Thinking of Christ - Tapa dura

The book has managed to balance excellent scholarly research with scattered and unsystematic Christologies out there among those in solidarity, working among or occupying the space of the crucified ones in this world, those little ones treated by our mighty world as insignificant .The book has a good glossary that helps the reader to understand technical words and phrases associated with Christology for those not familiar with the subject. This book is a must for theologians who want to know what is the latest in Christology and what possible challenges face the Christian faith in this century. Grace and Truth (South Africa) The contributors of Thinking of Christ offer important perspectives on Christ. The contributions are historically informed, religiously sensitive, [and] culturally responsible. This is an important contribution to the study of Christology. The book is clearly structured as to be an important resource for students. Each chapter is followed by a series of questions and a short bibliography. Lucien J.--Lucien J. Richard OMI "Catholic Library World " 'The essays are all clearly written and the wealth of endnotes provides a geography of the reflections of each theologian...The book would be a good resource in Christology courses...[it] has a very helpful Glossary of pertinent Christlogical terms, abundant notes and an index.' Professor Susan Rakoczy, Journal of Theology for Southern Africa, vol. 125, July 2006.--Sanford Lakoff "Journal Of Theology For Southern Africa "

This is a textbook on Christology for the undergraduate, graduate, and seminary market written by eleven distinguished North American Roman Catholic theologians. The structure of the book and of the individual essays follows a pattern of recovery (analysis of the tradition), critique (consideration of special problems), and reconstruction (distinctive Christologies in the contemporary American context). Part I, devoted to historical recovery, treats Jesus of Nazareth and the significance of historical Jesus research for Christology today; Christological developments resulting in the conciliar definitions of Nicaea and Chalcedon; and diverse conceptions of Christ's redemption in the early and medieval church. Part II treats four problems in modern debate: religious pluralism and Christian exclusivist claims; theological anti-Semitism embedded in Christological formulations; legitimation of male privilege via appeals to the masculinity of Jesus and Christ's headship of the church; the use of the Christ symbol to legitimate colonialism and racial exploitation. Finally, Part III offers two examples of contemporary Christologies of social transformation: mujerista Christology and black Christology. Contributors: Lisa Sowle Cahill, Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza, Roger Haight, Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz, Robert Lassalle-Klein, William Loewe, John Pawlikowski, Jamie Phelps, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Gerard Sloyan, and Tatha Wiley.