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Divinity and Humanity: The Incarnation Reconsidered (Current Issues in Theology, Series Number 5) - Softcover

Book 5 of 22: Current Issues in Theology

Crisp, Oliver D.

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9780521695350: Divinity and Humanity: The Incarnation Reconsidered (Current Issues in Theology, Series Number 5)
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ISBN 10: 052169535X ISBN 13: 9780521695350
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

The doctrine of the Incarnation lies at the heart of Christianity. But the idea that 'God was in Christ' has become a much-debated topic in modern theology. Oliver Crisp addresses six key issues in the Incarnation defending a robust version of the doctrine, in keeping with classical Christology. He explores perichoresis, or interpenetration, with reference to both the Incarnation and Trinity. Over two chapters Crisp deals with the human nature of Christ and then provides an argument against the view, common amongst some contemporary theologians, that Christ had a fallen human nature. He considers the notion of divine kenosis or self-emptying, and discusses non-Incarnational Christology, focusing on the work of John Hick. This view denies Christ is God Incarnate, regarding him as primarily a moral exemplar to be imitated. Crisp rejects this alternative account of the nature of Christology.

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About the Author

Oliver D. Crisp is Lecturer in Theology at the University of Bristol. He is author of Jonathan Edwards and the Metaphysics of Sin (2005).

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
052169535X
ISBN 13 
9780521695350
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
202
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  • 4.21 out of 5 stars
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