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In Christological Anthropology in Historical Perspective, Marc Cortez looks at the ways several key theologians have used Christology to inform their understanding of the human person. Based on this historical study, he concludes with a constructive proposal for how Christology and anthropology should inform our view of what it means to be human.

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Part One: An Empty Cipher 1. The Glory of Christ, the Image of God, and the Christological Orientation of Theological Anthropology Part Two: Centered on Christ through the Centuries 2. What is a 'Will'?: Maximus' Cosmological Christology and Human Volitionality 3. Prototype, Archetype, and Gender-type: Gregory of Nyssa and the Christological (De)gendering of the Human Person 4. Cross-Centered Vocation: The Theology of the Cross in Luther's Theological Anthropology 5. Consciousness of God, Awareness of Self: Schleiermacher's Reconstruction of the imitatio Christi 6. Summoned into Being: Body, Soul, and Eternal Election in Barth's Theology 7. Person, Persons, and Personhood: Zizioulas and the Ecclesial Nature of Humanity 8. The Black Christ: James Cone and the Race-ing of the Human Person Part Three: Tentative Steps Forward 9. Reforming Our Anthropological Vision: Some Concluding Thoughts on the Shape of a Christ-Centered Theological Anthropology

Christological Anthropology in Historical Perspective Ancient and Contemporary Approaches to Theological Anthropology

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      Publisher Zondervan
      Imprint Zondervan Academic
      Published 2 February 2016
      ISBN-13 9780310516415
      978-0310516415
      ISBN-10 0310516412
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      Book Synopsis
      In Christological Anthropology in Historical Perspective, Marc Cortez looks at the ways several key theologians have used Christology to inform their understanding of the human person. Based on this historical study, he concludes with a constructive proposal for how Christology and anthropology should inform our view of what it means to be human.

      Table of Contents
      Part One: An Empty Cipher 1. The Glory of Christ, the Image of God, and the Christological Orientation of Theological Anthropology Part Two: Centered on Christ through the Centuries 2. What is a 'Will'?: Maximus' Cosmological Christology and Human Volitionality 3. Prototype, Archetype, and Gender-type: Gregory of Nyssa and the Christological (De)gendering of the Human Person 4. Cross-Centered Vocation: The Theology of the Cross in Luther's Theological Anthropology 5. Consciousness of God, Awareness of Self: Schleiermacher's Reconstruction of the imitatio Christi 6. Summoned into Being: Body, Soul, and Eternal Election in Barth's Theology 7. Person, Persons, and Personhood: Zizioulas and the Ecclesial Nature of Humanity 8. The Black Christ: James Cone and the Race-ing of the Human Person Part Three: Tentative Steps Forward 9. Reforming Our Anthropological Vision: Some Concluding Thoughts on the Shape of a Christ-Centered Theological Anthropology

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