The Eternal Generation Of the Son: What It Is and Why It Matters

Is the doctrine of the eternal generation of the Son of God evidence of the Church's departure from the simplicity and straight-forwardness of the Scriptures? Does it confirm a penchant for arid, confusing, and unhelpful metaphysical and speculative argument? Can we speak of the doctrine of eternal generation as truly biblical and, even if we may, does it matter much to the Church's faith and life?In 2004, Paul L. Gavrilyuk published a book with Oxford University Press exploring one of the mo...