Something quite extraordinary has happened in Catholic trinitarian
theology in the last thirty years or so: the mystery of the Trinity
is being approached by reflection on the paschal mystery of Jesus'
death and resurrection. Astonishing though it may seem, the
traditional Augustinian-Thomistic treatment of the trinity made no
such direct reference to those Easter events, even though it was
through them that Jesus' disciples came to proclaim that Jesus is
Lord and that God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The redemptive
significance of Jesus' death and resurrection was clearly
recognized, but not its revelatory significance. But here, in a
radically new development, the death and resurrection of Jesus is
perceived to have properly theological" meaning; it is not just
redemptive but revelatory of God's being. A startling revitalized
trinitarian theology emerges. "So what does this development
contribute to trinitarian theology?" And "Why has this
extraordinary development arisen at this stage in the tradition?"
The Trinity and the Paschal Mystery answers these questions and
examines and assesses this new development in relation to the
classical tradition of trinitarian theology and offers a
meta-methodological perspective from which to understand it. One of
the few theologians who have pursued this innovative line of
thought, Anne Hunt in The Trinity and the Paschal Mystery analyzes
the works of four contemporary theologians. Francois Durrwell,
CSSR,Ghislain Lafont, OSB, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and Sebastian
Moore, OSB, have all written on this interconnection of the
mysteries. Each expressed dissatisfaction with classical Latin
trinitarian theology and sought a fuller, richer, and more adequate
explication of the mystery. A vividly revitalized theology of the
Trinity results, one that is constructed in a distinctly
soteriological context. But the trinitarian theology which emerges
is not only a soteriology. The triune God emerges with a
distinctively "paschal character" when approached in this way and
this profoundly affects an understanding of the divine perfections.
Both aspects represent significant gains in the contemporary
cultural and theological context. The Trinity and the Paschal
Mystery is not only significant on a systematic and methodological
level, it is also timely. Recent trinitarian theologies (e.g.,
LaCugna, Johnson, Boff, Weinandy, Coffey) do not deal with the
Trinity-paschal mystery connection. Orthodox theology has very
little to say about it. Protestant theology has difficulty relating
to the classical Roman Catholic tradition. From all these points of
view, The Trinity and the Paschal Mystery provides this perspective
and so is a valuable and thought-provoking resource that
complements and enriches current theologies of the Trinity. As a
text for college or graduate student courses, as a scholarship
reference, and as a guide for interested educated laity, The
Trinity and the Paschal Mystery is an exhilarating and invigorating
journey into that most central of the Christian mysteries, our
triune God. Chapters are: "Francois X. Durrwell: The Resurrection
Rediscovered," "Ghislain Lafont: Death and Being, Human and
Divine," "Hans Urs von Balthasar: Love Alone Is Credible,"
"Sebastian Moore: The Grass Roots Derivation of the Trinity,"
"Thematic Gains for Trinitarian Theology," and "Methodological
Shifts and Their Meta-Methodological Significance." Anne Hunt is
principal at Loreto Mandeville Hall, a Catholic girls' school in
Melbourne, Australia. She received a doctorate in systematic
theology at Yarra Theological Union, Melbourne.
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