Divine Multiplicity: Trinities, Diversities, and the Nature of Relation

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D I V I N E M U LT I P L I C I T Y T R A N S D I S C I P L I N A RY T H E O L O G I C A L C O L L O Q U I A Theology has hovered for two millennia between scriptural metaphor and philosophical thinking; it takes flesh in its symbolic, communal, and ethical practices. With the gift of this history and in the spirit of its unrealized potential, the Transdisciplinary Theological Colloquia intensify movement between and beyond the fields of religion. A multivocal discourse of theology takes place in the interstices, at once self-deconstructive in its pluralism and constructive in its affirmations. Hosted annually by Drew University’s Theological School, the colloquia provide a matrix for such conversations, while Fordham University Press serves as the midwife for their publication. Committed to the slow transformation of religio-cultural symbolism, the colloquia continue Drew’s long history of engaging historical, biblical, and philosophical hermeneutics , practices of social justice, and experiments in theopoetics. Catherine Keller, Director DIVINE MULTIPLICITY Trinities, Diversities, and the Nature of Relation E D I T E D B Y C H R I S B O E S E L A N D S . W E S L E Y A R I A R A J A H Fordh am U n ive rsity P re ss  New Yor k  2014 Copyright © 2014 Fordham University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher. Fordham University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party Internet websites referred to in this publication and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. Fordham University Press also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Divine multiplicity : trinities, diversities, and the nature of relation / edited by Chris Boesel and S. Wesley Ariarajah. pages cm. — (Transdisciplinary theological colloquia) Summary: “By putting religious pluralists, comparative theologians, and scholars of religious studies into conversation with theologians doing doctrinal work within the Christian trinitarian tradition, this volume generates critical and imaginative visions of divine and creaturely relations that can inform future theological, philosophical and ethical work in interdisciplinary, inter-religious and intra-religious contexts” — Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-0-8232-5395-1 (hardback) — ISBN 978-0-8232-5396-8 (paper) 1. Trinity. 2. Christianity and other religions. I. Boesel, Chris. II. Ariarajah, S. Wesley. BT111.3.D58 2014 231—dc23 2013006703 Printed in the United States of America 16 15 14 5 4 3 2 1 First edition ...