Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Notes on contributors
- Preface
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Retrieving the sources
- Part III Renewing the tradition
- Part IV Contemporary theologians
- 10 Karl Barth, reconciliation, and the Triune God
- 11 Mystery of grace and salvation: Karl Rahner's theology of the Trinity
- 12 Hans Urs von Balthasar on the Trinity
- 13 The trinitarian doctrines of Jürgen Moltmann and Wolfhart Pannenberg in the context of contemporary discussion
- 14 Sophia, apophasis, and communion: the Trinity in contemporary Orthodox theology
- 15 The life-giving reality of God from black, Latin American, and US Hispanic theological perspectives
- 16 Feminist theologies and the Trinity
- Part V In dialogue with other religions
- Part VI Systematic connections
- Index
- References
13 - The trinitarian doctrines of Jürgen Moltmann and Wolfhart Pannenberg in the context of contemporary discussion
from Part IV - Contemporary theologians
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 July 2011
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Notes on contributors
- Preface
- Part I Introduction
- Part II Retrieving the sources
- Part III Renewing the tradition
- Part IV Contemporary theologians
- 10 Karl Barth, reconciliation, and the Triune God
- 11 Mystery of grace and salvation: Karl Rahner's theology of the Trinity
- 12 Hans Urs von Balthasar on the Trinity
- 13 The trinitarian doctrines of Jürgen Moltmann and Wolfhart Pannenberg in the context of contemporary discussion
- 14 Sophia, apophasis, and communion: the Trinity in contemporary Orthodox theology
- 15 The life-giving reality of God from black, Latin American, and US Hispanic theological perspectives
- 16 Feminist theologies and the Trinity
- Part V In dialogue with other religions
- Part VI Systematic connections
- Index
- References
Summary
The purpose of this chapter is to discuss the contributions to trinitarian thought of the Reformed theologian Jürgen Moltmann and the Lutheran Wolfhart Pannenberg. To treat them together with regard to the content of their trinitarian theologies is justifiable because in spite of all their differences, these two German theologians both echo and have shaped nearly all the key themes of the doctrine of the Trinity in contemporary theology.
In order to orient the reader to the context and background of these two trinitarian theologies as well as the state of current discussion, a list of key themes follows here:
Following Barth and Rahner, both Moltmann and Pannenberg seek to ground the Trinity in revelation and salvation history rather than in abstract speculation.
Therefore, Rahner's Rule – beginning with oikonomia (God's actions in history) to speak of theologia (who and what God is) – has become a standard principle.
Again, following both Rahner and Barth, the “turn to history” has become one of the contemporary canons of trinitarian reflection.
The “turn to history” has made reflection on the relationship between the economic and immanent Trinity a focal issue.
Contrary to tradition, threeness is taken for granted, while the unity of God becomes the challenge.
Consequently, eschatology has risen to a new position of appreciation in trinitarian theology.
Because of the turn to the social analogy under the leadership of Moltmann, the “practical” implications of Trinity are being discussed in a fresh way.
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- The Cambridge Companion to the Trinity , pp. 223 - 242Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011
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