AMCL 2001 - Gospel and Trinity

Doyle speaks on 1. Defining the promise and the problems 2. Methodological considerations a) Pneumatology b) Eschatology and creation c) the limits of ontological analogy 3. Making sense of our experience a) Relations between men and women b) The question of 'otherness' in a post-modern, multicultural society

Doyle explains the aims of the series 1. To show how the doctrine of the trinity is an exposition of the gospel 2. To demonstrate that with the doctrine of the trinity our understanding of the gospel becomes distorted 3. To show that the trinity is not the end point of theological construction, but is in a dialogical relationship with evangelical theology because it is the doctrine of God's own revelation about himself 4. To explore ways in which the trinitarian doctrine of God and his ways in the world my shed light on contemporary Australian culture and church practise. Overview 1. To explore the question of God, and what it means to know him. THe promises of the bible raise large expectations of the knowledge of God - how deep it is and what it does. God has uniquely revealed himself in Jesus. The church and society remind us that knowledge of God does not come easily. What is God's side of this? The role of God's promises. 1. Introduction - the promise and the problems 2. Access to the Father - to God 3. Knowing God from God's side 4. Consequences and challenges 5. So what? The general challenges 6. Conclusion 7. Postscript to witnesses 8. Application to evangelical theology

Doyle answers questions, then gives the lecture 1. Introduction - the question of forgiveness 2. The coming of God in Christ 3. Attempts at trinitarian integration 4. Reconciliation today 5. A summary

Doyle answers questions from the previous lecture. 1. Introduction - Promise and problems from our side 2. From sight to hearing - steps toward God talk and some of the major movements 3. From sight to hearing - Homoousion again, the Son and the Spirit. The recasting of human language to express new meaning 4. Perichōrēsis - another example of the recasting of language 5. The challenge of evangelical theology 6. The challenge of radically skepticism 7. Conclusion 8. Postscripts

Doyle looks at what makes us members of Christ's body. 1. Dualism 2. Trinitarian reflection on the church 3. What are the legitimate limits in trinitarian thinking? 4. How do we apply trinitarian thinking to life today? 5. Some concerns 6. The role of the church