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
8 - Modern and Postmodern Receptions
from Part II - The Christological Reception
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
- 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
This chapter is a description and analysis of the modern and postmodern periods and how they influenced theologians from a variety of traditions as they wrestled anew with the doctrine of Christ. In characterizing modernity as an era which celebrates universal reason and human progress, the author examines the ways in which modern theologians both chafed against and conformed to these insights as they developed their ideas about the person and work of Christ. Likewise, the author engages postmodernity as a disavowal of universal reason and progress, and thereby examines the manner in which these concepts were both rejected and embraced by various theologians as they sought to answer Christ’s question: “Who do you say I am?” within a postmodern era.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Christology , pp. 127 - 144Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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Derrida, Jacques. “Faith and Knowledge: The Two Sources of Religion and the Limit of Reason Alone.” In Religion, edited by Derrida, Jacques and Vattimo, Gianni, 1–78. Stanford, CA, 1996.Google Scholar
Ford, David F., ed. The Modern Theologians: An Introduction to Christian Theology in the Twentieth Century. Cambridge, MA, 1990.Google Scholar
Grant, Jacquelyn. White Women’s Christ and Black Women’s Jesus: Feminist Christology and Womanist Response. Atlanta, GA, 1989.Google Scholar
Livingston, James C. and Schüssler Fiorenza, Francis with Coakley, Sarah and Evans, James H., Jr., eds. Modern Christian Thought: The Twentieth Century. Minneapolis, MN, 2006.Google Scholar
Lyotard, Jean-François. The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge. Translated by Geoffrey Benington and Brian Massumi. Minneapolis, MN, 1984.Google Scholar
Muers, Rachel and Higton, Mike, eds. Modern Theology: A Critical Introduction. New York City, NY, 2012.Google Scholar
Ruether, Rosemary Radford. Sexism and God Talk: Toward a Feminist Theology. Boston, MA, 1993.Google Scholar
Smith, James K. A. Who’s Afraid of Postmodernism? Taking Lyotard, Derrida and Foucault to Church. Grand Rapids, MI, 2006.Google Scholar
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