Christology

by Astley, Jeff

• ISBN13: 9780664232696
• ISBN10: 0664232698
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-03-19
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Pr

Summary

This book is designed to meet the needs of today¿s teachers and students of Christian theology. Focusing on specific doctrines and themes, the book includes selected primary readings that track the development of the doctrine of Jesus Christ, including the important questions and debates surrounding it. Selections consider both the person and the work of Christ. Topics include the development of classic Christology from its biblical roots through patristic debates, responses to the modern distinction between the Jesus of history and the Christ of faith, the understanding of incarnation as kenosis, and the critical and constructive developments of liberation and feminist theologies. The book includes a bibliography, and each chapter includes topics for further discussion.

Author Biography

Jeff Astley is Director of the North of England Institute for Christian Education and an Honorary Professorial Fellow in the University of Durham. David Brown is Wardlaw Professor in the School of Divinity at the University of St Andrews. Ann Loades, CBE, is Emeritus Professor of Divinity in the University of Durham.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Introduction: Reading the Readings	p. ix
The Shape of the Debate	p. 1
The Biblical Christ	p. 1
The Creation of the Classic Creed	p. 17
Early Debates over Christ's Humanity	p. 19
The Two-Natures Doctrine: Chalcedon, Its Interpretation, Defenses, and Opponents	p. 22
Jesus of History or Christ of Faith?	p. 31
The Problem Posed	p. 31
The Quest for the Historical Jesus	p. 37
The Watershed of the Resurrection	p. 41
The Human God?	p. 51
Classical Two-Natures Christology: The Divine Working through the Human	p. 51
Incarnation as Kenosis: The Self-Emptying of Divinity	p. 54
The Significance of Incarnation	p. 65
Revelation, Evidence, and Meaning	p. 70
A Christ for All?	p. 81
Christologies of Liberation	p. 81
Feminist Christologies	p. 89
Black and Asian Christologies	p. 96
A Universal Christology?	p. 103
Acknowledgments	p. 109
Glossary of Christological Terms	p. 113
For Further Reading	p. 117
Index of Subjects	p. 125
Index of Names	p. 129
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