One of rahners essential proposals has influenced all subsequent theology, both in catholic and protestant circles. As in barth, gods selfrevelation or selfcommunication is the root of the doctrine of the trinity. Concluding remarks as a whole, rahners trinitarianism is a circular reasoning without any entrance or exit, for his radical idea of the trinity is a pure philosophical speculation. The groundbreaking treatment of the doctrine of the trinity by one of the most important theologians of the century is here reprinted on the 30th anniversary of its original publication. The complete text of rahners 23volume theological investigations is now available in pdf format, published to mark rahners centenary in 2004. It encouraged an excessive focus on the inner life and oneness of god the immanent trinity largely disconnected from the spirituality and faith of. Karl rahner 1904 1984 arguably the most influential catholic theologian of the twentieth century, karl rahner developed a theology that has influenced much of postvatican ii catholicism and its modern inclusivist approach to missions. The way god is revealed and experienced in history is the way god is.
Cardinal karl lehmann, bishop of mainz and president of the german episcopal conference, wrote the introduction to the book karl rahner. Karl rahner, articulating what later theologians have sometimes called rahner s rule, wrote that we are starting out from the proposition that the economic trinity is the immanent trinity and vice versa, and then remarked, i do not know exactly when and by whom this theological axiom was formulated for the first time. The foundations of karl rahner download ebook pdf, epub. The doctrine of the trinity according to karl rahner researched. The doctrine of the trinity researched and written by.
A theological investigation of the notion of spirituality in karl rahner louvain. The widelyaccepted grundaxiom of karl rahners doctrine of the trinity, the economic trinity is the immanent trinity and vice versa, functions in contemporary theology as a means of reconciling the seemingly contradictory claims that a god has revealed the doctrine of the trinity to the church, and b god has not disclosed this doctrine verbally in scripture. Endean, karl rahner and ignatian spirituality oxford. How surprishg to admit, then, the correctness of karl rahner s contention that the treatise on the trinity occupies a rather isolated position in the total dogmatic system. The publisher is mary immaculate college in limerick, ireland, and you can purchase it for at the way ignatian book service in oxford, england. Oup, 2001, and declan marmion, a spirituality of everyday faith. Despite his impact, little has been written on rahner from a reformed perspective. Shakespeare wrote in hamlet that brevity is the soul of wit.
The economic trinity is the immanent trinity and vice versa by dennis w. Karl rahner s doctrine of the trinity1 david lincicum wheaton college, usa summary in the recent resurgence of trinitarian theology, many theologians have employed rahner s famous dictum in varying ways. He was the brother of hugo rahner, also a jesuit scholar rahner was born in freiburg, at the time a part of the grand duchy of baden, a. Please be on time and email me ahead of time if you will be late or cannot attend.
This trinitarian functionalism of karl rahner is seen as a typical outcome of his mancentered philosophical understanding of the trinity. While rahner explains how this unfortunate development has corne about, the real and pastoral concem of his trinitarian theology is the. The dissertation will unfold by being teased out in four essential chapters. The groundbreaking treatment of the doctrine of the trinity by one of the most important theologians of the century is here reprinted on the 30th anniversary of its orginal publication. Rahner maintains, when something, in order t itselfo be abl, e to be 8 sth 15. He is best known for his work in christology and for his integration of an existential philosophy of personalism with thomistic realism, by which human self.
Readings for advent and christmas, and on prayer, and more on. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. How did karl rahner 19041984 overcome the limitations of neochalcedonian christology, and what is the hingepin of his onenature christology. How surprishg to admit, then, the correctness of karl rahners contention that. The economic trinity is the immanent trinity and vice versa, new york.
The trinity karl rahner 9780824516277 by karl rahner. The economic trinity is the immanent trinity, and the immanent trinity is the economic trinity. What has come to be called rahners rule, the economic trinity is the immanent trinity and the immanent trinity is the economic trinity p. The widely accepted2 grundaxiom of karl rahners doctrine of the. Karl rahner books list of books by author karl rahner.
Trinity is a mystery of salvutim, otherwise it would never have been revealed. After the postreformation era, an attribute of selfconsciousness was added to the meaning of person that had the unintended consequence of changing the meaning of three persons. In this treatise, karl rahner analyzes the place of the doctrine of the trinity within catholic theology and develops his own highly original and innovative. Karl barths criticism of the trinitarian formula one god in three persons is correct because person no longer adequately conveys the same meaning it did when it was used by the early church fathers and creeds. Models of the trinity western models karl rahners model of the trinity immanent trinity economic trinity. This interview was originally published in america on march 10, 1979.
Johns seminary, camarillo every christian knows that we are saved by christ, but. Roman catholic author karl rahner illustrates the bards statement as he unpacks one of the most complex doctrines of the christian faith in his continually relevant yet conservatively sized volume the trinity. Karl rahner the groundbreaking treatment of the doctrine of the trinity by one of the most important theologians of the century is here reprinted on the 30th anniversary of its orginal publication. Please turn off cell phones during seminar meetings. This paper seeks to place his axiom in the context of his doctrine of the trinity as a whole. The christology of karl rahner christology, video 37. This bold and original book explores the relationship between his theology and his philosophy, and argues for the possibility of a nonfoundationalist reading of rahner. The trinitarian axiom of karl rahner download ebook pdf.
In this introduction and critique, camden bucey guides readers to an. Th legac of karl rahners last years,ts 46 1985 625. How surprishg to admit, then, the correctness of karl rahners contention that the treatise on the trinity occupies a rather isolated position in the total dogmatic system. The groundbreaking treatment of the doctrine of the trinity by one of the most important theologians of the century is here reprinted on the 30th anniversary o. Click download or read online button to get the foundations of karl rahner book now. Usually considered the finest catholic theologian in the 20th century, rahner has written a succinct, pithy account of the mystery of goddivine selfdisclosure, the relationship between oikonomia and theologia, the economic and immanent trinitywhich has been highly influential. Rahners rule,fa term coined by the lutheran student of pannenberg, ted peters in the 1980s which states that the economic trinity is the immanent trinity, and the immanent trinity is the economic trinity. In this treatise, karl rahner analyzes the place of the doctrine of the trinity within catholic theology and develops his own highly original and innovative reading of the doctrine, including his nowfamous. In this treatise, karl rahner analyzes the place of the doctrine of the trinity within catholic theology and develops his own highly original and.
Karl barth say the trinity is one god in three modes of. Ti karl rahner, theological investigations, 22 vols. The economic trinity is the immanent trinity and the immanent trinity is the economic trinity. Th legac of karl rahner s last years,ts 46 1985 625.
Karl rahners doctrine of the trinity1 david lincicum wheaton college, usa summary in the recent resurgence of trinitarian theology, many theologians have employed rahners famous dictum in varying ways. The widely accepted grundaxiom of karl rahners doctrine of the trinity, the economic trinity is the immanent trinity. Deploring this divorce between the two, karl rahner set forth an argument in a little book called the trinity,4 which has been immensely influential. Karl rahner is one of the great theologians of the twentieth century, known for his systematic, foundationalist approach. R with bishop patrick ahern l on a visit to america magazine in the 1970s. See all books authored by karl rahner, including watch for the light. Rahner was reacting to a rather unimaginative and rigid neoscholasticism that presented the theology of the trinity in a predominantly speculative and abstract fashion. The groundbreaking treatment of the doctrine of the trinity by one of the most important theologians of. While each chapter is briefly profiled below, the gist of my work unpacks the. Karl rahner, born march 5, 1904, freiburg im breisgau, baden, ger.