Christology: Origins, Developments, Debates

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Commendation Quotes: Gerald O'Collins has once again provided us with a clear, readable book on Christological themes. He summarizes well contemporary approaches to Christological studies in an ecumenical context. Table of Contents: PrefacePART ONE1. Christology The Last Fifty Years2. Revisiting the Person of Jesus3. Revisiting the Work of JesusPART TWO4. Paul as a Witness to the Risen Jesus5. Peter as Witness to EasterPART THREE6. The Priesthood of Christ and Followers of Other Faiths7. Jacques Dupuis and Religious Pluralism8. Jacques Dupuis and Karl RahnerNotesA Bibliography of Gerald O Collins, SJ (2000 2013) Works CitedCreditsIndex of Names"Commendation Quotes: No systematic theologian can afford to ignore O Collins work, nor to fail to profit from his prodigious scholarship and consummate erudition. This welcome volume brings together eight chapters prompting further reflection and insight into the sublimely impenetrable mystery of the person of Christ and will prove especially valuable as a reference and resource for both students and theologians in the field."Commendation Quotes: O'Collins has spent his long and incredibly productive career as a theologian unfolding the unsearchable riches of Christ (Ephesians 3:8). Not onlyhas he stayed current in the Christological scholarship of several languages, but he offers fair-minded, yet critical, assessments of contemporary theologians on these topics. O'Collins has put the understanding of Jesus Christ at the heart of his scholarly output."Commendation Quotes: Gerald O Collins has once again provided us with a clear, readable book on Christological themes. He summarizes well contemporary approaches to Christological studies in an ecumenical context."Jacket Description/Flap: The study of Jesus remains central to Christianity. "Who was and is Jesus?" and "What has he done for us and for our world?" are crucial questions that demand careful consideration andperennialanswers. These Christological questions reach to the heart of Christian identity both in its understanding of itself and in itsrelation to other world religions. In "Christology: Origins, Developments, Debates" Gerald O Collins continues his groundbreaking work in Christology byfirst tracingitsmajor developmentsover the last fifty years. He next turns toatheology of resurrection Christology s central event andthe foundational rolesplayed by its two great witnesses, Peter and Paul. O Collins then masterfully constructsa "theology of religions" that explores the relationship of Christianity to other living faiths precisely in light of the priesthood of Jesus Christ. "Christology" engages the riches of the tradition and the challenges of the present to aid scholars and students alike who wish to grasp the centrality of the second person of the Trinity to the Christian faith."Biographical Note: Gerald O Collins, SJ, AC, taught Fundamental and Systematic Theology at the Gregorian University, Rome, for 33 years. He is now an adjunct professor of Australian Catholic University, a fellow of the University of Divinity, and writer-in-residence at Jesuit Theological College, Parkville (Australia). He has authored or co-authored more than sixty published books."

Contributor Bio:  O'Collins, Gerald Gerald O Collins, SJ, is an adjunct professor at Australian Catholic University and a research fellow at the University of Divinity (Melbourne). He taught at the Gregorian University (Rome) for thirty-three years and is well known as a lecturer and broadcaster around the world. Fr. O Collins has had hundreds of articles published in professional and popular journals and authored or co-authored sixty-two books.