Jesus in the Trinity: A Beginner's Guide to the Theology of Robert Jenson

by Lincoln Harvey

Robert W. Jenson (1930-2017) is America's most important theologian. He thinks Jesus of Nazareth is always and for ever one of the Trinity. "Mary's boy and Pilate's victim" is the Father's eternal Son, so there has never been an unfleshed Word. The God of the Gospel is therefore much stranger than we usually imagine. In Jesus in the Trinity  Lincoln Harvey offers a penetrating guide into Jenson's remarkable proposal. Demonstrating Jenson's signature moves, as well as his fundamental re-working of the dogmatic tradition, Harvey shows how an evangelized metaphysics can make sense of the identity of Jesus Christ. With time, space, causation, and God's act of creation utterly re-imagined through the course of these pages, reality will look very different in light of Jenson's startling theology.

Genres: Theology

288 pages, Paperback

Published January 30, 2020

Reviews

[Richard Woodhouse · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just shy of the half way point, but I had to say that this book is just so damn good. I have always admired Jenson, but found him difficult at times. Harvey goes a long way in clearing up his very deep prose. This is a Theological Smorgasbord. Hope I spelled that correctly. My spell check does not work these days, lol. Looking forward to getting back at this book and see what else is in store for the reader.

[Anthony Spina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really helpful intro into the thought of Robert Jenson. Next up, Jenson’s Systematics Vol 1

[Jacob Hanby · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent introduction to one of our most profound recent theologians.