Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Christology
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Christology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I The Christological Sources
- Part II The Christological Reception
- Part III The Contemporary Christological Discussions
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Companions To Religion … (continued from page ii)
- References
18 - Christology and Consistency
from Part IIIb - Christology and Philosophical Theology
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 September 2025
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Christology
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Christology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I The Christological Sources
- Part II The Christological Reception
- Part III The Contemporary Christological Discussions
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Companions To Religion … (continued from page ii)
- References
Summary
There is a worry that central claims pertaining to the divinity and humanity of Christ form a logically inconsistent set. This chapter briefly surveys and critically examines some of the ways of addressing the worry of inconsistencies and advocates a minimalist approach to resolving the worry.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Christology , pp. 305 - 322Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
References
Further Suggested Readings
Adams, Marilyn McCord. Christ and Horrors: The Coherence of Christology. Cambridge, 2006.10.1017/CBO9780511607585CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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Beall, Jc. The Contradictory Christ. Oxford, 2021.10.1093/oso/9780198852360.001.0001CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Crisp, Oliver. The Word Enfleshed: Exploring the Person and Work of Christ. Grand Rapids, MI, 2016.Google Scholar
Cross, Richard. “The Incarnation.” In The Oxford Handbook of Philosophical Theology, edited by Flint, Thomas and Rea, Michael. Oxford, 2009.Google Scholar
Davis, Stephen T., Kendall, Daniel, and O’Collins, Gerald, eds. The Incarnation. Oxford, 2002.10.1093/0199248451.001.0001CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Marmodoro, Anna and Hill, Jonathan. The Metaphysics of the Incarnation. Oxford, 2011.10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199583164.001.0001CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Moreland, J. P. and Lane Craig, William. “Christian Doctrines (ii): The Incarnation.” In Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview, 597–614. Downers Grove, IL, 2003.Google Scholar
Pawl, Timothy. In Defense of Conciliar Christology. Oxford, 2016.10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198765929.001.0001CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Pawl, Timothy. In Defense of Extended Conciliar Christology. Oxford, 2019.10.1093/oso/9780198834144.001.0001CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Stump, Eleonore. “Aquinas’ Metaphysics of the Incarnation.” In Aquinas. New York City, NY, 2003.Google Scholar
van Inwagen, Peter. “Not by Confusion of Substance, but by Unity of Person.” In God, Knowledge, and Mystery: Essays in Philosophical Theology. Ithaca, NY, 1995.10.7591/9781501745324CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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