Understanding the incarnation : : a candle of understanding / / James Atkinson.

• Superior document: Theological seminar series ; 4
• VerfasserIn: Atkinson, James, 1914-2011,
• Place / Publishing House: Blandford Forum, Dorset : : Deo Publishing,, [2008]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Series: Theological seminar series ; 4.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Notes: Includes index.

Human beings have always struggled to find their place in the universe and sought understanding and contact with the divine. In contrast to the many failures and dead-ends the historically rooted but timeless Christian message looks radically different. Precisely the reverse dynamic has created the way: In the Incarnation the divine has come to humanity, making a bridge through the life and redeeming death of Jesus. As the author shows, the multiple witnesses of the New Testament and generations of Christian writers have grasped this and expounded it in their different ways. The philosophers and the scientists down to the present day have sought and are seeking a Theory of Everything. In the light of the candle of understanding, it is there to be discovered by all in the Incarnation. Suddenly, Christmas, Easter, and much besides, make sense.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The Incarnation Revealed -- God, Man, Jesus -- From Jesus to Christ -- The Incarnation Explained -- The Incarnation according to St. John -- The Incarnation according to St. Paul -- The Incarnation according to the Epistle to the Hebrews -- The Incarnation Experienced -- God's Ways with Man -- Understanding Religious Thinking -- The Church and Discipleship -- Incarnation and Science -- The Incarnation and Modern Thought -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Biblical References.