The Cross, and Necessity: A Trinitarian Perspective
I argue that the understanding of the necessity of the cross for divine reconciliation needs to be re-evaluated in light of two components of a classical trinitarian metaphysic: the doctrine of inseparable operations and the doctrine of trinitarian missions. Drawing from Thomas Aquinas and Bernard L...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Sage
[2017]
|
| In: |
Irish theological quarterly
Year: 2017, Volume: 82, Issue: 4, Pages: 322-341 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Thomas Aquinas 1225-1274
/ Lonergan, Bernard J. F. 1904-1984
/ Trinity
/ Crucifixion
|
| IxTheo Classification: | KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDB Roman Catholic Church NBC Doctrine of God NBF Christology |
| Further subjects: | B
Atonement
Bernard Lonergan
divine missions
inseparable operations
Thomas Aquinas
Trinity
|
| Online Access: |
Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | I argue that the understanding of the necessity of the cross for divine reconciliation needs to be re-evaluated in light of two components of a classical trinitarian metaphysic: the doctrine of inseparable operations and the doctrine of trinitarian missions. Drawing from Thomas Aquinas and Bernard Lonergan, I suggest that the economic actions of the incarnate Son are not antecedent conditions, but consequent conditions of God’s ultimate salvific ends. After sharpening this proposal in conversation with Nicholas Lombardo’s recent work, I further clarify the particular kind of necessity that attaches to the work of Christ, before responding to several objections. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1752-4989 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Irish theological quarterly
|
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0021140017724115 |