The Divine Sophia in the Holy Trinity

It was Fr. Bulgakov’s observation that in the Church there is a very well-developed theology of the Divine Persons, but there was hardly any development of the Divine Essence. Convinced that Tradition is a creative rather than a restrictive force, Fr. Bulgakov devoted his philosophers and writers talent as well as his mystical sensitivity to developing this aspect of Orthodox Trintarianism.

“The dogma of the Holy Trinity consists in two basic postulates. The first affirms the triune character of the Deity, Trinity in Unity and Unity in Trinity. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, who are three distinct Divine Persons together constitute one God. The second postulate is concerned with the consubstantiality of the Holy Trinity, which has but one Substance or Nature.” (Fr. Sergius Bulgakov ‘ Sophia the Wisdom of God’ p. 23).”