The ‘Power’-ful Trinity
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.24204/ejpr.v9i4.1875Keywords:
Trinity, Powers, Dispositions, Philosophical TheologyAbstract
This paper proposes a new orthodox Latin Trinitarian model of the Trinity, through employing current work from the metaphysics of powers. It outlines theses defended within the contemporary powers literature that form the backbone of the account and then shows how they can be combined to provide an orthodox metaphysics of the Trinity. Having done this it addresses a further element required for orthodoxy, the ontological priority of the Father, and then notes a particular benefit that comes along with the model. The paper concludes by posing and answering some objections one might raise against the account.
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