Footnotes to Plato from the foothills of the Superstition Mountains

Of Pasta and Perichoresis

Dr. Vallicella,
 
Regarding your recent posts on the trinity and the incarnation, I wanted to float something by you again. I referred you some time ago to a book by James Anderson titled, Paradox in Christian Theology: An Analysis of its Presence, Character, and Epistemic Status . I am writing you again to suggest that its argument be taken into account as you are looking into the questions and problems that arise from thinking about the trinity and the incarnation.
 
Regards,

Paul Manata (a fellow Italian who cooks his pasta just the way you like it)

 
Mr. Manata,
 
Now I have to take the book seriously!  The book has been placed on my list.  I recently became aware of Anderson via Dale Tuggy.  Tuggy classifies his Trinitarian metatheory as positive mysterianism.  The pasta allusion is to my The Seven Deadly Sins of Pasta.  As for perichoresis, this Wikipedia article appears to be competent.
 
UPDATE from Mr Manata:  
 
Thanks. I should add that I did write a very lengthy review of Anderson's book (located here). It's about 30 pages long and might serve to whet the appetite of some of your readers. Dr. Anderson was sent a copy of the review and feels it is a good summary of the book.

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