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Title: Making Sense of the Trinity: 3 Crucial Questions (3 Crucial Questions) by Millard J. Erickson, Grant R. Osborne ISBN: 0-8010-6287-X Publisher: Baker Book House Pub. Date: April, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Surprisingly comprehensive in its relative briefness
Comment: I picked up this book by Millard Erickson expecting a rather basic look at trinitarianism that might prove helpful in discussing the doctrine of the Trinity on a basic level with folks who have introductory level questions about it. And while it's true that the book is predominately a beginner level book, I nonetheless found it to be quite thorough in a number of places that I found very rewarding.
The book is less than 100 pages, and in it, Erickson seeks to tackle three main questions - is the Trinity biblical, is it rationally coherent, and is it at all relevant to anything. While there have certainly been more exhaustive treatises written which address the first two questions, I thought that Erickson did a good job of analyzing them at a top level while still being pretty thorough. His analysis of deviations from the orthodox view of the Trinity was especially good for purposes of making it clear to the reader that the Trinity is an exacting doctrine that requires both exacting language and exacting thought in order to be true to the Bible.
Erickson's attempt at sorting through the rationality of the 'Three in One' aspect of the Trinity was also very interesting, as was his analysis of Trinitarian prayer. In particular, I appreciated his analysis of the functional subordination aspect of the Trinity that is too often neglected in other studies of the Trinity, as well as his proper focus on the Holy Spirit which is likewise treated almost as an afterthought in many studies of the Trinity.
Overall, I think this is an outstanding beginner level book that not only takes on basic questions with easy to follow answers, but also digs a bit to take on more difficult questions both Biblically and philosophically. An outstanding resource for one who wants to become firmly rooted in the orthodox doctrine of the Trinity.
Rating: 5
Summary: Good scriptural and philosophical presentation
Comment: Though the previous reviewer was right in saying this is a short read, brevity does not mean lack of meaty content. Erickson dives in deep for just one-hundred pages. I hope to read it again soon to get a better grip on the content. Erickson does a great job of preseting both scriptural and philosophical arguments. His last section on the doctrine's importance and application to both individual and corporate worship/service unto God is also very helpful. A good book on a deep, but oh so important topic. Flaws in the nature of God ultimately equate a different gospel. The time has come for the church to stand against those within who are apathetic about rightly defining and acticulating this timeless truth.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Triple Blessing
Comment: It's difficult to produce a thorough yet concise volume on such a deep and complex subject as God in Three Persons which sheds fresh light on the Trinity rather than rehashes of what others have written over the ages. Most appreciated is keeping Scripture in the magisterial role with reason/logic in the ministerial role as all good exegetes should. The author does an excellent, though brief, job of sketching the history of the doctrine's development, metaphysical considerations, and outlines the relevance of God as Triune to the Christian today. More helpful would be analogies that help get a handle on 3 in 1: Egg=Shell+White+Yolk; Water is H2O, 3 atoms in 1 molecule, as well as water existing simultaneously(like a Minnesota cloud) as vapor,condensation,hail (solid, liquid, gas); not 1+1+1=3, but 1x1x1=1; volume=LxWxH; U.S. Gov't is Legislative, Executive, Judicial branches; human is body, mind, spirit;Divine Family is Father and Son and Holy Spirit. There is a careful balance maintaining the integrity of God as three persons yet one essence or Being. Of animal beings, there are trillions of members; of human beings there are billions of members; of Supreme Being there are three members. For a more comprehensive treatment, read author's larger volume, God in Three Persons.
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Title: The Person of Christ (Contours of Christian Theology) by Donald MacLeod ISBN: 0830815376 Publisher: Intervarsity Press Pub. Date: December, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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Title: The Doctrine of God (Contours of Christian Theology) by Gerald Bray ISBN: 0830815317 Publisher: Intervarsity Press Pub. Date: July, 1993 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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Title: The Forgotten Trinity: Recovering the Heart of Christian Belief by James R. White ISBN: 1556617259 Publisher: Bethany House Pub. Date: November, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Understanding the Trinity by Alister E. McGrath ISBN: 0310296811 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 27 May, 1990 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: The Concise Dictionary of Christian Theology by Millard J. Erickson ISBN: 1581342810 Publisher: Crossway Books Pub. Date: August, 2001 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
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