INTRODUCTION
CLASSICAL CHRISTOLOGY
THE PARADOX
INCARNATION
ATHANASIUS AND THE ARIANS
THE HUMAN MIND OF THE WORD OF GOD
DIVINE AND HUMAN WILLING IN CHRIST
JESUS AND THE SPIRIT
MODERN CHRISTOLOGY
THE SOCINIAN CHALLENGE TO NICEA
IN SEARCH OF THE HISTORICAL JESUS
A THEOLOGY OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE
THE CHRIST OF FAITH AND THE JESUS OF HISTORY
THE DOCTRINE OF THE WORD OF GOD
RESURRECTION AS REVELATION
CONCLUSION
AN ECUMENICAL CHRISTOLOGY
Christology is an area hotly debated among New Testament scholars and Theologians, this new Guide for the Perplexed leads the reader through the arguments, debates and definitions to produce a fascinating guide to the subject.
Dr Alan J. Spence has been a teacher in Harare, an evangelist in the South African townships, a human rights advocate in Zimbabwe and Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa. He is now a minister in the United Reformed Church in Nottingham, UK.
The excellent seris of introductions entitled A Guide for the
Perplexed has a worthy addition in Alan Spence's Christology.
*Baptist Times, January 2010*
Clearly written and made more accessible for the general reader by
its brief chapters and halpul headings. [...] the book is useful
and well argued.
*Pastoral Review, The*
[Alan Spence] offers a lucid historical and conceptual introduction
to classical and modern Christology... This historical background
provides an essential foundation on which to outline later
developments and discuss contemporary approaches to the
subject.
*Reform, April 2009*
Spence's book serves as an excellent introductory summary that
helpfully clarifies the complex and contentious issue of
Christology.
*Religious Studies Review, September 2009*
Christology is a useful book as we continue to refute error and
pursue a biblical understanding of Christ amid the swirl of
theological 'innovation'.
*Barnabas Spring 2010*
In this book, Alan Spence introduces the reader to the trajectories
of both classical and modern Christology, with an equal part
devoted to both. He presents his role as that of a host who is
required to introduce a late arrival (the reader) to two groups of
distinguished guests (church fathers and modern theologians) at a
dinner party. His role is to connect the newcomer to the
conversation that has been going on between the two groups. Spence
is a good guide to both groups, although he seems on surer footing
in describing classical Christology. In reality, though, Spence is
more than a host, for he has his contribution to make.
*Interpretation, April 2010*
The first part of the book offers a concise summary of the most
important concepts involved in Christology.
*Theologische Rundschau (Bloomsbury translation)*
This admirably lucid book fills an extremely important gap in the
theological market, offering a historical and conceptual
introduction to classical and modern Christology. While allowing it
to speak for itself, Spence weaves the material into a sensitive
meta-narrative, thus offering a coherent and digestible account of
the development of Christology. In doing so he brings conceptual
clarity to the conundrums encountered along the way, and above all
highlights what exactly was at stake at each stage.
*Susannah Ticciati, King's College London*
Mention -Book News, February 2009
Title mentioned in author's article in Reform, November 2009
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