Metaphor of God Incarnate Christology in a Pluralistic Age

Name: Metaphor of God Incarnate Christology in a Pluralistic Age
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ISBN: 9780664230371

ISBN-10: 0664230377

ISBN-13: 9780664230371

Edition: 2nd 2006 (Revised)

Authors: John Hick

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In this groundbreaking work, John Hick refutes the traditional Christian understanding of Jesus of Nazareth. According to Hick, Jesus did not teach what was to become the orthodox understanding of him: that he was God incarnate who became human to die for the sins of the world. Further, the traditional dogma of Jesus' two natures?human and divine?cannot be explained satisfactorily, and worse, it has been used to justify great human evils. Thus, the divine incarnation, he explains, is best understood metaphorically. Nevertheless, he concludes that Christians can still understand Jesus as Lord and the one who has made God real to us. This second edition includes new chapters on the…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date: 2/16/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 204
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English




Today's starting point



Jesus' life, death and resurrection



From Jesus to Christ



The church's affirmation of Jesus' deity



Two natures - two minds?



Divine self-emptying?



Further problems of Kenosis



Historical side-effects of the church's dogma



Plural incarnations?



Divine incarnation as metaphor



Atonement by the blood of Jesus?



Salvation as human transformation



Salvation/liberation as a world-wide process



Christian truth and other truths



New Anglican thinking



New Catholic thinking



What does this mean for the churches?