Divine Simplicity: Christ the Crisis of Metaphysics

by Paul R Hinlicky and Paul R. Hinlicky

A Fresh Articulation of the Unity of God This volume critiques various ways divine simplicity--which suggests God's being is identical to God's attributes--has shaped Christian theology and offers a fresh articulation of the unity of God. The author proposes that the concept of divine simplicity, carried over from the Greek metaphysical tradition, was heedlessly incorporated into the language of Christian trinitarian theology during the patristic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801048990
• ISBN13: 9780801048999
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"