Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

“In my many years of teaching in a Christian college and in evangelical churches” Chris Hall observes, ​“I would estimate that 97 percent of my students were predictably heretical when they tried to explain the Trinity.”

If A. W. Tozer is right that the picture we hold of God in our minds is the most important thing about us, then nurturing our understanding of the Trinity is essential.

Chris Hall is an author, professor, and Renovaré’s president. James Bryan Smith is an author, professor, and long-standing Renovaré ministry team member. Both men have pondered deeply and written widely about the goodness, wonder, and beauty of the Trinity. In this webinar, hosted by Carolyn Arends and guided by participant questions, Chris and James explored topics like:

• Why are most of our analogies for the Trinity inadequate at best and heretical at worst?
• How can the work of the Early Church on the doctrine of the Trinity help us?
  
• Why are our God-narratives critically important, and how do they shape us?
• Why is it dangerous to work on theology in the absence of worship or discipleship?
• What is ​“participation in the Trinity,” and how do experience it?

Below are resources mentioned in the webinar.

Countdown Song

• All Flame from the album Recognition by Carolyn Arends

• All Flame music video
  

Resources Recommended by Chris Hall

• Books by Chris Hall

  • The Mystery of God: Theology For Knowing The Unknowable

  • A Different Way

  • Learning Theology with the Church Fathers

  • Living Wisely with the Church Fathers

  • Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers

  • The Reservoir

  • Worshiping with the Church Fathers

• Recommended Resources

  • Donald Fairbairn: Life in the Trinity 

Resources recommended by James Bryan Smith

• Books by James Bryan Smith

  • The Good and Beautiful God

  • The Good and Beautiful Life

  • The Good and Beautiful Community

  • Hidden in Christ

  • The Kingdom and the Cross

  • The Magnificent Story (includes a chapter on ​“Participating in the Trinity”)

  • Embracing the Love of God

• Recommended Resources

  • Henri J. M. Nouwen: The Genesee Diary: Report from a Trappist

  • William Paul Young: The Shack

  • Song: Rich Mullins: Boy Like Me/Man Like You

  • Bookstore: Eighth Day Books

  • James Bryan Smith on Twitter

Other Resources Mentioned in the Webinar and Chat:

• St. Patrick’s Bad Analogies

• Athol Dickson: Gospel according to Moses, The: What My Jewish Friends Taught Me about Jesus

Information about The Apprentice Gathering

• Event Website

• September 23 – 25, 2021 at Friends University, Wichita, KS

• Use promo code RENO20 to get 20% off your registration

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