| Christ and Horrors: The Coherence of Christology Contributor(s): Adams, Marilyn McCord (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521686008 ISBN-13: 9780521686006 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $45.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2006 Annotation: Who would the Saviour have to be, what would the Saviour have to do to rescue human beings from the meaning-destroying experiences of their lives? This book offers a systematic Christology that is at once biblical and philosophical. Starting with human radical vulnerability to horrors such as permanent pain, sadistic abuse or genocide, it develops what must be true about Christ if He is the horror-defeater who ultimately resolves all the problems affecting the human condition and Divine-human relations. Distinctive elements of Marilyn McCord Adams' study are her defence of the two-natures theory, of Christ as Inner Teacher and a functional partner in human flourishing, and her arguments in favour of literal bodily resurrection (Christ's and ours) and of a strong doctrine of corporeal Eucharistic presence. The book concludes that Christ is the One in Whom, not only Christian doctrine, but cosmos, church, and the human psyche hold together. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - Christology - Religion | Philosophy - Religion | Theology |
| Dewey: 232 |
| LCCN: 2006023473 |
| Series: Current Issues in Theology |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.56" W x 8.48" (1.06 lbs) 344 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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Contributor Bio(s): Adams, Marilyn McCord: - Marilyn McCord Adams is Regius Professor of Divinity, University of Oxford and Canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. She has published extensively in academic philosophy and theology. |