A critical assessment of John Milbank's christology

John Milbank is well known for attempting to develop a participatory theology. This article specifically assesses his Christology. The first section provides a synthetic explication of his Christology by focussing on his notions of participation, paradox, poesis, incarnation, the cross, and ecclesio...

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Main Author: Vorster, Nicolaas 1973- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Univ. 2012
In: Acta theologica
Year: 2012, Volume: 32, Issue: 2, Pages: 277-298
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