Christian theologians are increasingly interested in both ontological and soteriological forms of participation theology. Paul Gavrilyuk challenges scholars to be more precise in how these relate to each other. This article contributes to the need for further precision by engaging with the thought of Jonathan Edwards. Edwards employed both types of participation, but did not embed one within the other. Ontological participation, dubbed ‘common participation’, undergirds created nature and is a methexis in God for being. Soteriological participation, dubbed ‘special participation’, explains special grace and is a relational koinonia in the love between the Father and the Son. These two participations are complementary and facilitate a clear distinction between nature and grace.

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自然与恩典：乔纳森·爱德华兹思想的两次参与

基督教神学家对参与神学的本体论和救赎论形式越来越感兴趣。Paul Gavrilyuk 向学者提出挑战，要求他们更准确地了解这些之间的关系。这篇文章通过与 Jonathan Edwards 的想法相结合，有助于进一步提高精确度。爱德华兹采用了两种参与方式，但没有将其中一种嵌入另一种。本体论的参与，被称为“共同参与”，支撑着创造的自然，是上帝的一种存在。Soteriological 参与，被称为“特殊参与”，解释了特殊的恩典，是父与子之间的爱中的一种关系性的 koinonia。这两种参与是相辅相成的，有助于明确区分自然与恩典。