Fiedler, Eduard (2024) Relations, Time, and Religion: Trinitarian Temporality in Augustine’s De Trinitate. Central European Theological Review. Annual Theological Journal, 1 (1). pp. 43-59. ISSN 3057-9619
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Abstract
In his work De Trinitate, Augustine emphasizes the importance of time in understanding the Holy Trinity. He observes that any relational distinction or difference becomes more evident and graspable when it unfolds within the flow of time and parent precedes offspring by an interval of time. Time is a gift for us to receive with love so that the relational patterns of our lives, knowledge, and desire can become real by sharing in the eternal loving bond of the Trinity. For this reason, Klaus Hemmerle, an author of the Theses Towards a Trinitarian Ontology (1976), claimed that no truth is more temporal than a religious truth. The article will explore the Augustinian origins of this claim and its Trinitarian meaning.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Relations; Time; Religion; Trinity; Augustine; De Trinitate; Klaus Hemmerle; Trinitarian ontology |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion / filozófia, pszichológia, vallás > BL Religion / vallás |
| SWORD Depositor: | MTMT SWORD |
| Depositing User: | MTMT SWORD |
| Date Deposited: | 15 May 2026 08:22 |
| Last Modified: | 15 May 2026 08:22 |
| URI: | https://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/238472 |
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