Constructing an Incarnational Theology

A Christocentric View of God's Purpose

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

AvSamuel Wells

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Why did Jesus come? The traditional argument is that he came to redeem us from sin and destroy death, and thus reverse the fall. Many have long found this unsatisfactory, because it centres human deficit, rather than divine abundance. In this study, Samuel Wells traces his notion of 'being with' right into the Trinity itself, and in dialogue with Maximus the Confessor, Duns Scotus and Karl Barth, among others, articulates a truly Christocentric theology in which God's means and God's ends are identical. In the process, Wells not only greatly expands the compass of 'being with,' showing its scriptural and doctrinal significance, but also offers a constructive account of the incarnation, cross and resurrection of Jesus that out-narrates conventional atonement theories. Wells correspondingly proposes an account of sin, evil, suffering and death that accords with this revised understanding. The result is a compelling and transformational proposal in incarnational theology.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-09-25
Mått229 x 152 x 21 mm
Vikt524 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor322
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781009492713

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'In this stunning book Sam Wells mobilizes his immense powers of erudition and generativity to a breath-taking end. Wells' critical work is to show that sin, evil, and the fall are not definitional for the work of Christ, but are incidental to his purpose. In his generativity Wells persuasively insists that the intent of God, and therefore the work of Christ, is to be with us to eternity, so that we may be with God to eternity. Wells has set down a marker for a fresh wave of reflection and interpretation. He shows himself to belong to the top rank of church thinkers who matter in the very long run to our life of faith.' Walter Brueggemann, Columbia Theological Seminary