Wednesday Nov 11, 2020

Ep62. Schleiermacher and the Trinity, Shelli Poe

In the exciting conclusion of Deus Ex Schleiermacher I sat down with Shelli Poe to talk about Schleiermacher as Trinitarian Theologian. We talk about the anit-speculative connection between Calvin and Schleiermacher, why "the great mystery of the Christian faith ought to be the fact of the divine good-pleasure toward creation, rather than a set of conceptual difficulties." We then discuss the 'pastoral' reasoning behind Schleiermacher's positioning of the Trinity, the trinitarian form of the divine attributes of Love, Wisdom, and Causality, and how this approach overcomes or sneaks around some of the problems Schleiermacher identities with traditional trinitarianism.

Shelli M. Poe is Visiting Professor at Iliff School of Theology, and Theologian in Residence at Safe Harbor United Church of Christ (Clinton, MS). She holds a Ph.D. in Religious Studies with a concentration in Theology, Ethics, and Culture from the University of Virginia; an M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary; and a B.A. from Bethel University (St. Paul, MN). She has taught at the University of Virginia, the University of Mary Washington, Mississippi Course of Study School (Candler School of Theology), Pathways Theological Education, and Millsaps College.

Her book, Essential Trinitarianism: Schliermacher as Trinitarian Theologian is part of the T&T Clark Explorations in Reformed Theology series and available now. Shelli is also edited the volume Schleiermacher and Sustainability and has authored the forthcoming: The Constructive Promise of Schleiermacher’s Theology which is part of Bloomsbury’s T&T Clark Series, Rethinking Theologies. So, really, just about the best person to conclude Deus Ex Schleiermacher!

Ep62. Schleiermacher and the Trinity, Shelli Poe

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