Dogmatic Theology, Vol. 4: The Trinity

by Francis J. Hall

Publisher:

Longman

, 1910

Overview

Francis J. Hall calls the doctrine of the Trinity “the most fundamental and significant of Christian doctrines,” for it determines the meaning of all Christian doctrine and practice, and the entirety of the Gospel depends on its truth. In fact, says Hall, it is impossible to understand Christianity without first understanding the doctrine of the Trinity. As long as the doctrine of the Trinity is neglected, Christianity constitutes little more than an abstraction.

Hall’s volume on the doctrine of the Trinity contributed to the resurgence of the study of Trinitarian theology in the twentieth century in both Roman Catholic and Protestant circles. He includes chapters on the divine persons, the economic Trinity, the biblical evidence for the Trinity, and the controversial history of the doctrine. This robust and intelligible doctrine of the Trinity is needed more than ever today for vindicating and revitalizing belief in a personal God.

Product Details

• Title: Dogmatic Theology, Vol. 4: The Trinity
• Author: Francis Joseph Hall
• Series: Francis J. Hall Theology Collection
• Publisher: Longmans, Green, & Co.
• Publication Date: 1910
• Pages: 316

About Francis J. Hall

Francis Joseph Hall was a prominent Episcopal theologian in America during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He was born in 1857 in Ashtabula, Ohio, and graduated from Racine College in 1882. He was ordained in 1886 and became professor of dogmatic theology at Western Seminary in Chicago, where he remained until 1913. Hall died in 1933.