Trinity, subordination, and heresy: a reply to Mark Edwards

Ryan T. Mullins

doi:10.14428/thl.v4i2.52323

Trinity, subordination, and heresy: a reply to Mark Edwards

Ryan T. Mullins

School of Divinity

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In this article, I offer some analytic reflections on Mark Edward's paper, "Is Subordinationism a Heresy?" I shall discuss the desiderata for a conciliar Trinitarian theology, the divine essence, and the different notions of subordination that Edwards identifies. Then I shall consider two arguments that certain accepted, conciliar notions of subordination lead to heretical notions of subordination. Thus raising the worry that conciliar Trinitarian theology might involve some internal incoherence between the homoousios doctrine and the subordination of the Son and Holy Spirit to the Father.

Original language	English
Journal	TheoLogica: An International Journal for Philosophy of Religion and Philosophical Theology
Volume	4
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14428/thl.v4i2.52323
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 10 Feb 2020

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Trinity
Subordination
Eternal generation
Analytic theology

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