MRI Public Forum | "Filioque or not? A Look into the Coining of the Trinitarian Doctrine"

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MRI Public Forum | "Filioque or not? A Look into the Coining of the Trinitarian Doctrine"

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Jun

The Macau Ricci Institute is hosting the MRI Public Forum: “Filioque or not? A Look into the Coining of the Trinitarian Doctrine” on 10 June, from 18:30 – 20:00, in the USJ Seminary Campus.

INTRODUCTION:

Filioque has been labeled as the watershed between the East and the West of Christendom. It has become a minor issue in ecumenical dialogue, yet theologically whether to see the Holy Spirit as proceeded from the Father alone or from the Father and the Son together speaks for a different focus in Trinitarian theology. Does filioque lie at the center of the Trinitarian doctrine? Does the theological difference make sense in the Chinese context? The lecture will answer these questions by looking at how the Church Fathers speak of the role of the Holy Spirit in the forming of the Trinitarian doctrine.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Sonja Xia

Sonja Xia has obtained her Ph.D. in theology from K.U.Leuven, Belgium. Her research is on the formation of doctrines in the early Church. She has taught courses on the Bible and world religions. Currently, she teaches doctrines and the early history of the Church.

Her recent publications include:

Hui Xia (Sonja), “The Christian Transformation of Greek Philosophical Concepts —- The Distinction of ousia and hypostasis in the Formation of the Trinitarian Formula ‘One ousiaand three hypostaseis'”, MRIJ, issue 13 (June, 2024), pp. 64-74.

Hui Xia, “The Generation of the Cosmos in Plotinus,” Universitas, no. 604 (September, 2024), pp. 141-156.

DETAILS:

Date: Tuesday, 10 June 2025
Time: 6.30 PM – 8.00 PM (GMT +8, Macau time)
Location: Multi-function Room in the Seminary Campus of University of Saint Joseph (5, Largo de Santo Agostinho)
Language: English

Chair: Fr. Felipe Bacalso, Macau Ricci Institute