MonoThreeism
An Absurdly Arrogant Attempt to Answer All the Problems of the Last 2000 Years in One Night at a Pub
- Theology
- Apologetics
- Publisher: Cascade Books (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2021
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Publisher's Description
What if God is as rational as our own existence? Sitting in a pub one Christmas Eve, two friends hash out their doubts and questions about God, the Trinity, and existence itself. They agree that the Christian Trinity does not make much sense, yet when they look at the origins of the universe, they realize it also does not make sense, and for exactly the same reasons. And if the enigma of the Trinity is the same one underlying the universe, then perhaps the Trinity is as rational to believe in as our own existence. Yet as the night goes on, they realize the same tact can be taken with lots of other mysteries as well, including free will, the soul, God, eternity, truth, and meaning. If such things were not real, then would we even exist to talk about it?
Endorsements (9)
“You could buy this book on the merits of the subtitle alone! It sets the tone for the tome: apologetic integrity cloaked in irreverent honesty. It reads like the Screwtape Letters baptized in the blood of Captain Jack Sparrow. This is a rare jewel that will make you laugh as hard as it will make you think.”
“Jonathan Lyonhart has produced an entertaining and vivid guide to the central Christian doctrine of the Triune God. He has truly succeeded in rendering its more technical aspects accessible to the ordinary reader without surrendering its inaccessible mystery and its invitation to wonder.”
“Witty, winsome, and creative, Lyonhart sets the table for a delightful Christmas Eve conversation concerning the enigma of the Trinity. Embodied in the style of Hume’s Dialogues concerning Natural Religion, this philosophical conversation draws on contemporary connections that are entertaining and thought provoking. This book is an innovative bridge to complex themes for students, pastors, and professors of theology and philosophy.”
“MonoThreeism is magic, quite literally. I don’t know how Lyonhart does it, but he’s managed to pack ten books’ worth of wicked wit and mesmerizing wisdom into a single and wonderfully readable book. . . . An eccentric masterpiece.”
“While the Dialogue has traditionally enjoyed an eminent role in the history of philosophy, it has sadly fallen into desuetude of late. Jonathan Lyonhart has remedied this in a book that employs wit, verve, and intellectual brio in a vigorous exploration of the doctrine of the Divine Trinity. Strongly recommended!”
“Five parts Socrates to three parts David Hume to two parts Calvin & Hobbes, Lyonhart provides ordinary lay readers with a disarmingly sophisticated account of the Trinity, the church, free will, faith, morality, love, and, as Douglas Adams might have put it, “life, the universe, and everything.” MonoThreeism may well be absurdly arrogant, but it is also enormously useful, as well as being a good deal of fun. I can hardly wait to recommend it to my students.”
“MonoThreeism is truly a masterful work that entertains the academy, engages the skeptic, and edifies the church. Let J. D. Lyonhart take you on a journey from the lowest small talk in a bar, to the highest concepts of heaven, to the emotional depths of the soul.”
“This fascinating book is the welcome attempt of a fearless young theologian to make the reality of God the Holy Trinity accessible and relevant at a popular level. If God is truly Trinity, and if there is no God ‘back of’ the three divine persons in coinherent communion, who share the divine essence and are equal in honor, and if knowing Jesus by the Spirit means knowing the Father, and if the triune being of God is more than a doctrine but a way of seeing the world and the cosmos, and if the Trinity is truly the center and architectonic of theology and life, then the message of this book is worthwhile, indeed vital, for all humanity. It is both entertaining and enlightening.”
“Truly groundbreaking. Lyonhart has put the fundamental meaning of Trinitarian theology into a cohesive package that should be useful to interested skeptics as well as dedicated believers. It perfectly illustrates and illuminates the complexities of the Trinity as well as the Trinity's impact on all of our lives.”
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