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 ** Romans considered Christians atheistic, as they rejected Roman gods and refused to worship Caesar
 ** gnostics and other heretics believed that Jesus fully God and not a Man, thus he was either not a man or not God
-* St. Thomas Aquinas deeper thought on the Trinity in ''Summa Theologica''
-** involves extensions from the concepts of the Trinity and the Oneness of God:
+== Shield of the Trinity (''Scutum Fidei)'' ==
-** One God
+[[File:Shield-Trinity-Scutum-Fidei-compact.svg|left|thumb|Basic "Shield of the Trinity" diagram (wikipedia)]]
-** Two Processions
+[[File:Shield-Trinity-Scutum-Fidei-variations.svg|thumb|Four variants of the "Shield of the Trinity"]]
-**# The Father > The Son (Generation)
-**# The Father and The Son >  Holy Spirit (Spiration)
+* derived from the Athanasian Creed
-*** Three Persons
+* God (DEUS) is at the center
-***# The Father
+* the three Persons are at the corners
-***# The Son
+* the shiled was consiered the "Herald of God"
-***# The Holy Spirit
-*** Four Relations
+=== The forumulation of the Shield ===
-***# The Father > The Son = ''Paternity''
-***# The Son < The Father = ''Filiation''
+* note that all the links (connections) are bi-directional (go both ways)
-***# The Father and The Son > The Holy Spirit = ''Active Spiration'' (originiation)
+* EST means "is"
-***# The Father and The Son < The Holy Spirit = ''Passive Spiration'' (procession)
+* NON EST means "is not"
-*** Five Notions
-***# The Father > innascibility or unbegottennes
-***# The Father > paternity, i.e. The Father > The Son
+Thereby:
-***# The Father and The Son "spirate" the Holy Spirit
-***# The Son = both Filiation and Spiration
+* "The Father is God"
-***# The Holy Spirit = Procession
-*** notes:
+* "The Son is God"
-**** St. Thomas wrote in ''Summa Theologica'',
+* "The Holy Spirit is God"
-***** ''"Although there are four relations in God, one of them, spiration, is not separated from the person of the Father and of the Son, but belongs to both;"''
+* "God is the Father"
-**** these relations, originatinos, and processions are internal to God and not related to temporal process (outside of time)
+* "God is the Son"
-**** See:
+* "God is the Holy Spirit"
-***** Univ Notre Dame: [https://www3.nd.edu/~afreddos/courses/417/trinityhandout.pdf trinityhandout.pdf]
+* "The Father is not the Son"
-***** [https://catholicism.org/the-relations-in-the-blessed-trinity.html The 'Relations' in the Blessed Trinity - Catholicism.org]
+* "The Father is not the Holy Spirit"
-***** [https://prodigalcatholic.com/summary-of-chapter-23-trinitarian-relations-and-notional-names-of-persons-from-whites-book-the-trinity/ Summary of Chapter 23: Trinitarian Relations and Notional Names of Persons (from White’s book, The Trinity) – Prodigal Catholic]
+* "The Son is not the Father"
+* "The Son is not the Holy Spirit"
+* "The Holy Spirit is not the Father"
+* "The Holy Spirit is not the Son"
+== St. Thomas Aquinas on the Trinity ==
+St. Thomas Aquinas thought deeply about the Trinity in ''Summa Theologica''
+* his thought extends from the concepts of the Trinity and the Oneness of God:
+* One God
+* Two Processions
+*# The Father > The Son (Generation)
+*# The Father and The Son >  Holy Spirit (Spiration)
+** Three Persons
+**# The Father
+**# The Son
+**# The Holy Spirit
+** Four Relations
+**# The Father > The Son = ''Paternity''
+**# The Son < The Father = ''Filiation''
+**# The Father and The Son > The Holy Spirit = ''Active Spiration'' (originiation)
+**# The Father and The Son < The Holy Spirit = ''Passive Spiration'' (procession)
+** Five Notions
+**# The Father > innascibility or unbegottennes
+**# The Father > paternity, i.e. The Father > The Son
+**# The Father and The Son "spirate" the Holy Spirit
+**# The Son = both Filiation and Spiration
+**# The Holy Spirit = Procession
+** notes:
+*** St. Thomas wrote in ''Summa Theologica'',
+**** ''"Although there are four relations in God, one of them, spiration, is not separated from the person of the Father and of the Son, but belongs to both;"''
+*** these relations, originatinos, and processions are internal to God and not related to temporal process (outside of time)
+*** See:
+**** Univ Notre Dame: [https://www3.nd.edu/~afreddos/courses/417/trinityhandout.pdf trinityhandout.pdf]
+**** [https://catholicism.org/the-relations-in-the-blessed-trinity.html The 'Relations' in the Blessed Trinity - Catholicism.org]
+**** [https://prodigalcatholic.com/summary-of-chapter-23-trinitarian-relations-and-notional-names-of-persons-from-whites-book-the-trinity/ Summary of Chapter 23: Trinitarian Relations and Notional Names of Persons (from White’s book, The Trinity) – Prodigal Catholic]