And there will come a time, you'll see, with no more tears pt. II.
Judging from last week's post it seemed most people we're interested in the concept of the Trinity as an event and how that interacts with and affects life. The concept of the Trinity as an event is begun in the crucifixion of Jesus, where God and Jesus are completely united in their wills, and divided in the death of Jesus. (Bloggers, my friends on facebook were also able to read and respond to the post via facebook.) Moltmann opens the way to talking about the Trinity as an event by describing the Trinity as " statsis ." The Greek word for "insurrection." It seems the Eastern church father, Gregory Nazianzen, descried the Trinity this way. He writes, "God is not limited to one Person, for it is possible for Unity if at insurrection with itself come into a condition of plurality." (Third Theological Oration: On the Son II) This quote certainly seems to describe an event within God and the Trinity. It's certainly very interesting, and I agree w...