Abstract
In
contemporary
theological discourse, the Western doctrine of the
Trinity, as articulated by figures like
Thomas
Aquinas, is often
criticized on the grounds
that it presupposes an underdeveloped theology of the Holy Spirit that denies the third
person of the Trinity the fullness of divine personhood.
This paper will
show
that the
standard critique
s
of the Western doct
rine of the Holy
Spirit spring
from a
misapprehension of the term ‘person
’ as it has
traditionally
been
used to
refer to the
divine persons
.
By
elucidating
the nature of divine pe
rsonhood in the course of
interpreting
Aquin
as’ thought on the Trinity, the
paper will throw into relief the full
personhood of the Holy Spirit. On this basis, moreover, it will ultimately aim to
demonstrate the unfounded nature of some of the other main critiques of Western
Trinitarian doctrine.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 999-1009 |
Journal | The Heythrop Journal |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 6 |
Early online date | 8 Oct 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 8 Oct 2016 |