Journal for Christian Theological Research
Article Title
Trinity, Time and Sacrament: Christ's Eucharistic Presence in the Theology of Robert W. Jenson
Abstract
A critical analysis of some key elements in Jenson’s theology. Some of his most stimulating theological themes are those surrounding his trinitarian ontology, where he combines a thoroughgoing knowledge of the tradition with biblical exegesis and philosophical reasoning. What emerges is a trinitarian theology dominated by the concern to overcome any vestige of divine timelessness and replace it with a biblical doctrine of the God who is temporal, yet overcomes temporal contingencies. The manner in which he does this is to link the divine identities with the temporal “moments,” and by maintaining the priority of the future over the past. I argue that this move bears directly upon his view of Eucharist and forces it in a direction that is problematic, viz., that Christ’s presence must be temporally—and by consequence, physically—located.
Recommended Citation
Curtis, Jason M.
(2005)
"Trinity, Time and Sacrament: Christ's Eucharistic Presence in the Theology of Robert W. Jenson,"
Journal for Christian Theological Research: Vol. 10
, Article 2.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.luthersem.edu/jctr/vol10/iss2005/2