Seeing the Face of Christ
The problem of the hiddenness of God has at least two kinds: an experiential and an intellectual problem. Despite differences, a solution to either would require some account of how God is personally known. Yet for the Christian tradition, God is known in the man Jesus Christ. I suggest, then, a Chr...
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Catholic University of Louvain
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| description | The problem of the hiddenness of God has at least two kinds: an experiential and an intellectual problem. Despite differences, a solution to either would require some account of how God is personally known. Yet for the Christian tradition, God is known in the man Jesus Christ. I suggest, then, a Christological reformulation of the hiddenness argument, and proceed to offer an account of how Christ is known. With special attention to the ecclesiology of Gregory of Nyssa, I offer an account of knowing Christ in the church. I then explore this as a response to the problems of divine hiddenness, and anticipate a considerable objection to my response. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-250d81d46b564fb2ac3590d53c7a29ff2022-12-22T03:05:57ZdeuCatholic University of LouvainTheoLogica2593-02652019-11-014110.14428/thl.v4i1.20703Seeing the Face of ChristDerek S King0University of St AndrewsThe problem of the hiddenness of God has at least two kinds: an experiential and an intellectual problem. Despite differences, a solution to either would require some account of how God is personally known. Yet for the Christian tradition, God is known in the man Jesus Christ. I suggest, then, a Christological reformulation of the hiddenness argument, and proceed to offer an account of how Christ is known. With special attention to the ecclesiology of Gregory of Nyssa, I offer an account of knowing Christ in the church. I then explore this as a response to the problems of divine hiddenness, and anticipate a considerable objection to my response.https://ojs.uclouvain.be/index.php/theologica/article/view/20703EcclesiologyGregory of NyssaDivine HiddennessJ. L. SchellenbergChristology |
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| topic | Ecclesiology Gregory of Nyssa Divine Hiddenness J. L. Schellenberg Christology |
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