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Suggestions for Further Reading

 

The Trinity by St. Augustine

Written in the early 400s, this is a classic in the history of theology and one still very much worth reading.

 

Cosmic Grace: Humble Prayer: The Ecological Vision of the Green Patriarch Bartholomew I (2003) edited by John Chryssavgis

The leader of the world’s Eastern Orthodox Christians speaks about God, creation, and our responsibility to care for the earth.

 

The Language of God (2006) by Francis Collins

A prominent contemporary scientist and director of the Human Genome Project shares his personal faith and reflections on creation, science, and medical ethics.

 

Trinity: A New Living Spirituality (2004) by Joseph F. Girzone

This short little book by a well known Catholic writer speaks eloquently about the Trinity, laying

special emphasis on the practical implications of this doctrine.

 

Rediscovering the Triune God (2004) by Stanley J. Grenz

Grenz tells the story of trinitarian theology in the last century, analyzing the remarkable diversity of

thinking that has emerged.

 

God for Us (1993) by Catherine LaCugna

This is a difficult book, but well worth the effort. LaCugna stresses the ways in which Christians have

often “forgotten” the Trinity, stressing belief simply “in God,” and she explains what is lost when this

happens.

 

God Is Not . . . (2004) by D. Brent Laytham

This book delightfully undercuts a variety of different popular, but mistaken notions of who God is

and what God’s character is like.

 

The Trinity and the Kingdom (1993) by Jurgen Moltmann

Moltmann, a leading German theologian, seeks to develop a “social” understanding of the three

persons of the Trinity.

 

The Trinity (1997) by Karl Rahner

A ground-breaking treatment of the doctrine of the Trinity by one of the most important Catholic

theologians of the century.