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The Doctrine of the Trinity in the Early Church


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Article in Journal or Book Michel R. Barnes, "The Visible Christ and the Invisible Trinity: Mt. 5:8 in Augustine’s Trinitarian Theology of 400," Modern Theology 19.3 (July 2003): 329–55.
Book or monograph Bobrinskoy: The Mystery of the TrinityBoris Bobrinskoy, The Mystery of the Trinity: Trinitarian Experience and Vision in the Biblical and Patristic Tradition. Svs Press, 1999. Pbk. ISBN: 0881411825. pp.330.
On-line Resource Gerald Bray, "The Doctrine of the Trinity in Augustine's De Civitate Dei," European Journal of Theology 1.2 (1992): 141-150.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
Article in Journal or Book Mark Carpenter, "A Synopsis of the Development of Trinitarian Thought From the First Century Church Fathers to the Second Century Apologists," Trinity Journal 26.2 (Fall 2005): 293-319.
Article in Journal or Book John C. Cavadini, "Trinity and Apologetics in the Theology of St. Augustine," Modern Theology 29.1 (Jan. 2013): 48-82.
Article in Journal or Book Linda Darwish, "The Concept of the Mediator in Augustine's Understanding of the Trinity," Didaskalia 13.1 (Fall 2001): 61-86.
Article in Journal or Book Denis Edwards, "Athanasius' Letters to Serapion: Resource for a Twenty-First Century Theology of God the Trinity," Phronema 29.2 (2014): 41-64.
Article in Journal or Book Kevin Giles, "The Doctrine of the Trinity and Subordinationism," Evangelical Review of Theology 28. 3 (July 2004): 270-284.
Article in Journal or Book Colin Gunton, "Augustine, the Trinity and the Theological Crisis of the West," Scottish Journal of Theology 43 (1990): 33-
Article in Journal or Book R.P.C. Hanson, "The Doctrine of the Trinity Acheived in 381," Scottish Journal of Theology 36 (1983): 41-57.
Book or monograph Hanson: The Search for the Christian Doctrine of GodR.P.C. Hanson, The Search for the Christian Doctrine of God: The Arian Controversy 318-381. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1988. ISBN: 0567094855. pp.954.
Article in Journal or Book Allan M. Harman, "Speech about the Trinity: With Special Reference to Novatian, Hilary and Calvin," Scottish Journal of Theology 26 (1973): 385-
On-line Resource Michael A.G. Haykin, “And did the Father die? The Perennial Threat of Modalism,” Evangel 5:4 (1987): 13-14.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
On-line Resource Michael A.G. Haykin, "The Undivided Three: The Doctrine Of The Trinity In Church History," Reformation & Revival 10.3 (Summer 2001): 53-66. View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book John F. Johnson, "Speaking of the Triune God: Augustine, Aquinas, and the Language of Analogy," Concordia Theological Quarterly 67. 3-4 (July 2003): 215-227
Article in Journal or Book C.B. Kaiser, "The development of Johannine Motifs in Hilary's Doctrine of the Trinity," Scottish Journal of Theology 29 (1976): 237-47.
Book or monograph J.N.D. Kelly, Early Christian Creeds, 3rd edn. London: Longmans, 1972. Hbk. ISBN: 0582489318.
Book or monograph Bernard Lonargan, The Way to Nicea: The Dialectical Development of Trinitarian Theology. A. O'Donovan, trans. London: Darton, Longman & Todd, 1976. pp.xxix + 143.
Article in Journal or Book Kilian McDonnell, "Does Origen Have a Trinitarian Doctrine of the Holy Spirit?" Gregorianum 75.1 (1994): 5-35.
Article in Journal or Book Alco Meesters, "The Cappadocians and Their Trinitarian Conceptions of God.” Neue Zeitschrift Für Systematische Theologie Und Religionsphilosophie 54.4 (2012): 396-413.
Article in Journal or Book E.P. Meijuring, "The Doctrine of the Will and the Trinity in the Orations of Gregory of Nazianzus," Nederlands Theologisch Tijdschrift 27.3 (1973): 224-234.
Article in Journal or Book E.P. Meijering, "Cyril of Alexandria on the Platonists and the Trinity," Nederlands Theologisch Tijdschrift 28.1 (1974): 16-29.
Article in Journal or Book E.P. Meijering, "Athanasius on the Father as the Origin of the Son," Nederlands Archief Voor Kerkgeschiedenis 55.1 (1975): 1–14.
Book or monograph E.P. Meijering, Hilary of Poitiers on the Trinity. Leiden: E J Brill, 1982. Pbk .ISBN: 9004067345. pp.199.
Book or monograph M. O'Carroll, Trinitas: A Theological Encyclopedia of the Holy Trinity. Wilmington: Glazier, 1986.
Article in Journal or Book C.C. Pecknold, "How Augustine Used the Trinity: Functionalism and the Development of Doctrine," Anglican Theological Review 85.1 (2003): 127-141.
Article in Journal or Book J. Pelikan, "Montranism and its Trinitarian Significance," Church History 25 (1956): 99-109.
Book or monograph Pelikan: The Emergence of the Catholic TraditionJaroslav Pelikan, "The Emergence of the Catholic Tradition (100-600)," The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine, Vol. 1. London & Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1971. Pbk. ISBN: 0226653714. pp.394.
Article in Journal or Book Cornelius Plantinga, "Gregory of Nyssa and the Social Analogy of the Trinity," Thomist 50.3 (1986): 325-352.
Book or monograph G.L. Prestige, God in Patristic Thought, 2nd edn. London: SPCK, 1952.
Book or monograph A.E.J. Rawlinson, ed. Essays on the Trinity and on the Incarnation. London: Longmans, Green, 1928.
Book or monograph Rusch: The Trinitarian ControversyWilliam G. Rusch, The Trinitarian Controversy. Sources of Early Christian Thought. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1980. Pbk. ISBN: 0800614100. pp.viii + 182.
Book or monograph Scaff: Creeds of ChristendomPhilip Schaff, The Creeds of Christendom, 3 Vols., revised. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1984. Hbk. ISBN: 0801082323.
Book or monograph Erwin Schadel, Bibliotheca Trinitariorum. International Bibliography of Trinitarian Literature, 2 Vols. Paris: K.G. Saur, 1986. Hbk. ISBN: 3598105681.
On-line Resource Philip Schaff, "The Conflict of Trinitarianism and Unitarianism in the Anti-Nicene Age," Bibliotheca Sacra 15 No. 60 (1858): 726-744.View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph George Christopher Stead, Divine Substance. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1977. Hbk. ISBN: 0198266308. pp.326.
Book or monograph Studer: Trinity and IncarnationBasil Studer, Trinity and Incarnation: The Faith of the Early Church. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1994. Pbk. ISBN: 0814655068. pp.288.
Article in Journal or Book Thomas F Torrance, "The Doctrine of the Holy Trinity According to St Athanasius," Anglican Theological Review 71.4 (Fall 1989): 395-405.
Book or monograph Torrance: The Trinitarian FaithThomas F. Torrance, The Trinitarian Faith: The Evangelical Theology of the Ancient Catholic Church. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1993. Pbk. ISBN: 0567292193. pp.358.
Book or monograph Arthur W. Wainwright, The Trinity in the New Testament, 2nd edn. London: SPCK, 1969. Reprint. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2001. Pbk. ISBN: 1579107141. pp.286.
On-line Resource B.B. Warfield, "Tertullian and the Beginning of the Doctrine of the Trinity," The Princeton Theological Review 3.4 (1905): 529-557.View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain and can be freely distributed and copied]
On-line Resource B.B. Warfield, "Tertullian and the Beginning of the Doctrine of the Trinity. Part 2," The Princeton Theological Review 4.1 (1906): 1-36.View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain and can be freely distributed and copied]
On-line Resource B.B. Warfield, "Tertullian and the Beginning of the Doctrine of the Trinity. Part 2," The Princeton Theological Review 4.2 (1906): 1-23.View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain and can be freely distributed and copied]
Article in Journal or Book Peter Widdicombe, "Athanasius and the Making of the Doctrine of the Trinity," Pro Ecclesia 6.4 (Fall 1997): 456-478.
Book or monograph H.A. Wolfson, The Philosophy of the Church Fathers, Vol. 1, 2nd edn. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1964.
On-line Resource David F. Wright, "The Formation Of The Doctrine Of The Trinity In The Early Church," Reformation & Revival 10.3 (Summer 2001): 69-93. View in PDF format pdf

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