The Trinity and the Spirit
Two Essays from Christian Dogmatics
- Theology
- Publisher: Fortress Press (Augsburg Fortress)
- Published: 2023
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Publisher's Description
On its publication nearly 40 years ago, Christian Dogmatics, a two-volume survey of the twelve major loci of Christian doctrine, seemed destined to become a classic. It rapidly took its place among the top multi-volume theologies and became a foundational text for generations of theological and ministerial students. Each loci, treated from the perspective of the Lutheran tradition and deeply examined in terms of its biblical foundations, historical tradition, and contemporary significance, was written by a scholar wise beyond their years. Each of the six authors went on to have influential and esteemed teaching and writing careers. Here, presented together for the first time, are the two loci written by Robert Jenson for the project. In The Triune God, Jenson examines the Doctrine of God by way of "the fruit of liturgical and catechetical history." In The Holy Spirit, he undertakes Pneumatology. Helpful for students and scholars alike, this convenient assembly of Jenson's early work will broaden the impact of his thought for a new generation.
Endorsements (2)
“Robert Jenson’s contribution to the multi-authored Christian Dogmatics in the early 1980s has always been the most underrated part of his corpus, for the simple reason that few readers ever happened upon it. This stand-alone republication is therefore a gift to all readers of Jenson, whether seasoned veterans or those new to this great American theologian. The whole work is worthy of one’s attention, but the section on the Holy Spirit is alone worth the price of the book. The ongoing reception of Jenson’s thought will be bolstered by having his full pneumatology ready to hand, and the church will be edified once more by a pastor, scholar, and doctor of the sacred page whose love for the Lord and for his bride suffused all that he said and did, to the very end of his life.”
“Robert Jenson’s thinking about the Trinity has been an exceedingly potent force in Christian theology for more than a generation, not least for the novel roles he assigns to the Holy Spirit in the Trinity. These two essays present with particular clarity and in all their raw originality the ideas that would later serve as the basis for Jenson’s influential Systematic Theology. Whether one agrees with him or not—in fact especially if one does not—these essays are a uniquely stimulating provocation to theological reflection about the most basic matters of Christian faith.”
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