Advancing Trinitarian Theology (Explorations in Constructive Dogmatics)

Throughout the last century theologians gave great attention to the doctrine of the Trinity, restoring it to a central place in Christian thought. But as they highlighted the novelty of a revolutionary “new trinitarianism,” a number of generalizations and simplifications crept into the discussion—a contrast between a supposed “Eastern” view versus a “Western” view, a social foundation for divine unity, and considerable scapegoating of major historical figures. In this volume, contributors to the 2014 Los Angeles Theology Conference make constructive progress in the doctrine of the Trinity by highlighting the counter-revolutionary trends in the most recent trinitarian thought, and aligning the trinitarian revival with the ongoing task of retrieving the classical doctrine of the Trinity.