The Trinity: An Introduction to Catholic Doctrine on the Triune God (Thomistic Ressourcement Series, Vol 1)

Representing the highest quality of scholarship, Gilles Emery offers a much-anticipated introduction to Catholic doctrine on the Trinity.His extensive research combined with lucid prose provides readers a resource to better understand the foundations of Trinitarian reflection.The book is addressed to all who wish to benefit from an initiation to Trinitarian doctrine. The path proposed by this introductory work comprises six steps.First the book indicates some liturgical and biblical ways for entering into Trinitarian faith.It then presents the revelation of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in the New Testament, by inviting the reader to reflect upon the signification of the word "God." Next it explores the confessions of Trinitarian faith, from the New Testament itself to the Creed of Constantinople, on which it offers a commentary.By emphasizing the Christian culture inherited from the fourth-century Fathers of the Church, the book presents the fundamental principles of Trinitarian do