Incarnation and inspiration : John Owen and the coherence of Christology / Alan Spence.
Series: T & T Clark theologyPublication details: London ; New York : T & T Clark, c2007.Description: xiv, 164 p. ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0567045374 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780567045379 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-160) and index.
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Two Ways of Thinking about Christ: Incarnation or Inspiration; 2 Incarnation: The Son Assumes Human Nature; 3 Inspiration: The Spirit Renews God's Image in Christ's Human Nature; 4 The Mediator: One Person Acting in Two Natures; 5 The Son and the Father: Of the Same Being; 6 The Son and the Children: An 'Autokinetic' Human Nature; 7 Trinitarian Agency: The Son and the Spirit as Distinct Agents; 8 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
Through engagement with the historical debate Incarnation and Inspiration offers a systematic exposition of the person of Jesus that brings together dissonant aspects of the tradition. It serves as an introduction to the theology to John Owen, the most able of the Puritan theologians and provides a way of understanding the theological dynamic underlying the Christology of the Fathers and the Definition of Chalcedon. Through its emphasis on coherence it seeks to illuminate the inner rationality of God's triune being and his mission among us through the Son and Spirit. € Incarnation and ins
