Christ and Horrors: The Coherence of Christology

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Christ and Horrors: The Coherence of Christology
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Marilyn McCord Adams
SeriesCurrent Issues in Theology
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:344
Dimensions(mm): Height 215,Width 141
Category/GenreChristian theology
ISBN/Barcode 9780521686006
ClassificationsDewey:232
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 21 September 2006
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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.

Author Biography

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.

Reviews

'...a rich and provocative text.' Theology