Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Theology
|
Buy Now
Created Being - Expanding Creedal Christology (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R1,030
Discovery Miles 10 300
|
|
Created Being - Expanding Creedal Christology (Hardcover)
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
The doctrine of the incarnation stands at the heart of Christian
faith and formation. Perhaps for that very reason, Christian claims
about the incarnation are hotly contested. Specifically, a common
critique of the orthodox doctrine holds that the belief that God's
becoming flesh in the person of Jesus is a universally significant
event causes problems in an increasingly pluralistic world. Some
argue that the doctrine supports injustice, others say that it is
logically incoherent, and still others find it implausible. Rebecca
L. Copeland undertakes to recover the essence of traditional
Christian convictions about the person of Christ. Instead of
tempering christological claims to avoid such problems, Created
Being argues that it is not the doctrine itself presenting these
challenges - rather, the challenges emerge from readings of the
doctrine that privilege humanity and, more particularly, maleness.
Copeland thus offers a reconstructed Christology that is faithful
to creedal insights while answering the justice, coherence, and
plausibility challenges raised, all while providing an
understanding of Christ's ""consubstantiality"" that is inclusive
of the entire created order. Feminist and ecotheological critiques
further aid in reclaiming the significance of the incarnation for
all members of creation. Homo sapiens, Copeland asserts, are not at
the center of the universe, and neither should we occupy the
central interpretive role for understanding Christ's importance.
Engaging the perspectives of all domains of ""being,"" this volume
dismantles rigid hierarchies and brings ancient insights into the
proper relationships among God, human and creaturely beings, and
nature. Created Being presents a cosmic understanding of Christ
without losing sight of the particularities of Jesus' personhood.
In doing so, this book lays the foundation for a universal
soteriology and an ethic poised to address the particular needs of
the twenty-first century.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.