Divine Freedom and the Doctrine of the Immanent Trinity: In Dialogue with Karl Barth and Contemporary Theology (T&t Clark Studies in Systematic Theology)

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Divine Freedom and the Doctrine of the Immanent Trinity is widely acclaimed by scholars in the field of Christian systematic theology. Molnar's quest to place the doctrine of the immanent Trinity on the agenda of the Christian doctrine of God has proven to be a signal contribution to the debate in contemporary Christian theology. The material in this second edition has been thoroughly updated: it contains a new preface and a new introduction, as well as a revised bibliography. The book includes a brand new chapter titled 'Divine Freedom Revisited' which addresses those questions that have arisen in connection with Molnar's original presentation of the divine freedom. Molnar re-visits here his discussion of the Logos Asarkos, the theologies of Karl Rahner and Wolfhart Pannenberg. He sheds new light on Rahner's and Torrance's discussions of the Resurrection; and incorporates modern discussions by contemporary theologians to offer new insights into Eberhard Jüngel’s thinking. Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1. The Purpose of a Doctrine of the Immanent Trinity and Its Neglect Today 2. Christology and the Trinity: Some Dogmatic Implications of Barth's Rejection of Ebionite and Docetic Christology 3. Christology, Resurrection, Election and the Trinity: The Place of the Logos Asarkos in Contemporary Theology 4. Reconsidering Divine Freedom 5. Experience and the Theology of the Trinity: How Karl Rahner's Method Affects His Understanding of Revelation, Grace and the Trinity 6. Can a Metaphysical Principle of Relationality Be Substituted for the Relations of the Immanent Trinity? Karl Barth and the Current Discussion 7. Karl Rahner and Thomas T. Torrance: God's Self-Communication in Christ with Special Emphasis on Interpreting Christ's Resurrection 8. The Function of the Trinity in Jurgen Moltmann's Ecological Doctrine of Creation 9. Persons in Communion and God as the Mystery of the World: Alan Torrance, Eberhard Jungel and the Doctrine of the Immanent Trinity 10. The Promise of Trinitarian Theology: Colin Gunton, Karl Barth and the Doctrine of the Immanent Trinity 11. Conclusion Appendix Selected Bibliography Index of Names Index of Subjects