Keith Johnson, Imitatio Trinitatis: How Should We Imitate the Trinity?
Thesis of Argument
In “Imitatio Trinitatis: How Should We Imitate the Trinity,” Keith Johnson argues that a properly applied perichoresis model should not reflect exact imitatio trinitatis, but reflect the Trinity’s examples for humanity, demonstrated to humanity within the economy of salvation, and more specifically imitatio Christus.
Synopsis of Argument Johnson’s Imitatio Trinitatis describes that God has shown humanity the standards by which the Christian life must be lived, by way of biblical text and the through modeling the life of Christ. Furthermore, Johnson pronounces theological issues with certain models of periochoresis, which have mistakenly applied their methodology to rationalize their personal view of God in proposing a pure reflection of the Trinitarian model, by which, alleged theologians expound, must be exemplified by humanity. The methodological matters, by which Johnson shows concern, are of the specified theologians use of the Trinitarian model as a way to fix …show more content…
I agree that theologians should not be free to subjectively project their views of life on to the Holy Trinity. As well, I agree that the Christian should look to exemplify the life of Jesus Christ, in one’s own life. The matter I have most concern about with this text, and may be a point of disagreement, is that Johnson never demonstrations a macro-view of the ecclesiastical church’s responsibility to reflect God’s nature, which it was designed after. In Imitatio Trinitatis, Johnson only describes how one, the individual, should not look to exemplify the exact nature of the Trinity. I believe the duties of the ecclesiastical Church of Christ cannot be described by just one person, but describes as many, or all, believers. The macro view of the Church’s outlook most certainly will be different than the
Thesis of Argument
In “Imitatio Trinitatis: How Should We Imitate the Trinity,” Keith Johnson argues that a properly applied perichoresis model should not reflect exact imitatio trinitatis, but reflect the Trinity’s examples for humanity, demonstrated to humanity within the economy of salvation, and more specifically imitatio Christus.
Synopsis of Argument Johnson’s Imitatio Trinitatis describes that God has shown humanity the standards by which the Christian life must be lived, by way of biblical text and the through modeling the life of Christ. Furthermore, Johnson pronounces theological issues with certain models of periochoresis, which have mistakenly applied their methodology to rationalize their personal view of God in proposing a pure reflection of the Trinitarian model, by which, alleged theologians expound, must be exemplified by humanity. The methodological matters, by which Johnson shows concern, are of the specified theologians use of the Trinitarian model as a way to fix …show more content…
I agree that theologians should not be free to subjectively project their views of life on to the Holy Trinity. As well, I agree that the Christian should look to exemplify the life of Jesus Christ, in one’s own life. The matter I have most concern about with this text, and may be a point of disagreement, is that Johnson never demonstrations a macro-view of the ecclesiastical church’s responsibility to reflect God’s nature, which it was designed after. In Imitatio Trinitatis, Johnson only describes how one, the individual, should not look to exemplify the exact nature of the Trinity. I believe the duties of the ecclesiastical Church of Christ cannot be described by just one person, but describes as many, or all, believers. The macro view of the Church’s outlook most certainly will be different than the