Is Karl Rahner a Modalist?

According to Rahner, 'the economic Trinity is the immanent Trinity, and the immanent Trinity is the economic Trinity'. This thesis, some claim, can be construed in ways that imply modalism. This paper explores the validity of this claim by examining what Rahner himself meant to assert conc...

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Main Author: Pugliese, Marc A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2003
In: Irish theological quarterly
Year: 2003, Volume: 68, Issue: 3, Pages: 229-249
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Summary:According to Rahner, 'the economic Trinity is the immanent Trinity, and the immanent Trinity is the economic Trinity'. This thesis, some claim, can be construed in ways that imply modalism. This paper explores the validity of this claim by examining what Rahner himself meant to assert concerning the Trinity in comparison, on the one hand, with what the Church has traditionally considered 'orthodox', and the error of 'modalism' on the other.
ISSN:1752-4989
Contains:Enthalten in: Irish theological quarterly
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/002114000306800303