Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Preface 7 Introduction 9 Part 1 The Formulation of Incamational Christology 1. The Biblical Source 17 2. The Development of Incamational Christology. (1) To the Council of Chalcedon 41 3. The Development of Incamational Christology. (2) After the Council of Chalcedon 67 Part 2 Problems of Incamational Christology 4. The Historical Problem. (1) Critical Christology: The Possibility of Historical Knowledge of Jesus 89 5. The Historical Problem. (2) Existential Christology: The Relevance of Historical Knowledge of Jesus 111 6. The Sociological Problem. (1) Liberation Christology 135 7. The Sociological Problem. (2) Black Christology 163 8. The Sociological Problem. (3) Feminist Christology 187 9. The Metaphysical Problem. (1) Functional Christology 215 10. The Metaphysical Problem. (2) Process Christology 243 11. The Anthropological Problem. (1) Universalist Christology 275 12. The Anthropological Problem. (2) Postmodern Christology 305 13. The Logical Problem. (1) Mythological Christology 333 14. The Logical Problem. (2) Narrative Christology 359 Part 3 The Construction of a Contemporary Incamational Christology 15. The Reliability of the Historical Evidence for Jesus. (1) The Synoptic Gospels 383 16. The Reliability of the Historical Evidence for Jesus. (2) The Gospel of John 409 17. Jesus’ Testimony to His Deity 431 18. The New Testament Witness Regarding Jesus’ Deity 455 19. The Uniqueness of Christ: The Resurrection 481 20. The Metaphysical Basis of the Incarnation 507 21. The Logic of the Incarnation (1) 531 22. The Logic of the Incarnation (2) 551 23. Jesus as the Savior of All People 577 24. The Incarnation and the Problem of Evil 599 Conclusion 625 Scripture Index 629 Name and Subject Index 637

A respected author offers a detailed, well-documented exploration of the person of Christ that is accessible for laypersons and stimulating for academics. After presenting the historical foundation upon which incarnational Christology stands, the author addresses modern theological approaches and formulates a contemporary understanding of Christology.