A “Kantian-inspired” Argument for the Trinity
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.12697/spe.2025.18.02Keywords:
Trinity, mysterianism, apophatism, antinomy, theismAbstract
In this paper I will argue that the Trinity is part of natural theology although it is a contradictory doctrine because, even if all the “solutions” for the Trinity’s aporias are unsatisfactory, anyone wondering about the nature of God comes to think in a trinitarian way. Given this theoretical impasse (our reason should state both that God must be Triune and can not be Triune) a “Kantian-inspired Argument” allows us to still believe in the Trinity. This Argument is based on the assumption that we find antinomic situations in the ontological realm of fundamental entities and in the realm of God’s nature. This is our common way of knowing and, thus, the Trinity is a plausible metaphysical option. The Argument implies a rethinking of our metaphysics and of our religious epistemology, but it could also inspire new interesting research agendas in contemporary Philosophy of Religion.
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