Social Trinitarianism
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Social Trinitarianism is a Christian theological model of the Trinity that emphasizes the three divine persons as distinct centers of consciousness in loving relational unity, often drawing on social and interpersonal analogies.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological model
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Trinitarian theology → doctrine of the Trinity → theological position → |
| affirms |
co-equality of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
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co-eternity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit → one divine essence shared by three persons → real distinction between the divine persons → |
| aimsToSafeguard |
both unity and plurality in God
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| appliedTo |
Christian social ethics
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doctrines of church community → theology of marriage and family → |
| associatedWith |
Cornelius Plantinga Jr.
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John Zizioulas → Jürgen Moltmann → Miroslav Volf → Richard Swinburne → Stanley Grenz → |
| contrastsWith |
Latin Trinitarianism
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psychological models of the Trinity → |
| criticizedFor |
overemphasis on analogy with human community
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potentially undermining divine simplicity → risk of tritheism → |
| developedInContextOf |
20th-century analytic philosophy of religion
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modern Trinitarian revival → |
| discussedIn |
analytic philosophy of religion literature
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contemporary systematic theology → |
| distinguishedFrom |
Arianism
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modalism → |
| emphasizes |
interpersonal relationships within the Godhead
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relational unity rather than numerical identity → the distinct personhood of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit → |
| focusesOn |
mutual indwelling of the divine persons
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perichoretic relations within the Trinity → |
| hasCoreClaim |
the three divine persons are distinct centers of consciousness
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the three divine persons exist in loving relational unity → |
| influencedBy |
Cappadocian Fathers
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Eastern Orthodox Trinitarian theology → personalist philosophy → relational ontology → |
| interprets |
divine unity as unity of love
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divine unity as unity of will and purpose → |
| usedToSupport |
communitarian political theology
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ecclesiology as image of the Trinity → relational models of personhood → |
| usesAnalogy |
interpersonal analogies
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social analogies → |
| viewedAs |
modern development of classical Trinitarian doctrine
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Tritheism
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relatedConcept |