Why did some people want Jesus dead, while others came to honor
him as the Christ? What does it mean to say that he was raised,"
and how did this belief get started? What about the classical
expressions of Jesus' religious significance? Where did they come
from and what do they mean? What does belief in Jesus have to do
with justice for the poor, the women's movement, concern for the
environment, and respect for other world religions? These are just
a few of the questions that have given Christology a whole new
shape in recent years. Through the process of inquiry,
conversation, and debate, students, clergy, and other professional
ministers receive a complete introduction into the current thinking
about Jesus' religious significance the present stage of
Christology.
In "The College Student's Introduction to Christology, " Loewe
focuses on Christology today, especially the religious significance
of Jesus for culture and society. By surveying Jesus' life in light
of the Easter experience and by tracing the Christological process
the process whereby Christians seek to capture and communicate in
words Jesus' salvific impact this work grasps current Christian,
and especially Catholic, theological reflection on the significance
of Jesus.
Loewe focuses on becoming familiar with issues regarding how
people discuss Jesus today; grasping the historical and cultural
background from which these issues emerged; and developing an
understanding of the methods for resolving them.
Part One deals with the question of the historical Jesus, Part
Two examines the origin and meaning of Christian belief in Jesus'
resurrection, and Part Three uncovers the Christological process as
it unfolds through the New Testament, classical patristic dogma,
and today.
The ways in which Christians have sought to express Jesus'
religious significance offer insight for what those ex"The College
Student's Introduction to Christology" offers individuals a method
for encountering Christ in the world.
"William P. Loewe, Ph.D., is associate professor and former
chair of the Department of Religion and Religious Education at The
Catholic University of America. His teaching and writing focus on
Christology, soteriology, and Lonergan studies.""
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