Christ's Humanity in Current and Ancient Controversy: Fallen or Not?
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (552 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0567675556 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Jerome Van Kuiken is Assistant Professor of Religion and Philosophy at Oklahoma Wesleyan University, USA. E
But how are we to understand that humanity - especially as it relates to ours, and especially as it matters for salvation? Differing views of Christ's human nature have emerged, and recently the debates have heated up once again. McCall, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, USA . Thomas H. I know of no work on this topic so thorough and careful as this impressive book, and all work on these issues should go through it. In this learned study, Jerome Van Kuiken offers well-informed, judicious, and charitable guidance on these matters. Orthodox Christology affirms that Jesus is fully - though not merely -human
Was Christ's human nature fallen, even sinful? From the 18th century to the present, this view has become increasingly prominent in Reformed theological circles and beyond, despite vigorous opposition. R. B. The study concludes by sketching the implications of its findings for the doctrines of the Immaculate Conception, sin, sanctification, and Scripture.. Each side's advocates appeal to or critique the Church Fathers. Both sides on the issue see it as vital for understanding the nature of salvation. Bruce, H. F. Torrance, Colin Gunton, and Thomas Weinandy) and five of its opponents (Marcus Dods the Elder, A. This book reviews the history and present state of the debate, then surveys the connections, distinctions, and patristic interpretations of five of the modern fallenness view's proponents (Edward Irving, Karl Barth, T. The book verifies the views of the ten most-cited Fathers: five Greek (Irenaeus, Athanasius, Gregory Nazianzen, Gregory Nyssen, and Cyril of Alexandria) and five Latin (Tertullian, Hilary of Poitiers, Ambrose, Augustine, and Leo the Great). Mackintosh, Philip Hughes, and Donald Macleod)