Table of Contents
Prologue to the Spanish and English Versions
Prologue to the 1995 Turkish Version
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Is It Possible to Know God?
The Unity of God
The Character of God
Chapter 2 - Towards a Correct Understanding
The Conclusions of Islamic Scholars
Three Qualities of Divinity
Anthropomorphic Adjectives
Chapter 3 - Illustrations and Definitions
"Unfolding" into Three Persons
The Concept of “Son of God” (Ibnu’llah, أبن الله)
The Divine Being, Word, and Action
The Word Takes on Bodily Form
The Son: Using the Terminology of Islamic Theologians
The Definition of the Trinity
Chapter 4 - Trinitarian Declarations in the Bible
Unicity of God
Plurality within the Divinity
God the Father
God the Son
God the Holy Spirit
The Three Are One and the Same God
The Trinity and Worship
The Three Persons Are Clearly Distinct
Chapter 5 - The Theological Approach
What Does “Divine Person” Mean?
Theological Enunciation
God the Father
God Is Father Because . . .
"Father" Expresses . . .
How Is the Person of the Father Differentiated from That of the Son or the Holy Spirit?
God the Son
God the Holy Spirit
Relationship between the Three Divine Persons
Chapter 6 - The Incarnation
The Logos Is Uncreated
The Logos Is Eternal
The Logos Is the Almighty
Jesus Said He Was God
The Apostles Said Jesus Is God
Jesus Talks with God
The Son Is Yahweh Himself
The God-Man
Chapter 7 - Clues to Understanding the Trinity
Eternal Love Makes the Trinity an Imperative
The Incommensurable God
Let's Recapitulate
Fullness and Self-submission within God
The Triune Condition and Its Mystery
Appendix:
Toward the Creeds of the Early Church
The Apostolic Church Fathers and the Trinity
Writings by Clement (AD 95–115)
Letters by Ignatius of Antioch (AD 105–115)
Writings by Barnabas (AD 96–98 or 130–140)
Epistle to Diognetus (AD 150)
The Trinity in the Apocryphal Writings
Ignatian Apocrypha
The Nicene Creed (AD 325)
The Apostles’ Creed (AD 340)
The Chalcedonian Creed (AD 451)
Conclusion
Glossary:
Trinitarian Terminology—Transliteration of Arabic Terms into English and Their Meanings
The Seven Essential Attributes
The Six Intrinsic Attributes of the Divinity
Islamic Schools and Branches (Madh’hab)
Schools of Belief (Aqidah)
Bibliography
Indexes
Terms, Concepts, and Names
Biblical References
The Surahs of the Qur’an and Qur’anic Quotes