Einfach Gott: Trinitätstheologie im 21. Jahrhundert

Translated title of the contribution: Just God: Trinity theology at the beginning of the 21st century

Christoph Schwoebel

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Abstract

This paper reflects on the recent discussions on divine simplicity in the context of the renaissance of trinitarian theology at the end of the 20th century. The philosophical principle of divine simplicity, which is aimed at excluding any composition and any difference between potency and act from God’s being, is considered in three contexts: with reference to the biblical witnesses, in connection with interreligious dialogue and in the context of the relational communicative structure of Christian worship. On the basis of Luther’s understanding of the Trinity as an eternal conversation in God, the paper explores whether the understanding of God as conversation, developed in the context of an ontology of communicative relations, can do justice both to God’s being-in-relation and to the principle of simplicity, interpreted as a grammatical rule for discourse about God.
Translated title of the contributionJust God: Trinity theology at the beginning of the 21st century
Original languageGerman
Pages (from-to)519–542
Number of pages24
JournalNeue Zeitschrift für Systematische Theologie und Religionsphilosophie
Volume62
Issue number4
Early online date25 Nov 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Dec 2020

Keywords

  • Trinity
  • Divine simplicity
  • Martin Luther
  • God as conversation

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