The Mystery of the Holy Trinity - Mystery of Love, Life and Light in the Thinking of the Cappadocian Fathers and Its Ecclesiological and Anthropological Implications Cover Image

The Mystery of the Holy Trinity - Mystery of Love, Life and Light in the Thinking of the Cappadocian Fathers and Its Ecclesiological and Anthropological Implications
The Mystery of the Holy Trinity - Mystery of Love, Life and Light in the Thinking of the Cappadocian Fathers and Its Ecclesiological and Anthropological Implications

Author(s): Tulcan Ioan
Subject(s): Theology and Religion
Published by: Editura Universității Aurel Vlaicu
Keywords: Holy Three Hierarchs; Mystery of the Holy Trinity; being; hypostasis; Trinitarian communion; eternal love; ecclesiological implications

Summary/Abstract: The teaching of the Holy Trinity is the cornerstone of Christianity and of the Church. In their confrontation with the heresies of the time, and, especially, with the Arian heresy and its varieties, the Church Fathers elaborated the Trinitarian terminology with a special clarity and accuracy, based on the thorough knowledge of the Holy Scriptures. Thus, among these Fathers, the Holy Three Hierarchs are brilliant in explaining the importance of the Holy Trinity for the life of the world, of the Church and of every believer, as a living member of the Church. In this regard, they wrote valuable theological works in which they explained the mystery of the Trinity. Their profound and nuanced thinking about the Holy Trinity is a model, and at the same time, an inspiration for any theological reflection on this fundamental Christian doctrine.

  • Issue Year: 83/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 73-86
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English