Ep. #208 – The Trinity and Filioque w/ Fr. Thomas Joseph White

Summary

What is the so-called “psychological analogy” and what is its role in Trinitarian theology? What is the filioque? Why should we affirm the filioque? Is there a path forward for discussing this issue with Eastern Orthodox Christians? Fr. Thomas Joseph White O.P. joins the podcast to discuss these topics.

Guest Bio

Father Thomas Joseph White, O.P., entered the Order of Preachers in 2003. He is the Rector Magnificus of Rome’s Pontifical University of St. Thomas (Angelicum). He did his doctoral studies at Oxford University and has research interests in metaphysics, Christology, Trinitarian theology, and the theology of grace. His previous books include The Incarnate Lord, A Thomistic Study in Christology (2015) and The Light of Christ: An Introduction to Catholicism (2017). He is co-editor of the academic journal Nova et Vetera and, in 2011, was appointed an ordinary member of the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas. In 2019 Fr. White was named a McDonald Agape Foundation Distinguished Scholar. In 2022, he released his book The Trinity: On the Nature and Mystery of the One God.

Resources

The Angelicum – Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas

Books by Fr. TJW – The Catholic University of America Press

Divine Simplicity and the Holy Trinity by Fr. Thomas Joseph White O.P. (International Journal of Systematic Theology)

Why the Trinity Matters – Fr. TJW’s presentation at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas

The Hillbilly Thomists – Fr. Thomas Joseph White’s Band
One of the Trinity was Crucified – Lecture by Fr. Thomas Joseph White at Oxford on 7 November 2019

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