A Brief Systematic Theology of the Symbol
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A Brief Systematic Theology of the Symbol: (T&T Clark Studies in Systematic Theology)

A Brief Systematic Theology of the Symbol: (T&T Clark Studies in Systematic Theology)


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How do Christians understand the Trinity? How does this understanding relate to other Christian teachings? In conversation with key thinkers in contemporary and classical theology, particularly Henri de Lubac, Karl Rahner, Thomas Aquinas and Augustine, this book argues that a theology of symbols can help us glimpse the mystery of the Trinity and see how this central Christian teaching corresponds to Christian understandings of creation, humanity and the church. A symbol is not here understood as an arbitrary sign, but as a sign that mediates the presence of the symbolized. Joshua Mobley examines the understanding of the Father as “symbolized” in the Son who is the “symbol” of the Father by the “symbolism” of the Spirit, the personal agent of unity between Father and Son. These trinitarian relations then structure creaturely relations to God: God is symbolized in creation, which is a symbol of God by participation in the Son, and the church is symbolism, the union of creation with God by the power of the Spirit. Mobley thus argues that a theology of symbol helps coordinate trinitarian theology with key themes in Christian dogmatics.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Chapter One: The Trinity 1. Introduction 2. Augustine, Signs, and the Trinity 3. Karl Rahner’s Symbolized and Symbol 4. De Lubac’s Sacramental Pneumatology 5. Conclusion: Symbolized-Symbol-Symbolism Chapter Two: Creation 1. Introduction 2. Two Trinitarian Models 3. Aquinas on Creation 4. Duns Scotus 5. Conclusion Chapter Three: Humanity 1. Introduction 2. Nature and Grace 3. Anthropology and Fourfold Exegesis 4. Mary the Exegete Chapter Four: the Church 1. Introduction 2. Symbolism and Ecclesiology 3. A Few Critiques 4. Conclusion Chapter Five: Toward Mystical Reason 1. Introduction 2. From Mysteries to Mystery 3. From Mystery to Mysticism 4. From Mysticism to Mystical Reason Conclusion Bibliography Index

About the Author :
Joshua Mobley is a Lecturer at Baylor University, USA.

Review :
Joshua Mobley offers a scintillating theology of the symbol, moving across key areas of Christian doctrine in conversation with Augustine, Aquinas and modern Catholic theologians. In both its critical and constructive modes, this is an original and challenging work of systematic theology. Mobley’s excellent book begins with De Lubac’s allusive references to the “symbolic” nature of Patristic theology, takes flight with a vision of the Trinity reliant on the analogy of symbol, and soars into an account of reality and its redemption using the language of symbolised-symbol-symbolism. One of the most interesting works of systematic theology I have read in some time: simultaneously original and traditional, powerful, clear and beautifully written. An extraordinary book. This is an adventurous and challenging metaphysical experiment, elaborating Henri de Lubac's "symbolism" as a theological mode capable of holding practice and speculation in creative tension.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780567702500
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 232
  • Weight: 544 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0567702502
  • Publisher Date: 18 Nov 2021
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: T&T Clark Studies in Systematic Theology
  • Width: 156 mm


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