In the light of the Spirit: the dual nature of the Third Person
Analogy with physical things and phenomena can be a useful tool in theology. In particular, the vestigia Trinitatis can be used to illustrate the doctrine of the Trinity, even if it is illegitimate to derive it from them. The phenomenon of light has frequently been suggested as a vestigium; in parti...
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Analogy with physical things and phenomena can be a useful tool in theology. In particular, the vestigia Trinitatis can be used to illustrate the doctrine of the Trinity, even if it is illegitimate to derive it from them. The phenomenon of light has frequently been suggested as a vestigium; in particular its dual nature as particle and wave can serve to illustrate how the Holy Spirit appears both to have the properties of a person, and also acts impersonally. |
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