Who do you say that I am? : christology and the church / edited by Donald Armstrong.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Armstrong, Donald, III

Anglican Institute.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ--Person and offices--Congresses.

Jesus Christ.

Anglican Communion--Doctrines--Congresses.

Anglican Communion.

Anglican Communion--Doctrines.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xvi, 143 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., [1999]

Summary:

In our current time, the essential and life-changing question that Jesus asked of his disciples, "Who do you say that I am?" has been, in the theology of many, effectively changed to "Who would you like me to be?" From radical feminist theologians who critique Jesus through their particular experience as women to church growth experts who offer "God at your service," Jesus has been revisioned and reimaged to bless what we have become and to grant the fulfillment of our excessive desires.

The purpose of this book is to articulate and make accessible a credible antidote to this devastating and inaccurate picture of God. Written by six internationally recognized New Testament scholars and church leaders, these essays clearly and decisively reclaim the biblical view of Jesus and the church for our postmodern age.

Contents:

The Christological Problem / The Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Hancock 1

The Necessity of a Biblical Christology / The Rev. Dr. Richard Reid 25

The Biblical Formation of a Doctrine of Christ / The Rev. Dr. N. T. Wright 47

Christology: On Learning from History / The Rev. Dr. Alister McGrath 69

The Biblical Christ in a Pagan Culture / Mr. Alan R. Crippen II 91

Christ and His Church: The Implications of Christology for the Mission of the Church Today / The Most Rev. & Rt. Hon. George L. Carey 125.

Notes:

Proceedings of the 6th international conference of the Anglican Institute, held in the fall of 1998 at the American Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Paris, France.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0802838650

OCLC:

41096356