This marks a shift from an earlier stance, one that continued in the Eastern tradition, of beginning with God the Father as the source of all that is . ... They sought alternative sources of inspiration, in particular drawing deep from the wells of the Eastern Orthodox tradition. ... How do these differ from the Eastern position and those of current theological communication? ... This does not necessarily mean the exclusion of the economic trinity, the key feature of the eastern tradition, but certainly shifted its focus. ...

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