new book: What is the Trinity?

On this Trinity Sunday, I’m happy to announce the release of my new book What is the Trinity? Thinking about the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

This book aims to bring some clarity to the subject, by explaining several undeniable facts and distinctions. It is intended to be helpful to all Christians, and to promote clear thinking on this subject. I neither hide nor push my views. It focuses not on exegetical arguments, but rather on the ideas which we bring to our reading of the Bible.

Chapters discuss: the fear surrounding this subject, two importantly different uses of the term “Trinity,” the origin of the first trinitarian creed, nailing down the meaning of two key terms ousia (essence, being, substance) and “Person,” different approaches to understanding the Trinity, the relevance of “mystery,” and how it raises questions about the authoritative sources of Christian doctrine.

The book does not try to give you all the answers, but rather seeks to equip you to successfully explore this subject on your own. It is written as clearly as possible, and dozens of footnotes point you towards further information.

My thanks to Daryl Brautigam, Terence Mosher, Ben Nasmith, and Ashley Shetler for their feedback on various drafts of the book.

• It’s available in paperback now here.
• For the ebook version, see here.
• It’ll be on Amazon within a few days.
• Probably within a week or so there will be an audiobook version which has the full text, but not the footnotes.

If you are qualified and interested in translating this book into another language, such as Chinese, German, Portuguese, Hindi, Arabic, French, Spanish, Polish, etc., please contact me with the form here.