The Trinity in German Thought

by Samuel M. Powell

Book Overview

The Trinity in German Thought, published in 2000, describes the three ideas that govern modern German Trinitarian thought: the ideas of reflective selfhood, of revelation and of history. 'Reflective selfhood' designates the attempt at finding an analogy between the Trinity and the structure of the human self. Such attempts, following the lead of Augustine, typically see the structure of self-consciousness as an especially apt analogy of the Trinity...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521781965
• ISBN13: 9780521781961
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"