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Unique for its breadth in studying theologians not only from Europe and North America but also from Latin America, Asia, and Africa, this landmark volume introduces the doctrine of the Trinity, examining the work and thought of contemporary theologians throughout the world. Veli-Matti Karkkainen provides an overview of the biblical roots of the doctrine, discussing both the idea of plurality in...

(“person[hood]”). Not only did it take time for both Eastern and Western theologians to begin to understand what the other meant with key concepts, but more so, to agree on a common meaning, somewhat independently from purely linguistic and etymological meanings. Any field of inquiry entails an established, often technical terminology; the doctrine of the Trinity is no exception. Often, however, it takes time for this terminology to be developed in a way that would clarify the discourse. All of these
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