The Many Faces of Christology

by Tyron Inbody

The Many Faces of Christology surveys the landscape of traditional and contemporary thought about Jesus. Inbody first grounds his survey in a concise discussion of research into Jesus as a historical person and explores the implications and relevance of that research for contemporary christological thought. In chapter two he outlines classical christology and trinitarian thought and then provides a preliminary sketch of a contemporary trinitarian christology that emphasizes relationship more than understanding the exact nature of God. In chapters three, four, and five, Inbody surveys the basic positions and contributions of evangelical, liberal/process and postliberal (including liberationist), and feminist/womanist christologies.
In his final three chapters, Inbody uses christology to answer three key -- Is atonment theology nothing more than "divinely sanctioned abuse?"-- What is the relationship of Christianity to Judaism?-- Is Christianity the one true path?
This critical, mainstream survey provides pastors and seminarians an authoritative and comprehensive volume on the subject.

Genres: Theology

256 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2002

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

The writing wasn't always the clearest, though I may have struggled with some chapters (ie liberal theology) due simply to my lack of adequate background on the topic. That said, I appreciated the structure and content of the chapters and learned a lot. I'm not qualified to compare this work to others in the field, but can say it may be a bit of a reach for those without at least a basic academic background in philosophy/theology.