene Fidelity Today
30. Social or Classical? A Theological DialogueMichael Allen and Matthew Barrett
31. Three Versus One? Some Problems of Social TrinitarianismStephen R. Holmes
32. Perichoresis and Projection: Problems with Social Doctrines of the TrinityKaren Kilby
33. Is There Obedience in God? Nicene Orthodoxy and the Eternal Procession of the Son in Aquinas and BarthThomas Joseph White
34. Renaissance or Revision? Metaphysical Departures from Classical Trinitarian TheismCraig A. Carter
35. Are Evangelicals Nicene Trinitarians? Evangelicalism's Debt to Social TrinitarianismD. Blair Smith
36. Reforming the Trinity? The Collapse of Classical Metaphysics and the Protestant Identity CrisisCarl Trueman
37. The Need for Nicene Exegesis: Eternal Functional Subordination's Hermeneutical InnovationAmy Peeler
38. The Need for Nicene Dogmatics: Eternal Functional Subordination's Dogmatic InadequacyGlenn Butner
39. The Trinity Is Still Not Our Social Program: The Trinity and Gender RolesSamuel G. Parkison
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