The Trinity: Rediscovering the Central Christian Mystery
This magnificent volume on the Trinity does exactly what its subtitle announces:Rediscovering the Central Christian Mystery.Long marginalized to the periphery of theology, the Trinity has recently made a dramatic come-back and is now occupying center stage. We owe a big debt to Farrelly for helping us see clearly once again, through a detailed and insightful analysis of the Christian Tradition, why and how Christians must be trinitarians and not just 'monotheists,' in theology as well as in spirituality. I strongly recommend this book to anyone seeking to understand the central mystery of the Christian faith. (Peter C. Phan, Georgetown University)A genuine rediscovery of the doctrine on the Trinity. Practicing solid scholarship with a keen eye for the 'signs of the times,' John Farrelly's treatment combines an energetic survey of the doctrine's intellectual reverberations with a balanced treatment of the theological issues at stake. (Nancy A. Dallavalle, Fairfield University)Recommended. (J. Gresham, Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, Paul VI InstituteCHOICE)Farrelly's work…remains a monument to the process of recovery and retrieval of the "central Christian mystery" occurring during the forty years to which the author's writing and research have significantly contributed…The overall spiritual and committed tone of this book make it a fitting expression of a theological life richly lived, assured in faith, and intrepid in thought. (The Thomist)It demonstrates a breadth of sympathies that will inevitably draw the reader who perseveres into what is an engaging, if somewhat complex, argument. (David BrownTheologische Literaturzeitung, December 2007)