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wwatts1734's review against another edition
5.0
Many of the great Fathers of the Church wrote works on the Trinity. St. Augustine's work is perhaps the most well known of these. But unlike some of the other Patristic works on the Trinity, this one is not entirely an apologetic work against sects such as the Arians or the Macedonians who denied some aspect of the Trinity. The first part of the work is deeply apologetic, but later in the work St. Augustine gets far more philosophical about the nature of the Trinity and how, not just God, but human nature and even Creation takes on the Trinitarian nature of its creator.
Why would Christians believe this incredible doctrine that God is One but yet He is three persons? One can argue that the doctrine appears in scripture even as the word Trinity never appears there, and this is certainly true. One can also believe that various aspects of Christian belief would be incomprehensible if one did not believe in the Trinity. But the idea that a three-fold reality permeates more than just the divine nature. It is included in the created world as well.
I would highly recommend this work for anyone who wants to get a deeper understanding of the Trinity, not just the defense of the doctrine of the Trinity, but why is it important to believe in the Trinity.
Why would Christians believe this incredible doctrine that God is One but yet He is three persons? One can argue that the doctrine appears in scripture even as the word Trinity never appears there, and this is certainly true. One can also believe that various aspects of Christian belief would be incomprehensible if one did not believe in the Trinity. But the idea that a three-fold reality permeates more than just the divine nature. It is included in the created world as well.
I would highly recommend this work for anyone who wants to get a deeper understanding of the Trinity, not just the defense of the doctrine of the Trinity, but why is it important to believe in the Trinity.
leelulah's review against another edition
4.0
It's a very clear and important book, yet I couldn't help but notice the ambiguity in some parts, especially when it came to explaining how the image of God was present in a different way in mand and woman. This article makes a good summarizing: https://commons.pacificu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1168&context=rescogitans
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