Sabellianism reconsidered
Sabellianism, the doctrine that the Persons of the Trinity are roles that a single divine being plays either simultaneously or successively, is commonly thought to entail that the Father is the Son. I argue that there is at least one version of Sabellianism that does not have this result and meets t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Netherlands
2002
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Sophia
Year: 2002, Volume: 41, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-18 |
| Further subjects: | B
Proper Part
B Relative Identity B Temporal Part B Distinct Person B Current Account |
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| Summary: | Sabellianism, the doctrine that the Persons of the Trinity are roles that a single divine being plays either simultaneously or successively, is commonly thought to entail that the Father is the Son. I argue that there is at least one version of Sabellianism that does not have this result and meets the requirements for a minimally decent doctrine of the Trinity insofar as it affirms that each Person of the Trinity is God and that the Trinity of Persons is God while maintaining monotheism without undermining the distinctness of Persons. |
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| ISSN: | 1873-930X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Sophia
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/BF02912232 |