No, I have not converted to Trinitarianism, but these links provide information about the so-called social Trinity and they illustrate the difference between the social Trinity and the Latin Trinity:
https://www.gordonconwell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Dr.-John-Jefferson-Davis%E2%80%94Defending-the-Social-Trinity.pdf
https://philarchive.org/archive/BROTPW
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/lujpr/vol3/iss1/2/
https://theaquilareport.com/why-we-must-reject-social-trinitarianism-it-is-neither-nicene-nor-biblical/
https://bjrt.gtu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/4-2-6_Ryu.pdf
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Some Links About the Social Trinity (FYI)
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The "social Trinity" conceptualizes the three persons of the Godhead as a community of divine individuals in loving relationship. Proponents often compare the Trinity to a society or family. While this model has been influential in modern theology, especially in Protestant thought, it departs significantly from the classical Nicene doctrine.
The "Latin Trinity," often associated with Augustine and later Aquinas, emphasizes the unity of the divine essence. It understands the three persons as distinct subsistent relations within the one Godhead. The Father generates the Son, the Son is begotten by the Father, and the Holy Spirit proceeds from both as the bond of love between them. This framework ensures that the Trinity is not a collection of divine individuals but one God in three relational distinctions.
While the social model aims to make the Trinity more relatable, it introduces theological issues. By emphasizing the individuality of the persons, the social model risks portraying the Trinity as three gods. This contradicts the strict monotheism affirmed in the Shema and the Nicene Creed. The Latin tradition is more consistent with passages like John 10:30 ("I and the Father are one") and John 14:9 ("Whoever has seen me has seen the Father"), which emphasize the unity of the Godhead. Thomistic theology upholds God's simplicity—His essence is not divisible into parts or distinct beings. The social model can blur this foundational doctrine.
The social Trinity may seem appealing for its relational emphasis, but it fails to account for the unity of the Godhead and risks theological errors. The Nicene and Thomistic model preserves the mystery and coherence of the Trinity as revealed in Scripture and Tradition. I encourage you to critically examine these distinctions and consider the consistency of the classical doctrine with the biblical witness and divine nature.
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