PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

This book views the triune God from a Pentecostal viewpoint. In so doing, it offers a fresh articulation of the theology of the Trinity that starts with Pentecost and with the Spirit. It concludes that the Trinity cannot be adequately appreciated using any single model-whether social, modal, or psychological. Instead, it presents three models-relational, instrumental, and substantial-that need to be held in paradoxical tension with one another. Of these, the relational is the foremost. Pentecost offers rich potential for seeing these relations between the Father, the Son, and the Spirit as a dynamic reciprocal "dance" in which each person empties self in order to exalt the other.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

William Atkinson grew up in London, England, and studied medicine in Edinburgh, Scotland. After working briefly as a medical doctor, he heard God's call to church ministry and took up a position on the ministry team at Kensington Temple, London. He gained a Master's Degree in Theology from London Bible College. In 1997, William became the principal of Regents Theological College. While there, he completed a PhD at Edinburgh University in 2007. In the same year, he moved back into local church ministry in southeast England. Since 2011, he has worked at the London School of Theology, where he was a vice-principal. He continues there as a senior lecturer in Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies. He is on the Board of Advisers of the Foundation for Pentecostal Scholarship and is a member of the European Pentecostal Theological Association. He has written several books as well as both scholarly and popular articles. William has been married to Alison since 1983. They have two sons: Iain and Stephen.

PRODUCT DETAILS

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pickwick Publications (June 18, 2013)

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 194 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1620327791

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1620327791

Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.5 ounces

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.44 x 9 inches