Understanding the Incarnation: 'A Candle of Understanding'(4 Theological Seminar Series)

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: The Incarnation Revealed Chapter 1: God, Man, Jesus a. Christ’s Question to Us: `Who do you say that I am?’ b. Christ in His Historical Setting c. Christ Always Points to God d. The Holy Spirit e. Christ, Not Christianity f. Objectors to the Incarnation g. Islam and the Incarnation h. Understanding the Incarnation Chapter 2: From Jesus to Christ a. The Authority of Jesus b. The Nativity Stories c. The Baptism of Jesus d. The Temptation of Jesus e. The Confession of Peter f. The Transfiguration g. The Ressurrection h. The Ascension Part II: The Incarnation Explained Chapter 3: The Incarnation according to St. John a. Bridging the Gulf between God and Man b. Seeing the Incarnation from Different Levels c. The Interpretation of St. John’s Gospel d. Different Levels of Awareness e. Christ as Explained by John f. Restoring Inter-Faith Understanding g. The First Commentators on St. John’s Gospel Chapter 4: The Incarnation according to St. Paul a. St. Paul’s Apprenticeship b. St. Paul’s Interpretation of Christ c. St. Paul Addresses the Universal Need d. Christ as the Mind of God e. God’s WIll for Mankind f. Human Unbelief and Divine Grace Chapter 5: The Incarnation according to the Epistle to the Hebrews a. The Christology of the Epistle to the Hebrews b. The Theology of the Epistle to the Hebrews c. The Doctrine of the Incarnation in the Epistle to the Hebrews Part III: The Incarnation Experienced Chapter 6: God’s Ways with Man Introduction a. The Problems Raised by Reason b. Classical Expressions of the Problem c. The General Understanding d. The Bibllical Tradition e. Luther’s Biblical Resolution of the Problem f. The Position Today g. Summing Up Chapter 7: Understanding Religious Thinking Introduction a. Integration of the Transcendental and the Temporal b. The Incarnation as the Divine Constant Relates the Transcendental with the Temporal c. Contemporary Difficulties with Religious Thinking d. Communication of Religious Thinking Chapter 8: The Church and Discipleship a. The Church b. Discipleship c. The Priesthood of All Believers Chapter 9: Incarnation and Science a. The Incarnation and the New Physics b. Christ, the Theologians’ `Theory of Everything’ c. The Incarnation and History, Time, Eternity d. `The Language of God’ Chapter 10: The Incarnation and Modern Thought Index of Names Index of Subjects Index of Biblical References

About the Author :
James Atkinson (Dr. Theol., Münster; DD h.c., Hull), Founder and Director of the Centre for Reformation Studies and Honorary Fellow, St John’s College, Durham, was formerly Professor of Biblical Studies at the University of Sheffield. A leading evangelical, he held a variety of prominent positions in the university and the church, including service as member of the General Synod of the Church of England, theological adviser to the Archbishop of Canterbury, President of the Society for the Study of Theology and Membre de l’Académie des Sciences Religieuses. His publications include Martin Luther: Prophet to the Church Catholic and many other books on Luther and the Reformation. His book Faith Lost: Faith Regained (2005) is also published in this series. James Atkinson died in 2011 at the age of 97.