Impeccability and Temptation : Understanding Christ?s Divine and Human Will

In Christian theology, the teaching that Christ possessed both a human and divine will is central to the doctrine of two natures, but it also represents a logical paradox, raising questions about how a person can be both impeccable and subject to temptation. This volume explores these questions through an analytic theology approach, bringing together 15 original papers that explore the implications of a strong libertarian concept of free will for Christology. With perspectives from systematic theologians, philosophers, and biblical scholars, several chapters also offer a comparative theology approach, examining the concept of impeccability in the Muslim tradition.

Therefore, this volume will be of interest to scholars and graduate students working in analytic theology, biblical scholarship, systematic theology, and Christian-Islamic dialogue.

Johannes Grössl is Assistant Professor for Fundamental Theology and Comparative Studies of Religion at the University of Würzburg, Germany. He has published in Faith and Philosophy and Theology and Science and co-edited a volume of German translations of essays on divine foreknowledge and human freedom, Göttliche Allwissenheit und Menschliche Freiheit, 2015.

Klaus von Stosch is Professor for Systematic Theology at te University of Paderborn, Germany. He is an internationally well-known expert in comparative theology, having published 11 monographs and 40 edited books, among them, together with Francis Clooney, How to do Comparative Theology? He has held guest professorships in Jerusalem and research fellowships at the University of Qom (Iran), Harvard Divinity School, and Georgetown University.