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The mereology of Latin Trinitarianism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 May 2018

DANIEL MOLTO
DANIEL MOLTO*
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Department of Philosophy, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK School of Arts and Communication, Leeds Trinity University, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5HD, UK
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e-mail: daniel.molto@york.ac.uk
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Abstract

In this article, I propose a new Latin account of the Trinity, according to which each of the persons of the Trinity is an improper part of the Godhead.

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Religious Studies , Volume 54 , Special Issue 3: Metaphysics of the Trinity: New Directions , September 2018 , pp. 395 - 418
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