Summative Essay FilipDeCavel DThM 2013 14bis

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Summative Essay Paper

Participation and Mediation: A Practical Theology for the Liquid Church

by Pete Ward

THEO42530 - Practical Theology: Engagement and Evaluation

BY

Filip De C avel (DThM, Durham)

Durham, UNITED KINGDOM

13 December 2013


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INTRODUCTION

Although Pete Wards Participation and Mediation reads like a whos who of

systematic a d !ractical theology" missiology" a d cultural studies" Ward writes a a theologia

i his ow right offeri g a #le d of theological a d cultural $oices to su!!ort his ow !ro%ect&

'ow ca !ractical theology i dialogue with systematic theology offer a methodological

model to the church that is (missio aly i teracti g with the flow of )theology* i !o!ular

culture+ ,

-esides the likes of other ota#le theologia s like ./rge 0oltma a d 0irosla$

1olf" to ame a few" Ward writes origi al a d k owledga#le for the Post2

3$a gelical4Reformed christia " #e he a A glica who fa$ours 5resh 36!ressio s" or the

charismatic e6!erime ti g with alter ati$e worshi!7

Ward is ot !articular k ow for a formal co ectio to the 3mergi g Church

0o$eme t 83C09" 5resh 36!ressio s or similar mo$eme ts" #ut either are 0oltma " et al7 :

;till all of them" a d ma y more" ha$e i flue ced the 3C0s theology a d its si#li g

e6!ressio s as they de$elo!ed duri g the last decade7 Wards readers" at the time of writi g

PaM, might ha$e e6!ected a easy a d welcomed stroll i the !ark 2 Ward" #ei g a youth2

worker and ha$i g the classifier Liquid i his #ook title surely must ha$e set some o the

wro g !ath7

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-ut" accordi g to Ro#ert Door e #al" Ward offers a academic a d thoroughly

theological" accou t of (the more re$isio ist streams of the 3mergi g Church7 B (Re$isio ists

mi ister as !ostmoder s7 Worki g from a more !ostmoder co structi$ist !aradigm" these

re$isio ists stress a (stro gly e6!erie tial" socially acti$ist" i clusi$e" !luralist" !ilgrims2o 2

the2way" this2world affirmi g commu ity" a a!!roach co trary to the (Rele$a ts who

mi ister to !ostmoder s a d the (Reco structio ists who mi ister 'ith !ostmoder s7

-ou daries #etwee these streams are am#iguous si ce these la#els themsel$es are

fluid a d o e eeds to #e careful as ot to e uate the la#el with a !erso or su#2stream of

either these a!!roaches withi the 3C07 ;till" there is ge eral agreeme t that the re$isio ists

are co sidered the more !rogressi$e stream o this s!ectrum7

At this !oi t it seems i a!!ro!riate to categorise PaM as re$isio ist i ature #ut i

the co cludi g cha!ter Ward challe ges" through the e6am!le of TaiEF" the assum!tio that

theological ca!ital is o ly ge erated withi co gregatio al setti g7 TaiEF" Ward asserts" (is a


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a d" seco dly" what is the shape of the !ractical theology that offers the tools for the fluid or

li uid church+

Agai st this !articular co te6t wherei PaM was writte I will offer reflectio o

three areas co$ered i this #ook& 8,9 A short summary of PaM #ased o what I u dersta d to

#e the !i$otal cha!ter of the #ook" cha!ter " Co##union and Mediation " 8:9 a

reflectio o the origi ality of the way Ward addresses Co##union as the mai em!hasis

o deali g with the ature of theology i light of the shape of theology a d 8B9 offeri g

co structi$e reflectio #y way of e6!lori g rece t co tri#utio s from the field of systematic

a d !ractical theology M i !articular those co tri#utio s deali g with the methodological

uestio s surrou di g the im!leme tatio of a !ractical theology i relatio to Wards use of

;ocial Tri itaria ism+ ?

As for the !ractical a d methodological co tri#utio " I will i teract with 'ele

Camero 7 ,= As for the systematic theological !art of PaM " there will #e i teractio with the

work of .e s immerma 7,,

The Commu io 83ucharist9 will #e the commo !oi t of refere ce i all of these

i teractio #etwee aforeme tio ed authors7

9 To disti guish #etwee !ractical theology a d the other M ofte systematic M theology used i PaM " Iwill refer to the latter as for#al theology i light of Camero s four theological $oices7

10 'ele Camero " Tal)ing A out God in Practice: Theological Action esearch andPractical Theology 8


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CO00UNION AND 03DIATION

I e6!lori g the way Ward addresses the ature of formal theology a d the sha!e of

!ractical theology" the $a tage !oi t will #e that of Wards se$e th cha!ter o the 3ucharist or

Commu io 7 This might seem out of !lace #ut there are at least two good reaso s for this

a!!roach7

5irstly" i a seemi gly chiastic fashio " Ward ce tres the two themes of ature a d

sha!e of theology arou d the 3ucharist 8(Commu io 97 The 3ucharist #ecomes the !i$otal

e6!ressio where#y the relatio shi! #etwee theology a d culture #ecomes o!erati$e7 ,:

U! u til ow" !re$ious cha!ters were hea$y o frami g a systematic theology a d

cultural theory" i formi g the reader of the Tri itaria !atter i g i !artici!atio that could #e

of e$aluati$e ature for the church7 The co se ue t cha!ters mo$e toward reflectio s o how

!articular cultural a d ecclesiological e6am!les from the wider 8christia 9 !o! culture ser$e

as case studys" e6!lori g artefacts 8 things 9 as the WW.D2#racelets a d liturgical

e6!ressio s like the Protesta t #ut also ecume ical commu ity of TaiEF7;eco dly" cha!ter se$e is a cha!ter where Ward shi es i origi ality& 36ce!t the odd

e6em!tio " there are o refere ces to world class theorists" theologia s or missiologists7 ,B This

cha!ter is the culmi atio of two strai of thoughts #ei g e6!lored #y Ward& At the o e ha d"

there is the study of #oth 8,9 !artici!atio i7e7 the relatio al u dersta di g of the Tri ity as

#ei g i commu io " e6te ds itself to the life of the Christia commu ity a d 8:9 mediatio

i7e7 which a imates the theological7

O the other ha d there is the acti$e !artici!atio of the Christia commu ity

!erformi g through a d $ia the liturgical 8co 9te6ts resulti g i !roductio " re!rese tatio

a d co summatio 7

12 Ward" Participation and Mediation " !7 ,:,713 Pete Ward" (3sse tially ;tra ge" i Mass Culture: Eucharist and Mission in a Post-Modern

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I short" i cha!ter se$e " Ward highlights the !resu!!osed co ectio #etwee the

nature of theology with the shape of !ractical theology" the i teractio #etwee the

!artici!atio 4mediatio a d the !roductio 4re!rese tatio 4co summatio 7 It is Wards o!i io

that the 3ucharist offers a em#odied !erforma ce where doctri e a d e6!erie ce" historical

traditio a d the !rese t co te6t tra sce d the dualistic a!!roaches he war s a#out i the first

cha!ter& Culture #ecomes truly a mediati g !art er #etwee moder dualistic a!!roaches of

!ractice a d theory" social scie ce a d doctri e" a d (KdLisem#odied theology is #ei g

re!laced #y co cer to locate the doctri al i the !ractices7 ,

It is worthwhile oti g the similarities #ut also the e$olutio Ward made #etwee his

earlier reflectio o commu io i Mass Culture a d this cha!ter7 I Mass Culture Ward

is adama t a#out the eeded co ectio #etwee the missio al church a d culture" a

co ectio that is resourced #y commu io 7 ,G

-y reflecti g o the history of youth culture si ce the se$e ties u! u til the eighties"

Ward e ters the discussio o how a the !ractice and the theology of the commu io ca

mutually e rich each other so that a mo$e towards the o 2#elie$er a d the !o!ular culture i

which he mo$es" #ecomes a reality7 ,H I !articular Ward a alyses the way Christia youth" a d

the way they mo$e #etwee differe t cultural sce es" where#y (KtLhe !ro#lem is the e6te t to

which they are a#le to tra s!ort their faith" which is $ery much ali$e i the Christia cultural

sce e" with them as they %our ey7 , This !ro#lem seems to origi ate i the o$er2

co te6tualisatio of faith that ow eeds to #e (com!leme ted #y deco te6tualiEatio as (it is

!rese ted i the #read a d the wi e of commu io 7 ,>

14 Ward" Participation and Mediation " !7 715 Pete Ward" (3sse tially ;tra ge" i Mass Culture: Eucharist and Mission in a Post-Modern

orld " ed7 #y Pete Ward" !7 ,G" BG716 I#id7" !7 : 7

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As we ski! forward early te years" we otice a clear e$olutio 7 Commu io as a

deco te6tualiEatio al i strume t for a missio al youth2work a d church made way for a less

i strume tal a!!roach7 Wards rece t cha!ter o commu io #ecomes a full fletched

reflectio o the ature a d !ractice of commu io as the ce tral act of worshi! through

which the te6t is 8re29e acted7 I teresti gly e ough" Ward war s the reader ot so much

agai st o$er2co te6tualisatio as he did i Mass Culture #ut" rather" em!hasises that

readers should ot i ter!ret him as if he o$er2co te6tualiEes the 3ucharist" reduci g theology

$is2 2$is culture7 ,?

Where #efore" Wards call for the missiological ature of the #read a d the wi e"

stressed (the ce tral arrati$e of the Christia faith i the (tra sce de t ature of @od a d the

o$erarchi g story that sha!es us as #elie$ers" he offers ow a i ter!retati$e framework of a

!erformati$e a d herme eutical ature& The doctri al a d the historical mo$es a d cha ges

alo g with a d i relatio to culture" sha!i g the commu al a d i di$idual ide tity7

Ward is ot #li d to the i terdisci!li ary a!!roach eeded to e$aluate the 3ucharist7

'e realises that the !roductio of the liturgical !erforma ce asks for (a co sideratio of

sociological data Q the use of more social2scie tific methods of e uiry7 := The reaso for this

data is" accordi g to Ward" to ha$e a clear $iew of how the !erforma ce of the 3ucharist

e6!lores the way doctri e is !erformed a d mediated #y !erforma ce it does ot e tail the

reductio of the theological to the cultural7

Although Ward commits himself to a method of refle6i$ity" a d i troduces a !lethora

of ames to illustrate the sig ifica ce of cultural studies" it is hard to !i !oi t his

a!!ro!riatio 7:, This is criti ue #ee $e ted #y others&

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While Ward 8u fortu ately9 e$er directly addresses the issues of i terdisci!li ary 8how to

relate disti ct fields with disti ct e!istemological !ers!ecti$es9 cha!ter se$e mo$es i this

directio 7 Usi g the 3ucharist as a framework the author e6!lores the !lace of !artici!atio

a d mediatio i this !ractice" showi g the reader the fertile grou d for cultural a d

theological discourse7 ::

It #ecomes clear that herme eutical uestio s of a!!ro!riati g the idea of !artici!atio

a d mediatio are of fu dame tal im!orta ce whe searchi g for that !articular co ectio

#etwee the ature a d sha!e of theology7 A drew i gsey" o a similar ote" e6!resses his

co cer o Wards take o the relatio shi! #etwee theological disci!li es a d social

theories7 i gsey war s of (KtLhe use of cultural a alysis to u dersta d e$erythi g from the

Christia youth i dustry to the 3ucharist K777L Q K777L there is co cer that the social scie ces

ha$e ecli!sed theology agai 7 :B Referri g to a formal theologia " i gsey suggests

-o hoeffer as a welcomed e6am!le of i tegrati g the sociology with theology7 Accordi g to

-o hoeffer" a d this #ri gs us #ack to the Pete Ward of Mass Culture, the 3ucharist sha!es

us to see the world i differe t ways7 (It resists sim!le cultural a alysis" a d it is more tha

sim!ly a )te6t* !roduced a d circulated i the ma er of the so g );hi e" .esus" ;hi e*7 :

Co cludi g this first !art of the !a!er" reflecti g o the o$erall !ro%ect of

i terco ected ess of the nature a d shape of theology" we ca safely state that for Ward

Commu io is more the a %ust study case of how the ature of theology a d the sha!e of it

are mutual i terde!e de t Commu io is also resourceful for the church as it em#odies a

(way of seei g and a way of i tegrati g the life of the di$i e mystery i to the church7

22 A drew Root" re$iew of Participation and Mediation: A Practical Theology for the LiquidChurch " #y Pete Ward" .nternational %ournal of Practical Theology " 1ol7 ,G" o7 , 8:=,,9" !!7 ,B 2,B?78!7 ,, 97

23 A drew D7 i gsey" re$iew of Participation and Mediation: A Practical Theology for theLiquid Church " #y Pete Ward" eligion 0 Theology " 1ol7 , " o7 , 8:=,=9" !!7 GG2G?7 8!7 G>97

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At this !oi t it is a!!ro!riate to i troduce 'ele Camero s Theology in /our

1oices a d e6!a d e$e more o the co ectio #etwee the ature a d the sha!e of

theology a d how this i tegratio ca #e e6!lored more fully7

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characteristics7 O e of the characteristics i !articular is of i terest i7e7 (Theology i 5our

1oices 7:

T'3O To #e fair"

Wards methodology is less co strai ed a d more o!e 2e ded as to its direct a!!ro!riatio 7

Wards method is foremost o e of refle6i$ity7 'is ki d of reflectio is #ased o the cultural

studies (way of seei g" e riched #y a #road dialogue #etwee !ractical theology" missiology"

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8e7g7 (i culturatio " (co te6tualiEatio " (tra slatio " a d (i dige iEatio 97 There is also a

stro g ecclesiological as!ect to which I retur later 8i7e7 the !erichoretic u dersta di g of the

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-ut ot so much the e6am!les co tri#utes to our e$aluatio of Wards a!!roach as

does Camero s ow e$aluatio of the use of the Theology i 5our 1oices7 3s!ecially as she

co cludes M a d co cur with Ward M that !ractice i deed does ha$e a tra sformati$e im!act

o academic 85ormal9 theology7 Camero asserts that (the formal a d e$e ormati$e

)$oices* 8or at least" the i ter!retatio of them9 is uite !ro!erly to #e formed #y the $oices

that arise from faith !ractice as a com!le6 locus for theological u dersta di g7 B:

Thirdly" Camero s methodology lea$es room for a o!e i $itatio of Ward to #e

i troduced to the ta#le as a formal theologia 7 Aside from the aforeme tio ed hiatus of a case

study accom!a ied #y the sociological data a d its a alysis of it i a multidisci!li ary

co te6t" the stre gths of Wards !ro%ect is that he offers a clear theological tra%ectory a d

!ro%ect to a!!roach the 3ucharist from a !ractical theological !oi t of $iew7 The !erichoretic

u dersta di g of the Tri ity could #e co sidered to #e a clear formal2theological additio to

the co $ersatio of how !ractical theology is more the a deli$erer of e6!erie tial k owledge7

Ward is ot the o ly o e to em!hasis this ki d of u dersta di g7 A ty!ical trait" Door e #al

descri#es" of similar theologia s who i formed the 3C0 was the e6!licit

attem!t to co ect the (horiEo tal u dersta di g of the church as a commu ity of

#elie$ers ot o ly to the work of @od 8the church as co stituted #y the ;!irit9 #ut also

to the !erso or" rather" !erso s of @od7 0ore s!ecifically" their descri!tio s of the

church" i terms of relatio shi!s a d commu ity" with fluid structures" are co ected

to a !erichoretic u dersta di g of the Tri ity 7BB

32 'ele Camero " Tal)ing A out God in Practice " i dle 3lectro ic 3ditio & Cha!ter " 7

33 Door e #al" Crossroads" !7 G,7 Cf7 also To y .o es who states that )KmLa y co gregatio s i theemergi g church mo$eme t are i sti cti$ely usi g the $ery relatio al ecclesiology that 0oltma !ro!oses7*

.o es" The Church is 5lat" ,G=7 .7 3dward Cle$i ger" )The Im!licatio s of the Tri itaria (Perichoresis for a0issio al 3cclesiology&


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;i ce o e of the aims of this re$iew is o e of a!!ro!riatio it would ser$e us well to

chose a a!!roach that focusses o the e a#li g of the !ractitio er" the !ractical theologia or

those who feel the te sio #etwee the es!oused a d the o!era t theology the most7 We

#elie$e that this a!!roach draws !ractice i to a dy amic set of other theologies" which are

ofte more recog ised as such7

As to our seco d uestio i7e7 how does Wards origi al a!!roach o deali g with the

ature of theology i light of the sha!e of theology addresses the !erforma ce of the

Commu io " I !ro!ose a further e6!loratio of the i terde!e de cy #etwee the ature a d

the sha!e of theology a d how #oth ca #ecome tra sformed #y this i teractio 7 Camero s

methodology welcomes a fruitful i teractio i which Wards co tri#utio could #e e6!lored

through a more thorough research2orie ted a!!roach" !ro$idi g the ecessary data to e6!lore

this !articular tra sformatio al relatio shi! #etwee the ature a d the sha!e of theology7

The last a d third !art of this !a!er will #e a attem!t to sketch the co tours of a

co $ersatio #ased o Camero s methodology" i $iti g Ward to the ta#le as a the 5ormal

theological $oice" ot the o ly o e though" #ut i teracti g with !articular data offered #y

To y .o ess The Church is /lat: The elational Ecclesiology of the E#erging

Church Move#ent a d with a reflectio o .e s immerma s a!!ro!riatio of .oh

iEioulass i relatio to ard3s focus o the Tri ity i relatio to the churchs deali gs with

co tem!orary culture7 B

5AIT' ;33 IN@ UND3R;TANDIN@ ;33 IN@ 5AIT'

;i ce this !a!er is foremost a reflectio o the a!!ro!riatio of Wards !ractical

theology" the focus o the Tri itaria e6!osF of PaM s cha!ter fi$e M which is i esse ce of a

34 ;ee also .e s immerma " ecovering Theological +er#eneutics: An .ncarnational- Trinitarian Theory of .nterpretation " 8@ra d Ra!ids" 0ich7& -aker Academic" :== 97


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herme eutical ature M might #e u dere6!osed7 -ut some remarks might #e i order7 I this

!articular cha!ter" Wards sows the seed that will come to full growth i his cha!ter o

Commu io as he asserts that a !artici!atio i the 3ucharist is a !artici!atio i the life of

@od7 Ward arri$es at this u dersta di g through iEioulass em!hasis o the relatio shi! of

the Tri itaria o tological -ei g a d how that reflects i the church7

Wards a!!ro!riatio of iEioulas results i how immerma summarises this&

(KIL stead ontology itself is declared to #e relatio al7 BG 5ocusi g o this Tri itaria

o tology" immerma #orrows also from iEioulas a d other 3aster Orthodo6 theological

de$elo!me ts a d recog ises the im!orta ce of the Tri itaria co ce!tio of the huma

su#%ect for the reco$ery of theological herme eutics7 This reco$ery is i itiated #y a relatio al

o tology at the heart of reality7 0irosla$ 1olf ela#orates more e6te si$ely o this reco$ery7

1olf i comme tati g o iEioulas" e6!lai s that&

to mea that @od at first 8i the o tological se se9 is the o e @od" a d o ly the e6ists

as three !erso s" the (the o tological !ri ci!le of the deity is lodged at the le$el of

su#sta ce" a d o e still remai s e ta gled i mo istic o tology7 The tri itaria

ide tificatio of (hy!ostasis a d (!erso effected #y the Ca!!adocia s #reaks through this

o tology7 This ide tificatio asserts that @odSs #ei g coi cides with @odSs !erso hood7 BH

Accordi g to 1olf it is o ly i this way" the o 2mo istic way" that @od the 5ather

co stitutes his ow e6iste ce i the free !erso al acti$ity of the di$i e life7 The co structio

the of the su#%ect is #ased u!o the otio of !erichoresis 8!artici!atio 9" which refers to the

reci!rocal i teriority of the tri itaria !erso s7 1olf e6!lai s that (i e$ery di$i e !erso as a

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su#%ect" the other !erso s also i dwell all mutually !ermeate o e a other" though i so doi g

they do ot cease to #e disti ct !erso s7 B

As with immerma " Ward could ha$e hel!ed the reader #y ela#orati g more o the

co ce!t of !erichoresis a d its dy amic that characterises the di$i e Triu e @od es!ecially

si ce the rei stateme t of a Tri itaria o tology is much more de!e di g o the co crete a d

historical situated I car atio " a otio that is a#se t i Wards a!!roach7

5or o e" i addressi g 'eideggers co ce!t of #ei g" immerma does #orrow from

iEioulas co ce!t al#eit without me tio i g the im!orta ce of !erichoretic thi ki g& (The

esse tial thi g a#out a !erso lies !recisely i his #ei g a re$elatio of truth" ot as

(su#sta ce or ( ature #ut as a (mode of e6iste ce7

0e tio i g 0irsofla$ 1olf" Ward could ha$e ela#orated more o the co ce!t of

!erichoresis as a way to eutralise the te sio #etwee a self that is either i di$idualistic or

mo istically co structed& (This reci!rocal i teriority of the di$i e !erso s determi es the

character of their u ity7 The otio of !erichoresis offers the !ossi#ility of o$ercomi g the

alter ati$es u io !erso ae M u itas su#sta tias7 B> It seems the that immerma clearly

#ei g i formed #y 1olfs work is maki g a case for a Tri itaria relatio ality whilst at the

same time war s for the s!eculati$e ature of it7

We o#ser$e i immerma a hel!ful relucta ce to e gage fully with a Tri itaria

o tology a!art from its I car atio al i ter!retatio 7 ;o why #other" as Ward did" with

Tri itaria o tology at all+

To a swer this uestio we may tur to Paul Colli s The Trinity: a Guide for the

Perple2ed were immerma is #ei g su!!orted #y a e ually hel!ful war i g7 Colli s

seems to a!!reciate immerma s stra d of criti ue a d mea s of reha#ilitati g a

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(herme eutic of relatio ality7 B? Colli s e6!lai s that a her#eneutic of relationality is

ot the same as a ontology of relationality 7 The former is of a i ter!retati$e ature" the

latter of a s!eculati$e ature7 Although #oth ca lea$e room for mutual i tegratio "

immerma seems to a$oid what Colli s calls" (the methodological i ter!lay #etwee

huma e6!erie ce a d di$i e re$elatio 7 = It is a u e6!ressed commitme t to (a a!o!hatic

a!!roach i the co structio of the doctri e of the Tri ity7 , I that se se" Ward is o the

same !ar with immerma 7

;till" for immerma " the Tri itaria co ce!tio of the huma su#%ect is to im!orta t

for the reco$ery of theological herme eutics7 It is #ecause of the Tri ity that their could #e a

I car atio a d it is after the I car atio we ca state with immerma that (KhLere the

u k ow a d u see has i deed #ecome co crete history2the ethical call has #ecome flesh7 :

Colli s seems to e6!ress his agreeme t with immerma i a more !ositi$e ma er7

(It would #e !ossi#le to argue" followi g the a alysis of ;arah Coakley" (that the herme eutic

leads to a o tology of relatio ality7 B It seems that immerma is i $ersely more

a!ologetically of retur i g #ack to a o tology of relatio ality7

;o" a!art from iEioulass i flue ce" immerma works #ack from the I car atio to

the Tri ity with the hel! of a a!!eal to (-o hoeffers co ce!tuality of !erso hood" as

u derstood i relatio to the I car atio a d the Cross7 As a result we must #e Tri itaria

a d at the same time" rather tha the I car atio #ei g a sideste! of the Tri ity" the Tri ity is

i ter!reted #y the I car atio 7

5urthermore" re$isiti g the use of !erichoresis a d the focus o relatio ality #y Ward"

e$i 1ahooEer offers a i teresti g war i g7 1ahooEer s!e ds some time argui g more39 Paul 07 Colli s" The Trinity: A Guide for the Perple2ed " @uides for the Per!le6ed 8New ork&

Co ti uum" :==>9" !7 BH740 I#id7" !7 B=741 I#id7" !7 G742 immerma " ecovering Theological +er#eneutics " !7 B=G743 Colli s" The Trinity " !7 B 744 I#id7" !7 BH7


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solidly agai st !erichoresis as a !ro%ectio or (why the tur to relatio ality may ot #e

Tri itaria 7 G 1ahooEer has a !oi t whe he war s agai st a use of a (Tri itaria relatio ality

8!erichoresis9 as the model of huma social life7 H The uestio ca #e asked if @ods #ei g

as commu io (has #ecome to much of a all2i clusi$e o to2theological idea" as well as the

tem!late for co cei$i g the sociality of huma #ei g7

If Ward wa ts to offer a ro#ust relatio al ecclesiology #ased o a Tri itaria

u dersta di g of how @od mediates with the world" we do well to i sert immerma s a d

1a hooEers relucta cy to #y2!ass either the I car atio 8 immerma 9 or s!eculati$e ess of

the herme eutical !resu!!ositio that the Tri itaria relatio ality 8!erichoresis9 as the model

of huma social life 81a hooEer9+

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a thro!ological a $etF Is Ward aware of a !ossi#le !ro%ectio or why the tur to relatio ality

may ot #e Tri itaria at all7 >

48 Agai I refer to To y .o ess The Church is /lat for a i 2de!th study of similar a $itF looki g a d0oltma a d the huma falli#ility whe de$elo!i g his relatio al ecclesiology7


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