The One, the Three and the Many [Paperback]

This study examines what is often called the crisis of modernity, with reference not only to modernity but to modern culture in general.Based on the Bampton Lectures delivered in the University of Oxford in 1992, this study examines the crisis of modern culture. Problems of social, theological, and philosophical thought are traced back to the roots of Western Christian theology in search of a constructive response.Based on the Bampton Lectures delivered in the University of Oxford in 1992, this study examines the crisis of modern culture. Problems of social, theological, and philosophical thought are traced back to the roots of Western Christian theology in search of a constructive response.This study, based on the Bampton Lectures delivered in the University of Oxford in 1992, examines what is often called the crisis of modernity, with reference not only to modernity but to modern culture in general. Problems of social, theological, and philosophical thought are traced back beyond the Enlightenment to the very roots of Western Christian theology. A response to these problems is essayed by constructively developing conceptual possibilities to be found in ancient and modern theology of the Trinity.Preface; Introduction; Part I. The Displacement of God: 1. From Heraclitus to Havel. The problem of the one and the many in modern life and thought; 2. The disappearing other. The problem of the particular in modern life and thought; 3. A plea for the present. The problem of relatedness in modern life and thought; 4. The rootless will. The problem of meaning and truth in modern life and thought; Part II. Rethinking Createdness: 5. The universal and the particular. Towards a theology of meaning and truth; 6. 'Through whom and in whom &' Towards a theology of relatedness; 7. The Lord who is the Spirit. Towards a theology of the particular; 8. The triune Lord. Towards a theology of the one and the many; Bibliography; Index. By suggesting that many of the ills of modernity refls*