The trinitarian faith : the evangelical theology of the ancient Catholic Church / Thomas F. Torrance.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Torrance, Thomas F. (Thomas Forsyth), 1913-2007.

Series:

Cornerstones (London, England)

T&T Clark Cornerstones

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nicene Creed.

Trinity.

Trinity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Incarnation.

Incarnation--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (386 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : T. & T. Clark, 1988.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examines the importance of the Nicene Faith for Christian theology, cutting across the divide between East and West and between Catholic and Evangelical, illuminating our understanding of the doctrine of the Holy Trinity.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; 'The Essence of Evangelical Theology': Critical Introduction to Thomas F. Torrance, The Trinitarian Faith: The Evangelical Theology of the Ancient Catholic Church; (I) The Occasion of The Trinitarian Faith; (II) The Genre of The Trinitarian Faith; (III) The When of The Trinitarian Faith; (IV) Central Themes of The Trinitarian Faith; (V) Conclusion; Foreword; 1. Faith and Godliness; 2. Access to the Father; (1) The contrast with Judaism; (2) The contrast with Hellenism; 3. The Almighty Creator; (1) God was not always Creator

(2) God does not will to exist for himself alone; (3) The universe was created by God out of nothing; (a) The contingence of the creation; (b) The intelligibility of the creation; (c) The freedom of the creation; 4. God of God, Light of Light; (1) The hermeneutical significance of the homoousion; (2) The evangelical significance of the homoousion; 5. The Incarnate Saviour; The Incarnation; The Atonement; 6. The Eternal Spirit; I; II; (1) God is Spirit and the Holy Spirit is God; (2) The Holy Spirit is distinctively personal reality along with and inseparable from the Father and the Son

(3) The Procession of the Holy Spirit; III; 7. The One Church; (1) The Oneness of the Church; (2) The Holiness of the Church; (3) The Catholicity of the Church; (4) The Apostolicity of the Church; 8. The Triunity of God; (1) Athanasius; (2) Basil, the Gregories and Didymus; (3) Epiphanius and the Council of Constantinople; The Collect for Trinity; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611783730

9780567665591

0567665593

9781281783738

1281783730

9780567475398

0567475395