Dogmatic Theology Creation, God`s Image in Man, and the Redeeming Work of the Trinity

includes index and biblioraphy

1. Introduction ...............15 Christian theology between knowledge and contemplation ..........15 The Two Monotheism .............20 The negative way and the positive way ..........24 Transcendence and Immance of God .......28 2. Trinitarian Dogma .......35 The trinity ............35 Trinitarian terminology ..........38 The processions of persons and the divine attributes........44 Procession of the Holy Spirit .............48 Principles of Orthodox trinitarian theology ............55 Procession and Divine Manifestation ..........60 3. Created Being ..........65 The Absolute notion of Creation .........65 The Creative trinity and the divine ideas .........69 Creation : Time and Eternity .........73 Creation : The Cosmic Order ..........78 4. Christian Anthropology ......85 Image and likeness.........85 The vocation of the first adam ......90 The sign of Origins ................95 The meaning of the old Testament ........99 5. Christ, True God and True Man ....107 The incarnation ...........107 The Dogma of Chalcedon...........111 Form of God and form of the Servant .........116 Two Energies, Two wills ............118 Duality and unity in Christ ................123 Redemption ..............125 The Resurrection ..........131 6. The work of the holy spirit ..............135 The economy of the Son and the Economy of the Holy spirit ................135 The descent of the Holy spirit and the Grace of Pentecost ..........139 7. The mystery of the Church .........145 Christ, the holy spirit, and the Church ..........145 Ecclesiological Stumbling blocks .......149 The Sacraments ................156 Ecclesiology, Eschatology .............161 Select Patristic Bibliography........165