Trinity Without Hierarchy: Reclaiming Nicene Orthodoxy in Evangelical Theology

A defense of equality among the persons of the Trinity

In response to those complementarian theologians who assert that the Son is eternally subordinate to the Father, the contributors to Trinity Without Hierarchy contend that this view misconstrues the orthodox doctrine of the Trinity and reduces the Son to a lower level of glory and majesty than the Father. Surveying Scripture, church history, and theology, sixteen contributors present a defense of the full and equal authority of all three members of the Trinity while critiquing approaches that border on semi-Arianism. In particular, the creedal confessions of Nicaea are upheld as the historical standard by which any proposed Trinitarian doctrine should be judged.

While some contributors hold complementarian and others egalitarian viewpoints, all agree that Trinitarian relations are not a proper basis for understanding gender roles. Trinity Without Hierarchy is indispensable reading for anyone interested in the current debate over the relationship between Trinitarian theology and the roles of men and women.

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• Trinitarian Theology: Theological Models and Doctrinal Application
• Reading Romans Backwards: A Gospel of Peace in the Midst of Empire
• All Things New: Revelation As Canonical Capstone (New Studies in Biblical Theology)
• God of All Comfort: A Trinitarian Response to the Horrors of This World (Studies in Historical and Systematic Theology)
• Christobiography: Memory, History, and the Reliability of the Gospels
• Against God and Nature: The Doctrine of Sin (Foundations of Evangelical Theology)
• On the Holy Trinity
• None Greater: The Undomesticated Attributes of God
• The Son Who Learned Obedience: A Theological Case Against the Eternal Submission of the Son