Divine Love Theory: How the Trinity is the Source and Foundation of Morality

by Adam Lloyd Johnson

Publishers:

Ratio Christi Books; Kregel

, 2023

Overview

What if the loving relationships of the Trinity are the ultimate, objective source for living morally?

Adam Lloyd Johnson injects a fresh yet eternal reality into the thriving debate over the basis of moral absolutes. While postmodernism’s moral relativism once temporarily disrupted the footing of classic moral theories like natural law and divine command, many nontheistic philosophers assert that morality must rest on something real and objective. Divine Love Theory proposes a grounding for morality not only in the creator God but as revealed in the Christian Scriptures—Father, Son, and Spirit eternally loving one another.

Johnson contends that the Trinity provides a remarkably convincing foundation for making moral judgments. One leading atheistic proposal, godless normative realism, finds many deficiencies in theistic and Christian theories, yet Johnson shows how godless normative realism is susceptible to similar errors. He then demonstrates how the loving relationships of the Trinity as outlined in historic Christian theology resolve many of the weakest points in both theistic and atheistic moral theories.

Key Features

• Proposes a grounding for morality not only in the creator God but as revealed in the Christian Scriptures
• Demonstrates how the loving relationships of the Trinity as outlined in historic Christian theology resolve many of the weakest points in both theistic and atheistic moral theories
• Shows how godless normative realism is susceptible to errors

Product Details

• Title: Divine Love Theory: How the Trinity Is the Source and Foundation of Morality
• Author: Adam Lloyd Johnson
• Publishers: Ratio Christi Books, Kregel
• Print Publication Date: 2023
• Logos Release Date: 2023
• Pages: 241
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subject: Trinity
• ISBNs: 9780825447570, 0825447577
• Resource ID: LLS:DVNLVFNDTNMRLTY
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-03-14T18:46:59Z

About Adam Lloyd Johnson

Adam Lloyd Johnson earned his Ph.D. with a concentration in Philosophy of Religion at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He teaches for the Rhineland School of Theology in Wölmersen, Germany and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri. He also serves with Ratio Christi, a university campus ministry. He is the author or editor of several published works including A Debate on God and Morality: What is the Best Account of Objective Moral Values and Duties?, co-authored with William Lane Craig, J. P. Moreland, Erik Wielenberg, and others.