b'THEOLOGYTHREE IN ONEWILLIAM DAVID SPENCERANALOGIES FOR THE TRINITYDo our images of one God in three persons reflect God well?Throughouthistory,Christianshavepicturedtherelationships between Father, Son, and Holy Spirit through analogies. Such illustra-tionssome from the West but also from Latin America, Asia, Africa, and morecome freighted with theological ramifications that the church has rejected (heresies) or embraced (doctrines). In Three in One, William David Spencer shares a lifetime of insights from teaching within the global church, bringing fresh images and analogies of the Trinity to deepen our theological vocabulary.Drawing from his extensive teaching in geographically and culturally diverse contexts and his artists passion for evocative words and visuals, Spencer offers readers a rich, multifaceted, and practical exploration of the Trinity. Alongside historical and contemporary theology and biblical studies, he considers the strengths and shortcomings of various analogies used to explain the Trinity, such as these:Light Musical harmoniesWater The human bodyThe Celtic knot The familyThe totem poleReaders of Three in One: Analogies for the Trinity will gain a personal understanding of the Trinity as well as tools for teaching about the Trinity in adult and childrens ministry contexts.William David Spencer (ThD, Boston University School of Theology) is Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Theology and the Arts at Gor-don-Conwell Theological Seminarys Boston campus (Center for Urban Ministerial Education). He has authored, coauthored, or coedited eigh-teen books, including The Global God: Multicultural Evangelical Views of God and Global Voices on Biblical Equality: Women and Men Serving Together in the Church, as well as hundreds of publications in journals and periodicals. He has served in urban ministry for more than fifty-five years.Related TitlesDivine Love Theory978-0-8254-4757-0$22.99Trinity Without Hierarchy978-0-8254-4462-3$25.99978-0-8254-4606-1$21.99Paperback6 x 9248 pagesChristian Theology / Systematic KREGELKregel AcademicRights: World A C A D E M I CAvailable Nowkregel.com/academic25'