The Divine Dance: The Trinity and your transformation

The Divine Dance: The Trinity and your transformation

The Trinity is supposed to be the central, foundational doctrine of our entire Christian belief system, yet we're often told that we shouldn't attempt to understand it because it is a â€˜mysteryâ€™. Should we presume to try to breach this mystery? If we could, how would it transform our relationship with God and renew our lives?

The word Trinity is not found in the New Testamentâ€”it wasn't until the third century that early Christian father Tertullian coined itâ€”but the idea of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit was present in Jesus' life and teachings and from the very beginning of the Christian experience.

In the pages of this book, internationally recognized teacher Richard Rohr circles around this most paradoxical idea as he explores the nature of Godâ€”circling around being an apt metaphor for this mystery we're trying to apprehend. Early Christians who came to be known as the â€˜Desert Mothers and Fathersâ€™ applied the Greek verb perichoresis to the mystery of the Trinity. The best translation of this odd-sounding word is dancing. Our word choreography comes from the same root. Although these early Christians gave us some highly conceptualized thinking on the life of the Trinity, the best they could say, again and again, was, Whatever is going on in God is a flowâ€”it's like a dance.

But God is not a dancerâ€”He is the dance itself. That idea might sound novel, but it is about as traditional as you can get. God is the dance itself, and He invites you to be a part of that dance. Are you ready to join in?
Country USA
Author Richard Rohr
Binding Kindle Edition
EISBN 9780281078165
Format Kindle eBook
Label SPCK
Manufacturer SPCK
NumberOfPages 224
PublicationDate 2016-10-28
Publisher SPCK
ReleaseDate 2016-10-28
Studio SPCK

Country	USA
Author	Richard Rohr
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9780281078165
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	SPCK
Manufacturer	SPCK
NumberOfPages	224
PublicationDate	2016-10-28
Publisher	SPCK
ReleaseDate	2016-10-28
Studio	SPCK

The Divine Dance: The Trinity and your transformation

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