Divine Presence as Activity and the Incarnation

Revisiting Chalcedonian Christology

Alexander S. Jensen (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

248 Seiten

2024
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-34486-7 (ISBN)

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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 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.

Alexander S. Jensen is Principal of the Eastern Region Ministry Course, Cambridge, UK. He was previously a Lecturer in Divinity at the Church of Ireland Theological College (Trinity College, Dublin) and a Senior Lecturer in Systematic Theology at Murdoch University, Australia, as well as Principal of the Perth Theological Hall. His publications include Divine Providence and Human Agency (Routledge, 2014).

Part I The Logos Asarkos 1. The Classical View: Presence as Activity 2. The Rise of the Modern View: Presence as Occupying Space 3. Recovering Presence as Activity Part II The Logos Ensarkos 4. The Rise and Decline of Logos Christology 5. New Christological Beginnings 6. The Incarnation 7. The Suffering of the Impassible God 8. Resurrection and Exaltation 9. Conclusion

Erscheinungsdatum	10.07.2024
Reihe/Serie	Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-10	1-032-34486-5 / 1032344865
ISBN-13	978-1-032-34486-7 / 9781032344867
Zustand	Neuware