The Identification of the Triune God: Robert W. Jenson's Approach to the Doctrine of the Trinity

Abstract

Robert W. Jenson's programmatic approach to the doctrine of the Trinity consists of his aim to identify the triune God in an anti-religious and anti-nihilistic way. Jenson has in a unique manner carried out this identification, i.e., ontologically, contextually, and narratively; and then defined the limits of his trinitarian doctrine in accordance with this approach. The fundamental prerequisite of Jenson's approach is his "negative" natural theology, including his existential analysis of living in time. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals and Dialog, Inc.