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    ISBN: 9781783689064
    Imprint: Langham Global Library
    Format: Paperback
    Dimensions (mm): 229 x 152 x 8
    Publication Date: 30/08/2016
    Pages: 148
    Language: English

    Theological Models of the Doctrine of the Trinity

    The Trinity, Diversity and Theological Hermeneutics

    By
    James Henry Owino Kombo

    £13.99

    The doctrine of the Trinity is the foundational doctrine for all Christian theology, doxology and practice. In this publication James Kombo brings a unique and valuable contribution to understanding the Trinity and how God can be understood within the context of any culture and language.

    Kombo first recognizes and brings into focus God’s self-presentation in Scripture as the triune God. Moving from the early church through various church traditions over the centuries, he interacts with how each tradition viewed God and their interpretation of the Trinity. Closing with a distinctly African view of God from the Luo language tradition, used mostly in Kenya and Tanzania, Kombo emphasises the benefits of considering alternative models of interpretation from various regions of the world. Kombo’s work applying his research across cultures makes this an excellent resource in any context of ministry and the academy.

    Author Bios

    James Henry Owino Kombo
    (By)

    James Henry Owino Kombo (PhD, Stellenbosch University) is a Kenyan Anglican minister and Professor of Theological Studies at Daystar University, Nairobi, Kenya. His outstanding publications include The Doctrine of God in African Christian Thought (Leiden: Brill, 2007) and Theological Models of the Doctrine of the Trinity: The Trinity, Diversity and Theological Hermeneutics (Carlisle, UK: Langham Global Library, 2016). Though focused on theological studies, Prof. Kombo continues to serve in the senior management of Daystar University, having been Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic Affairs) for ten years and acting Vice-Chancellor since November 2015. He is an active member of the Africa Society of Evangelical Theology (ASET) and editor of the Africa Journal of Evangelical Society. James is married to Pamela and together they have three children: Leonida, Philip and Samuel.

    Endorsements

    A splendid work on the mystery of the Trinity and one of a kind from the African context – beautifully written and presented in ways both contextually relevant and doctrinally sound.

    Joseph Galgalo
    Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and Vice Chancellor
    St Paul’s University, Kenya

    The African church has been waiting for this book, and so have the rest of us who live outside Africa . . . A must read for anyone anywhere who wants to understand and worship the glory of the Trinity.

    Gene L. Green
    Professor of New Testament
    Wheaton College, USA

    Scholars, pastors, and theological students throughout the global church will benefit from this book’s valuable contribution to understanding the doctrine of the Trinity. This is an essential book for any student of World Christianity.

    Jeffrey P. Greenman
    President,
    Regent College, Canada

    Table of Contents

    1. Preface
    2. Introduction

    3. The Beginning Point
      1. Evangelical Formularies: The Problem of Language, New Developments, Faith Commitment and Secondary Theology
      2. The Point of Departure
      3. “Spoiling the Egyptians”
      4. Flow of the Book and Summary of Chapters
      5. Conclusion

    5. Chapter 1:
    6. Canons, Texts and Interpretations: Ideas of God among the Jews of Jesus’ Day
      1. 1.1 Introduction
      2. 1.2 Māšîah as an Interiorization of the God Relationship
      3. 1.3 Individuation of Wisdom
      4. 1.4 The Preexistent Logos
      5. 1.5 The Spirit of God
      6. 1.6 Conclusion
    8. Chapter 2:
    9. Testimonies of the Early Church: Christian Identity, Theological Language and the Creeds
      1. 2.1 Introduction
      2. 2.2 Christian Identity: The Third Race Question
      3. 2.3 Theological Language: Ousia, Hypostasis, Persona, Prosopon
      4. 2.4 The Creeds
      5. 2.5 Conclusion
    11. Chapter 3:
    12. God as Essence
      1. 3.1 Platonism, Neo-Platonism, Aristotelianism and Theology
      2. 3.2 St Augustine: God as the Godhead
      3. 3.3 Boethius: God as the Divine Substance
      4. 3.4 The Influence of Islam and Judaism: God as His Non-Divisible Essence
      5. 3.5 Thomas Aquinas: God as His Essence
      6. 3.6 Conclusion
    14. Chapter 4:
    15. God as Absolute Subject
      1. 4.1 Beginnings of Self-Consciousness
      2. 4.2 Karl Barth
        1. Self-Revelation
        2. God as the Father
        3. The Son
        4. The Holy Spirit
        5. Perichoresis
      4. 4.3 Karl Rahner
        1. Self-Communication
        2. God as the Father
        3. The Son
        4. The Holy Spirit
        5. Ordering the Modes
      6. 4.4 Renown Theologians in the Model
      7. 4.5 Conclusion
    17. Chapter 5:
    18. God as Community in Unity
      1. 5.1 Apophaticism
      2. 5.2 The Divine Energies
      3. 5.3 God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit
      4. 5.4 Hypostases Exist in Perichoresis
      5. 5.5 The Filioquism versus Monopatrism
      6. 5.6 The Father as Monarkhia
      7. 5.7 Renown Theologians in the Model
      8. 5.8 Conclusion
    20. Chapter 6:
    21. God as Nyasaye
      1. 6.1 The Great Distractions: Tylor’s Animism and Missionary Theologizing
      2. 6.2 The Access: Ubuntu Philosophy
      3. 6.3 The Trinitarian Moment
      4. 6.4 The Father: The Divine Monarchia
      5. 6.5 The Holy Spirit
      6. 6.6 The Son
      7. 6.7 Conclusion

    23. Bibliography
    24. Index

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