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TWO VIEWS ON

THE DOCTRINE OF THE TRINITY

Stephen R. Holmes

Paul D. Molnar

Thomas H. McCall

Paul S. Fiddes

Jason S. Sexton, general editor

Stanley N. Gundry, series editor

ZONDERVAN

Two Views on the Doctrine of the Trinity

Copyright © 2014 by Jason S. Sexton, Paul S. Fiddes, Stephen R. Holmes, Thomas H. McCall, Paul D. Molnar

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Two views on the doctrine of the Trinity / Jason S. Sexton, general editor; Stephen R. Holmes, Paul D. Molnar, Thomas H. McCall, Paul S. Fiddes.

pages cm.—(Counterpoints)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-310-49812-4

1. Trinity. I. Holmes, Stephen R. II. Molnar, Paul D., 1946– III. McCall, Thomas H. IV. Fiddes, Paul S. V. Sexton, Jason S., editor.

BT113.T89 2014

231'.044—dc23

2014016532

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Cover design: Tammy Johnson

Cover photography: Masterfile

For Fred

qui in trinitatis doctrina

optime de ecclesia meritus et meriturus est

CONTENTS

Contributors

Abbreviations

Introduction: Jason S. Sexton

1. CLASSICAL TRINITY: EVANGELICAL PERSPECTIVE

STEPHEN R. HOLMES

Responses

PAUL D. MOLNAR

THOMAS H. MCCALL

PAUL S. FIDDES

Rejoinder

STEPHEN R. HOLMES

2. CLASSICAL TRINITY: CATHOLIC PERSPECTIVE

PAUL D. MOLNAR

Responses

STEPHEN R. HOLMES

THOMAS H. MCCALL

PAUL S. FIDDES

Rejoinder

PAUL D. MOLNAR

3. RELATIONAL TRINITY: CREEDAL PERSPECTIVE

THOMAS H. MCCALL

Responses

STEPHEN R. HOLMES

PAUL D. MOLNAR

PAUL S. FIDDES

Rejoinder

THOMAS H. MCCALL

4. RELATIONAL TRINITY: RADICAL PERSPECTIVE

PAUL S. FIDDES

Responses

STEPHEN R. HOLMES

PAUL D. MOLNAR

THOMAS H. MCCALL

Rejoinder

PAUL S. FIDDES

Conclusion: Jason S. Sexton

Glossary

Scripture Index

Subject Index

Author Index

CONTRIBUTORS

Stephen R. Holmes—is Senior Lecturer in St. Mary’s College, University of St. Andrews, UK. He is an ordained Baptist minister and holds the BA degree from the University of Cambridge, an MTh from Spurgeon’s College, London, and a PhD from King’s College, London. He is editor of the International Journal of Systematic Theology and author ...

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About Two Views on the Doctrine of the Trinity

The doctrine of the Trinity stands front and center of the Christian faith and its articulation. After a sustained drought of trinitarian engagement, the doctrine of the Trinity has increasingly resurged to the forefront of Evangelical confession. The second half of the twentieth century, however, saw a different kind of trinitarian theology developing, giving way to what has commonly been referred to as the “social Trinity.”

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