The Development of the Doctrine of the Trinity: The Problem of Conceptualizing the Concepts of Space-Time Transcendency

By Ángel Francisco Sánchez-Escobar

In this book we trace the development of the doctrine of the Trinity throughout a) the Ante-Nicene period, from the second to the fourth century, with the Apostolic, Apologists, and Anti-heretical Fathers as the main protagonists and b) the Post-Nicene period, from the fourth to the fifth century, that is, from the Council of Nicea (325) to the Council of Chalcedon (451). One of the problems we encounter with theologians of the first centuries, as with current theologians, is the "logical" problem to conceptualize, grasp and express eternal, space-time transcendent concepts in human space-time concepts or language without distorting them. As space-time creatures we cannot, in our circumscribed language, express eternal truths without misrendering at least some aspects of their intended meanings.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1475287461
• ISBN13: 9781475287462
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.3" x 5.5"