Incarnation

1. The Incarnation; Critical Issues , Gerald O’Collins, S.J.
2. Biblical Witness
Theophany, Anthropomorphism, And The Imago Dei : Some Observations About The Incarnation In The Light Of The Old Testament , J. Andrew Dearman
3. Jesus’ Self-Understanding , N.T. Wright
4. St Paul And The Incarnation: A Reassessment Of The Data , Gordon D. Fee
5. Romans 8: The Incarnation And Its Redemptive Impact , Jean-Noel Aletti, S.J.
6. The Incarnation: The Jewish Milieu , Alan F. Segal
7. Patristic And Medieval Witness
What Does Chalcedon Solve And What Does It Not?: Some Reflections On The Status And Meaning Of The Chalcedonian ‘Definition’ , Sarah Coakley
8. Nature And The ‘Mode Of Union’: Late Patristic Models For The Personal Unity Of Christ , Brian E. Daley, S.J.
9. Aquinas’ Metaphysics Of The Incarnation , Eleonore Stump
10. Foundational And Systematic Issues
Was Jesus Mad, Bad, Or God? , Stephen T. Davis
11. The Self-Emptying Of Love: Some Thoughts On Kenotic Christology , C. Stephen Evans
12. A Timeless God Incarnate , Brian Leftow
13. The Incarnation Practised And Proclaimed
A Word Made Flesh: Incarnational Language And The Writer , Kathleen Norris
14. The Incarnation And Virtue Ethics , Linda Zagzebski
15. The Incarnation In Twentieth-Century Art , David Brown
16. The Incarnation In Selected Christmas Sermons , Marguerite Shuster

Additional Info
This interdisciplinary study follows an international and ecumenical meeting of twenty-four scholars held in New York at Easter 2000: the Incarnation Summit. After an opening chapter, which summarizes and evaluates twelve major questions concerning the Incarnation, five chapters are dedicated to the biblical roots of this central Christian doctrine. A patristic and medieval section corrects misinterpretations and retrieves for today the significance of the Council of Chalcedon (AD 451) and its aftermath, as well as clarifying Aquinas’ enduring metaphysical interpretation of the Incarnation. The volume then moves to theological and philosophical debates: three scholars take up such systematic issues as belief in the Incarnation, the self-emptying that it involves, and its compatibility with divine timelessness. The remaining four essays consider the place of the doctrine of the Incarnation in literature, ethics, art, and preaching. There is a fruitful dialogue between experts in a wide range of areas and the international reputation of the participants reflects and guarantees the high quality of this joint work. The result is a well researched, skilfully argued, and, at times, provocative volume on the central Christian belief: the Incarnation of the Son of God.