Divine simplicity and the triune identity : a critical dialogue with the theological metaphysics of Robert W. Jenson / Jonathan M. Platter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Platter, Jonathan M., author.

Series:

Theologische Bibliothek Töpelmann

Theologische Bibliothek Töpelmann ; 195

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

God (Christianity)--Simplicity.

God (Christianity).

Trinity.

Jenson, Robert W.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XIV, 212 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany ; Boston, Massachusetts : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2021]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

There has been a recent revival of interest in the doctrine of divine simplicity in systematic and philosophical theology, following decades of intense reflection on the tri-personhood of the Christian God. While recent studies have produced a greater appreciation of patristic and scholastic theologies, they have not yet engaged in dialogue with proponents of the trinitarian revival that emerged in the latter half of the twentieth century in anything other than polemical terms. This book offers a theological defense of the doctrine of divine simplicity through careful reading of both exemplary historical theologians and Robert W. Jenson, an important American contributor to the trinitarian revival. After tracing continuities and discontinuities amongst select historical theologians, the book approaches Jenson with a multivalent account of divine simplicity. The result is a more nuanced interpretation of Jenson’s theology, an account of divine simplicity that responds to perceived problems, and new constructive proposals for divine simplicity in trinitarian theology.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Inhalt

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Introduction

Part I Conceiving divine simplicity

1 Divine simplicity: orientation to current discussions

2 Simplicity in Christian doctrine: Gregory of Nyssa, Augustine, and Thomas Aquinas

Part II Divine simplicity in the revisionary metaphysics of Robert W. Jenson

3 The contemporary crisis of divine simplicity

4 Simplicity and Trinity in Robert Jenson’s theology

Part III Toward a dramatic theology of divine simplicity

5 Divine simplicity and the triune identity

6 Conclusion

Bibliography

Index of Names

Index of Subjects

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3-11-073596-2