Word Become Flesh: Dimensions of Christology

by Brian McDermott SJ

As a text for a basic Christology course this work orients the student of theology by tracing the principal developments in the New Testament and in later Church tradition, giving attention to some of the principal concerns of contemporary culture and the way some of the present-day forms of Christology try to respond to those concerns. It therefore offers a range of contemporary Christological proposals rather than one to the exclusion of others. It also seeks to reunite study of Christ's person" with his "work" through greater attention to soteriology than often happens in traditional Christology. "

Genres: Theology

304 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1993

Reviews

[Annauen Empaces]

Word Become Flesh
Published by: St. Pauls Philippines
Today, I finished another spiritual book purchased at Sto. Rosario Book and Souvenir Shop.
Indeed, it is worth balancing days for Soul Work alongside days for Academic Work.
Thanks to Fr. Brian O. McDermott, who rekindled my deep faith and love for the Christian faith and the Church. Such love, self-communication, and self-disclosure open my heart as a true Catholic—beyond being merely academic, philosophical, or mathematical.
In this book, one experiences the Christian metaphysical dimension of faith, allowing openness to other traditions and intellectual pursuits.
The Holy Mass and the sacraments have become more meaningful through my understanding of the Church’s history, whose discourses and councils have been well mapped.
The word authoritative now makes sense to me while still embracing the pluralistic nature of Theology and Christology. By immersing myself in such profound Divine Literature, I better know what I believe and am spiritually strengthened as a receiver of grace, in deep kinship with Fr. McDermott, with other spiritual authors, and saints.
The Christian faith and Divine Literature truly serve as instruments of the Holy Spirit—companions for Soul Work days that nurture not only intellectual growth through Mathematics but also spiritual and psychological growth through the Catholic and Christian traditions.

[Paolo Fernando]

reexamines the unitive dimensions of Jesus as a person with his 'saving' work having social justice and liberationist concerns as backdrop