God as communion : John Zizioulas, Elizabeth Johnson, and the retrieval of the symbol of the triune God / Patricia A. Fox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fox, Patricia, 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trinity.

Zizioulas, John D., 1931-2023.

Zizioulas, John D.

Zizioulas, Jean, 1931-2023.

Johnson, Elizabeth A., 1941-.

Johnson, Elizabeth A.

Physical Description:

x, 265 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press, [2001]

Summary:

God as Communion contributes to the contemporary task of seeking to retrieve the central Christian symbol of the Triune God. It explores the trinitarian theologies of the Greek Orthodox of John Zizioulas and the Roman Catholic feminist theologian Elizabeth Johnson. Within the context of a feminist liberation theology, it shows how these theologians from their different theological traditions and starting points provide a rich resource for the retrieval of this ancient symbol. Finally, the author offers a constructive proposal towards a reclaiming of this symbol of God. She argues that the Triune God is an eminently practical doctrine that challenges Christians to transforming changes.

Contents:

1. A Symbol Whose Time Has Come 1

Part 1 The Trinitarian Theology of John Zizioulas

2. The Trinitarian God: Persons in Communion 25

3. God and Creation 53

4. The Church as Communion 71

Part 2 The Trinitarian Theology of Elizabeth Johnson

5. Renaming the Trinitarian God 101

6. She Who is: The Being of the Trinitarian God and Suffering 135

7. Reclaiming the Creator Spirit, Women, and Earth 159

Part 3 Toward a Retrieval of the Symbol of the Triune God

8. Zizioulas, Johnson, and the Retrieval of the Trinity 183

9. Pneumatology and Christology in Mutual Relation 195

10. Foundations of Trinitarian Theology: Persons, Naming, Structure 211

11. Trinitarian Theology in Practice: The Issues of Suffering and the Ecological Crisis 225

12. Toward a Constructive Retrieval of the Symbol of the Triune God 237.

Notes:

"A Michael Glazier book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-261) and index.

ISBN:

0814650821

OCLC:

45129201