Trinitarian Haiku

Trinity This week follows Trinity Sunday – I’m still reading slowly through T F Torrance’s Christian Doctrine of God. One Being Three Persons. Just negotiated my way through one of those chunks of hard to grasp theological granite for which Torrance is renowned – all about different epistemic levels ‘n a’ that stuff.

Anyway the following were written for the class last Semester when I was teaching a course on Rediscovering the Triune God. They are an exercise in theology pared down to the essentials of language, within the discipline of form and playfulness.

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Trinitarian Haiku

Holy Trinity!

Grace-filled life in fellowship,

Love in triplicate!

Living Creator,

Creative adventurer,

Father of mercies.

Reconciling Son,

Redeeming Ambassador,

Love as surrender.

Comforting Spirit,

Articulate Paraclete,

Truthful Advocate.

Perichoresis!

Cappadocian genius!

Love co-inhering!

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