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
- 5 Early Receptions
- 6 Medieval Receptions
- 7 Reformation Receptions
- 8 Modern and Postmodern Receptions
- 9 Contextualized Receptions
- 10 Jewish Receptions
- 11 Islamic Receptions
- Part III The Contemporary Christological Discussions
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Companions To Religion … (continued from page ii)
- References
6 - Medieval Receptions
from Part II - The Christological Reception
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 September 2025
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
- 5 Early Receptions
- 6 Medieval Receptions
- 7 Reformation Receptions
- 8 Modern and Postmodern Receptions
- 9 Contextualized Receptions
- 10 Jewish Receptions
- 11 Islamic Receptions
- Part III The Contemporary Christological Discussions
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Companions To Religion … (continued from page ii)
- References
Summary
Late twelfth and early thirteenth century Christologies took the Lombard’s three “opinions” as their starting place in treating the mode of the union of divinity and humanity in Christ; later scholastic theologians, like Albert the Great, Thomas Aquinas, and John Duns Scotus, would pursue similar questions in terms of his act of existence. This interest in the union of natures in Christ also gave rise to a deepened interest in Christ’s humanity, represented especially in the early Franciscan school and Thomas Aquinas. Finally, Mechthild of Madgeburg and Julian of Norwich represent two medieval Christologies produced beyond a university context.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Christology , pp. 94 - 110Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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Further Suggested Readings
Adams, Marilyn McCord. What Sort of Human Nature? Medieval Philosophy and the Systematics of Christology. Milwaukee, WI, 1999.Google Scholar
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Cross, Richard. The Metaphysics of the Incarnation: Thomas Aquinas to Duns Scotus. Oxford, 2002.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Gondreau, Paul. The Passions of Christ’s Soul in the Theology of St. Thomas Aquinas. Scranton, PA, 2009.Google Scholar
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Hayes, Zachary. The Hidden Center: Spirituality and Speculative Christology in St. Bonaventure. New York City, NY, 1981.Google Scholar
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Nielsen, Lauge Olaf. Theology and Philosophy in the Twelfth Century: A Study of Gilbert Porreta’s Thinking and the Theological Expositions of the Doctrine of the Incarnation During the Period 1130–1180. Translated by Ragnar Christophersen. Leiden, 1982.10.1163/9789004420526CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Principe, Walter H. The Theology of the Hypostatic Union in the Early Thirteenth Century. 4 vols. Toronto, 1963–1975.Google Scholar
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