Abstract
In this article the question regarding to the Trinity in the Canons of Dordt is specifically asked in the light of a broader structure of the Reformed orthodox doctrine of God in the early modern period (1500–1700). The first part of the article attempts to shed light on the Trinity in Reformed orthodoxy and, in this light, the second part will highlight an understanding of the inherent doctrine of the Trinity in the Canons of Dordt.
Highlights
The article asks about the doctrine of the Trinity in the Canons of Dordt (1618–1619)
A rather different picture emerges if the question is asked regarding the Trinity in terms of: 12.Beck (2016a:35) argues that if the Canons of Dordt is analysed in its historical context by taking into account the scholastic background of the delegates and their debates, it becomes clear that, on the one hand, ‘the Reformed confessions do not belong to the genre of scholastic writing and are not primarily meant to be used in the academic setting’, and on the other, that the scholastic background of these theologians enabled them to place their confessional writings in the broader catholic tradition of the Christian church and to include patristic and medieval theological insights’
The Canons of Dordt and its mere inherent doctrine of the Trinity in many ways clearly reflects the historical period it was written in.23. It reflects at least the structure of the Reformed orthodox doctrine of God as influenced, inter alia by a type of scholasticism as described above
Summary
The article asks about the doctrine of the Trinity in the Canons of Dordt (1618–1619). The question about the Trinity in the Canons of Dordt requires an in-depth understanding of the doctrine of God in the Reformed orthodoxy of the early modern period (1500–1700).
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