TY - BOOK AU - Collins,Paul M. TI - The Trinity: a guide for the perplexed T2 - Guides for the perplexed SN - 9780567363879 (electronic bk.) AV - BT111.3 .C65 2008eb U1 - 231/.044 22 PY - 2008/// CY - London, New York PB - Continuum KW - Trinity KW - Religion KW - RELIGION KW - Christian Theology KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-186) and index; Why 'the Trinity' at all? -- Moments of interpretation -- Expressing the inexpressible? -- The reception of revelation -- Trinity : the other and the church N2 - Although the doctrine of the Trinity is a core Christian belief it remains contested in terms of how it is conceptualised and expressed. This essential Guide for the Perplexed expounds different conceptual models and the technical language used to express these models. It examines attempts to 'apply' the doctrine in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, e.g. in relation to ecumenical dialogue, with its main approach focusing on hermeneutics and ontology of relationality. Providing a complete overview, as well as new insights into the area, Trinity: A Guide for the Perplexed is an essential UR - http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=601687 UR - http://site.ebrary.com/id/10427515 UR - http://www.netlibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=344171 ER -