Irenaeus on the Trinity

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-90-04-27814-1
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 127, 258 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 540 g

Reihe: Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements

In Irenaeus on the Trinity, Jackson Lashier provides a fresh reading of Irenaeus' understanding of God, in dialogue with his opponents and sources, which reveals a more developed Trinitarian theology than traditionally thought. Key Trinitarian themes that emerge are the Fatherhood of God, the mutual indwelling relations of Father, Son, and Spirit, and the cooperative divine work of all three in the economy. The study finds Irenaeus' thought to depart in these areas from standard second century trajectories--Apologists and Gnostics--moving Trinitarian theology in the direction of more developed Trinitarian thought of later centuries. This monograph offers not only a better understanding of Irenaeus' thought, but also a fuller picture of the development of Trinitarian thought in early Christianity.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lashier, Jackson

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie Geschichte der Theologie, Einzelne Theologen
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie Fundamentaltheologie, Dogmatik, Christologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte Frühes Christentum, Patristik, Christliche Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

1. The Dissimilar Contexts of Irenaeus and the Apologists

2. God the Father

3. The Logos of God

4. The Sophia of God

5. God, Logos, Sophia

Conclusion

Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Jackson Lashier, Ph.D. (2011), Marquette University, is Assistant Professor of Religion at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas. He has published numerous articles on Irenaeus and other Patristic figures.