Trinity

The Trinity in the West and the East

by Eddie 02.09.2010

Discussion about the Trinity amongst Western Christians of all stripes tends to focus on the metaphysical issues raised by the oneness and threeness of God. Such speculation is of interest mainly to systematic theologians, with most other Christians content to accept the idea because that’s what Christians are supposed to believe (however irrational it may [...]

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Social Media and the Trinity

by Eddie 03.07.2010

I always find Gary’s Rather Sad Blog to be thoughtful, and not at all sad. His latest post is a fascinating reflection on the Trinity and Social Media. I thoroughly recommend that you give it a read, but here is a short sample to give you an idea of what he is saying. We are [...]

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Participating in God

by Eddie 25.06.2010

I’ve been ploughing through Participating in God: A Pastoral Doctrine of the Trinity by Paul Fiddes for some time now. In common with many books on Trinitarian theology (even those which call themselves pastoral) it is pretty hard going. It does, however, make very rewarding reading. There is much about this book that I thoroughly [...]

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Father, Son and Spirit: The Trinity in John’s Gospel

by Eddie 19.12.2009

Father, Son and Spirit: The Trinity and John’s Gospel (New Studies in Biblical TheoloThe gy) by Andreas Kostenberger and Scott Swain is a worthwhile read for those interested in John or in studying the Trinity. It probably isn’t a book that a general reader who is looking for something to while away a long train [...]

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Links From Yesterday

by Eddie 17.11.2009

There were a number of interesting items in the blogsphere yesterday which I’d like to pass on to you quickly. There was a good, readable piece on the Trinity published by Tim Chester on Theology Network and a good, if less readable paper on the Christocentrism and the Trinity in Themelios. While on the subject [...]

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Get it before it goes

by Eddie 11.11.2008

Surprisingly, Tim Chester’s excellent little book on the Trinity (Delighting in the Trinity: Just Why are Father, Son and Spirit Such Good News?) is about to go out of print in the UK. If you haven’t read it, you really should get a copy while it’s available. It isn’t a difficult read. Tim is as [...]

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The Shack

by Eddie 28.10.2008

I must admit that I came to William Paul Young’s book The Shack expecting to hate it. Best selling and fashionable Christian fiction has never been my favourite literary genre. However, I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed it and ended up reading it in a single sitting. Mack, the central character of the [...]

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The Trinity and Particle Physics

by Eddie 08.09.2008

Rob Bell waxes eloquent. I’ve not seen the full video so I can’t really judge it, but this bit is good. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cksKWREnDiw[/youtube] HT David Keen

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The Doctrine of the Trinity is Practical

by Eddie 26.03.2008

In the end, the doctrine of the Trinity is eminently practical and the church can benefit much from understanding and modelling its own life, work and relationships after the Trinity. As we understand better the nature of the Trinity – the unity and diversity in the ways God revealed himself to us – we have [...]

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The God of Bible Translation

by Eddie 25.03.2008

If you can face looking at me for so long, you can watch a thirty minute (ish) video of a talk I gave for the staff of Wycliffe UK earlier this month. The official blurb says: Eddie speaks about the essence of God’s character as Father, Son and Spirit, and how Bible Translation is a [...]

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Minority Languages and Bible Translation Blogging Summit

by Eddie 10.03.2008

Following on from Nick Norelli’s very successful Trinity Blogging Summit (and other similar events) I’d like to propose a similar ideafor those with a specialist interest in Bible translation for minority language groups. The idea would be to draw together papers on both the theory and practice of minority language translation work (including ethnomusicology, Rob). [...]

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Trinity Blogging Summit

by Eddie 03.03.2008

Nick Norelli has just posted 8 excellent article on the Trinity. They are the work of a number of authors from a variety of backgrounds and if the sample I have read is anything to go by, they will be well worth studying. You can find the links here. The quote below is from Doug [...]

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