02499cam a2200301 a 4500001001300000003000600013005001700019008004100036010001700077020004000094020003700134035005800171040007500229050002100304072001500325082001600340100002300356245011200379260005100491300002900542504005300571505070400624520071401328648001702042650006102059650005502120650002202175ocn421949576OCoLC20221101063559.0090629s2009    ilu      b    001 0 eng    a  2009026597  a9780830838738q(pbk. ;qalk. paper)  a0830838732q(pbk. ;qalk. paper)  a(OCoLC)421949576z(OCoLC)717349208z(OCoLC)1244459952  aDLCbengcDLCdBTCTAdC#PdCHRROdBDXdOCLCFdRCTdNZABTdOCLCQdZAAPA00aBT109b.F35 2009 7as1th2rero00a230 FAI2221 aFairbairn, Donald.10aLife in the Trinity :ban introduction to theology with the help of the church fathers /cDonald Fairbairn.  aDowners Grove, Ill. :bIVP Academic,c�2009.  axxiv, 248 pages ;c23 cm  aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.0 aExplanation of patristic citations -- Introduction: Getting started in Christian theology -- The heart of Christianity : the Son's relationship to the Father -- From the Father-Son relationship to the Trinity, and back -- Life as it was meant to be : a reflection of the Father-Son relationship -- What went wrong? : our loss of the Son's relationship to the Father -- The promise : God's preparation of the world for his Son -- The incarnation : the only Son becomes the firstborn Son -- Redemption : God's gift of his Son's relationship to the Father -- Becoming Christian : entering the Son's relationship to the Father -- Being Christian : another look at reflecting the Father-Son relationship.  aWhat can the early church contribute to theology today? Although introductions to Christian theology often refer to its biblical foundations, seldom is much attention paid to the key insights the early church had into the nature of Christian faith and life. Donald Fairbairn takes us back to those biblical roots and to the central convictions of the early church, showing us what we have tended to overlook, especially in our understanding of God as Trinity, the person of Christ and the nature of our salvation as sharing in the Son's relationship to the Father. This book will prove useful to beginning theology students as well as advanced theologians who want to get at the heart of the Christian gospel. 7a30-6002fast 0aTrinityxHistory of doctrinesyEarly church, ca. 30-600. 7aTrinityxHistory of doctrinesxEarly church.2fast 7aTrinit�e.2rero