Divine presence as activity and the incarnation: revisiting chalcedonian christology
"This book offers an original perspective on the doctrine of incarnation through a discussion of divine presence and action, arguing for the plausibility of Chalcedonian Christology. It draws on a range of theological and philosophical sources, from St. Athanasius of Alexandria's approach...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2025
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| In: | Year: 2025 |
| Volumes / Articles: | Show volumes/articles. |
| Series/Journal: | Routledge new critical thinking in religion, theology and biblical studies
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Council (451 : Chalkedon)
/ God
/ Christology
/ Incarnation of Jesus Christ
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity KCC Councils NBC Doctrine of God NBF Christology |
| Further subjects: | B
Incarnation
History of doctrines
B Theology, Doctrinal History B Orthodox Eastern Church Doctrines History B Jesus Christ History of doctrines B Jesus Christ Person and offices |
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Table of Contents Blurb |
| Summary: | "This book offers an original perspective on the doctrine of incarnation through a discussion of divine presence and action, arguing for the plausibility of Chalcedonian Christology. It draws on a range of theological and philosophical sources, from St. Athanasius of Alexandria's approach regarding the presence of the logos asarkos in the world, through to the relational understanding of personhood put forward by John Zizioulas, Christos Yannaras and others. The suggestion is that divine presence needs to be understood in consistently Trinitarian terms and the book sets out the possibility of a theology of presence which understands God as present and immanent in the world, while, at the same time, remaining transcendent and ineffable. Alexander Jensen maintains that the classical understanding of divine presence which sees God as being present according to God's activity is much more useful in Christology than today's predominant modern notion of presence as occupying space and combines this with an ontological understanding of personhood. The book gives an account of the person and work of Christ that takes seriously the insights of historical research and critical biblical interpretation. It takes seriously the full humanity of Jesus of Nazareth and asserts that in this man we encounter God. It will be of particular interest to systematic theologians, as well as those concerned with the history of Christian theology and philosophical theology"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | vii, 247 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 978-1-032-34486-7 978-1-032-36462-9 |
