TRINITY
Song & Dance God
By Roger Forster. Authentic Media. 125 pages. £6.99
ISBN 1 85078 829 5
This is the third book in a series by one of the founder leaders of the Ichthus Christian Fellowship in South London. He endeavours to tackle the arguments for, attractions of and objections to a 'Triune God', recognising that the Trinity is a unique Christian doctrine and a point at which we touch profundities. Before attempting to demonstrate the philosophical necessity of a plural Godhead and the experience that Christian believers have in common, the biblical credentials of Trinitarianism are established.
I found myself most at home where the book looks at the Scriptures and the different biblical pictures and endeavours to put them together to provide a coherent understanding. Interesting exegetical points are made as, for instance, the comment on Matthew 28.18: 'It is interesting to note that the word "Name" is in the singular in the Greek text, but the name is of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.' Expressions like the Nicene Creed's words 'very God of God' and Origen's phrase 'the eternal generation of the Son of God' receive attention.
