Issue 2, 2006
Volume 12, Number 2 · Three articles
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Theology
A Name is Not a Metaphor: A Response to “The Trinity: God’s Love Overflowing”
Is “Father” a name or an image? Andrew Purves and Charles Partee answer a Presbyterian study paper on the Trinity by arguing that God names himself, so the name cannot be treated as one metaphor among many.
Andrew Purves & Charles Partee15 min read -
Theology
Missing the Depths: A Critique of “The Trinity: God’s Love Overflowing”
Does a Presbyterian study paper on the Trinity speak of the Father and the Son, or only of love overflowing? Gerrit Dawson finds altered quotations, silent omissions and a drift from the God who names himself to impersonal imagery.
Gerrit Scott Dawson33 min read -
Theology
“The Trinity: God’s Love Overflowing” A Critique
Is “love overflowing” a faithful name for the Triune God? Viola Larson says the metaphor displaces Jesus Christ, leads the PC(USA) paper into speculation, and uses Calvin on God’s fatherly love for purposes he never intended.
Viola Larson17 min read
