Christ and Horrors by Marilyn Mccord Adams
Who would the Saviour have to be, what would the Saviour have to do to rescue human beings from the meaning-destroying experiences of their lives? This book offers a systematic Christology that is at once biblical and philosophical. Starting with human radical vulnerability to horrors such as permanent pain, sadistic abuse or genocide, it develops what must be true about Christ if He is the horror-defeater who ultimately resolves all the problems affecting the human condition and Divine-human relations. Distinctive elements of Marilyn McCord Adams' study are her defence of the two-natures theory, of Christ as Inner Teacher and a functional partner in human flourishing, and her arguments in favour of literal bodily resurrection (Christ's and ours) and of a strong doctrine of corporeal Eucharistic presence. The book concludes that Christ is the One in Whom, not only Christian doctrine, but cosmos, church, and the human psyche hold together.
'…a rich and provocative text' Theology
Marilyn McCord Adams is Regius Professor of Divinity, University of Oxford and Canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. She has published extensively in academic philosophy and theology.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521686006 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521686008 |
| Title | Christ and Horrors |
| Author | Marilyn Mccord Adams |
| Series | Current Issues In Theology |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2006-09-21 |
| Number of pages | 344 |
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