This book views the triune God from a Pentecostal viewpoint. In so
doing, it offers a fresh articulation of the theology of the
Trinity that starts with Pentecost and with the Spirit. It
concludes that the Trinity cannot be adequately appreciated using
any single model--whether social, modal, or psychological. Instead,
it presents three models--relational, instrumental, and
substantial--that need to be held in paradoxical tension with one
another. Of these, the relational is the foremost. Pentecost offers
rich potential for seeing these relations between the Father, the
Son, and the Spirit as a dynamic reciprocal "dance" in which each
person empties self in order to exalt the other. "This is an
excellent book written in a lucid and lively manner. It makes an
important and original contribution to Trinitarian theology from
the perspective of Pentecost. . . . It is a must-read for all
students and scholars of contemporary pentecostal and charismatic
theology." --Mark J. Cartledge, Director of the Centre for
Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies, University of Birmingham, UK
"Mysterious yet illuminating Paradoxical yet clarifying Opaque yet
brilliant Atkinson shows that starting with the Spirit poured out
at Pentecost opens up multiple dissonant and yet altogether
coherent tongues and pathways toward a dynamic, perichoretic, and
relational theology of the Trinity that anticipates the fullness of
eschatological divine glory. No longer is the Spirit the shy,
hidden, or neglected Trinitarian member." --Amos Yong, Professor of
Theology and Dean, School of Divinity, Regent University
"Atkinson's call for a pneumatological Trinitarianism is
reminiscent of Basil of Caesarea, who, among the early church
fathers, warned against failing to appreciate the full deity of the
Spirit as the third person of the Trinity. Atkinson shows that
without an adequate understanding of the Holy Spirit given to the
church on the day of Pentecost, one's theology of God is defective
and one's worship of the triune God is diminished. This book is
lucidly written and a joy to read." --Laurence W. Wood, Professor
of Theology and Wesley Studies, Asbury Theological Seminary
"Trinity After Pentecost is further evidence, if proof was needed,
that pentecostal theology has come of age. With expert skill,
William Atkinson explores the doctrine of the Trinity from the
unusual angle of Pentecost. Like a wise tour guide, he takes his
readers step-by-step and leads them to some adventurous
conclusions. Theologians and practitioners, Pentecostals and
non-Pentecostals will be enriched by reading this cleverly titled,
engagingly written, and thought-provoking book." --Derek Tidball,
Former Principal, London School of Theology, Past President of
Baptist Union of Great Britain William P. Atkinson is Director of
Research and a Senior Lecturer in Pentecostal and Charismatic
Studies at the London School of Theology. He is author of the
award-winning The "Spiritual Death" of Jesus (2009) and Baptism in
the Spirit (2011).
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