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    The Church's doctrine of the Trinity is not as such to be... — Carmelics
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    Supports→We ought to uphold as many traditional theological claims as possible, even if some ancient doctrines like divine simplicity cannot be retained.

    The Church's doctrine of the Trinity is not as such to be found in the New Testament, yet the tradition developed under divine guidance.

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    William Hasker (2013b) has constructed what is arguably the most developed three-self theory of the Trinity. As with Swinburne, his thoughts have developed over decades (Tuggy 2013b), but this entry will focus on his recent publications. For Hasker, following Plantinga, the Persons of the Trinity are “distinct centers of knowledge, will, love, and action…persons in some full sense of the term” (22; cf. Chapter 24). Hasker argues that such a view is widespread in ancient sources, including Gregor

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