![]() ![]() This will be an excellent text book and companion in reflection. He focuses on what matters in Christian thought about God: that God is one God is Father, Son, and Spirit and that Father, Son, and Spirit are distinct. Stephen Bullivant's book on the Trinity is a lively and accurate guide on a topic usually described as forbidding. Matthew Levering, Perry Family Foundation Professor of Theology, Mundelein Seminary ![]() ![]() Stephen Bullivant is a breath of fresh air for Christian intellectual life. Here is winsome erudition that teaches us not only who it is that Christians worship, but also the sheer joy, vitality, and graced intelligence that pertain to worshiping this God. Malcolm McMahon, OP, Archbishop of Liverpoolīrilliantly clear, succinct, readable, informed. I recommend this book to all who wish to learn more about who God is. The Trinity is an invitation to Christians who are sure that they believe in something called the Trinity, but are unsure as to what exactly that means, and uneasy about having to talk about it to others. x, text 15,16, 17), equality signifies the negation of greater or less. For, according to the Philosopher (Metaph. ![]() By exploring sacred scripture and the apostolic tradition, he helps us to appreciate how the challenges that the church faced during her earliest centuries helped her to deepen her understanding of how the Father reveals himself to us, and offers us the free gift of salvation, in Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit, calling us to share forever the eternal life of the Blessed Trinity. Aquinas on the Trinity We must needs admit equality among the divine persons. In this very engaging book, Stephen Bullivant takes us to the truth that lies at the very heart of the Christian faith: God, who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. ![]()
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