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Classical, Critical and Constructive: Paul Hinlicky's Beloved Community
Author(s) -
Peters Ted
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of systematic theology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.149
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1468-2400
pISSN - 1463-1652
DOI - 10.1111/ijst.12220
Subject(s) - constructive , theism , philosophy , theology , philosophy of religion , term (time) , epistemology , islam , sociology , computer science , physics , process (computing) , quantum mechanics , operating system
This engagement with Paul Hinlicky's systematic theology, Beloved Community , provides both analysis of his text and constructive enhancement of the wider discussion of the Trinity. The term ‘Beloved Community’ is what Hinlicky calls the Trinity, an open Trinity that invites believers into the divine life. This book, like a springboard, encourages diving into the new trinitarianism inaugurated by the two Karls, Karl Barth and Karl Rahner. I place Hinlicky into this stream of thought and then raise the critical question: is this new trinitarianism conflictual or compatible with the classical theism we find in both Christianity and Islam?