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Indlæser... The Triune God: An Essay in Postliberal Theology (2001)af William C. Placher
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In this original, contemporary doctrine of the Trinity, William Placher places the history of theology in dialogue with postmodern philosophy and yields a provocative postliberal interpretation. Placher deftly connects a radical view of God's transcendence with a narrative Christology. His resulting thesis is twofold: first, the doctrine of the Trinity is not a way of explaining the inner nature of God but a way of preserving God's mystery; and second, the Trinity should be presented by showing how Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are one God--moving from the Three to the One, not the other way around. An exceptionally clear and engaging presentation of this central Christian doctrine, The Triune God both advances the scholarly and ecclesial discussion on the Trinity and provides an unusually concrete introduction to postliberal theology. No library descriptions found. |
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As a theologian, Placher is foremost a student of the Bible, owing to studying under Hans Frei, the great narrative theologian from Yale. In The Triune God, Placher seems to find most comfort when speaking of the Trinity as disclosed by the scriptural texts. In systematizing these Biblical passages, he seems to find most affinity with the writings of Thomas Aquinas and 20th century theologian Hans urs Von Balthasar.
Placher argues consistently for the need to respect the divine as inherently unknowable, even unfathomable, to human beings. While this seems an odd guiding principle in a book about the Trinity, it is balanced by the belief that one can think about God in terms of God's self-revelation (through Scripture and through the life of Christ).
The wisdom of this is that Placher is never tempted to wander into speculation. However, the limitation of this is obvious in Placher's consideration of the Holy Spirit -- the least understood person of the Trinity -- and his writing of the relationship of the Trinity as a whole. Given his reluctance to speculate, he is left to merely repeat some of the great speculations of classical theology about the nature of the Trinity, which leaves the final pieces of this argument feeling a bit less direct and clear.
In this essay, Placher's most original argument about the Trinity seems to be that the mysterious unity of the Trinity affirms both God's complete otherness from humanity, and the fact that otherness can be affirmed and appreciated as otherness.
On the whole, the book is recommended. Writing about the Trinity tends to be very convoluted, but Placher is clear. If this is not Placher's best book (which is probably still "Narratives of a Vulnerable God") it is still well worth attention. (