Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-367) and indexes.

Preliminary Material / A. J. N. Robinson -- Introduction / A. J. N. Robinson -- Chapter One. Peirce’s Metaphysical Semiotics / A. J. N. Robinson -- Chapter Two. A Semiotic Model Of The Trinity / A. J. N. Robinson -- Chapter Three. Semiotics, Incarnation And Anthropology / A. J. N. Robinson -- Chapter Four. Evolution, Theology And Biosemiotics / A. J. N. Robinson -- Chapter Five. Vestiges Of The Trinity In Creation / A. J. N. Robinson -- Chapter Six. Metaphysics And The Architecture Of Knowledge / A. J. N. Robinson -- Chapter Seven. Guesses At Some Riddles / A. J. N. Robinson -- Chapter Eight. Epilogue: If The Fathers Had Known Peirce / A. J. N. Robinson -- Bibliography / A. J. N. Robinson -- Index Of Names / A. J. N. Robinson -- Index Of Subjects / A. J. N. Robinson.

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Christianity has been described as “a religion seeking a metaphysic”. Drawing on the philosophy of C. S. Peirce, Robinson develops a metaphysical framework centred around a ‘semiotic model’ of the Trinity. The model invites a fresh approach to the claim that Jesus was the incarnate Word of God and suggests a new way of understanding how nature may bear the imprint of the Triune Creator in the form of ‘vestiges of the Trinity in creation’. Scientific spin-offs include a new perspective on the problem of the origin of life and a novel hypothesis about the evolution of human distinctiveness. The result is an original contribution to Trinitarian theology and a bold new way of integrating philosophy, science and religion.