Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

The significance of the doctrine of the Trinity for theology and Christian life -- Old Testament monotheism and the idea of plurality in God -- The rise of Trinitarian understanding of God in the New Testament -- The emergence of Trinitarian canons in early Christian theology -- The role of Trinitarian doctrine in the developing Christian tradition -- Karl Barth : the uniqueness of the Trinitarian God -- Karl Rahner : the immanent and economic Trinity-- John Zizioulas : Trinity as communion -- Jürgen Moltmann : Trinitarian panentheism -- Wolfhart Pannenberg : Trinity as "public theology" -- The North American context for Trinitarian reflections -- Robert Jenson : Triune identity -- Catherine M. LaCugna : "God for us" -- Elizabeth Johnson : a feminist interpretation of the Triune symbol -- Millard J. Erickson : an "evangelical" doctrine of the Trinity -- S. Mark Heim : a Trinitarian theology of "religious ends" -- Ninian Smart and Steven Konstantine : the divine threefoldness in the Christian neo-transcendentalistic vision of love -- Introduction : Trinitarian reflections in the world context -- The Latin American and Hispanic context for Trinitarian reflections -- Leonardo Boff :